Rhythm Band Sing Along

Rhythm Band Sing Along Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse Book and Enhanced SoundTrax CD 72 pages Grades 2 - 5 Teach basic singing and rhythmic reading with this versatile and practical collection. Simply sing in unison or add optional rhythm band parts (two or three per song) for additional levels of learning. Fifteen different classroom instruments are featured on twenty American spirituals and folk songs, seasonal highlights, songs from other lands, and well-known favorites. Songs have piano accompaniment and unpitched percussion parts. As educational as it is entertaining, this budget-stretching collection is perfect for both classroom instruction and concert performance. The Enhanced SoundTrax CD includes reproducible PDF files of students pages. Contents American Spirituals and Folk Songs 1.  All Night, All Day (triangle, tambourine) 2. Camptown Races (tambourine, temple blocks) 3. The Gospel Train (sandpaper blocks, tambourine) 4. Joshua (rhythm sticks, drum) 5. She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain (slapstick, temple blocks) Seasonal Highlights 6.  Deck the Hall (tambourine, wood block) 7.  Good King Wenceslas (cymbals, triangle, tambourine) 8.. Jingle Bells (sleigh bells, wood block) 9.  Over the River and Through the Wood (slapstick, sleigh bells, temple blocks) 10. Up on the Housetop (sleigh bells, drum) Songs from Other Lands 11. Cielito Lindo (castanets, maracas/shakers) 12. Sakura (triangle/finger cymbals, drums) 13. Siyahamba (high drum, low drum, shakers) 14. Watah Come a Me Eye (maracas/shakers, claves) 15. Zum Gali Gali (tambourine, drum) Well-Known Favorites 16. Give My Regards to Broadway (cymbals, drum) 17. Hello, My Baby (sandpaper blocks, tambourine) 18. Shoo, Fly! (slapstick, wood block) 19. Take Me Out tot he Ball Game (rhythm sticks, drum) 20. You're a Grand Old Flag (rhythm sticks, drum/cymbals)