Series: Sing-along Songs |
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Features:
- Text set to music
- CD/web access to song
- Reinforced library binding
- Full-color illustrations
- Glossary
- Critical Thinking Activities
- Read More Resources
- Sheet Music for Each Song
Reading Level Grade: 1-3
Reading Level Age: 6-8
Interest Level Grade: PreK-3
Interest Level Age: 3-8
Hardcover: $33.99 list / $25.49 s/l
Trim Size: 11 x 9
Pages: 24
ISBN: 978-1-63290-371-6
Music Instrumentation: guitar, horns, drum set, bass
Music Fun Facts:
This song provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the history of ska and the culture and geography of Jamaica. Ska music comes from a blend of jazz, pop, and Caribbean music. It was the precursor of reggae. Ska is characterized by brass instruments, offbeat guitar chords, and and a walking bass line. It was developed in Jamaica and influenced by jazz and Calypso and African rhythms. This song is also a nursery rhyme included as part of the Mother Goose rhymes, but the origin of this piece is most likely British.