Grab a Partner! Twelve Terrific Partner Songs for Young Singers (Teacher's Handbook & CD) [Paperback]

Sally K. Albrecht (Author), Jay Althouse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

There's nothing more fun than singing a partner song, and there's no better way to develop independent 2-part singing with your young performers. GRAB A PARTNER! by well-known composers Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse, features 12 terrific partner songs, each utilizing a well-known melody. Titles: A Broadway Song (with Give My Regards to Broadway) * Which Ball Game? (with Take Me Out to the Ball Game) * Sing of the Spring (with Now Is the Month of Maying) * How I Love My America (with America, the Beautiful) * 'Round the Mountain (with She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain) * Angels Watchin' (with All Night, All Day) * Get That Fly! (with Shoo, Fly) * Come By Here (with Kum Ba Ya) * Dance Around the Room (with Zum Gali Gali) * Gettin' Ready for Santa Claus (with Up on the Housetop) * Heavenly Peace (with Silent Night) * Goin' to the Races (with Camptown Races).
The Teacher's Handbook includes reproducible song sheets and appropriate easy-to-teach staging suggestions. So GRAB A PARTNER! and let's go!
-Recommended for grades 2-7.
-Staging Suggestions included.
-Reproducible Student Song Sheets included.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073901840X
• ISBN-13: 978-0739018408
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,279,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of songs - strange accompaniment CD, January 2, 2011

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This review is from: Grab a Partner! Twelve Terrific Partner Songs for Young Singers (Teacher's Handbook & CD) (Paperback)

I have used this collection of partner songs for a variety of children's choirs with much success. Each piece has simple choreography (mostly hand motions)and the songs are fun - singers LOVE these! Partner songs are a great way to introduce part singing and provide a "safe" environment for those who are a bit timid.

The CD, however, is a mixed bag. There are two tracks for each song, one with just piano accompaniment and one with voices. The piano track is fantastic and very useful for rehearsals, but the voice track has mature singers with heavy vibrato that is not a good example for young singers. Wish there could have been a children's choir used for the voice track! This is the reason I gave the book/CD set four stars.