Sing It, Dance It, Play It, Learn It!: Songs for the Elementary Music Classroom

Sing It, Dance It, Play It, Learn It! Songs for the Elementary Classroom, Volume 1 is a reproducible collection of 28 fun, original songs which explore basic music skills. Lyrics promote positive concepts while presenting skills lessons. The songs are written in a wide range of styles and include various teaching strategies and creative activities for both the music and non-music classroom. Suitable for grades Pre-K to 4.

Publications available:

Teacher's Manual with Song Sheets Features lesson plans, objectives, and suggestions for each song. The song sheets in the Teacher's Manual contain the melody and chord symbols.

Piano Accompaniments for Vol. 1 Includes full piano accompaniment parts for both in-class lessons and performance.

Downloadable Performance / Accompaniment Collection The teacher can download MP3s for instruction and performance. For each song there are 3 tracks available - one with singing and a background featuring various instrumental ensembles, one with an instrument playing the melody to the same background, and one without the melody. Both the instrumental version and the track without melody can be used in performance.

Music and lyrics by Lea L. Landolfi, M.A. Instrumental and Vocal Conducting, B.A. Music Education, The College of New Jersey

Music and arrangements produced by Dr. Neil Boumpani, Ph.D Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Songs Include:

A Reggae Day - Rainbow - The Learning Cha Cha - Look Right, Look Left - Be Nice Rap - Move, Move, Move - Paint Brush Blues - Smile - Be A Good Friend - Let's Play - Number Fun - Rules, Rules, Rules - Eat Right - Jump High, Jump Low

...plus many more!