Who's on the housetop sounding like a herd of rowdy boys? Why it's Santa and his reindeer! This easy partner song can be learned click, click, click! in a jiffy and it's perfect for your youngest singers! Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:45.

The lilting melodies of this Celtic style original will put a spring in your step and a smile on your face! Optional flute or penny whistle.Available separately: 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 1:45.

Let your spirit shine with the positive message in this easily-learned partner song with This Little Light of Mine. A fantastic selection for younger choirs and a great closer! Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:45.

Here is a light-hearted pairing of two kid-friendly favorites that will be a hit on every program! Sings easy and lots of fun! Includes: Cindy, Get on Board. Discovery Level 1. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:25.

Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun! Folksongs are not only fun to sing, but teach multicultural heritage and provide a better understanding of music concepts with repetitive rhythms and melodies. So, what better way to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing than with folksongs! The popular writing team of Mary Donnelly and George Strid add their creative touch to twelve folksong favorites with this flexible collection that can be used throughout the elementary grades. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these folksong favorites in the lower grades. When singers are ready, teach the partner song, and you've added twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge, partner them up for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extension activities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts printed in the Teacher Edition, or use quality recordings on the Performance/Accompaniment CD, available separately or in the Classroom Kit. Fresh new originals partnered with these folksong favorites: Zum Gali Gali, A-Tisket A-Tasket, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, Down the River, Here We Go Looby Loo, Mi Chacra, Shake the Papaya Down, The Crocodile, Look There Is the Steamer, Yankee Doodle, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.

Combining the thematic elements of two popular Korean folk songs, Doraji has roots that date back to the 15th Century. With the included flute part, Donnelly and Strid have arranged Korean language melodies alongside English translations to beautiful and pensive effect!

Here is a light-hearted Christmas song with an important message, with love and laughter, you can make the world a better place. Well-crafted and easily learned, this 2-Part arrangement will enhance your holiday programs!

Celebrate Christmas with songs, bells and alleluias in this lilting original for SSA voices. With well-crafted vocal parts and layered harmonies, your treble ensemble will learn this quickly and sparkle in performance! Available separately: SSA, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Based on the traditional Israeli round with original music, this simple arrangement lends itself to many performance options. Choirs may sing it in Hebrew or English, and in two or three parts. Easily adaptable to any sized choir. Good for the beginning of the year, or any peace themed concert. Available separately: 3-Part Any Combination, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:05.

Here's a rollicking, minor-key Hanukkah piece that will give you everything you need for an exuberant musical celebration of the festival of lights. An excellent teaching piece, it is guaranteed to fill your singers and audience with holiday spirit! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Set in a gentle pop/rock style, this accessible piece reflects the culmination of an important time of life, like the end of the school year, graduation, or a time of transition or change. Building to a full chorus, the positive message of the text encourages us to enjoy and celebrate this time and to look how far we have come, while facing the future with courage, hope and anticipation. The soaring descant in Part I builds to a wonderful finale! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:50.

Say goodbye to your troubles and sail away with the sun and this cheerful original. Easy and well-crafted harmonies make learning this a snap!Available separately: 3-Part Mixed and 2-Part. ShowTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15

Come follow the star with this new original composition. The repeated Swahili phrase allows for quick teaching. Sure to be a favorite in any program! Available: 2-Part, 3-Part Mixed, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:10.

Celebrate all the December holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year with this lilting partner song incorporating We Wish You a Merry Christmas. This will be a cheerful and easily learned pairing that will leave everyone with a warm holiday glow! Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Let the joy of Christmas fill your heart in this well-crafted original that's perfect for younger ensembles. An excellent selection for building choral reading and performance skills, it will be a fine addition to December concerts. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:50.

Greet the holidays with this happy original! This flexible selection offers optional scat singing, kazoos and a secular text - great for all your holiday performances! Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: 2:10.

This reflective poetry by Sara Teasdale forms the lyric framework for this lovely 2-Part setting. Ideal for encouraging a light head voice tone, phrasing and dynamic contrast in young choirs.

Everyone will be singin' along with this happy, carefree song! An excellent accessible selection for younger choirs, this swing-style original makes a great concert showcase. ShowTrax CD available. Performance Time: Approx. 2:20.

A light and upbeat original centered on the Swahili phrase Jambo, rafiki which means hello, friend, this is a great selection to use at the beginning of the year, or for a friendship-themed concert. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

An energetic opener or closer for young choirs. The catchy melody and inspirational text reinforces why we sing - something all people need to be reminded of! Sure to be a choir favorite.

Your choir will enjoy this cheerful original that sings of following the sun and making dreams come true. A fine selection for spring concerts, it will be easily learned and an excellent showcase of choral skills you have developed over the year.

What a fun folk song selection! This lively and novel arrangement uses an original song along with two American gems culminating as a partner song to make any cowboy proud. Add a fiddle, a few hand claps or movement and top it off with hats or yellow scarves and you've got teaching excitement that's a performance standout!

Here is a playful contemporary madrigal for younger mixed choirs that will be great for concerts and festivals at any time of year. Set in a buoyant 3/4, the strophic text will be easy to learn and provide a successful first a cappella experience for beginning singers.

Celebrate the Christmas season with this lilting original that will showcase your young singers at their best! With attention to the vocal needs of changing voices, well-crafted melodies and harmonies and a supportive accompaniment, this is an ideal selection for holiday programming!

Celebrate the joyful pealing of the Christmas bells in this easily-learned 2-Part piece that almost sings itself! Back and forth echo phrases, snippets of traditional carol melodies all over a cheerful accompaniment will put everyone in the holiday spirit! Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Your young singers will sparkle like the lights on the tree with this charming and easily-learned partner song with O Christmas Tree. Delightful lyrics describing ornaments, garland and fragrant pine branches combine with the traditional carol for a perfect holiday showcase. Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

This festive partner song combines the traditional Mexican folk song "Dale, Dale, Dale" with an original tune all about swinging at the piñata. What a great choice for the holidays, or celebrations of any kind! With a choice of English or Spanish words and perfectly paired independent melodies, it's sure to be a hit for singers taking their first cracks at harmony.

That marvelous moment when two previously sung melodies first fit together is an important milestone for developing groups. And there's nothing like a well-crafted partner song arrangement to take you there. Over the years, George Strid and Mary Donnelly have set the standard for quality partner songs, and this treatment of the well-known Mexican folk tune is no exception. Sing both lines in English or teach Spanish words using the included pronunciation guide. Seriously, if you want to take steps toward harmony, follow the magic formula: A, then B, then together. "¡Ay, ay, ay, ay!"

Here's a partner song arrangement of the favorite American folk tune that teaches some history and culture as well! The creative countermelody imitates sounds of musical instruments, which many Erie Canal passengers played to pass the time on their long journey through the locks. Educational and enjoyable!

Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.