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Welcome to Growing in Grace, a comprehensive children s music curriculum. The heart of Growing in Grace is the music. The songs appearing in each unit have been carefully written to ensure they are developmentally appropriate for the child, both theologically and musically. With understandable texts, singable melodies, and interesting accompaniments, these songs will help each child develop his or her natural singing skills, increase in musical knowledge, and grow spiritually. The Year 2 theme is Growing in Grace With Hearts and Hands and Voices. Songs and activities are based on scriptural concepts throughout the Bible that emphasize reasons we sing: to praise God, to remember His Word, to serve others, to share His Word, and to pray. The curriculum package includes two CDs with demonstration and accompaniment recordings, along with teaching materials. Steps for Using Growing in Grace Print the checklists first to track items as they are printed. Follow the Teaching Steps instructions to prepare the items. What s New this Semester? Improved labeling has been added to all materials for easier organization. Piano Plus instrumental enhancements have been added to the Demo and Tracks of selected songs where stylistically appropriate. The scores of traditional instrumentations are included as always. However, instrumental scores of the electronic additions are not available. Printing Tips Ensure the Auto Rotate and Center option is checked in the print dialogue box. Color items may be printed and used successfully in grayscale if a color printer is not available. Many items may be easily enlarged to 11 x 17. Some material should be printed on card stock and/or laminated. See Teaching Steps. Print as many copies of curriculum materials and songs as needed for your choir.
Growing in Grace Terry D. Taylor Managing Editor Michelle Guy Design Editor Karen Sorrells Year 2 Fall Writer Dora Ann Purdy Music Editor Chad Hunter Graphic Designer Paula Farrar Production Editor Celebrating Grace, Inc. Tom McAfee President and Chairman Mark Edwards Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Kim Hester Worship Resources Coordinator Janet Jarriel Marketing Coordinator Tiffany Hitchcock Music and Worship Representative Robert Williams Distribution and Warehouse Manager David Bolin Electronic Design Editor and Worship Matrix Developer
Year 2 - Fall Curriculum Songs Lord, I Praise You Stand Up and Praise the Lord Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Now Thank We All Our God Away in a Manger How Great Our Joy All My Heart This Night Reoices Jesus, Joy of the Highest Heaven Year 2 - Fall Hymns O Worship the King Praise God, from Whom All Blessing Flow Angels We Have Heard on High Hymn studies are available for purchase at www.celebrating-grace.com. Curriculum Curriculum materials for each song are in folders identified by song titles. Folder contents: Song Checklist (a list of all materials) Music Score (full choral and keyboard score, including instrumental parts when used) Student Pages (melody and lyrics for children) Instrumental Parts (separate instrumental parts when used) Song Teaching Steps (directions to teach the song) Visuals (teaching aids related to songs/activities) Activities, Activity Visuals, and Teaching Steps (for small- and large-group teaching) KIDPages and Teaching Steps (learning pages for children and teaching steps for leaders) Recordings Demo Recordings with voices are included for all songs and hymns. Accompaniment Tracks without voices are included for all songs and hymns. Movement and Activity Recordings are provided on the Demo Recordings.
Tips for getting the most from your Growing in Grace Children s Music Curriculum The following curriculum materials can be used effectively across the curriculum: A Creative Scripture Proect Activity ( Lord, I Praise You ) All-Star Diphthongs and All-Star Phrases Visuals ( How Great Our Joy ) Angels We Have Heard on High Boomwhacker Activity ( All My Heart This Night Reoices ) Calling All Songwriters Activity ( Away in a Manger ) Conduct Two Visual ( Away in a Manger ) Form Visuals ( Jesus, Joy of the Highest Heaven ) Gift Box Beats Activity ( How Great Our Joy ) Half Step/Whole Step Visual ( Lord, I Praise You ) Pipe Organ Adventures KIDPage ( Now Thank We All Our God ) Rondo Rhythms Activity ( Stand Up and Praise the Lord ) Scripture Rock Activity ( Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing )
CD List and Credits 1. Lord, I Praise You Words and Music by Sandy Wilkinson 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 2. Stand Up and Praise the Lord Words by Joanne LeDoux/Music by Milton LeDoux 2013 Billingsly Square Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Words by Robert Robinson/Lynn Shaw Bailey/Becki Slagle Mayo/Music from Wyeth s Repository of Sacred Music, Port Second/Additional Music and Arr. by Lynn Shaw Bailey/Becki Slagle Mayo/ Words/Music/Arr. 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 4. Now Thank We All Our God Words by Martin Rinkart, tr. by Catherine Winkworth/New words by Ruth Elaine Schram/ Music by Johann Crüger/New Music by Ruth Elaine Schram 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 5. Away in a Manger Words, stanzas 1 and 2 Anonymous/Stanza 3 John Thomas McFarland/Music by Mark Clark/Arr. Brad Nix 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 6. How Great Our Joy Based on a Traditional German Carol/New Words and Music by Terry D. Taylor 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 7. All My Heart This Night Reoices Words by Paul Gerhardt/tr. Catherine Winkworth/ Music by Johann G. Ebeling/Arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney Arrangement 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved. 8. Jesus, Joy of the Highest Heaven Words and Music by Keith and Kristyn Getty 2011 Gettymusic (admin. Music Services) (PRS) All rights reserved. Used by permission. 9. O Worship the King Robert Grant/Joseph Martin Kraus/ Harmonized by William Gardiner 10. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Thomas Ken/Genevan Psalter 11. Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional French Carol 12. Turkish March (Rondo alla Turka) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 13. Listen Up! Listening Activity ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS 14. Lord, I Praise You 15. Stand Up and Praise the Lord 16. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing 17. Now Thank We All Our God 18. Away in a Manger 19. How Great Our Joy 20. All My Heart This Night Reoices 21. Jesus, Joy of the Highest Heaven 22. O Worship the King 23. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow 24. Angels We Have Heard on High CD PRODUCTION Celebrating Grace, Inc. Executive Producer Dora Ann Purdy Engineer Michael Graham Studio Manager Mary Ellen Kirby Studio The Lodge, Indianapolis, IN Mastering The Lodge, Indianapolis, IN PLEASE NOTE: We appreciate your cooperation and participation to help us provide you with quality music materials, combined with the latest technology. Purchasing this CD grants the purchaser a license to print copies of this curriculum for students and teachers of ONE choir. If multiple choirs are using this curriculum, additional CDs should be purchased for each choir. Writer and arranger compensation is based on the number of CDs distributed, so please do not share these CDs with others for the purpose of illegal reproduction. Your adherence to this policy will ensure that future generations will benefit from Growing in Grace Children s Music Curriculum.
Student Page Words based on a Traditional German Carol New words by Terry D. Taylor Joyfully, with a swing (q»120-126) 4 Unison & b b b 4. Œ 7 & bb b 10 & bb b 13 & b b b Œ News This came from an Child who is b he glo - opt. divisi oy, did ri F 1. While 2. There an Lord - gel of bright. all. watch lies -ing the our Babe sheep in say, in Beth-le - hem this Christ - - fy, and let our prais - es fill oy, How Great Our Joy Unison and opt. Two-part and opt. Clarinet 3 oy, how great our Based on a Traditional German Carol New music by Terry D. Taylor Arranged by Terry D. Taylor at the night, stall, A Child The gift b mas the is of Day. sky. born, God, Œ oy! so we ll f Sing Praise 16 & bb b b God on high! Sing oy, (back to meas. 5) 2 & bb F 3 b Ó. 19 1 Ó oy, Ó 3 b oy, how great our Œ f oy! oy! Sing oy, oy, 26 & bb b oy, 3 how great our Œ oy! Praise b God on high! Sing oy, oy, 30 & bb b oy, 3 b how great our oy! Ó 3 Ó b How great our w oy! 2013 Celebrating Grace Music, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. All rights reserved.
The clarinet......produces sound by vibrating a single reed....is a member of the woodwind family....was invented around 1690....is very versatile....is made of wood....is a good solo instrument....plays an important role in bands, orchestras, azz groups, and ensembles. Clarinet Visual ( How Great Our Joy )
KIDPAGE Older Melody Match Find each of these phrases in your Student Pages. Match the melodies to the text. Some melodies may have the same text. & bb b A. From everlasting to everlasting, & b b b ú B. all blessings and praise. & bb b C. Blessed be Your glorious name; & bb b. b ú D. may it be exalted above & b b b ú E. Stand up and praise the Lord, your God; & b b b F. Stand up and praise the Lord; & bb b G. Stand up and praise the Lord; Melody Match Activity ( Stand Up and Praise the Lord )
ACTIVITY TEACHING STEPS Melody Match SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY Melody Match provides children an opportunity to hear various melodies from a familiar song and review the text that goes with them. MATERIALS NEEDED Stand Up and Praise the Lord Student Pages Melody Match KIDPage MP3 or CD Demo 2 MP3 or CD Track 15 MP3 or CD Player Piano or keyboard (optional) Pencils or markers Highlighter for each child (optional) PREPARATION Print Stand Up and Praise the Lord Student Pages for each child and the teacher. Print a Melody Match KIDPage for each child. Melody Match KIDPage 1. Distribute Student Pages and pencils. Play the melody of Stand Up and Praise the Lord on the piano/ keyboard, or play Track 15. Ask children to follow the melody line on their music with the tips of their pencils, singing on bah. Stop at the end of meas. 32. Play the melody again as everyone sings the text. Stop at the end of meas. 32. 2. Explore further. Distribute Melody Match KIDPages. Guide children to find and circle (or highlight) each of the melodic phrases from the Melody Match KIDPage on their Student Pages. When everyone has finished the circle/highlight task, collect the Student Pages. 3. Match em up. Have children read the directions and complete the Melody Match KIDPage by drawing a line between each melody fragment and its appropriate song text. Remind them that different melodies may have the same text. 4. Sing. Sing the song with piano accompaniment, Demo 2, or Track 15 as time allows. Melody Match Answers: 1. D 2. F 3. E 4. B 5. G 6. A 7. C Melody Match Activity Teaching Steps ( Stand Up and Praise the Lord )
ALL STAR All-Star Phrases Visual ( How Great Our Joy )
KIDPAGE {q = 120} F Older Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech Hebrews 13:15-16 4 Of -fer through Je - sus an on - go - ing sac - ri - fice of f praise to God, giv - ing P Πthanks to His name. Do not for - get, though, to help oth -er peo -ple and to F f share your pos - ses - sions with P those in need, for these deeds are sac - ri - fic - es pleas-ing to God! f ΠThanksliving Rhythmic Speech Activity ( Now Thank We All Our God )
4 Cabasa. Œ Of - fer sac - ri - fi - ces un - to the Lord.. 4 Claves.. Œ Œ. Praise God and give thanks. 4 Drums. Œ. Share your gifts with those in need. 4 Finger Cymbals. Ó Œ. Sing. Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech Accompaniment Visual ( Now Thank We All Our God )
ACTIVITY TEACHING STEPS Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech gives children an opportunity to play instruments, read music, and learn the meaning of Hebrews 13:15-16. MATERIALS NEEDED Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech KIDPage and Ostinati Percussion instruments: cabasa, claves, hand drum, finger cymbals Bible marked at Hebrews 13:15-16 PREPARATION Print a copy of the Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech KIDPage and Ostinati for each child. Gather the percussion instruments needed. Thanksliving Visual 1. Learn the rhythmic speech. Establish a steady beat using body percussion: Beat 1 - pat Beat 2 - snap Beat 3 - clap Beat 4 - snap Echo speak the rhythmic speech in 2-meas. phrases. Distribute the Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech KIDPages to the children. Lead children to speak the entire rhythmic speech. 2. Rehearse the ostinato rhythms. Echo clap and speak each ostinato pattern with all children. Assign ostinato patterns to children. Rehearse the patterns separately, then together, until children are secure. 3. Perform the rhythmic speech with the ostinato. Cue each ostinato pattern to begin in sequence, four meas. apart. Perform the rhythmic speech with children who are not performing the ostinato patterns, or speak it for the children if they are all playing instruments. Exchange instruments and repeat. 4. Discuss the meaning of the text. Read Hebrews 13:15-16. 15 Through Him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Explain that a sacrifice is an offering. One sacrifice of praise is the fruit of lips. The words of praise to God that we sing and speak with our lips become our offering. Another sacrifice of praise to God is the good things we do to help others. God wants us to praise Him with both words and deeds. Allow children to share different ways they can praise God with their words and their deeds. Thanksliving Rhythmic Speech Activity Teaching Steps ( Now Thank We All Our God )
KIDPAGE Older Pipe Organ Adventures The pipe organ is a grand musical instrument! Mozart called it the king of instruments. Pipe organs can range in size from a single short keyboard to huge instruments with over 10,000 pipes! The pipe organ is played from a console area that usually has three or four keyboards, a pedalboard, and other controls. The keys on each keyboard typically span five octaves. The pedalboard, played by the feet, covers two-and-a-half octaves. When an organist presses the keys of an organ, air flows through the pipes to create the sound. Church organs are perfect for accompanying congregational singing. They make worship so oyful! Compare these two organ pictures! Find and circle ten things that are different in the picture on the right! Drawknobs Drawknobs Couplers Couplers Manuals Manuals Crescendo Pedal Swell Pedal Pistons Crescendo Pedal Swell Pedal Pistons Toe Studs Toe Studs Pedalboard Pedalboard Now Thank We All Our God
KIDPAGE Teaching Steps PLANNING AHEAD Pipe Organ Adventures Print a copy of Pipe Organ Adventures KIDPage for each child. Print Pipe Organ Visual. Collect pencils for each child. Arrange a field trip to the church sanctuary to meet with the church organist for an organ demonstration. GUIDING CHILDREN Display Pipe Organ Visual and share a brief history of the organ with the children. Plan a visit to the sanctuary to meet with the church organist and hear an organ demonstration. Remind children to listen attentively and respectfully. Ask the church organist to: show the children the different parts of the organ (manuals, pipes, pedals, pistons, stops). play different registrations (flutes, strings, reeds, brass). experiment with the volume of sound. play a prepared song for the children to hear. allow children to have a brief playing experience if the situation allows. play Now Thank We All Our God (NUN DANKET) to accompany the children as they sing the traditional hymn. Guide children to follow the instructions on the Pipe Organ Adventure KIDPage if time allows. Assist as needed. EXTENSION Share stories about the fun field trip as they work. Write a thank-you note to the church organist. Pipe Organ Adventures Answers: 1. music added 2. metronome added 3. row of drawknobs removed 4. decoration added 5. decoration removed 6. piston removed 7. hymnals added 8. metal support removed 9. shoes added 10. bench side-panel inset removed r t i o q y a w u e Now Thank We All Our God