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!