Banana Splits brings together a wealth of fun, easy ways intopart-singing. There are echo songs, conversation songs, call andresponse, rounds, chants and much, more more! Banana Splits brings together a wealth of fun, easy ways into part-singing. There are echo songs, conversation songs, call and response, rounds, chants and much, more more! It includes helpful tipson teaching the songs and supporting games and activities. Banana Splits features a huge range of styles including traditional, pop and world eg Rivers of Babylon, El Condor Pasa, Four white horses, Jelly on a plate and Can you dig that crazy gibberish? - to name but a few!

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Songbooks .

This book has been graded for interest at 6 years.

There are 80 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1995 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Ana Sanderson is the compiler of Banana Splits, author of three Roald Dahl musicals and author of two units on singing in Music Express.

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Simple starters - songs for keeping the beat going: banana splits; clap your hands; choo choo; chuffers and sneezers; nanuma (short version); traffic lights; jack-in-the-box. Part 2 It takes two! - call and response, conversation and echo songs: Mister Clicketty Cane; sing a little song; ewe!; which note?; the green cross code; have you ever?; the telephone song; poppycock pie; time for a "hocket"; I hear the bells; dham dham dham; tongo; TV tantrum; tambourine talk; sports day race; jungle sounds; down by the bay. Part 3 Over and over - songs with ostinato parts: more jungle sounds; make up your own ostinato (1); four white horses; parade day!; beat box; the shark; nanuma (extended version); make up your own ostinato (2); I love the flowers; how doth the little crocodile; the band. Part 4 After you - rounds and canons: can you dig that crazy gibberish?; autumn leaves; music alone shall live; kum bachur atzel; behind the action; Emanuel; jelly on a plate; the human drum kit; tomorrow's another day; fiddle diddle; food feast; rings and circles; by the waters of Babylon; Noah's shanty. Part 5 How fitting - partner songs: Big Ben Bean; London Bridge/pease pudding hot; ten green bottles/green glass; Alleluia amen/Michael, row the boat ashore; partner syllables God bless the master; mums and dads. Part 6 Just desserts - performance songs with independent parts: wipe, sniff, drip; I wanna sing scat; hello . goodbye; swing low, sweet chariot; cat and mouse games; stand by me; el condor pasa; one, two, three, four; soualle.