The famously revolting wit of Roald Dahl is now an exciting school production! On Trial for her crimes Goldilocks looks like the sweet little innocent who'd give us her last sweetie. Could she really be the brazen crook who stole the porridge from under the snouts of the self-respecting harmless Bears? The Jury will decide but who will have the last laugh? Let the trial commence! Produced in association with the Roald Dahl Foundation this complete performance pack features full rehearsal and performance backing tracks on CD. Also included is a CD-ROM of acting games and curriculum links with literacy.

Introduction- More tunes for the beginner on descant recorder can be found in Abracadabra Recorder Introduction! a complimentary collection to book 1. Abracadabra Recorder Books 1-4 is the ideal repertoire series for descant recorders. Each book includes graded solo and multi-part songs and tunes starting with five-note tunes such as Shepherds' Hey and working up to more challenging classics such as You are my Sunshine and The Wombling Song. Clear fingering diagrams and notation explanations are given at each stage.

Learn theory as if by magic!Abracadabra Beginning Theory is the ideal workbook to use alongside the best-selling instrumental series. Split into small chunks which can easily be tackled weekly Abracadabra Theory will take young players from the very basics and give them solidfoundations in their musical understanding.The theory of music is a necessary evil for many young instrumental players. It is often an area which is hurried in preparation for exams and neglected or feared before that point. It is a key part of a young musicians learning to help themunderstand all of the technical terms they encounter in their practical playing.Following the highly popular Abracadabra instrumental format Abracadabra Beginning Theory takes the pain away from the process and splits items into small chunks which can easily be tackled along with weekly practice giving fun and variety inbetween lessons.Abracadabra Beginning Theory explains the practical concepts covered in the instrumental books carefully and provides plenty of exercises and activities to consolidate these and build confidence in young musicians. The theoretical understandingwhich supports aural skills sight reading solo performances and technical exercises such as scales is a brilliant addition to any musicians arsenal. Making theory approachable Abracadabra Beginning Theory is an ideal companion to any of theinstrumental repertoire books.

Poetry and Music share similar qualities: phrasing tempo and rhythm for instance and this book focuses on these similarities to form a wonderful book for generalist and music teachers that will inspire stimulate and help the children make some productive noise! Alligator Raggedy-Mouth - Making Music With Poems And Rhymes is an attractive collection of descriptive poems colourful rhymes and rhythmic raps all chosen by Jacalyn Leedham and is the perfect stimulus for music in the classroom. Maureen Hanke demonstrates how to use your responses to the poetry as starting points for making music. The mood of the words their colourful contrasting sounds the rhythmof the phrasing and the way that they all fit together will inspire children aged between 7-11 years to explore and learn about musical ideas and structures. The seams of the book are near to splitting with the wealth of imaginative ideas and information that is packed inside! All designed to help encourage creative music making basic composition and confidence building.

Continue your musical journey on the ukulele with More Ukulele Magic: Tutor Book 2 – the fun and approachable method that children and teachers love. Whether you’re in the classroom at home or playing with friends this accessible tutor offers the great tunes clear guidance and all the resources you need to make Ukulele Magic! Fully supported with audio performances and backings this second book builds on the learning in Book 1 with new chords scales finger-picking and strumming patterns as well as opportunities for composing improvising and ensemble playing across a wide variety of musical styles. Lead sheets and TAB are available online to download and print. The teacher's edition (ISBN 978-0-00-839471-4) includes a downloadable whiteboard e-book with embedded audio and video demos making it ideal for whole-class teaching.

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Great Weather Songs

Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers contains over 30 carols for the beginner pianist featuring a range of techniques and quizzes to support musical development from the very first lessons to Grade 2. Full of festive favourites such as Jingle bells Silent night and Deck the halls with a few lesser known carols included for good measure many of the pieces have simple but effective teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start. The book is illustrated throughout in the charming Get Set! style and students are encouraged to decorate and colour in the drawings to reflect their progress. Packed with fantastic tried-and-tested arrangements and a variety of fun activities to reinforce learning this is the ultimate beginner piano Christmas book! Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers contains over 30 carols for the beginner pianist featuring a range of techniques and quizzes to support musical development from the very first lessons to Grade 2. Full of festive favourites such as Jingle bells Silent night and Deck the halls with a few lesser known carols included for good measure many of the pieces have simple but effective teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start. The book is illustrated throughout in the charming Get Set! style and students are encouraged to decorate and colour in the drawings to reflect their progress. Packed with fantastic tried-and-tested arrangementsand a variety of fun activities to reinforce learning this is the ultimate beginner piano Christmas book!

Songs For Children - 2nd Edition-A collection of music hall songs pop songs noisy songs and happy songs including I'd like to teach the world to sing Yellow Submarine The Wombling Song and Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow. This edition is suitable for sing-a-long sessions in the classroom.

Abracadabra Woodwind-A fantastic collection of 14 classical showstoppers arranged for beginner to intermediate players. Bringing together well-known classics in varied styles from the Baroque period to the twentieth century this versatile repertoire book includes aninspirational CD and duet parts: everything needed to givea great performance.Anyone can take centre stage and stand in the spotlight with Abracadabra Performance Pieces.This brand new book is the latest addition to the best-selling Abracadabra series offering approachable longer arrangements with fantastic backing tracks – ideal for concert performances or simply for more musical fun. The 14 pieces showcase anarray of classical favourites from Purcell and Handel to Bizet and Bartok and are suitable for beginner to intermediate players (Grade 1–3).The CD contains specially recorded performances and supportive backing tracks that are guaranteed to bring extra sparkle to any performance. Four pieces also include a duet part for teachers or fellow players.

Singing Maths is auser-friendly songbook and CD designed to support maths teaching. Singing Maths is a user-friendly songbook and CD designed to support maths teaching and enrich young children's experience of numeracy in a fun and engaging way. The songs and activities introduce key numeracy concepts such as counting sequences shape space and measure handling data and algebra. The songs are written in an exciting modern style on subjects that interest children. Each song or chant is accompanied by a set of activities and ideas for further development. No music reading is required and the pack includes a CD with sample performances.

Music activities made simple - 7-9 year-olds-Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music Kickstart Music 2 is a complete activity pack for 7-9 year-olds. Bursting with inspiring music ideas it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject. Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge Kickstart Music 2 is a step-by-step no nonsense guide to confident effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements such as rhythm composition listening playing and singing. Kickstart Music 2 can be used in a variety of ways and suits holistic flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time.

38 carefully chosen songs to enrich collective worship in primary schools. Includes helpful guidance notes with suggestions for actions stories themes and celebrations to use all year round. Tuneful songs on thought-provoking subjects. Includes enhanced CD.

A collection of ten Romantic themes to make the early Descant Recorder player a solo star! Melodies by distinguished composers including Strauss Brahms Chopin and Tchaikovsky have been arranged to give the Recorder student a head start in playing solos and building a repertoire. The music is complete with a CD of superb demonstrations rehearsal tracks recorded at practice speed and full performance-quality backing tracks. A fantastic opportunity to discover the music of the master composers at a very early stage and to rapidly build the confidence to become a performing soloist with the Recorder.

Abracadabra Brass - Tuition is the beginners' tutors series for all the brass instruments. It contains carefully graded pieces and exercises enough flexibility to suit individual teaching and ensemble skills taught through duets and trios. Abracadabra French Horn leads the learner from the earliest stages to competence introducing the basic range of the instrument. The material is carefully graded and has been selected to cover each aspect of technique. It has a bright new cover giving it a fresh and contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teacher.

Songbirds- This pack is designed for teachers who do not play the piano or guitar but who wish to teach songs in the classroom. The cassette includes songs about the body the five senses growth and change food and drink and movement and feelings. Instrument-only versions of the songs are included. With thirty line drawings.

Ten classical themes by the greatest composers have been arranged for a young Recorder ensemble. A selection of melodies by Mozart Boccerini Weber Beethoven and more are presented here in full score for four descant Recorders with Piano accompaniment. The four parts vary in difficulty to suit a mixed-ability classroom group. An audio CD provides exemplary quality backing tracks and example performances for use in rehearsal or in concert. Furthermore a CD-ROM is also provided which is packed with parts for other Recorders including 3 parts for treble/sopranino 3 parts for tenor and bass parts for any C instrument. The selection ofworks will give young students vital first-time experience of Classical music-playing and the pack contains everything you need for even the most unusual combination of instruments and abilities.

Five fantastic songs full of fascinating facts- Linked with the Key Stage 2 curriculum these songs are modern fun and easy to learn. They uncover amazing facts about important areas of history including: the Romans the Vikings the Ancient Greeks World War II and the first railways. These songs are perfect for concerts assemblies and classrooms and a brilliant way of bringing music and singing into other areas of the curriculum. Dates facts key historical figures and the catchy melodies will not be forgotten once these songs have been sung! Each song is presented first as an easy-to-follow lyric sheet for use along with the CD. A Piano score for each song also gives Guitar chords for teachers whoaccompany their pupils or find following a score helpful. After the Piano score you will find a helpful step-by-step guide to teaching the song. We hope these songs will bring music and history lessons alive!

Bingo Lingo is the book you need to put the fun back into literacy hour! Carefully linked to the National Curriculum Literacy requirements this clever selection of songs and rhymes have been written especially to bring excitement and song into the classroom. Each song has been arranged around a familiar tune so that no formal music-reading is required. This is the companion title to Tom Thumb's Musical Maths which is available with catalogue number 0713672951.