by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse.
Collection of 41 echo songs on a wide variety of subjects created to develop call and response singing in young children. The ranges are age appropriate and the songs encompass a wide variety of subjects from everyday activities (Lunch), to holidays (Christmas, Christmas, Christmas), to events (What in the World is a Leap Year), to music songs (Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Note), to songs that are just plain fun (Three Lumberjacks).
Each song includes a page of music, learning, and art activities, and specific musical aspects such as tempo, form, style. There is also a topical index. Split-track CD is orchestrated by Alan Billingsley. Gr. K-3.
Paperback & CD
Table of Content:
Birthday Song
Calypso
Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Note
Christmas, Christmas, Christmas;
Ding Dong Bells;
Do Re Mi, Echo Me
Elevator Song
Good Afternoon to You
Good-bye to You
Good Morning
Halloween is Almost Here
I Know Where I'm Going
I Like School
I Love to Rhyme
I See a Bee
I Sing, You Sing
I Wish I Were a Turkey
If You Could Be a Color
Instruments
Lunch
March, Two, Three, Four
Minor or Major?
My Sister Sue
Never Stop Trying
New Shoes
North and South and East and West
Ocean
Rain, Rain, Please Go Away
Residence of the Presidents
Scat Attack!
Seasons
Short Song
Spin the Dreidel
Things I Like
Three Lumberjacks
Time to Change the Clock
Twelve Months of the Year
Up the Scale
What in the World is a Leap Year?
What Is in My Backpack?
Will You Be My Friend?
Listen to Samples:
Sample Track 08: Good Afternoon to You
Sample Track 12: I Know Where I'm Going
Sample Track 16: I Sing, You Sing
Sample Track 17: I Wish I Were a Turkey
Sample Track 20: Lunch
Sample Track 24: Never Stop Trying
Sample Track 33: Spin the Dreidel
Sample Track 37: Twelve Months of the Year
Sample Track 38: Up the Scale
Sample Track 41: Will You Be My Friend?
NOTE: This is NOT the full track listing.
