A collection of popular children's stories with ideas for making music in the classroom. Musical concepts are inherent in many traditional stories, and here familiar storylines are combined with parts for percussion, actions and well-known melodies. This is a collection of popular children's stories with ideas for making music in the classroom. Musical concepts are inherent in many traditional stories. Sounds slide up and down as Jack climbs his beanstalk, for example. The author has intertwined familiar storylines with parts for percussion, actions, well-known melodies and ideas for composition which develop the implied musical concepts. Non-specialists who are not confident in handling musical ideas should find this a simple and quick way into the music curriculum."
This is Book 1 in the A & C Black Musicals Series. See all A & C Black Musicals books here.
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Kaye Umanksy Biography
Kaye Umansky began life as a teacher turning to writing after the birth of her daughter. She is now the author of many well-loved books including Pass the Jam, Jim and Pongwiffy, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2018. She is a marvellous performer of her own work and a jazz singer in her own time.
Michael Evans is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.
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