A Sackful of Songs is an entirely new collection of twenty-six nursery songs.
Jane Newberry, Early Years Music teacher from Surrey started composing the songs seven years ago and has tested them thoroughly in her mother and toddler music groups and in Nurseries in Suffolk, Northampton and Surrey with a very favourable response from parents, teachers and children.
The book is scored for piano, with basic harmonies to suit non-specialists and rusty pianists. Each song has a full colour illustration which appeals to parents and helps very little children to understand what the songs are about. Helpful hints for teachers and parents accompany the illustrations.
The songs all have a "playing" aspect allowing children to use toys, percussion instruments and whole body movements to learn the basics of pulse, rhythm, pitch and dynamics. Above all the tunes are really catchy and fun.
The book comes with a CD with crisp, clear diction from vocalist Penny Martin, so teachers with no keyboard skills can easily learn the tunes.
