Junior Voiceworks 2: 33 More Songs for Children

ISBN 10: 0193355744 ISBN 13: 9780193355743

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2007

Synopsis

Junior Voiceworks 2 is a second dazzling collection of songs for all choirs at or around KS2 level. The songs are presented in the familiar and highly practical Voiceworks format, with accessible music pages and accompanying notes for the teacher or leader. There's a great range of songs in many styles and moods to suit all occasions and all types of choirs, including folk songs, jazz songs, a rap, a rock song, rounds, and a counting song! The repertoire includes unison songs and songs in several parts. For the teachers, the photocopiable pages make rehearsal and performance a breeze, and a complete lesson or rehearsal plan is included witheach song, including warm-ups and constructive tips. There are also 2 CDs containing quality performances of all the songs by the Berkshire Girls Choir and backing tracks for a number of songs. The piano accompaniments are playable and include guitar parts. This all adds up to a fabulous singing resource that will inspire choirs everywhere!

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Review:

The Introductions to these books are veritable teaching courses in themselves, and the notes for each song provide an immense amount of preparatory guidance on how to approach it. (Clare Stevens, The Singer, June 07)

OUP's Voiceworks series, edited by Peter Hunt, now consists of eight volumes, and all have rightly been highly acclaimed. Junior Voiceworks 2 will be welcomed with enthusiasm by teachers and choir directors whose copies of Junior Voiceworks 1 are perhaps falling apart through overuse. Like its predecessor, this one is edited by Kevin Stannard, who has found, or in some cases written, a delightful selection of unfamiliar songs aimed at primary schoolchildren. The collection is international in flavour and includes a mixture of playground rhymes, folk songs, traditional and contemporary repertoire in a wide range of moods and styles. It is more of the same, but when the product is so good, who could possibly complain? (Clare Stevens, The Singer, June 07)

Once again, attention is given to the holistic development of singing, with guidance and advice on warm-ups, teaching and performance . . . With the current emphasis on primary singing this resource has appeared at a very convenient moment . . . Put it on your wish list this year. (Ian Shirley, Primary Music Today, September 09)

Book Description:

'It is more of the same, but when the product is so good, who could possibly complain?' The Singer

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0193355744
• ISBN 13: 9780193355743
• Binding: Pamphlet
• Number of pages: 152