Primary/Elementary Resources

CataloguesK-6 materials West Music (Items can be ordered locally) 1-888-470-3942

www.westmusic.com

Music in Motion1-800-445-0649www.musicmotion.com

Waterloo Music1-800-886-4990www.waterloomusic.com

Themes and Variationswww.christmasconcert.com

See “Web Sites”

Reference Books Music in Preschool - Katalin Forraiand Materials Corvina

Music in Childhood- Patricia Shehan Campbelland Carol Scott-Kassner, WadsworthIncludes a chapter on music for exceptional childrenand inclusion in music

Music for Fun, Music for Learning - LoisBirkenshaw, WarnerIncludes basic information on commonly seendisabilities and ideas for adapting lessons

Come On Everybody, Let’s Sing!- LoisBirkenshaw, WarnerMusic activities for all children in regular andspecial classes, including a chapter describingdisabilities

Music for All - Lois Birkenshaw, WarnerGeneral ideas and specific music experiences forspecial learners, and resources lists

Lifeline for Children’s Choir Directors - JeanAshworth Bartle, Gordon V. ThompsonPractical guide

Sound Advice: Becoming a Better Children’sChoir Director- Jean Ashworth Bartle, Oxford

Choral Music Experience: Education ThroughArtistry (five volumes available separately) -Doreen Rao, Boosey & HawkesVol.1 - Artistry in Music EducationVol.2 - The Artist in Every ChildVol.3 - The Art in Choral MusicVol.4 - Teaching Children Through ChoralMusic ExperienceVol.5 - The Young Singing Voice

Classroom Materials Music for Fun, Music for Learning - LoisBirkenshaw, Warner

Come On Everybody, Let’s Sing!- LoisBirkenshaw, Warner

A Rhyme in Time - Doug GoodkinRhythm, speech activities and improvisation

Sing and Play on Special Days (primary)Themes and Variations

Action Songs Children Love Volume 1, 2 or 3Themes and Variations

Movement Songs Children LoveThemes and Variations

Singing Games Children Love Volume 1 or 2Themes and Variations

Shake It Up!Movement songs and dances children loveThemes and Variations

French Folk Songs Children LoveThemes and Variations

So-Me Stories - Stuart ManinsThemes & Variations

Ride With Me , A Journey From Unison to Part-Singing (Teacher’s Book) - John BarronFrederick Harris

Carnival of the Animals - 12 Teaching Units inMusic, Movement, and Language - Marjie VanGuntenMusic in Motion

Move, Sing, Listen, Play - Donna Wood,Thompson Music(Primary activities, games)

Musical Instruments (Blackline Instruments)McGill & McGrath

Peter and the Wolf -An Orchestral Study Unit - DeAnna VenableMusic in Motion

The Rhythm Reader - Audrey SnyderHal Leonard

Percussion Cookbook (with CD) - TomAnderson/Allan BillingsleyHal Leonard8 Pieces for classroom music 4-8, using percussioninstruments, and Latin, Reggae, Rock and Swingrhythms

Project Peace - Roger Emerson and John JacobsonHal LeonardA collection of songs, skits, and choreographywhich focus on building a better social environment

Grade 4-9

I’ve Got to Move (with CD) - Tim BrophySongs for K-5Warner

I Like Bein’ Me (with CD) - Donna AmorosiaBuilding self-esteem through musicHal Leonard

Celebrate You and Me - Roger EmersonSongs, skits, and choreography, building self-esteemGrades 3-6Hal Leonard

Holidays and Special Days - Grace NashA book of program material in speech, song,movement and instruments

Fun with Boomwhackers - Chris Judy LauderWarner

Boomwhackers Beatbag (with CD)- Bradley L.Bonner

Music Works - Kathie BarrsBacon & Hughes Ltd., Nepean, ONMusic activities and cross-curricular links

Games Instrument BINGO - Cheryl LavenderHal Leonard

Lines & Spaces BINGO - Cheryl LavenderHal Leonard

Rhythm BINGO - Cheryl LavenderHal Leonard

A Galaxy of Games for the Music Class -Margaret Athey & Gwen HotchkissParker Publishing Co., Inc

Ultimate Game and Activity Pack for OrchestraTeacher’s Guide, Flashcards, game cards, CD

Listening Materials Peter and the Wolf: An Orchestral Study Unit -DeAnna VenableMusic in Motion

Early Chilhood Units in Music (Reproducibles,Peter and the Wolf, The Surprise Symphony,Instruments of the Orchestra, Listening/CrossCurricular) - Ruth Bergad, Teacher Created Materials, Inc.(Available at Granny Bates)

Bowmar’s Adventures In Music ListeningLevel 1 Grades K-2, Level 2 Grades 3-5 (CD included)

Carnival of the Animals - 12 Teaching Units inMusic, Movement, and Language - Marjie VanGuntenMusic in Motion

Making Instruments Making Music - Ann Sayre Wiseman and JohnLangstaffStorey Kids

Homemade Instruments - Dalla ClineOak Publications

Cardboard Folk Instruments to Make and Play- Dennis WaringSterling Publishing Co.

Movement Cha Cha Cha - Lee Campbell-Towell, (See also classroom Hal Leonard (songs and movement)materials)

Hop’ Til You Drop - John Jacobson/Billingsley(A series of books with activities for primary,available individually in various titles)Hal Leonard

Holiday Hop “Till You Drop

I’ve Got to Move (with CD) - Tim BrophySongs for K-5Warner

Dance Series Set 1 - 8 - Greg Gilpin (available separately) Each set includes two dance

tunes with instructions and CDWarner

Music for Creative Dance: Contrast andContinuum CDs Vol. 1- 4 (volume 2 is anauthorized resource)

IDEAS Music CD (also found in the ideas scarfkits) http://store.aeideas.com

Dalcroze Eurhythmics in Today’s MusicClassroom - Virginia Hoge MeadGuide to using the Dalcroze approach

Move, Sing, Listen, Play - Donna Wood,Thompson MusicPrimary activities, games, and movement

Musical Gems III for Pre-Ballet Class (CD) -performed by Craig Wingrove, pianist41 tracks featuring a variety of tempi, moods,styles, that allow children to explore musicalelements through movement, to create movement,and to dramatize. Available from Craig Wingrove,199 Granby St., Toronto, ON M5B 1H9Priced at $35

Musicals/Assemblies/Concerts See Orff listings

Assembly Survival Pack K-3 - Sandra KlassenScarlet Sceepter Productions

Assembly Survival Pack 4-6 - Sandra KlassenScarlet Sceepter Productions

Christmas Concert Survival Pack - SandraKlassen, Scarlet Sceepter Productions

Survival Santa (all school musical K-6)Theme and Variations

The Best Gift Ever (all school musical K-6)

The Granny Awards - Janet Gardner (Alfred)A musical fairy tale, unison and 2 parts

Orff A Musical Treat That’s Fun To Beat - Lee/Judy (See Orff Bibliography and Sills classroom materials) Poems orchestrated in the Orff style

Discovering Orff - Jane FrazeeSchott

Music for Children (Vol.1; Vol 2) Orff-Schulwerk,Schott

Canadiana (13 arrangements of Canadian Folk andNative materials) - Judy SillsBlack Cat Productions

Rempel and Richley Materials (see underrecorder)

Oh, Canada - Dianne Ladendecker Arrangements for children’s voices and Orffinstruments (Misty Isle Music)

Recorder Routes A Guide to Introducing SopranoRecorders to Orff Classes - Carol King

Gettin’ Outa Town Three Tales of Travel withMusic for Children - Jeff Kriske and RandyDeLelles (Congo, China, Germany)Includes narrator, Orff instruments, movement,performance, and costume ideas

Once Long Ago Three Folk Tales with Music forChildren - Jeff Kriske and Randy DeLelles (Japan,Nigeria, West Indies)Includes narrator, Orff instruments, movement,performance, and costume ideas

The Princeless Princess A Original Musical forChildren- Jeff Kriske and Randy DeLellesJeff Kriske and Randy DeLellesIncludes Orff instruments, chorus, actors, dancers

When I First Came to This Land - CatherineWestSongs and stories of the 19th century Canada,includes lesson plans and curriculum suggestions

Percussion/Drumming The Art and Heart of Drum Circles - ChristineStevens

Conga Joy - Bill Matthewswww.congajoy.com

Drum Talk - Bill Matthewswww.congajoy.com

D.R.U.M. - Jim Solomon

Conga Town - Jim Solomon

All Hands On - Lynn Jessup

Drum Circle Spirit: Facilitating HumanPotential Through Rhythm - Authur Hull

Hand Drums on the Move - Chris Judah-Lauder14 activities with teaching process and ideasGrade 1-8

Percussion Cookbook (with CD) - TomAnderson/Allan BillingsleyHal Leonard8 Pieces for classroom music 4-8, using percussioninstruments, and Latin, Reggae, Rock and Swingrhythms

Recorder Do It! Play Recorder - James Forseth Book and CD - format allows students to progress at

their own rate

My Recorder Book - FeldsteinSeparate CD is available

Recorder Karate - Philipak

Progressive Recorder (with CD) - Peter GellingL.T.P. Publishing

Recorder Routes A Guide to IntroducingSoprano Recorders to Orff Classes - Carol King

Recorder Time - Gerald & Sonya Burakoff

Hands On Recorder - Gerald and Sonya Burakoff Sequenced beginning method book

Step One: Play Recorder - Gerald BurakoffAmsco ( Book & CD)

The Usborne First Book of the RecorderUsborne Publishing Ltd.

Holiday Songs for the Recorder14 traditional and multi-cultural songs for unison, 2 and3 part recorder

Don Muro Recorder Material (music and CD)Easy 8More Easy 8Six for TwoFriends are Always There 7 “Switched On” SongsGive Me FiveIntroducing BAGConcert SuiteRockin’ EasySimple SerenadeSwingin’ EasyCapriol’s Caper

Razzamajazz Recorder - Sarah WattsBook 1 Five Note Fiesta (Mel Bay Publications,Inc.)Also available in Book 2

Recorder Duets From The Beginning - John PittsChester Music

The Usborne 200 Easy Recorder Tunes - PhilipHawthorn & Anya SuschitzkyUsborne Publishing Ltd.

Recorder Through Repertoire - Allison Temple (reproducibles and CD accompaniment)

Tapestry Music

Tutti - Total Involvement for the UpperElementary Music Class - Allison Temple

Tapestry Music

Recorder in the Kodaly Classroom - Howell

‘Tis the Season - Carol KingRecorder songs with Orff instrumentsRempel and Ritchey Recorder Materials

Medieval Feast II: Children’s Menu - Songs and Dances in Easy Arrangements fro Voicesand Orff Instruments

A Renaissance BanquetMusic and dance, using borduns, Orff instruments,soprano recorder, and percussion

Festive FaireRenaissance music and dance for recorder ensemblefor new and experienced players

A Medieval Feast - Songs and Dances for Recordersand Orff Instruments

Software Music Ace Deluxe36 sequenced lessons from Music Ace and Music Ace2Harmonic Vision

Music Ace MaestroCombines all 48 lessons of Music Ace and Music Ace2 with Maestro Manager - a suite of educator focusedstudent assessment and curriculum management tools Educator version onlyHarmonic Vision

Music AceHarmonic VisionSee www.harmonicvision.com

Music Ace 2Harmonic VisionSee www.harmonicvision.com

Music Games Software Adventures in Music for Recorder(see West Music catalogue) Alice’s Adventures in Musicland

Beethoven Lives UpstairsMaking MusicMaking More MusicTchaikovsky’s NutcrackerAlice in Vivaldi’s Four SeasonsMozart’s Magic Flute

Songbooks /Collections Folk Songs North America Sings - A SourceBook for all Teachers - Richard JohnstonBased on the ideas and principles of Zoltan KodalyE.C. Kirby

Traditional Songs of Singing Cultures: A WorldSampler (with CD) - Patricia Shehan Campbell, SueWillimason, and Pierre Perron20 lessons with songs, maps, cultural information,activitiesWarner

Songs of Latin America: from the field to theclassroom (with CD) - Patricia Shehan Campbell withAna Lucia Frega12 songs with songs, maps, cultural information,activities, arrangements for classroom instruments

Comfort and Joy, Christmas Songs ofNewfoundland and Labrador - Eric West

Vinland Music

Come and I Will Sing You: A NewfoundlandSongbook - edited by Genevieve Lehr120 songs reflecting the state of folk song inNewfoundland today

Sing We Noel(6 carols suitable for classroom use)Mary GoetzeMMB

Shakin” It Up - Sally K. Albrecht and Jay AlthouseTen unison songs with rhythm instrumentsHal Leonard

Grab A Partner - Sally K. Albrecht and Jay AlthouseAlfred

Now is the Time - Donna Rhodenizer Red Castle Publishing(www.redcastlepublishing.com)

I Need A Home For My Dinosaur (& Cassette)-Donna Rhodenizer Red Castle Publishing

The Computer Cat (&CD) - Donna Rhodenizer Red Castle Publishing

Catch A Hold This One, Songs of Newfoundlandand Labrador Vol 1 - Eric West, Vinland Music

Sing Around This One, Songs of Newfoundlandand Labrador Vol 2 - Eric West, Vinland Music

All Together Now, Songs of Newfoundland andLabrador Vol 3 - Eric West, Vinland Music

Holidays and Holy Days, Book 1and 2 - DianneLandenker

Songs of Joy - Craig CassilsTheme and VariationsReproducibles

Songs of Christmas - Craig CassilsTheme and VariationsReproducibles

The Seasons - Craig Cassils and Cheryl HeuserTheme and VariationsReproducibles

12 Songs of Newfoundland - D.F.CookUnison choir and classroom instruments

Junior Voice Works 33 Songs for Children - (with CD) - Kevin Stannard, Oxford

The Lion King (5 selections)Hal Leonard Song Kit #34Unison/2 part and piano

Videos/CDs Classical Kids Series - Susan HammondChildren’s Group Inc. CD and Teacher’s GuideBeethoven Lives Upstairs (also in video)Mozart’s Magic FantasyTchaikovsky Discovers AmericaVivaldi’s Ring of MysteryHallelujah, Handel!Mozart’s Magnificent VoyageMozart’s Magic FantasyMr. Bach Comes to Call

A Classical Kid’s Christmas (CD)

Science of Sound and Music, available in book orvideo Sterling Publishing

Elmo’s Musical Adventure: The Story of Peterand the WolfMusic in Motion

Tubby the Tuba performed by Manhatten Transfer(Book and CD or video)Music in Motion

Tubby the Tuba - Video

Beethoven Lives UpstairsBook, CD, Video, DVD

O Canada! (CD)Performances by The Nylons, The Canadian Brass,The Amabile Youth Singers and others

Zin! Zin! Zin! A ViolinExplores instruments that make up an orchestraclassroom materials) Video or DVD

Musical Gems III for Pre-Ballet Class (CD) See section on movement

Vocal Materials Teach Yourself To Sing ( with CD)

Successful Warm Ups - Nancy Telfer

Successful Sight Singing - Nancy Telfer

Children’ Books - Music OrchestranimalsRockanimals - Vlasta Van Kampen & Irene C. Eugen(Scholastic)

What Makes Music - Betty Ann SchwartzPiggy Toes Press

The Story of the Orchestra - Robert LevineBook and CDBlack Dog and Leventhal Publishers, Inc.

The Orchestra - Mark Rubin & Alan Daniel

Bach’s Big Adventure - Sallie Ketcham Orchard Books New York

Famous Children’s Series - Ann Rachlin(Bach/Handel/Haydn/Mozart) - Barron’s EducationalSeries. Inc.

Peter and the Wolf - Cairn and Joan DewhirstBook and CDMusic in Motion

Tubby the Tuba performed by Manhatten TransferBook and CDMusic in Motion

Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver,adapted and illustrated by Christopher CanyonBook, CD, and musical scoreDawn Publications

Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver,adapted and illustrated by Christopher CanyonBook, CD, and musical scoreDawn Publications

Ancient Rhymes - A Dolphin Lullaby - John Denver,adapted and illustrated by Christopher CanyonBook, CD, and musical scoreDawn Publications

Children’s Literature(add instruments, dramatization, Books by Iza Trapani:movement) How Much is that DoggieAlso see Orff Bibliography I’m a Little Teapot

Twinkle TwinkleItsy Bitsy Spider(other titles available)

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? - Dr. Suess

Thump, Thump, Rat-a-Tat-Tat - Gene Baer

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Bill Martin

Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type - Doreen Cronin

I Know an Old Lady - Walt Whippo

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain - Verna Aardema

The Great Kapok Tree - Lynn Cherry

The Tiny Seed - Eric Carle

Caps for Sale - Esphyr Slobodkina

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid ofAnything - Linda Williams

Tiki Tiki Tembo - Arlene Mosel

The Mitten - Alvin Tresselt

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle

The Napping House - Audrey Wood

The Singing Sack - Helen EastShake It-up Tales - Margaret Read MacDonald

Baby Rattlesnake - Te Ata

Peanut Butter and Jelly - Nadine B. Westcott

Shake Them Halloween Bones - Mike Reed

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst

The Teeny Tiny Woman - Paul Galdone