The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition
From “The Wheels on the Bus” to “Eensy Weensy Spider,” these classic songs combine movement and music to create a high-energy, fun experience for children. At the same time, children learn coordination skills and the musical concepts of form and expression. Easy to learn and fun to sing, fingerplays and action songs are a wonderful way to engage children, while at the same time plant seeds of musical sensitivity and imagination. This special book, for the first time, collects the most cherished of these songs (some in danger of being lost or forgotten), enabling your family to carry on the tradition of laughter and learning that fingerplays and action songs have inspired for generations!
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The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition
From “The Wheels on the Bus” to “Eensy Weensy Spider,” these classic songs combine movement and music to create a high-energy, fun experience for children. At the same time, children learn coordination skills and the musical concepts of form and expression. Easy to learn and fun to sing, fingerplays and action songs are a wonderful way to engage children, while at the same time plant seeds of musical sensitivity and imagination. This special book, for the first time, collects the most cherished of these songs (some in danger of being lost or forgotten), enabling your family to carry on the tradition of laughter and learning that fingerplays and action songs have inspired for generations!
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The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition

The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition

by John Feierabend
The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition

The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition

by John Feierabend

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Overview

From “The Wheels on the Bus” to “Eensy Weensy Spider,” these classic songs combine movement and music to create a high-energy, fun experience for children. At the same time, children learn coordination skills and the musical concepts of form and expression. Easy to learn and fun to sing, fingerplays and action songs are a wonderful way to engage children, while at the same time plant seeds of musical sensitivity and imagination. This special book, for the first time, collects the most cherished of these songs (some in danger of being lost or forgotten), enabling your family to carry on the tradition of laughter and learning that fingerplays and action songs have inspired for generations!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781622774654
Publisher: G I A Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 04/01/2021
Series: First Steps in Music series
Edition description: Second edition
Pages: 88
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

John M. Feierabend has spent decades compiling songs and rhymes from the memories of the American people, in hopes that these treasures will be preserved for future generations. He is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Music Education Division of The Hartt School of the University of Hartford.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Fingerplays 7

Bouncing Around 8

People We Know 10

Things That Go 14

Mother Earth 18

Hands & Shoulders, Knees & Thumbs 25

How Many? So Many! 27

How Many Animals? So Many Animals! 34

More Animal Friends 40

Yummy in My Tummy 54

Our House Is a Very Fine House 57

Winding Down 61

Time for Bed 63

Action Songs 65

Animal Friends 66

Head & Shoulders, Knees ex Foes 70

Hopping & Jumping 76

Going Places, Doing Things 78

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