05.++Music+Files

In our Traveling Trunk you will find several CD recordings of music, listed below.

Due to copyright, the actual song files will not be uploaded to this wiki page.

However, Plank Road Publishing has samples of the songs I have used from Music K-8 on their site. I have hyperlinked the titles to take you directly to the specific sites. Once you have clicked on the titles, it will take you to a listing of all the songs in that issue. Scroll down until you find the title and select the Quicktime or mp3 options.

The hyperlink for "Columbus Day" will not take you to a listening file, but will take you to Dr. Jean's site (see note below).


 * [[image:Music_K8_19:1.JPG width="62" height="46"]]Music file 1 __ [|"Oh, I Love America"] __ - Music K-8, Volume 19, #1  (2010-2011 issue) - Track #2; Performance Track #22
 * [[image:Happy_Everything.JPG width="62" height="46"]]Music file 2 [|"Columbus Day"] - <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">(see note below) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">[|"Happy Everything"] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">CD by Dr. Jean (October 2008)
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[[image:Music_K8_19:2.JPG width="62" height="46"]]<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Music file 3 __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">[|"Thank A Vet"] __ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">- Music K-8, Volume 19, #2 (2008-2009 issue) - Track #13; Performance Track #30
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[[image:Music_K8_21:2.JPG width="62" height="46"]]<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Music file 4 __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">[|"I Like Thanksgiving"] __ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">- Music K-8, Volume 21, #2 (2010-2011 issue) - Track #7; Performance Track #25
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[[image:Making_Music_K:11.JPG width="62" height="46"]]<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Music file 5 " <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">Sing About Martin" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">- "Making Music", Kindergarten CD 11, track #23; Performance Track #24
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[[image:World_of_Music_5:6.JPG width="62" height="46"]]<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Music file 6 "You Can Grow Up To Be President" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">- "World of Music", Grade 5 CD 6, track #19 (split track for performance track)
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[[image:Music_K8_1:4.JPG width="62" height="46"]]<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Music File 7 [|"Stars and Stripes Forever"] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;"> **-** (see note below) Music K-8, Volume 1, #4 (1990-1991 issue) - Track #8

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">The recording of of " **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Columbus Da y ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;"> " is not pitched appropriately for young voices (I have interjected my opinion here - many adults who record songs for children pitch them so they are comfortable for themselves and not where it is appropriate for young children to be singing). For purposes of performance, I have taken the vocal track from "Going Over the Sea" (Making Music textbook series) and shortened it to the number of verses I needed for "Columbus Day." This can be done through programs such as GarageBand and Audacity by cutting out sections of the song. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">The title, above, is hyperlinked to Dr. Jean's site where she gives you the lyrics for the song, movement suggestions, and downloads for a book of the lyrics as well as a powerpoint.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">The sample you will hear of <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">"**Stars and Stripes Forever**" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">includes singing. For purposes of the program, below, the students will not be singing the song, but rather humming the melody on the kazoo. Therefore, the accompaniment track was actually used. The version of the song on the Music K-8 CD is actually an abridged version of the original song. Depending on what you choose to do with the song (ie: get a large number of students out of the performance area), you may need to lengthen the song. This can be done through programs such as GarageBand and Audacity by looping sections of the song.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Several of the music files referenced on this page are from a publication called **Music K-8 Magazine**. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">It is a subscription-based publication, published five times a year. Each magazine arrives in a timely manner for the upcoming seasons, holidays, special events, etc. within the school year. //**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">T he songs I use from Music K-8 are always a hit with my students, staff, and parents.**//
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">A Word about <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">__Music K-8__ from Plank Road Publishing: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">There are several options available to the purchaser. I personally subscribe with the following option:
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">**The magazine**, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">which contains the full score of each song, as well as lots and lots of teaching suggestions and shared ideas from other teachers
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 24px;">The reproducible student parts **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">**The CD**, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">which includes a recording of each song with singing as well as a separate track for the accompaniment to be used for performances
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">**The downloadable option**, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">which delivers the full score and the student parts as PDF files and the recordings as mp3 files (which go into iTunes)
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">**Downloadable extras**, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 24px;">which includes lyric PowerPoints for classroom use for their songs (recently added), as well as lots of other "goodies"

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If the music specialist or media center at your school does NOT carry a subscription to Music K-8, **//I STRONGLY recommend you suggest it to them OR look into other ways of obtaining it for your schoo//**l. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The annual subscription is currently (as of April 1, 2012) $149.70/year, with less expensive options available ( <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Back issues can be purchased. I personally have a library of every issue, back to the very first one.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">The parent company of Music K-8 is Plank Road Publishing, which offers many more materials, as well.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Plank Road publishing has to have **the most liberal permission department I have ever seen**! I have never had trouble obtaining permission to use their materials, when permission is required. Their permission guidelines are below and can be found on their website <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Plank Road Publishing Permissions Guidelines (from their permissions website) <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Some Plank Road Publishing materials may be copied for classroom use by the original purchaser. Our copy policy is printed in most issues of **Music K-8** magazine. <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">For any other uses, such as, but not limited to, copying music for contest judges, making videos for parents and friends or for cablecast on the educational access cable channel, using a recording on a school web site or blog, using a recording as background music for a slide show or computer slide show, making CDs for sale as a fund-raiser, making copies of music for use at a district or area-wide music festival, reprinting lyrics in a program or school yearbook, or reproducing artwork on T-shirts, specific permission must be obtained.

<span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Your request for permission should include the following information:
<span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">You may submit your permissions request in one of several ways:
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Your name
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Your school's name and complete mailing address
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Your school's telephone and fax number (e-mail address is helpful, too)
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Briefly describe exactly what you are asking permission to do.
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Date of performance or event (if applicable)
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Include the exact title of any Plank Road Publishing song you wish to use.
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Indicate if the project is nonprofit (i.e., a fund-raiser for the school) or for profit (i.e., a CD or other media which will be sold to the general public for profit)
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">by using the __ [|online form] __
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">by U. S. Mail: Permissions Editor, Music K-8, P. O. Box 26627, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">by fax: 1-262-781-8818 Attn.: Permissions Editor
 * <span style="color: #b52626; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">by e-mail: __ permissions@musick8.com __