Up the Tempo - Full Year Music Program

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CD 1 Includes

• A  generic 90 page PDF teacher resource book which features term overviews; teaching templates which includes: goals; objectives; warm-up activities; teaching ideas; assessments; glossary; preparation; extension ideas; song lyrics; extra curricular ideas and activities; instruments and bonus ‘Teaching Stuff’

• Also a New Zealand 90 page PDF teacher resource book “This resource for early childhood and junior teachers is a comprehensive programme which includes links to the other curriculum areas and Achievement Objectives for the Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum document and the Te Whaariki Goals. Extension ideas, assessment activities and explanations of musical terms and instruments are also included in this resource.

• 20 catchy songs sung by top young talent:

1. Hello
2. Are you Ready?
3. My Hat
4. Riggedy Jig
5. Pohutukawa Tree
6. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
7. Two Little Eyes
8. Jack in the Box
9. Puffer Train
10. Happiness
11. Reach Up High
12. Jelly Beans
13. Clocks
14. We’re Going to the Zoo
15. Country Jive
16. Once in Silly Land
17. Rere Atu
18. Touch the Stars
19. Nursery Rhyme Medley
20. Sleepy Songs

• 12 instrumental only songs great for performances

CD 2 Includes

• A 25 page PDF resource book which features song lyrics; templates and bonus ‘Stuff for Teachers’

• 4 instrumental only songs great for performances

• 20 ‘themed’ songs sung by top young talent:

1. We Love to Sing
2. The Wheels on the Tram
3. Guess Who?
4. Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
5. How I Love to Fly
6. Johnny Bear
7. Transport Song
8. Green, Green the Grass is Green
9. Get Down and Boogie
10. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
11. My Bear is Cuddly
12. Firemen On Their Way
13. Travelling to School
14. Wiggly Worm
15. Shaking Like a Jelly
16. Mother Earth
17. Little Peter Rabbit
18. Hop, Hop, Hop
19. Who is Lovable?
20. Bye, Have a Happy Day

DVD Up the Tempo includes:

• 20 songs as featured in Up the Tempo. All songs are filmed at different locations

1. Hello
2. Are you Ready?
3. My Hat
4. Riggedy Jig
5. Pohutukawa Tree
6. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
7. Two Little Eyes
8. Jack in the Box
9. Puffer Train
10. Happiness
11. Reach Up High
12. Jelly Beans
13. Clocks
14. We’re Going to the Zoo
15. Country Jive
16. Once in Silly Land
17. Rere Atu
18. Touch the Stars
19. Nursery Rhyme Medley
20. Sleepy Songs

Meet Robyn And Linda

Robyn Trinick is a senior lecturer in music education at the Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her main area of focus for teaching and research is in Primary Music with a particular interest in the junior school. Robyn is also involved in research relating to music in cross-curricular contexts which includes exploring possible connections between music and language, mathematics and dance.

Linda Adamson is the founder of Love to Sing Ltd and has created children's educational music resources since 1990. Linda has a teaching back ground in early childhood, has been a music lecturer and continues to facilitate music sessions with teachers, parents and children. Her music products are loved by parents, teachers and children and has sold over a  million products world wide.
 

"Happy Kids and Happy Teachers"
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If you and your kids don't completely fall in love with our music programme... we'll completely refund your money!

Here's What Teacher's Say:

"Children love the songs"

One of the challenges for generalist teachers is knowing what to do with a song and how to move forward. In this programme, teachers can see a clear progression, with learning goals and outcomes, presented in a user-friendly format.
It offers teachers a range of choices - far more that just the song itself. There are the video songs, the unit plans, the extra learning opportunities and cross-curricular possibilities and opportunities for integration that could fit well with an inquiry approach.
Children love the songs, and this resource is very good value for money."
Judy Inkster- Music Specialist, Cornwall Park School

"Up the Tempo is a thorough,
easy to use music programme"

Up the Tempo is a thorough, easy to use music programme. It contains simple-to-teach, whole-class activities as well as ways to extend children. There is support for teachers who are not themselves musical, yet contains ideas and terminology to really add to children's knowledge and understandings.
This will become a regular programme in many classrooms."
Karen Seth- Primary School Teacher and Preschool Dance Instructor

"They are loved by all children"

I was introduced to Love to Sing songs by some wonderful NZ teachers when I was working in London. Since then I have used them in my classrooms all over the world - they are loved by all children, but I find them particularly helpful for children learning English - they just can't resist joining in with the actions, delightful tunes and fun lyrics (TPR).
My (and my students) special favourite is "hello" it's a great settling-in song in those first few scary days when they start 'big' school. By the end of the week they are practically charging into the classroom in the morning to put the CD player on and start a fun-filled energetic day. Parents from all nationalites come up to me humming your songs - they are a fantastic springboard to instilling a love of music in all. I especially love to see children who are initially reticent about speaking aloud - singing at the top of their voices - magical!!!
Thank you, keep up the good work
Best wishes,
Sharon Heywood :)
 

"And they are fun, which I think
is very important"

Hi Linda,

My name is Tracie Jones and I am currently in my first year studying to become a teacher in Christchurch. At the moment I am doing music lessons with children and planning the lessons. I love the 'Love to sing' songs and think they are perfect for the age I am teaching. And they are fun, which I think is very important.
Thank-you very much,
Tracie Jones
 

"I highly recommend the series..."

Hi Linda,

I actually live in Sudan and am in my fourth year now and teach preschool in the Khartoum American School. I discovered your Love to Sing Series while I was teaching in Laos. Our New Zealand music teacher used the Jack in the Box and Hey Baby, Let's Rock and Roll with our group. I was hooked.

I Googled the songs and found your website. I use the videos as a very positive means of musical expression and a real life experience seeing other children involved in music. Children who might not be very expressive normally will begin to sing along and some will jump up in spontaneous dancing.

I highly recommend the series as a means to provide children with an opportunity to generate inner feelings for music and free expression. I play the CDs in the outside play area to let the children generate their own spontaneous actions to the songs.
David Zakem

"They are awesome"

Hi Linda

I am a New Zealand citizen and New Zealand Early childhood teacher. I used to listen to your CD's when I was in New Zealand. They are awesome.
Now I am working in the USA at a Montessori school and I have already introduced a few songs from Love to Sing CD's to our kids. They really enjoy them!
Thank you
Saradha

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