Music K-8 Music Sampler Podcast

These all-original songs with connecting script from Music K-8 Volume 21, capture the sounds of the season and put you in a holiday mood. Songs include: "A Holiday Of Music," "Chime In!," "Listen To The Jingles," "Do You Hear?," and "The Rhythm Of The Season."

Paul Jennings has created some unique settings to feature recorders in your holiday concerts, in both Music K-8 magazine and Recorder Classroom. This very special recorder collection includes: "Good King Wenceslas," "Fantasia On A Christmas Spiritual," "Huron Carol Fantasy," "The Holly And The Ivy," "Rhapsody On An Ancient Carol," and "A Russian Christmas."

Sing With Us The Christmas Story includes: eight favorite carols ("Angels We Have Heard On High," "O Little Town Of Bethlehem," "Away In A Manger," "The First Noel," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "We Three Kings Of Orient Are," "Silent Night," and "Joy To The World"), narration from scripture usable for as many readers as you like, arrangements appropriate for audience sing-along, reproducible vocal parts for singers and sing-along lyric sheets, Director's Handbook with playable Piano/Vocal parts and suggestions for staging and costumes, and a Performance/Accompaniment CD.

Written by renowned children's writers Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann, the simple script and short, easy-to-remember songs are specially written for young children to learn and sing. The short and simple songs include: "Let Us Tell The Story," "Journey To Bethlehem," "Away In A Manger," Twinkle, Twinkle Christmas Star," "Come To See The Newborn King," and "Hallelujah! He Is Born!"

In this adaptation of a classic tale (tail?), our poor hero has a cat that has annoyed him to the point that he wants to be rid of it, so he tries to give it away, or, in many ways, make it cease to exist. (from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 1)

Duets are fun, duets are educational, and duets are just made for the holiday season! Both parts will be easy, often with one part easier than the other. The songs in this collection include: "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas," "Pat-A-Pan," "What Child Is This?," "Jingle Bells," "Deck The Halls," and "Up On The Housetop."

This wonderful old children’s song has long been a favorite. It is a cumulative song, not unlike “Old MacDonald,” adding on all previous animals to each that has already been sung about.

We've collected seven wonderful pieces that provide versatility, fun, and opportunities for adding simple instrumentation and staging. The songs in this joyous collection include: "Sing We Now Of Christmas;" "Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child;" "Merry Christmas Bells;" "O Arbol De Navidad;" "O, What Is Figgy Pudding?;" "Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella;" and "Here We Come A-Caroling."

This beautiful German carol has always been a favorite, so it was a work of love for Teresa Jennings, who has produced a striking new arrangement for your choir. It works great as a 3-part mixed setting, with the third part working well for changed or changing boys as well as for girls with a nice lower range.

This is a very “choral” piece when performed with all the parts. It has been written so that you don’t have to do that, of course, since many of you prefer unison works. Our solo trumpet on the recording evokes the spirit of September 11, 2001 in solemnity and respect.

Your classes will really be able to sink their teeth into these songs from the pages of Music K-8. This spooktacular collection includes: "Mwa Ha Ha," "My Vampire Buddies," "Dweller Of The Cave," "Eight Legs," "What Would You Do?," "Toccata And Kazoogue In D Maybe," "Ten Big Pumpkins," and "Vampire Cowboy."

While working on the arrangement for “I Bought Me A Cat,” it came to us that the same basic song could make a fun spooky song that kids would enjoy. This version goes from major to minor, and the cute animals from the original are now replaced with a bat, werewolf, ghost, vampire, etc.

Here is a sneak preview of a song from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Here is a sneak preview of a song from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Here is a sneak preview of a song from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 2.

A fun and silly movement song about a Rock 'n' Roll snowman.

This beautiful carol has always been one of Teresa's favorites, so crafting it for young singers has been a work of love. The bedrock of the arrangement is an interplay among the voices, a distinctive piano part, and one of the most haunting saxophone countermelodies ever written.

Sing With Us The Christmas Story includes: eight favorite carols ("Angels We Have Heard On High," "O Little Town Of Bethlehem," "Away In A Manger," "The First Noel," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "We Three Kings Of Orient Are," "Silent Night," and "Joy To The World"), narration from scripture usable for as many readers as you like, arrangements appropriate for audience sing-along, reproducible vocal parts for singers and sing-along lyric sheets, Director's Handbook with playable Piano/Vocal parts and suggestions for staging and costumes, and a Performance/Accompaniment CD.

Our poor hero has a cat that has annoyed him to the point that he wants be rid of it, so he tries to give it away, or, in many ways, make it cease to exist. But... the cat came back... the very next day. The cat came back... we thought he was a goner. You get the idea.

Over the years, our writers at Music K-8 magazine have created many unique songs designed for movement in the music classroom. This new collection features some of the most imaginative tunes from recent years: "Get Up, Get Up, Get Up!;" "Amoeba Drill;" "The Body Boogie;" "Stand Up;" "Here We Go Looby Loo;" "A Beat In My Feet;" "Classical Wave;" "Can You?;" and "Freeze!"