Folksong Partners Around the World

Folksong Partners Around the World
By Mary Donnelly and George L.O. Strid
Classroom Kit of book and audio access
72 pages
Grades 1 - 6

Folksongs with original partner songs introduce young singers to beginning part-singing and a variety of world cultures. Students in lower grades can learn the 12 traditional songs. When singers are ready, introduce the partner songs and later partner the songs. Reproducible singer songsheets feature each song and its partner on separate pages. Includes teaching sequence, background of the folksong, extension ideas, piano parts, and audio access for performance/accompaniment MP3 recordings.

Partner Songs
Ging Gang Goolie/Cruising Down the Amazon
A Little Dutch Song (Pretty Little Dutch Girl/Sarasponda)
Tum Balalaika/Strum the Balalaika
Ma Bella Bimba/I Hear a Joyful Melody
Andale Juana/The Piñata Song
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah/Hanukkah Is Here at Last
Sansa Kroma/Poor Little Bird
Oleanna/Oleanna Olé
Haru Ga Kita/Welcome, Springtime
Yahoo, Yippy-i, Yippy-ay/Home on the Range
Old Dan Tucker/Old Dan Tucker's Barn Dance
Samba Lele/Dance the Samba Lele!