Kooroli - Aboriginal music and movement... this month's free activity

We are so excited about Music Room Book 7 that we are giving you another comprehensive activity to try.
The lesson is song called Koolori (meaning Coroboree)
and we have

Lyrics chart

The vocal audio track

A video clip from the DVD discussing the gumleaf and didge to introduce the song

A video clip of the song presenting the lyrics to help sing along

A video clip on Movement, Beat and Rhythm with the song

Links to a goldmine of background information including more video clips. (Check out the gumleaf competition from the 70s)

Here is Wayne Thorpe's intro ...



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A Christmas Pageant (then and now)

A Christmas Pageant
(then and now)
A Musical by Lynne Bartlett, Mark Leehy and Kevin O'Mara
Duration: 60 minutes.

A fun-filled journey from Bethlehem to Bondi that takes the audience through the traditions of Christmas from the Nativity, through the origins of the Christmas Tree and carol singing, the legend of Good King Wenceslaus, the coming of Santa Claus ... and ending up with an Aussie celebration!

Carols and Songs: Silent Night, O, Come, All Ye faithful, We Three Kings, Away in a Manger, The First Noel, Joy to the World, Good King Wenceslaus, Jingle Bells, O, Tannenbaum/ O, Christmas Tree, Deck the Halls, The Night Before Christmas, 12 Aussie Days of Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Click here for more.

Check out some free activities
O Tannenbaum
12 Aussie Days of Christmas

Expanding our Blog

We’d like to start using this space to talk about issues and ideas related to music and performing Arts education.

Perhaps you’d like to send us your own thoughts and ideas.
Maybe we’ll feature guest editorials.

So, to kick things off, I thought I’d share a thought or two about multi-age classrooms.
This post will be up shortly.

Mark Leehy
Publisher, Bushfire Press

April 2009 Activity - Space Boogie

THIS MONTH'S FREE ACTIVITY comes from level 4 (upper primary) of our integrated Arts program: COOL CATS CROSS ARTS ADVENTURES
by Mark Leehy & Kevin O'Mara.


This song & activity is from the Space unit of Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures level 4


We have just re-released the student books for levels 2-4 on CDROM. The CDROMs contain lyrics and student activity pages for music, dance, drama, media and visual art.
They can be used for data projection, enlarging, printing and copying etc. and replace the student books that accompanied the program.

We are giving you part of the level 4 unit 'Space'. We have a CD track and a PDF for a song and dance, 'Space Boogie', great electric guitar, lyrics and movement and dance activities.

This one's great fun and will have the kids really moving!

You will find the activity here

March 2009 Activity - Beautiful Soup

THIS MONTH'S FREE ACTIVITY comes our level 3 (middle primary) of our integrated Arts program: COOL CATS CROSS ARTS ADVENTURES
by Mark Leehy & Kevin O'Mara.


This song & activity is from the Nutrition unit of Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures level 3


We have just re-released the student books for levels 2-4 on CDROM. The CDROMs contain lyrics and student activity pages for music, dance, drama, media and visual art.
They can be used for data projection, enlarging, printing and copying etc. and replace the student books that accompanied the program.

We are giving you part of the level 3 unit 'Nutrition'. We have CD tracks and PDFs for a great song, 'Beautiful Soup', a percussion arrangement, lyrics and movement and dance activities.

Another great activity to have fun with!

You will find the activity here

February 2009 Activity - The Lollipop Lady

THIS MONTH'S FREE ACTIVITY comes our level 2 (lower primary) of our integrated Arts program: COOL CATS CROSS ARTS ADVENTURES
by Mark Leehy & Kevin O'Mara.

AND IT'S A WHOPPER!

This song & activity is from the Our Local Community unit of Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures level 2


We have just re-released the student books for levels 2-4 on CDROM. The CDROMs contain lyrics and student activity pages for music, dance, drama, media and visual art.
They can be used for data projection, enlarging, printing and copying etc. and replace the student books that accompanied the program.

To celebrate, we are giving you part of the level 2 unit 'Our Local Community'.
We have CD tracks and PDFs for a great song, 'The Lollipop Lady', a percussion arrangement and movement & dance activities.

We know your students will have loads of fun with these activities - enjoy!

You will find the activity here

May 2008 Activity - Meet the Wind Family

The May activity comes from

Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures Level 3

Students meet woodwinds, reeds and brass through some simple hands-on activities involving bottles, straws and hose!.




Download the activity

April 2008 Activity - Dance in the Olden Days - Camelot

The April activity comes from

Dance Room Level 1

beginning primary edition
the first book in our New Dance Program
by Barbara Snook

Camelot

A very simple and fun activity from Unit 3, Lesson 10:
Form - narrative movements.

The students go back to the days of Camelot, performing dance movements that tell a simple story involving Knights, Ladies ... and horses!

Dance Room Dance program from Bushfire Press We have dance instructions, illustrations and 2 CD tracks (an instrumental version and a "guided" voice-over version) for you. Enjoy!

40 LESSON PLANS FOR BEGINNING PRIMARY!!!
Full colour book and four audio CDs.
Here is your dance and movement course for the year ready made, planned and ready to go!

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October 2007 Activity - O Tannenbaum

O Tannenbaum
from A Christmas Pageant
(then and now)
A Musical by Lynne Bartlett, Mark Leehy and Kevin O'Mara
Duration: 60 minutes.

We have the well-known carol sung firstly in German (O Tannenbaum) and then in English (O Christmas Tree).
There is a narration that explains the origins of the song and the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree,
as well as staging ideas for presenting the piece at your end-of-year concert or your 'Carols by Candlelight' evening ...
and ... the whole thing can be performed to the backing track we've provided.

AND - IT'S IN A SINGABLE KEY FOR KIDS!
Click here for more.

A Christmas Pageant (then and now)

New in 2007 !
A Christmas Pageant
(then and now)
A Musical by Lynne Bartlett, Mark Leehy and Kevin O'Mara
Duration: 60 minutes.

A fun-filled journey from Bethlehem to Bondi that takes the audience through the traditions of Christmas from the Nativity, through the origins of the Christmas Tree and carol singing, the legend of Good King Wenceslaus, the coming of Santa Claus ... and ending up with an Aussie celebration!

Carols and Songs: Silent Night, O, Come, All Ye faithful, We Three Kings, Away in a Manger, The First Noel, Joy to the World, Good King Wenceslaus, Jingle Bells, O, Tannenbaum/ O, Christmas Tree, Deck the Halls, The Night Before Christmas, 12 Aussie Days of Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Click here for more.

August 2007 Activity

August 2007
The August activity comes from

Music Room Book 4.



The activity is the Rhymers' Waltz - Working in Threes
* Students learn a ¾ body percussion rhythm pattern to use with a simple song.
* Students learn how to rhyme - using only 2 words - and use their own rhymes in the song.
There is also a simple tuned and untuned percussion arrangement for them to add to the song. and vocal and backing tracks.

You will find the free activity by clicking here.

July 2007 Activity

July 2007
The July activity comes from
Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures Level 4.
The activity is called 'Rainforest' and it is from the ENVIRONMENT unit of LEVEL 4 (upper primary).
It is a soundscape exploring random sounds/music and creating a 'sound environment' and includes the lesson, backing track, practice track and and a recorder stylesheet.
You will find the free activity by clicking here.

Enjoy!

June 2007 Activity - Old Macdonald Played a Riff (recorder)

June 2007
The May activity comes from
COOL CATS RED HOT RECORDER COURSE, LEVEL 2

It’s a fun little piece called "Old Macdonald Played a Riff".
It’s really a rock 'n' roll version of a song the students will all recognise!

It uses the notes B, A, G. low E and low D and gives the students the chance to improvise in an easy and 'do-able' way. There is a mystery question included – and there is downloadable music and downloadable audio demo & backing tracks.

Enjoy this piece with your students!

You will find the free activity by clicking here.
- and there are other free recorder activities if you follow the links to the other recorder resources we have on offer.

May 2007 Free Activity - Heard it Before (recorder)

May 2007
The May activity comes from

COOL CATS RED HOT RECORDER COURSE, LEVEL 1


It’s a fun little piece called 'Heard it Before'.

It’s really a rock n roll version of a song the students will all recognise!
It uses the notes B, A, G and is perfect for beginners (and a little fun for the more advanced). There is a mystery question and a creative exercise also included – and there is downloadable music and downloadable audio demo & backing tracks.

Have fun!
You will find the free activity by clicking here.
- and there are other free recorder activities if you follow the links to the other recorder resources we have on offer.

February 2007 FREE Activity - drama games

Hello again from Bushfire Press.

For those in the Southern Hemisphere, welcome back from the break.

We hope it will be a good year for you – and we also hope we can help you make it great year with the help of the many exciting resources we have on offer for you.

February Activity
The February activities comes from our new publication
The Final 40 Simple Drama Games
"Subtle Differences" and
"Vocal Scene"

You will find the activity by clicking here.

- and there are more activities if you follow the links to the other drama games resources we have on offer.

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