Music K-8 Music Sampler Podcast

This great medley includes: "Deck The Halls," "Up On A Housetop," "Jingle Bells," and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

Set in an infectious gospel style, this moving selection proved to be very popular with schools. To add to the drama of your performance, we have also provided the option of sign language for the chorus.

Loosely based on "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," Teresa's ingenious concoction turns the song into a great swing tune with a verrrrry proper chorale-like center section.

This great new collection includes the following: "Wade In The Water;" "Arirang; When Johnny Comes Marching Home;" "Red River Valley;" "When The Saints Go Marching In;" and "O, How Lovely Is The Evening."

M.C. Handel's Recorder Channel includes: "B A Good Student," "The Holly And The Ivy," "Leapin' Lemurs," "The Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper Boogie," and "Renaissance Dance."

The melody and lyrics of this patriotic piece are easy and repetitious enough for most students to learn and remember. There are even some fantastic fireworks sound effects at the end of the song that will make everyone cheer.

This song is a very gentle, lovely tune which can be performed as a round. The lyrics and melody are both simple so that anyone can learn it and sing along. Consider teaching it to your whole school and even inviting your audience to join in when it becomes a round the second time through.

This song speaks of candles being lit one by one in countries all over the world until "the lights all shine as one" and "the journey to peace has begun." This will be a very powerful and moving moment in your concert.

This collection includes: "Deck The Halls;" "Fum Fum Fum;" "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring;" "While By My Sheep;" "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen;" and "O Christmas Tree."

While these songs are sacred, we have adapted many of them to work in a secular setting as well. Songs include: "O Come All Ye Faithful;" "The Friendly Beasts;" "The Angels Sang;" "Joy To The World;" "Masters In This Hall;" "Christmas Day;" "The Coventry Carol;" and "Children, Go Where I Send Thee."

We have taken "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" and adapted the lyrics for each instrument or group of instruments. After each instrument's mention in the song, there is a short interlude that allows the instrument to play, and it proceeds as the cumulative song we all know and love.

Paul and Teresa are known for their creative instrumental settings, and they have created real magic with this rollicking medley that pieces together snippets of seasonal favorites in ways that constantly surprise and delight.

It's about time Blitzen got some attention, we think. The kickin' big band in the background has made this song one of the most popular for winter concerts.

This collection includes: "Gratitude Attitude," "Mashed Potatoes," "Pilgrims," "Thankful For The U.S.A.," "Thanksgiving Day," "The Turkey Woogie," and "We Are Thankful."

This new collection brings together eight amazing "showstoppers" from some of the most popular K-4 Christmas musicals written by Teresa Jennings. Christmas Showstoppers includes: "Shout!;" "Merry Christmas To You From The Red, White And Blue!;" "The Santa Claus Rock!;" "Merry Christmas Time;" "Singing By Candlelight;" "Christmas Is O.K.!;" "Sing Of Christmas Time!;" and "North Pole Rock 'n' Roll."

This arrangement lets your students perform it on kazoos and Boomwhackers or any keyboard or mallet percussion, such as Orff marimbas or xylophones. The full performance version includes kazoos, Boomwhackers, full orchestra, pipe organ, and lots of spooky sound effects including the mandatory theremin.

Drawing on their many years as writers and educators, John Riggio and Paul Jennings have created a collection of short, interesting warm-ups and technique builders that will make the journey through the first three notes used in most methods an enjoyable one.

Tongue twisters, lyric twists, chaser music, and just plain silliness - you'll find it all in Oh, What Fun It Is To Sing! Songs include: "Sarasponda," "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "The Tree Toad," "John Brown's Baby," "The Further Adventures Of Three Blind Mice," "Apples And Bananas," "Michael Row The Boat Ashore," and "Old Joe Clark."

Music and performance are the themes for this incredible revue. Songs include: "We're Making Music!;" "Tambourine Kid;" "A Beat In My Feet;" "Ode To Composers;" "I Hear Music Everywhere;" "Movin' To The Beat;" "Play That Music (All Day Long);" "Music, Music;" "I Wish You Music;" "Music Is Always There."

In this classic rock'n'roll rendition of elf meets band, elf loses band, elf gets band, the message here is the nurturing of friendships. Songs include: "Uh-huh-huh," "Ev'rybody's Goin' On A Sleigh Ride," "So Sad At Santa's Pad," "Are You Lonely And Blue?," and "North Pole Rock 'n' Roll."