A wonderful early years music and creative movement book and CD that comes with 25 orchestral music tracks with lesson plans for moving, listening, playing percussion instruments and simply having loads of fun! All especially designed to get children really enjoying music and moving to that rocking beat! A great way to spark that special interest in music too! This music book and CD is ideal for use if you are looking for activity ideas for children from around the age of three up to around eight. Many of the easy to follow lessons start off with a story to get children's imagination going, followed by creative movement activities such as dancing to the music and using percussion instruments, scarves or simply performing creative role play activities, using the whole body. This book is ideal for anyone looking for creative ideas for dance and movement activities in their classes for children under the age of 8. This music book and CD contains no singing (apart from suggested goodbye songs at the end). The 25 orchestral tracks on this CD includes 'Carmina Burana' by Carl Orff, 'Hungarian Dance No. 6' by Brahms, 'The Wild Horseman' by Schumann, 'Sleigh Ride' by Leroy Anderson, selections from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, Bizet's Carmen and Saint Saens' Carnival of the Animals', 'Adagio' from Brahams' Symphony No. 1, 'Largo' from Dvorak's New World and theme and variations from Haydn's Surprise Symphony. March, dance, trot, skip, jump, hide, sleep, play instruments are just some of the movement activities included in this children's music book and CD. This book and CD will allow teachers and parents to capture children's interest in orchestral music for a lifetime.
Please note that if you are looking for completely new and different material, this book and CD will also be an ideal resource, as they were produced in the USA. If the accents are not what you are looking for, use the CD as a guide to the tunes.
Suggested percussion instruments to use with in this book: triangles, finger cymbals, tambourines, shakers, maracas, double tone blocks and hand drums.
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