Elementary Music

Jazz Is Elementary

recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Jazz Is Elementary: Creativity Development through Music Activities, Movement Games, and Dances by Darla S. Hanley & Allison P. KippUse jazz to develop children’s creativity! This book… Read More ›

Recorder Readiness

recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Recorder Readiness: Creative Tools for Building Music Literacy by Danielle BayertKickoff, supplement, or reinforce your existing classroom recorder method with these engaging games, worksheets, and activities that… Read More ›

International Sound Stories

recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists International Sound Stories: Folk Tales, Fables, and Poems for the Music Classroom by Anna WentlentPromote full listening, encourage active participation, and make cultural connections with this useful… Read More ›

Candles! The Musical

recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Candles! The Musical (A Multi-Holiday Celebration of Light) by Andy Beck & Brian FisherCelebrate several end-of-year holidays with this inclusive 30-minute musical for unison or 2-part singers…. Read More ›

Bucket Classics

recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Bucket Classics! by Tom AndersonExperience classical music in a new way – playing along with bucket drums! Add optional classroom instruments for even more fun. This curated… Read More ›

Classics Come Alive!

recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Classics Come Alive (20 Interactive Music Stories from the Middle Ages to Modern Day) by Mark Burrows“Classics Come Alive!” is a collection of 20 stories from the… Read More ›

Everyone Loves a Story

recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Everyone Loves a Story (Bringing Books to Life Through Music) by Abigail Blair & Kathryn FinchEveryone loves a story, but when children’s literature is given a musical… Read More ›