Themes & Variations

Arrangers: Robert A. Amchin, Daphne Price, Lorie Price-Wagner and Judy Sills
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Orff instruments, singing games

This resource has 38 Orff arrangements of traditional and composed folk songs and singing games, using I, I-V or I-IV-V chords. Teachers looking for interesting arrangements for upper elementary students will find many choices. Game directions are included for the singing games.

Many of the songs included in this collection come from Musicplay Grades 5-6, but teachers do not need to use the Musicplay curriculum to make excellent use of the arrangements and games in this collection. Arrangements by Robert A. Amchin, Daphne Price, Lorie Price-Wagner and Judy Sills are included.

Songs include:

• Alabama Gal
• Above a Plain
• Ahrirang
• Al Citron
• Come and Sing
• Oh My Love
• Four White Horses
• Funga Alafia
• Gerakina
• I am Slowly Going Crazy
• I've a Car
• Winter is Here
• Madame I Have Gold and Silver
• Wade in the Water
• Weevily Wheat
• Angels
• Boll Weevil
• Chumbara
• Clementine
• COFFEE
• Early to Bed
• Found A Peanut
• He's Got the Whole World
• Haida
• Spiritual Trio
• Le Divin Enfant
• Mango Walk
• Our Old Sow
• Play That Rhythm
• Take Time in Life
• Tell My Ma
• Tumbalalaika
• Whistle Daughter Whistle
• Shenandoah
• Arupusu
• When the Saints
• Siyahamba
• Suo Gan