The Round Book: Rounds Kids Love to Sing

Jaeger, Winifred; MacDonald, Margaret Read

ISBN 10: 0208024417 / ISBN 13: 9780208024411

Published by Linnet Books, 1999

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.T6JZ

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Round Book: Rounds Kids Love to Sing
• Publisher: Linnet Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0208024417
• ISBN 13: 9780208024411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Davis, Yvonne Lebrun
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Includes a brief history of the round, eighty rounds to sing, and suggestions for round leaders on how to use them

Reviews

Grade 4 Up-This fine collection compares favorably to Esther L. Nelson's The Great Rounds Songbook (Sterling, 1985; o.p.). The selections are written in such a way that the staves are connected and numbered to denote each part. In Great Rounds, the melodic lines are each on a single staff, which is probably more "kid friendly"; however, MacDonald's more sophisticated book seems geared to adults who would be leading the singing. Somewhat static black-and-white drawings open up each chapter. Overall, the introduction and instructions on singing rounds plus the appended history, advice for directors, additional suggestions of rounds, and a title/first-line index help to make this offering useful for most collections.
Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This handy paperback presents 80 songs designed to be sung as rounds. Each one appears on an uncluttered page or two, illustrated by a simple ink drawing. From sixteenth-century tunes to contemporary camp songs, the selection is rich and varied, and the appended bibliography, "More Rounds for the Avid Singer," suggests other books and recordings. Song leaders will find the clearly written suggestions for round singing particularly helpful. A fine resource for school music teachers, choir directors, camp leaders, and children who sing for the love of it. Carolyn Phelan