Learn to read & sing a wealth of folksong history from the creative writing of Emily Crocker. Kick up your heels with singing and dancing games, a play party, hoedown, counting out rhyme, spirituals, sea shanty, riverboat work song and much more! Well-written lesson plans take you step-by-step from melody to harmony. Learn a song as you play a game activity. Practice selected rhythm & melodic patterns to help sight read the song. Add a simple ostinato or partner melody for instant harmony. Decide on the form, and then switch it up each time you perform! Add classroom percussion parts provided, or create your own. Sing a cappella, or with the recording on the enclosed CD, or perform live with the piano/vocal arrangements printed in the Teacher Book. Simple choreography suggestions are listed above the piano scores. And there's more! You can bring John Jacobson into your classroom with choreography videos available free online. The Teacher Book also comes with an Enhanced CD of audio recordings and PDFs of the singer songsheets in full color or black/white, so you have the freedom to print or project what you want! Perfect for classroom or concert programming. Have fun sight reading melody and harmony with Read & Sing. Suggested for Grades 3-6. ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

Songlist: Shake Those 'Simmons Down, Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow, May Day Carol, The Colorado Trail, Alabama Gal, Sailing On The Ocean, Skin And Bones, The Boatman, Icka Backa Soda Cracker, Sourwood Mountain, Cape Cod Girls, Charlie Over The Ocean

Here is a collection of songs curated to appeal to young men. The ranges are perfect, the texts appropriate and the results are extremely positive. This is a real value.

Songlist: I Want To Be Ready, The Colorado Trail, Over My Head, Turn The Glasses Over, Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And Smile, Smile, Smile

"Essential Musicianship, Book 3," recommended for Grades 10-12 or other advanced singers, is a sequential choral method that helps the returning high school singer develop intermediate to advanced skills. Concepts presented include major/minor scales, diatonic chords, intervals, chromaticism, categories of harmony, modes, simple, asymmetric and changing meters. The 52 practice/performance songs for mixed, treble and tenor bass choirs are designed to improve reading skills through expressive singing.

Songlist: Aura Lee, Awake, Arise!, Benedictus, Bound For The Promised Land, Canon, Cape Cod Girls, The Colorado Trail, Confitemini Domino, Da Pacem, Domine, Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron, Deck The Hall, Down By The Riverside, Faith And Hope And Love, Fine Knacks For Ladies, Gloria!, Goin' Round The Mountain, Golden Slumbers, Good Night Ladies, Greensleeves, The Gypsy Rover, Hi-Ho The Holly, I Know Where I'm Goin', Illumina Oculos Meos, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning, Kumbaya, Kyrie Eleison, Locus Iste, My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean, My True Love Hath My Heart, O Mistress Mine, and more

ESSENTIAL MUSICIANSHIP is a sequential comprehensive curriculum that is designed to build all the skills of a choral musician. It includes Voice-builders, Theory-Builders, Sight-Reading exercises and songs which can be used for classroom or concert. The easy-to-use format allows the books to be used with all types of choir: mixed, treble or tenor bass.

Songlist: All People On Earth Do Dwell, All The Pretty Little Horses, Amazing Grace, An' Thou Wert My Ain Thing, Antiphonal Alleluia, Aura Lee, Awake, Arise!, Benedictus, Bound For The Promised Land, Canon, Cape Cod Girls, The Colorado Trail, Confitemini Domino, Da Pacem, Domine, Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron, Deck The Hall, Down By The Riverside, Faith And Hope And Love, Fine Knacks For Ladies, Gloria!, Goin' Round The Mountain, Golden Slumbers, Good Night Ladies, Greensleeves, The Gypsy Rover, Hi-Ho The Holly, I Know Where I'm Goin', Illumina Oculos Meos, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning, Kumbaya, and more

Keeping singers in our ensembles excited and energized during the warm-up process is a consistent hurdle for educators across the nation. By using songs that are indigenous to different parts of our country, teachers in choral classrooms can help students prepare their minds, bodies and voices while sharing a bit of our culture and history from different areas of the United States. All of the songs can be used with both inexperienced beginners and advanced singers. The lesson suggestions introduced with each song are intended to be a springboard for teachers to modify and adapt to their own students' needs and skill levels. Each melody includes strategies that are accessible for those who are just learning how to use their voices, and also for those more sophisticated singers who enjoy a good challenge.

Songlist: Wayfaring Stranger, Goodbye, Old Paint, Rocky Mountain High, Let Me Fly, My Home's In Montana, Chatter With The Angels, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, I've Been Working On The Railroad, Battle Hymn Of The Republic, You're A Grand Old Flag, Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Git Along, How Can I Keep From Singing, The Colorado Trail, Ulili E (The Sandpiper), The Erie Canal, Every Night When The Sun Goes Down, Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier, Weevily Wheat, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me, (Oh My Darling) Clementine, Jolly Miller, The Lone Star Trail, My Country 'Tis Of Thee (America), The Old Chisholm Trail, On The Banks Of The Sacramento, The Shanty-Boys In The Pine, Sweet Betsy From Pike, Oh, California, Chuhwuht, Inkpataya

Get some "giddy up" to your repertoire by adding a classic cowboy folk song to your concert material. Evoke the life on the range with these fabulous arrangements by one of the most successful ever choral director. Lots of fun to sing and bound to please the audience! Some with piano accompaniment.

Songlist: Ghost Riders In The Sky, The Streets of Laredo, The Colorado Trail, Doney Gal, The Old Chisholm Trail, Poor Lonesome Cowboy

Here's some songs for the cowgirls. A fun theme for a set. "Cowboy Take Me Away" - A young girl dreams of romance and adventure in this heartfelt song by the Dixie Chicks that soared to the top of the country and pop charts! "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" - Originally recorded by Patsy Montana in 1935, this was the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million records. Subsequently covered by Suzy Bogguss, the Dixie Chicks and LeAnn Rimes, it's a sweet and sassy novelty song that will showcase your SSA choirs. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" - This 1961 hit captures all the mystery and excitement of a spectral stampede. This western classic will be tremendously fun to perform! "The Colorado Trail" - This gentle setting of a traditional cowboy song starts with one part and slowly builds to three-part harmony. Weep all ye little rains, wail, winds wail, all along...the Colorado trail. "Home on the Range" - Considered the anthem of the American West, this a cappella arrangement will show off your choirs tuning and blend, with unison lines blossoming into full harmonies for an accessible and impressive choral showcase. "The Streets of Laredo" - This novel treatment of the classic cowboy song is anything but the original. Completely reharmonized with extended phrases and a minor mode for the third verse will make it perfect for that concert or festival while still motivating with its contemporary harmonies.

Songlist: Cowboy Take Me Away, I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart, (Ghost) Riders in the Sky, The Colorado Trail, Home on the Range, The Streets of Laredo

This popular music classroom series now offers an advanced collection of songs and teacher lessons sequentially organized to teach the basics of pitch and rhythm through singing and games for upper elementary and middle school students. The song material consists of 20 folk and well-known children's songs. Teacher lessons are easy to follow and do not require previous training in Kodály methodology. Pitch and rhythm concepts expand to include all tones of the scale, syncopa, dotted rhythms, and combinations of eighth & sixteenth notes. The collection includes lesson plans, reproducible singer sheets and activities. Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible songsheets and activities, Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD). For Grades 4-8.

Songlist: Above The Plain, Hill And Gully Rider, Lavender's Blue, A La Puerta Del Cielo, Pretty Saro, I Got A Letter This Morning, Head And Shoulders Baby, Riding In A Buggy, May Day Carol, Mi Caballo Blanco (My White Horse), Coral, Angel Band, The Colorado Trail, Arirang, Sailing On The Ocean, Skin And Bones, Li'l Liza Jane (Go Li'l Liza), Whistle, Daughter, Whistle, Hey, Betty Martin, Sally Go 'Round The Sun

This series now has a new "Part II" for each voice type, at the same level as the original volumes. This is preparatory material for The First Book of Solos series, with modest ranges and all songs in English, including very easy art songs, folksong arrangements and vintage popular songs. The song selection is completely different for each voice type with 18-20 songs per volume.

Songlist: Autumn, The Colorado Trail, Farewell, For Me And My Gal, Give My Regards To Broadway, Gypsy Love Song, The Happy Lover, He'd Have To Get Under - Get Out And Get Under, Her Rose, Hey, Ho, the Wind And The Rain, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Kashmiri Song, The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo, Red River Valley, The Road To Paradise, The Sailor's Life, Soft Dews From Heaven Falling, Sylvia, The Water Is Wide

The vocal and musical abilities of high school and college singers have guided the song choices in this series. These volumes introduce classical voice students to American art song, with some of the most often studied music in the genre. The Tenor and Baritone/Bass volumes have the same song list, but in different keys. The same is true of the Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano/Alto song lists

Songlist: Orpheus With His Lute, The Sea, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair, The Colorado Trail, Across The Western Ocean (Five Sea Chanties, No. 3), Brother Will, Brother John (Sacco), Shenandoah, Hey Nonny-No!, Loveliest Of Trees, The Daisies, Cabin, The Shepherd, Where The Music Comes From

The vocal and musical abilities of high school and college singers have guided the song choices in this series. These volumes introduce classical voice students to American art song, with some of the most often studied music in the genre. The Tenor and Baritone/Bass volumes have the same song list, but in different keys. The same is true of the Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano/Alto song lists.

Songlist: Orpheus With His Lute, The Sea, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair, The Colorado Trail, Across The Western Ocean (Five Sea Chanties, No. 3), Brother Will, Brother John (Sacco), Shenandoah, Hey Nonny-No!, Loveliest Of Trees, The Daisies, Cabin, The Shepherd, Where The Music Comes From

Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for a different voice type, making the songs available to more students. Additionally, other suitable American and British art songs have been included. With 15-20 songs per volume, each voice type has a unique song list. Perfect for voice class, as well as private lessons.

Songlist: Give A Man A Horse He Can Ride, The Pretty Creature, Rolling Down To Rio, Simple Simon, By The Sea, The Colorado Trail, Across The Western Ocean (Five Sea Chanties, No. 3), Shenandoah, The Sea-Bird, The Ships Of Arcady, Think No More, Lad, Laugh, Be Jolly, O Mistress Mine, Op. 6, No. 2, The Rovin' Gambler, When I Have Sung My Songs, Mobile Bay

This unique book celebrates the romance attached to the cowboy and his free roaming life style. By combining classic cowboy songs, trivia, photos, articles and diagrams with current cowboy songwriters' songs, this book pays special tribute to our Western musical heritage.

Songlist: Billy The Kid, I Ride An Old Paint, Doney Gal, Goodbye, Old Paint, Green Grow The Lilacs, The Red River Valley, Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Git Along, The Colorado Trail, Fastest Gun Around, The, Rye Whiskey, The Old Chisholm Trail, Jesse James, No Use For The Women, Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie, Red Hills Of Utah, Strawberry Roan, When Works All Done This Fall, Git Along, Little Dogies, Lovely Yukon Stars, That's How The Yodel Was Born, Canyons Of My Mind, Wild Mustang, Abilene Rose, Doggone Cowboy, Masters Call, The, Utah Carroll, Tall In The Saddle, Tying Knots In The Devil's Tail, The Wild Rippling Water, Sunny San Juan, and more

Songs heard 'round the campfire on the lone prairie, including: Abilene - Along the Navaho Trail - Back in the Saddle Again - Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight?) - Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie - Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Git Along, Little Dogies - Happy Trails - Hold on Little Dogies, Hold On - Home on the Range - I Ride an Old Paint - Jingle Jangle Jingle (I Got Spurs) - The Old Chisholm Trail - Pistol Packin' Mama - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) - San Antonio Rose - Sioux City Sue - Strawberry Roan - The Yellow Rose of Texas - and more.

Songlist: Jingle Jangle Jingle (I Got Spurs), Abilene, The Last Roundup, Mule Train, I Ride An Old Paint, When The Work's All Done This Fall, Call Of The Canyon, I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart, Along The Navajo Trail, Home On The Range, Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle, Back In The Saddle Again, The Red River Valley, Cowboy's Heaven, Dear Old Western Skies, Hold On Little Dogies, Hold On, I Hate To Say Goodbye To The Prairie, My Old Saddle Pal, Ridin' Down The Canyon, Sing Me A Song Of The Saddle, The Cowboy Blues, There's An Empty Cot In The Bunkhouse Tonight, Dust, Listen To The Rhythm Of The Range, Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats, Dude Ranch Cowhands, Silver On The Sage, When It's Night Time In Nevada, The Colorado Trail, Blue Shadows On The Trail, and more

John Alexander takes the listener on a musical tour of American historical touchstones, celebrating the diverse folk culture of the United States, as well as the emotions and experiences of pioneer life. The John Alexander Singers, one of America's rising professional chamber choirs, captures the essence of the American spirit in this inspirational recording. The history of our country is written in our song, and what a variety of song it is! War songs, tunes from Appalachia, gospel-all have been mined over the years by composers and arrangers of every era. This recording offers a varied program of these American works, from the well known (Shenandoah, Buffalo Gals) to the less familiar, expertly arranged for choir and sung by this nationally acclaimed American choir.

Songlist: Shenandoah, Sourwood Mountain, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, Down to the River to Pray, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier, Aura Lee, Goober Peas, He's Gone Away, Cindy, Billy Boy, Buffalo Gals, The Erie Canal, Home On The Range, The Colorado Trail, Sacramento ~ Sis Joe, How Can I Keep From Singing

"Promised Land" gives the 12 leading choral directors who form M.E.N. a chance to get their musical teeth into some of the great songs in American history. They are divided into groups: Hymns, such as "Promised Land" and "Rise Up, O Men of God," Spirituals, such as "The Gift To Be Simple" and "Joshua," Songs of the Civil War, "Waiting for the Dawn of Peace (Tenting Tonight)," Songs of the West, such as "Streets of Laredo" and "Colorado Trail," Songs of the Sea, such as "Blow the Candles Out" and "Mary Ann," and American Television Themes, "Television Medley" and "Lonesome Road." 20 songs in all. A powerful, moving collection of the best of our musical heritage!

Songlist: Promised Land, Be Thou My Vision, O Thou in Whose Presence, Rise Up, O Men of God, We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace, The Gift To Be Simple, Somebody's Calling My Name, Ezekiel Saw De Wheel, Joshua, I Can't Tarry, Waitin' for the Dawn of Peace, The Streets of Laredo, The Colorado Trail, Down in the Valley, Shenandoah, Blow the Candles Out, Mary Ann, A-Roving, Television Medley (Gilligan's Island / Car 54 Where Are You? / Petticoat Junction / Rawhide / The Brady Bunch / Mr. Ed /Mickey Mouse Club / Green Acres / The Beverly Hillbillies / The ROy Rogers Show), That Lonesome Road

If you were to assemble a Who's Who of choral conductors, teachers and singers of northwestern United States, you could just start with the Male Ensemble Northwest. This unique chorus apply their talents on this recording to singing some of the best known of the over 6,000 choral arrangements of Norman Luboff, one of the greatest arrangers of the twentieth century. In recreating the lush "Luboff sound" the ensemble also uses instrumental accompaniment similar to that found in the original performances of these arrangements. Old familiars such as "Dream A Little Dream," "Yellow Bird," "Rio Grande," and "Lowlands" will rekindle the joy of reminiscence and share anew some of the work from a unique mover and shaker of the choral world.

Songlist: Dream A Little Dream, But Beautiful, Sense You Went Away, Yellow Bird, Valencianita, Carmen Carmella, Aupres De Ma Blonde, A-Roving, Rio Grande, Lowlands, The Old Chisholm Trail, The Colorado Trail, Doney Gal, Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Cool Water, The Streets of Laredo, Tender Love, Red River Valley

Founded in 1989 by artistic director Kris Mason, the Seattle Children's Chorus brings us the choral sounds of 200 boys and girls, in four levels of choirs, raised in song. "Seasons of Song" is a wonderful holiday collection of 22 songs from the SCC's most beautiful live performances, many of them lightly piano and flute accompanied. The voices of the beginning younger children (Brio) shine on tunes such as "All That Is Good," "Une Poule Blanche" and Colligan's "Now I Walk In Beauty." The intermediate chorus, Intermezzo, shows their stuff on Nalan's "Al Shlosha D'Varim," Chilcott's "Sing You Now" and "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella;" and the advanced groups, Arioso and Camerata, easily handle more difficult, eclectic pieces like Pfautsch's "Consecrate the Place and Day," "Kyrie-Sanctus Benedictus from Mass No. 6" by Orban, the joyous a cappella "Sithi Jabula" by Nyberg, Nordqvist's "Wonderful Peace," Fissinger's "Make We Joy," Whitacre's "Lux Arumque" and Bach's "Prepare to Receive Him." These pieces are intermixed with more standard carols like "Ding Dong! Merrily on High," "Deck The Halls" and "The Little Drummer Boy" like treats in a holiday basket. "Seasons of Song" is a beautiful gift of sweet voices!

Songlist: Consecrate The Place And Day, Kyrie-Sanctus-Benedictus From Mass no. 6, All That Is Good, Sithi Jabula, Les Berceaux, Dirait-on, Une Poule Blanche, The Colorado Trail, Al Shlosha D'varim, Now I Walk In Beauty, Sing You Now, Wonderful Peace, Make We Joy, Prepare to Recieve Him, Christmastide, Kling, Glockchen Kling!, Deck The Halls, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, The Little Drummer Boy, Lux Arumque, Sunny Bank

This recording features highlights from the 2007 Spring Concerts that were recorded live in Pillsbury Chapel at Missouri Baptist University. Under the most excellent direction of Barbara Berner the various choirs shine making this recording an excellent addition to your music library.

Songlist: For Spacious Skies, Sing Creations Music On, Daybreak Song, The Lily and the Rose, Duet from Cantata No. 15, A Distant Shore, Cuatro Baladas Amarillas No. 4, Go Gently Into the Morning, The Colorado Trail, I's the B'y, Hark, I Hear the Harp's Eternal, Tres Cantos Nativos Dos Indidos Crao, O Salutaris Hostias, Children of the Rainbow, Mrs. Jenny Wren, Thumbelina, Birdsong, Everlasting Melody, Old Dan Tucker, Jordan's Angels, Dirait-On, Stand Together, River in Judea, We Gather Here Together