What is Welcome to Music?
An exciting, interactive and original collection of musical activities that encourages children and their parents, carers and teachers to move, dance, sing, play, create and love music. The series includes tapes*, CDs, Childrens Activity Books*, Teacher's Books, choral arrangements and musicals. (*not available for Boomerang Jam)
The 'Welcome to Music' series includes Rainbows, Trees & Tambourines (#1), Bop in the Bath (#2), Razzamajazz (#3), Boomerang Jam (#4), The Power Of You (#5) and now Move It! (#6)
What is Boomerang Jam?
Following on from WTM #3, Razzamajazz this is a razzle dazzle collection of original and jazzy songs encouraging children to sing, move, dance, play instruments and improvise. Hear rock, pop, rap, latin, african, swing and many other styles. Experience the live sound of the trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, didgeridoo, African djembe and much more, including some homemade instruments! This album is for all funky kids and their parents and caregivers to enjoy, for creative teachers and children to share in the classroom, and for choirs to experience new vocal challenges.
Baktraks & a new innovation - Gaptraks!
Boomerang Jam is available on a double CD including Baktraks Plus - backing tracks without the vocals, and Gaptraks - vocal traks with 'gaps' for singing or playing responses or improvisation, for classroom and/or performance use.
Comprehensive Teacher's Book now available!
This huge 96 page Teacher's Manual contains music, guitar chords, ideas for improvisation and classroom percussion arrangements. Now with CSF "learning outcomes".
CONTENTS - (Underlined titles have links to sample music MP3 extracts)
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Song |
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1. |
Swinging Bones |
Swing |
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2. |
Dinky di Aussie |
Folk |
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3. |
Umbulayo |
African |
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4. |
Boomerang Jam |
Rock |
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5. |
Living with the Rhythm |
Swing |
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6. |
Recycle Rap |
Rap |
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7. |
Seven |
Sevens |
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8. |
The Ayers Rock |
Rock |
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9. |
Sing to the Heavens Above |
Gospel |
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10. |
Reggae, Hey Hey |
Reggae |
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11. |
Jam like that |
Swing |
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12. |
The Instrument Rap |
Rap |
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13. |
Manyana Banana |
Latin |
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I 4. |
Every Day ís a Party |
Disco |
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15. |
The Green and the Gold |
Waltz |
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To help children learn and build skills for life such as listening, social and language skills, through enjoyment and fun and nurture a love of music, a gift and opportunity that EVERY child deserves. If all children are involved in music from a young age then there will ultimately be more HARMONY in the world. Let's work towards making music an important part of our lives and our children's lives. |
Visit Susie & Phil's new site
for heaps of info on each resource, sample audio files and sample Teacher's Manual pages! |
