Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
* A Sombrero for Santa * NEW!
What a wonderful way to teach Spanish and music at the same time! This charming musical play for elementary students takes Santa and the elves to Mexico to vacation and to learn Spanish. While there, they also learn the North Pole is snowbound, so they begin examining all the methods of Mexican transportation for their return - only to find a problem with each. Finally, they decide to set up the toy workshop there until Rudolph gets through with the sleigh. This delightful story, told in rhyme, features 21 Spanish words and six unison/2-part songs. Staging and costume guides along with a pronunciation glossary are included in the Director's Score that now comes with reproducible singer's parts as well! The MP3's feature Latin percussion instruments and Mariachi brass. The inter-curricular possibilities are endless... so will be the applause! 2 part approx. 25-30 minutes
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Arctic Animal Antics-Science
It's time for the annual Snow Ball with a talented group of cold climate friends ready to entertain you. Join hearty polar bears who refuse to take a snooze, good natured arctic terns, hi-falutin' penguins dressed to the nines, and multi-talented seals who are sure to seal the deal. This easy-to-stage mini-musical is specifically designed for primary-age students. The all-in-one format features piano/vocal arrangements, scripts with 18 short speaking parts, costumes and staging suggestions, audio access to the performance/accompaniment recordings, as well as projectable/printable PDFs of melody sheets, lyric sheets and dialog, all under one cover. 20 minutes.
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A to Z the Animals and Me - Reading, Alphabet
A lively primary musical that teaches the letter of the alphabet through fun songs, and rhymes. 15 minutes.
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Bada Bing it’s Spring!
Spring is just around the corner, but the flowers have yet to bloom. The children are waiting for nice weather, the weeds have popped out of the earth, but the flowers remain steadfastly hidden underground. It takes the clever Dandelion Queen to figure out why, and bring about the first blossoms of the season! This charming, easy-to-stage musical is designed specifically for grades K--4. The unison songs, brief rhyming script, creative costume ideas, and simple staging suggestions will make your primary production a snap. Reproducible student pages, full performance and accompaniment recordings, plus full-color cover art are included on the enhanced CD.
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A Barnyard Moosical
"Singin' and Swingin' at the K-2 Chorale" is a series of easy-to-stage musical playlets specifically designed for primary-age students. The songs, scripts, costumes and staging suggestions for the series provide a number of performance options that accommodate a wide range of skills extending from kindergarten through third grade. The first in this series, "A Barnyard Moosical" is a hilarious and imaginative mini-musical about a unique and talented group of animals living at this unusual farm. Between the gourmet goats that refuse to eat garbage, a chorus line of hoofing cows, neatnik pigs and funky dancing chickens, the musical will be sure to tickle the imagination of performers and audiences alike. The kit includes the director's score, reproducible student parts, an enhanced CD that includes accompaniment and performance tracks, an event poster, program template, artwork elements and more. 15 minutes.
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Dino Soaring-Science, History
Have a rip-roaring time teaching your kids about some amazing prehistoric creatures! Sing and play your way through the early history of life on earth and discover science in a way you never thought could be this fun. This engaging cross-curricular resource of songs and activities explores the lives of seven exciting dinosaurs. It includes eight songs, an easy rhyming script, and fifteen fact-filled reproducible activities. Designed for music and general classroom teachers, this collection will reinforce learning done in other disciplines across the curriculum and engage students in a riveting musical learning experience.
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* Get Hoppin' * NEW!
This engaging, easy to learn musical, with six upbeat songs tells the story in music and rhyme of Bunny Sue, the youngest member of a rabbit family who refuses to hop! After many trials and tribulations, her Mother and Father finally decide to call in the doctor who sadly proclaims that Bunny Sue is a Hopless case! Before all hope is totally lost however, Bunny Sue happens upon a family having a picnic and listening to music. Captivated by the musical sounds, Bunny Sue feels the music and begins to joyfully hop around to the tune The Musics in Me. The answer was simple as simple can be, Bunny had musical talent you see. Once Bunny Sue began to hop, there was no way to stop her! Needless to say, performers and audiences will be captivated by this imaginative musical and delighted to learn that it truly has a very Hoppy Ending.The director's score comes with reproducible singers' parts, and performance/accompaniment MP3s are also available. With flexible casting and ideas for staging, costumes, and scenery, this is perfect for grades K-3!
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Guess Who’s Coming to Bethlehem
Here is a heartfelt, fun and moving Christmas musical that's perfect for kids. The animals in the Bethlehem stable have been informed of the coming Messiah, but they aren't quite sure who it will be. The lamb naturally thinks it's a lamb, the dove thinks it's a dove who will come and bring peace, and the other animals have their own thoughts as to who this mysterious visitor will be. Through easy-to-prepare songs and rhyming dialog, this adorable musical tells the Christmas story in a fresh and creative way. 20 minutes.
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* Holiday Gift wRappers * NEW!
“Holiday Gift wRappers" is a fun-filled one act elementary level musical that takes place in a toy store. Under the guidance of a group of holiday "gift wrappers" the audience is taken on a musical journey to three different departments: Toys for Tots, [Jacks and Jills in a box], High tech toys [Rockin' Robots] and stuffed animals [Goin' Steady with my Teddy.] The last surprise department has gifts that are perfect for everyone and are absolutely free! As the final song and message of the holiday reveals, its “Love and Kindness" that should be on the very top of everyone's holiday gift list! The full score comes with reproducible singer’s pages.
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How Does Your Garden Groove
Here's a charming, imaginative mini-musical about a group of musically talented vegetables growing in Freddy and Franny Farmer's garden. This is not your typical garden-variety musical. The french-fried potatoes have "appeal," leafy vegetables sing "Lettuce Entertain You," and corn and peas beg "Please Don't Put Us in a Can-Can!" With the help of Freddy and Franny, these lively veggies sing and dance their way into everyone's hearts. With an easy-to-memorize rhyming script and flexible cast size, this budget-stretching kit includes director's score, reproducible singers' parts, choreography, costuming, and performance and scenery suggestions. The performance/accompaniment CD includes poster and program, clip art, and information about the composers. 18 minutes.
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Kitty Cat Capers
This is a fun mini-musical that showcases the mischievous, zany, and lovable behaviors associated with our endearing feline friends. The pick of the litter cast, including Copy Cat, Alley Cat, Cool Cats, and Cuddly Cats, feeds us a treat of mewsical talent through their wild and wacky kitty capers. Miss Tabitha, a teacher at the "Purrrfect Paws and Claws Finishing School", sets out to encourage audience members to adopt her playful and scampering students that wiggle their whiskers and shake their tails. 15-20 minutes.
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Oceans of Fun-Science
In this delightful revue-style collection, you'll discover meaningful ways to supplement your music program with quality cross-curricular materials. It consists of eight songs, an easily memorized rhyming script and 21 fact-filled reproducible activity sheets. As a musical revue, classroom activity or a means of team teaching, the songs and activities offer a great learning experience for your students. 20 minutes.
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* Of Mice and Mozart * NEW!
Celebrate the life of this master composer with this clever play by Jill and Michael Gallina. Using rhyming text, Of Mice and Mozart tells the story of Mozart's life from the perspective of the imaginary descendants of the mice who lived in the woodwork of his house. This work pairs Mozart melodies with humorous lyrics. From the opening theme based on Symphony #40, to the comic Musicians Will Always Be Baroque, and the touch of rap of Mozart, We Sing to You infused in the familiar Piano Sonata, these songs and creative puns will both educate and delight students and audiences alike! Costuming, scenery and staging suggestions are included in the director's score that comes with reproducible singer's parts. Also available performance/accompaniment mp3s. Grades 2-5, approx. 30 minutes.
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Prime Time Nursery Rhymes
This mini-musical gives an exciting new twist to four favorite nursery rhymes. Crack up with Humpty Dumpty as Old King Cole recites the story of his terrible fall, and laugh along with the dog as Little Miss Muffet describes how the cow jumped over the moon. Dance along with the Little Old Woman's children as these witty characters sing each other's stories. The performance kit contains a reproducible unison collection and an enhanced CD that includes accompaniment and performance tracks, poster, program, composers' info, as well as costuming, staging, and performance suggestions. 20 minutes.
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Sing and Play About the USA - American History and Geography
This collection of reproducible songs and activities is designed for classroom, home school or individual learning. The activities include coloring, connect-the dots, crosswords, word search, singing and more. Included with the book is a listening CD that also contains sing-along tracks. Learning about the United States has never been so fun.
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Singin’ in the Rainforest
Explore all the layers of the rainforest with this collection of songs and activities designed for both music and general classroom use. Singin' in the Rainforest can be performed in its entirety as a musical revue, or it can be divided into smaller segments to reinforce learning done in other disciplines across the curriculum. This collection includes 14 reproducible educational activities, a Rainforest Vocabulary and Facts Guide, Life Science Curriculum Objectives, and Fast Facts for Teachers. 20 minutes.
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Snoozy Snowflake
This unison mini-musical has Snoozy Snowflake reluctant to fall in line with the tasks of the other snowflakes - which holds up the first snowfall of winter! Through an easy-to-memorize rhyming script and adorable songs, Snoozy discovers that each of us is special and offers unique contributions to family, school and community. This reproducible mini-musical has a rhyming script, a director's score, and choreography, costume, set, prop and performance suggestions as well as an enhanced performance/accompaniment CD. 15 minutes.
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* Wackadoo Zoo * NEW!
Now a classic for early grades, this musical features mixed-up, but happy animals who make the wrong sounds. Cows that say meow, lions that crow, monkeys that bray, etc. A Professor of Linguistics tries to straighten them out, with hilarious results. They all learn a valuable lesson about the importance of being unique and special. The clever rhyming dialogue is simple to learn and the six delightful songs are arranged for unison voices. The Director's Score now comes with reproducible singer's parts. Also, available are the performance/accompaniment mp3s. Perfect for grades K-3.
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