Sharon Burch

(ExpressiveArts). Jazz for Young People brings the language of jazz to you and your students through great literature combined with learning by doing This second volume features the life and music of LOUIS ARMSTRONG. It includes step-by-step lessons that combine content and audio video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning, including classroom instruments that every music teacher already owns or can easily afford. Perfect for the general music classroom (grades 2 and up), community jazz education courses and beginning jazz ensembles. Directors can adapt for band instruments, providing a hands-on approach to historical content that makes jazz relevant to your students. This easy-to-present resource is designed for a teacher who may or may not be trained in America's art form bringing jazz to the next generation. Digital downloads include: Step-by-step lesson slides to project, audio recordings of each song and Wynton Marsalis sharing background information, as well as reproducible activity assessment worksheets. Plus, you will have FREE access to corresponding video clips for each lesson. Suggested for grades 2 and up.

(Resource). This exciting resource by Sharon Burch, creator of Freddie the Frog, is a step-by-step guide to read, analyze, compose, write and assess with craft sticks all while incorporating the National Common CORE Mathematics Standards in the process Includes online access to sixteen singing games, craft stick lessons, and "solve the mystery" interactive charts that make teaching music and math easy and fun. Each step leads to something fun for the kids to sing, write, or play, all keeping the students engaged to the last second of class. Who knew there was so much fun AFTER dessert? Grades K-2. Songs include: Apple Tree; Bell Horses; Hill, Hill; Lemonade; No Robbers Out Today; Pumpkin Fat; The Mill; We Are Playing in the Forest; Engine, Engine; Hot Cross Buns; Lucy Locket; Pease Porridge Hot; Snail, Snail; Choo Choo Train .

"Freddie the Frog[registered]" finds adventure again when some cool jazz cats fly their plane to Treble Clef Island to pick up a new horn. With the help of the Flying Jazz Kitten and a swingin' beat, Freddie becomes a jazz sensation. "Freddie the Frog[registered] and the Flying Jazz Kitten" introduces children to jazz through interactive scat. The enclosed audio CD includes the dramatised story, sing-along songs and an instrumental blues track to create your own special scat.

Freddie the frog explores Treble Clef Island and discovers two big adventures--one with the inside of a crocodile! The treble clef staff comes alive as a map of where Freddie lives, and various music line and space notes represent each part of the story. Introduces the written language of music in a captivating way! First in a series of six. Enclosed CD includes narration and two sing-a-long songs.

(Mystic Publishing/Freddie Frog). Discover the tempos, rhythms, and beats of Tempo Island wth Freddie the Frog and his best friend Eli the Elephant. This interactive book is the third book in the Freddie the Frog adventure series. It guides kids in playing rhythm instruments to the rhythm and beat along with Eli and Freddie. It's perfect for teaching the difference between beat and rhythm. The audio CD includes the dramatized story, sing-a-long songs, and jam tracks to play your own created rhythm. A Magnetic Rhythm Set, a hands-on extension of the book/CD, is also available. (Ages 4-9)