And All That Jazz

Jazzy Fairy Tales
By Susan Milligan and Louise Rogers

A delightful resource designed to bring jazz music into your classroom. Features "The Three Jazzy Little Pigs," "The Three Jazzy Goats," and "The Three Jazzy Bears." Book & CD.

Meet the Great Jazz Legends
By Ronald C. McCurdy

Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists from Louis Armstrong to Dave Brubeck! The price-saving kit includes Book, CD, & Reproducible Activity Sheets.

Together We Can Improvise,
Volumes 1 & 2
By Lois Kipnis,
Kim McCord, and
Louise Rogers

Improvise with your students using folk tales, classic tales, fables, and myths, brought to life through literature, music, and drama. Stimulating and delightful! Book & CD.

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Developing Improvisational Skills on Recorder

By Jim Solomon

Teaching elementary school music full time for over 30 years and working with middle/high school students every summer has allowed me to experiment with and develop ideas that work with students. Through the years I have become convinced that we need to begin improvisation (and composition) immediately with our beginning recorder players.

Rhythm Workshop

575 Reproducible Exercises Designed to Improve Rhythmic Reading Skills

By Sally K. Albrecht
This publication features 100 pages containing 575 rhythm exercises in a variety of time signatures. The Enhanced CD includes reproducible PDF files of each page, plus 36 audio tracks in various musical styles and tempos. Students will develop rhythmic reading skills as they clap, tap, play, stomp, or speak the rhythms.

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Shakin' It Up!

10 Unison Songs with Rhythm Instruments for Singing, Playing, and Learning

By Sally K. Albrecht & Jay Althouse
This popular publication now offers a brand new CD featuring kids' voices! Introduce your students to 10 popular rhythm band instruments and the typical rhythms they play. Have some students sing, some play along—then trade! Makes a fun ready-to-go program, too!

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