Carols for Christmas

Subject: Music
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 11058

Carols for Christmas is a unique collection of Christmas music old and new, with seasonal pieces to sing and/or play for pupils of all ages, from absolute beginners to those who are more advanced. The package is particularly designed to offer appealing Christmas music for classroom ensemble, electronic keyboards and/or tuned percussion instruments, and B flat, E flat and bass clef melody lines are included as appropriate, to allow instrumentalists to take part within the classroom situation if wished. All the melodies are playable on the descant recorder or other instrument in C, and all parts are included with and without note names for convenience in the classroom.

User friendly information about different types of Christmas music are also given, and word sheets for every carol and song in the 2 part and 4 part arrangements are included.

The package contains:

• Teaching approaches
• Information sheets
• 4 part ensemble (six pieces)
• 2 part ensemble (four pieces)
• Carols for keyboard (ten pieces)
• Christmas Bells for keyboard (eight pieces for absolute beginners)
• Assessment materials to support performing at the various levels

This is an excellent all round Christmas resource, aimed at ages 11-16, and will prove to be a most useful addition for the busy classroom teacher.