>Dear List, > >As of this semester I am teaching a group voice class for children. >I have three girls, 2 of them 9 years old and one is 11. All are >very much beginners, 2 have lovely voices and one doesn't match >pitch....sigh. Kenneth Phillips' TEACHING KIDS TO SING has become >my new best friend! > >Anyway, I would like to find a collection of folksongs or really >anything that would be appropriate to use as literature in this >class. I have a lot of children's music but am interested in seeing >what else is out there, especially something that would appeal to >these girls and not seem to babyish. > >Any suggestions? >
I grew up singing from the Fireside Book of Folk Songs, and Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (edited by William Cole). I'm particularly fond of the latter.
Karen
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