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 ›
Elementary Music
Waltzing Matilda and More Storybooks for the Music Classroom
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists Waltzing Matilda by John Feierabend/illustrated by Adriana Wimler“You’ll come a-waltzing” with this lively Australian folk song, part of a series of captivating picture books based on beloved… 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 ›
Creative Activities for Teaching General Music
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral and Classroom Music Specialists Creative Activities for Teaching General Music by Victoria BolerThis helpful resource includes 15 songs with specific classroom lesson plans for 3-4 class lessons. Each lesson has its… Read More ›
Beat Blocks for Meter and Beat
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral and Classroom Music Specialists Beat Blocks for Meter and Beat: Lessons to Build Musical Minds Using Manipulatives by Abigail BlairBy using Beat Blocks manipulatives to represent meter, beat, melody, harmony, and… 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 ›