My family recently visited Colonial Williamsburg and I had the opportunity to attend a performance about women in 18th century music (and the very few professional female musicians at the time). Ideas for how to teach children to sing rounds, here: Words and Music by Tom Chapin and John ForsterĪ nice lists of round titles in this link: This Pretty Planet (Song Sheet w Chords for SBWE) Sweetly Sings the Donkey (Animal Rounds for Children to Sing and Play on Recorders) To view or print the SBWE Singable Advent Calendar sheet for “ Simple Gifts,” click here: You can sing it a-capella or you with another fella…this song is simply a wonderful thing…Ī page for the Sing Books with Emily SINGABLE ADVENT CALENDAR: SIMPLE GIFTS You can sing it in a round and you can sing it solo.

And you can sing it fast and you can sing it slow. This song seems simple, but it is rich with profound ideas. (You might also enjoy a post about “ Simple Gifts at the White House“: The Round Book (Rounds Kids Love to Sing)Ĭompiled by Margaret Read MacDonald and Winifred Jaeger “ Sumer is icumen in” an ancient round, in: This book is for classroom or home use only. Sing the words to Big Ben’s clock chimes with Eloise, here:įrom “Song Wheel” a music teacher’s blog:īook Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus To get a step further along the road, I’m assembling a list of possible rounds to song along with: I always loved singing rounds when I was young for the joy of the challenge and the thrill of the beautiful harmonies and feelings of group unity that doing so inspired. Though I’ve not yet delved into the practice of singing rounds in Sing Books visits, I love the idea of engaging youngsters in the activity of singing in the round.

Rounds about Rounds by Jane Yolen