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Imagine Dragons Percussion MEGABundle! (@ 15% OFF 17 RESOURCES!)
By Jason Litt
In this Imagine Dragons Percussion MEGABundle, you will get great resources, a mix of bucket drumming arrangements, rhythm basketball, rhythm stick read-alongs, and body percussion at a 15% discount off of each one!
WHY IMAGINE DRAGONS?
Arrangements are designed from 4th grade all the way up to middle school, so these are typically designed for some of the older kids.
For notation:
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish),
The X notation that is stacked with quarter notes are played as shots (think like a marching band snare drum -- playing the drum and stick simultaneously as a rimshot or on top of each other -- whatever will you get you the best accent!)
The X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
For the Rhythm Basketball:
Your students will each have a basketball (can be regulation size or smaller) and bounce their ball on the ground each time they see an ornament icon. Each ornament icon is denoted as a quarter note. The rests are in between each ball for the students to hold the ball. Any smaller ornaments (grouped in two) will be played as 2 eighth note pairs and students will have to lower themselves a foot or two to dribble eighth notes on the floor
There's also a "pat" icon with a hand below the ornament icon itself, so you will have the student hold the basketball in one hand and pat the ball on the beat
SET OFF FIREWORKS - A Short Song for July
By ZS Music Publishing
Light up some fun and have a blast on the piano playing these songs from our July Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for July resources!
SET OFF FIREWORKS is a 16-measure song in D Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SJL3-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Lullaby Songs for Books Bundle
By Creating Musical Literature
Using these six books, create engaging lessons for your students as they sing to the main characters in the story to help them fall asleep. Add instruments for extra engagement and use puppets to create a character for the children to sing to. Additional worksheets (can be used and assigned digitally), reinforce elements of the story such as animal sounds, and rhythm decoding. Adaptable for grades PreK-2nd grade.
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1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2022 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
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Zimbab all the Wae! - Percussion composition! (Tubano/Tambourine)
By Jason Litt
In "Zimbab all the Wae", introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos (along with tambourines), learn the music by rote by taking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C], and so forth). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands and adding different timbres in with the tambourine
Included is the key for tubano and tambourine notation
At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?
Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!
Have a terrific time with this one :)
A-U-G-U-S-T - A Short Song for AUGUST
By ZS Music Publishing
It's time to hit the books and prepare to learn these songs from our August Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for August resources!
A-U-G-U-S-T is a 16-measure song in D Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SAU2-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Songtales for Little Blue Truck Book Series
By Creating Musical Literature
Looking for a way to incorporate the Little Blue Truck books into your music classroom or jazz up your reading time of the Little Blue Truck series? These songs written for the Little Blue Truck books summarize what happens in the book while using the almost the same exact melody. Once your students have learned the first melody for Little Blue Truck, the melody stays mostly the same but the lyrics change with each different Little Blue Truck book that you own. This makes it easier to plug into future lessons involving these books. Included in this collection are Little Blue Truck, Little Blue Truck Time for School, Little Blue Truck's Halloween, Little Blue Truck's Christmas, Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend, Good Night Little Blue Truck, and Little Blue Truck's Valentine's Day. For grades PreK-2nd grade. Ukulele chords included for accompaniment purposes.
REMINDERS
1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2022 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
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Keepy Uppy (from "Bluey") - RHYTHM BASKETBALL!
By Jason Litt
RHYTHM BASKETBALL is in with the popular theme from the "Keepy Uppy" episode of Bluey, a fan favorite amongst elementary schoolers from K-5!
There are four all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2 or 4 times).
Here's the track so you can play along...
By ZS Music Publishing
Time for some summer fun and chill out on the piano playing these songs from our June Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for June resources!
R&R is a 16-measure song in D Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SJU3-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Social Emotional Learning Music Lesson Book Bundle
By Creating Musical Literature
Use these wonderful books to teach the importance of caring, friendship, dealing with anxiety, gratitude as well as discussing overall wishes for a better world. Students will sing, chant and learn about rhythm and steady beat. The songs and chants can be used either with the books or separately. Adaptable for grades PreK-3rd grade and can be used either during the holidays such as Valentine's Day, Passover, and Thanksgiving or any other time of year that students need lessons about love for one another, caring and gratitude.
REMINDERS
1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2022 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
_________________________________________________________
LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIALS!
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Dance Hits Bundle! (for Bucket Drumming) - 15% OFF!
By Jason Litt
In this Dance Hits Bundle, you will get great resources, a mix of 9 custom bucket drumming arrangements @ 15% each when bundled together here!
Arrangements are designed from 4th grade all the way up to middle school, so these are typically designed for some of the older kids.
For notation:
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish),
The X notation that is stacked with quarter notes are played as shots (think like a marching band snare drum -- playing the drum and stick simultaneously as a rimshot or on top of each other -- whatever will you get you the best accent!)
The X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
WHEELS ON THE BUS - A Short Song for AUGUST
By ZS Music Publishing
It's time to hit the books and prepare to learn these songs from our August Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for August resources!
WHEELS ON THE BUS is an 8-measure song in C Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SAU1-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
The Bear Series Books Extension Lessons Bundle
By Creating Musical Literature
Use these extension lessons for "Bear Says Thanks", "Bear Snores On", "Bear Feels Sick", "Bear's New Friend", "Bear's Loose Tooth", "Bear Feels Scared", "Bear Wants More", "Bear Stays Up" and "Bear Can't Sleep" by Karma Wilson to teach quarter rest, new solfege syllables, play along on the recorder, play ostinati, rhythm vs. steady beat, practice decoding and rhythm matching using additional worksheets and talk about the importance of gratitude! Great for use all year long and can be used without the books also. Worksheets included can be used and assigned digitally through Google Classroom. Adaptable for grades PreK-3rd grade.
REMINDERS
1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2022 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
_________________________________________________________
LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIALS!
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Peppa Pig Theme TRAP Remix - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Wanna get these kids engaged and smiling ear to ear? Get a TRAP REMIX going full of trap music, backbeats, and trance themes with the theme from Minecraft for Bucket Drumming!
There are four all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2, 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The mp3 track is included in this resource so you can play right along!
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
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All images/photos/clip art in this resource were created by me.
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PAPER AND PENCIL - A Short Song for AUGUST
By ZS Music Publishing
It's time to hit the books and prepare to learn these songs from our August Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for August resources!
PAPER AND PENCIL is a 16-measure song in C Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SAU3-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
By Creating Musical Literature
Use these books to help your students learn the triplet rhythm! The rhythm and beat charts help with decoding triplets and the worksheets provided help with the practice of writing a triplet rhythm. In addition, you can discuss and explore social emotional learning with "A Hug is for Holding Me." Some lessons are adaptable for grades PreK-3rd grade while the Tanabata Star Festival Lesson is for the upper grades.
REMINDERS
1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2024 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
_________________________________________________________
LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIALS!
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FACEBOOK: @creatingmusicalliterature
Boomin' Whackin', Fun ain't Lackin'
By Jason Litt
10 original compositions for the Boomwhackers that will reinforce all of your great teachings! All arrangements are an 8.5 x 11 PDF which can be projected on a whiteboard, IWB, or printed out for student use Each colorful arrangement uses the 1 octave C diatonic scale of the boomwhackers and each piece focuses on a specific trait, tailored to meet the needs of your students. The pieces are as follows with their specific role: Boom n' Roll - Tremelos/Rolls/Whole Note Durations Boom Sneak Boom - Grouped Eighth Notes and Rests C it and Hear it! - C diatonic scale Variations Dynamically Boomed - Forte and Piano switches Grow n' Go - Crescendos across 1 and 2 measure phrases Legend of the Eighth Engine - Eighth Notes and Subdivision Plastic Jam Op. 2016 - Melodies, Intervals, and Chords Riders of the Boom - Melodic Direction and Sequencing The Boom Room - Arpeggios and Chords The Rest Tests - Counting Quarter Note Rests Tempi is completely up to you! Each arrangement is 20 measures long (after 2 repeats) and includes boomwhacker notation and color on a treble clef staff, which are easy to read large print. A background percussion track has been included, but do not be hesitant to include your own (or use classroom instruments!) Enjoy these arrangements, Boomwhacker enthusiasts!
FLYING HIGH - A Short Song for May
By ZS Music Publishing
Pack your bags for a fun trip on the piano playing these songs from our May Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for May resources!
FLYING HIGH is an 8-measure song in F Major for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SMY6-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Songtale
By Creating Musical Literature
Use this songtale to sing through what your students have just read about, after you have read the book to them! Using the same melody (with minor modifications due to changing lyrics) that I composed for Little Blue Truck, take your students on a different journey of getting ready for the Halloween party while guessing who each animal is underneath their costume. Great way to review musical form as well, since the song is in ABA form. For grades PreK-2. Ukulele chords included to help you accompany.
REMINDERS
1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com
2. Your purchase of this product is for SINGLE USE ONLY. Please purchase additional licenses to share with other teachers. Copyright © 2022 Creating Musical Literature. All rights reserved.
3. Leave a comment down below in order to earn TeachShare credits! I would love to hear how you and your students have been enjoying my products!
_________________________________________________________
LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIALS!
INSTAGRAM: @creatingmusicalliterature
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FACEBOOK: @creatingmusicalliterature
Imperial March, Star Wars *TRAP REMIX* - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
A departure from our typical popular music fare, we now offer you a new twist that'll get even your toughest kids going. It's the TRAP REMIX version of "The Imperial March" from John Williams' Star Wars franchise!
There are four color coded slides along with the form and instrumental identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students (a great way to talk about the variations of the theme with inclusion or exclusions of certain instrument groupings) and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
This one really "slaps" as the kids say. It'll totally get them engaged!
Here's the track so you can play along...
A Sad March - A Short Song for March
By ZS Music Publishing
Your students would be so lucky to play this song featured in our March Piano Book and our 5 Short Songs for March resources!
A SAD MARCH is a 16-measure song in D Minor in the Bass Clef for your students to sight-read, play for loved ones, use for theory analysis and more!
This song is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need for your students!
If you enjoyed playing this song with your students, please remember to give it a rating and review! Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!
Catalog: PM-5SMA4-DG
© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.