Five Little Snowflakes/ Five Shiny Stars – Beginning with one snowflake, each verse adds another snowflake and a new action until ending with five snowflakes. The same melody is used with alternate lyrics to create the song, Five Shiny Stars.

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Jiggle Wiggle Freeze! – Although technically not a winter song, this freeze dance is so much fun no one will mind sneaking it into a winter-themed concert. With tongue twisty movement words and fun freeze dance poses, this song is sure to become a favourite!

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Jingle Bells Scarf Activity – This song is one of the top traditional songs and it is about sleigh riding, not holiday specific at all. By singing only part of the chorus and then adding scarf movement, this is a great song for concerts early in the year with beginning singers. It has great visual appeal for concerts and it is lots of fun!

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See My Little Candle / See the Snowflakes Falling – Sharing a small candle can make a big difference in the world. This delicate song is super effective with the addition of small battery-operated candles. It works for Remembrance Day or Veterans Day programs as well as any time a song about peace is the order of the day. Alternate snowflake lyrics are also provided creating even more versatility.

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Winter A to Z – Using the familiar alphabet song/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star melody, 26 wintery items are presented in this song. You may be surprised at some of the items that are included!

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These five winter concert songs for Kindergarten and grade 1 singers (ages 5-7) have simple but memorable melodies, and lyrics that are repetitious or very predictable, keeping the lyric load attainable. Instrumental sections are often included to accommodate movement in addition to singing. Adding a featured movement section is a great way to prepare a song with greater length without adding more lyrics. Finally, the songs in this collection are fun for the kids to sing and entertaining for the audience.

The download includes student vocal scores (with permission to print as many copies as required) or teachers may choose to teach the songs by rote. Lead sheets and piano scores are also provided. Lyric sheets are included and are a real time-saver for teachers who can quickly make copies to send home for students to practice. Finally, the inclusion of piano accompaniment tracks with and without melody guide are a great help for teachers who want to be able to direct the students rather than being busy at the piano during the performance.

The book also includes concert planning tips, drawing on Donna’s experience from planning many, many concerts during her 37 years as an elementary music specialist. This collection of songs is a valuable addition to the music repertoire library in kindergarten and grade music classrooms.

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• Vocal scores
• Lead sheets
• Director/piano scores
• Lyrics
• Accompaniments – with melody guide
• Accompaniments – piano
• Teaching Tips

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With a focus on peace, this song is an ideal repertoire choice for Remembrance Day or Veterans Day. November 11^th performance commitments arrive early in the school year or vocal studio semester. With this time constraint in mind, Donna has written a simple yet effective song that can be learned and performed with a few weeks of preparation.

The simple melody line is written with a range of B3 – D5 with most of the tune falling in the middle section of this tone set. The ABA form keeps the lyric load light for young singers. The B section includes an optional descending vocal harmony line for a few brief bars before the song returns to the unison A section. The song works equally well with or without the addition of the harmony lines and/or optional handbells. If handbells are used, they provide a harmony line without placing that demand on the singers.

Sing a Song of Peace is an effective unison piece with options to include brief 2-part sections either vocally or incorporating handbells.

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• Vocal score
• Lead sheet
• Handbell score
• Director/piano score
• Lyrics
• Accompaniment – with melody guide - part 1
• Accompaniment – with melody guide - part 2
• Accompaniment – with melody guide - combined parts
• Accompaniment – piano
• Teaching Tips

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Beyond wishing, there are things we can do in our everyday lives that create a more peaceful state of being and living. Personal action is required from each of us to improve our own small corner of the world.

The melody of I’m Wishing is lyrical, with long phrases and sustained notes.  An optional harmony part is also provided, although the melody stands on its own merits as a unison selection.

I’m Wishing (omit verse 4) is included in the Royal Conservatory of Music “Complete Repertoire” exam song list.  (Level 3, List B)

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• Vocal score
• Director/piano score
• Flute score
• Lyrics
• Accompaniment - with melody guide
• Accompaniment - piano
• Donna & Andy band - instrumental track
• Donna & Andy - performance track
• 23 Cross-curricular activities
• Colouring page

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