The melody lingers on : a complete music activities program for older adults / Bill Messenger.
| Author/creator |
Messenger, Bill |
| Format | Book, Print, Musical Score, Electronic, and Musical Sound Recording |
| Publication Info | State College, PA : Venture Publishing, ©2004. |
| Description | 107 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | pt. 1. Action songs. Bingo -- You must come in at the door -- Theme from The New World Symphony -- Shoo fly -- Twinkle, twinkle little star -- Take me out to the ball game -- Pur your hand in the air -- The Missouri waltz -- Jitterboogie -- This is the way -- Looby Lou -- Mary Ann McCarthy -- Mama don't 'low -- pt. 2. Song for successful sing-alongs. Daisy Bell -- By the light of the silvery moon -- Take me out to the ball game -- Amazing grace -- Ja-Da -- After the ball -- Oh! Susanna -- The sidewalks of New York -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Aba daba honeymoon -- Shine on, harvest moon -- You're a grand old flag -- Peg o' my heart -- Meet me in St. Louis, Louis -- I want a girl -- Yankee Doodle boy -- America, the beautiful -- School days -- For me and my gal -- Let me call you sweetheart -- pt. 3. Music for reminiscing. It's been a long, long time -- I don't know why (I just do) -- You are my sunshine -- Mairzy doats (and doazy doats) -- Honey -- Oh, Johnny, oh -- I don't want to set the world on fire (I just want to start a flame in your heart) -- You made me love you -- Oh, what a beautiful morning -- Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! -- |
| Contents | pt. 4. Quizzes. I can name that tune in three notes -- Personalities -- Song titles -- Big bands -- Songs and singers -- Dress yourself in a song -- Songs from movies -- Planes, trains, and automobiles -- What's in a name? -- Songs about places -- More songs about places -- Musical weather forecasts -- Seasonal songs -- Clichés and homilies as song titles -- You songs -- pt. 5. Anecdotes. Mr. Billie Holiday -- Eubie Blake's songwriting secret -- Stage directions that inspired a song lyric -- Folk music meets Tin Pan Alley -- The wizard of the guitar -- Ain't that perfection -- There's gold in them thar discs! -- Fred and feathers -- A musical love story -- The importance of titles and lyrics -- The meldoy linger on CD. |
| General note | Includes melodies with chord symbols. |
| LCCN | 2003116247 |
| ISBN | 1892132478 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-7733 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3920 .M45 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |