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First Steps in Music, Revised By: Margaret Swain - 8/27/2020
GIA Music has recently released a revised edition of John Feierabend's popular First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond curriculum. Here's what you need to know if you already own these materials, or if you are interested in purchasing them for the first time. Regarding the new materials GIA Music writes, "Over the past year, a committee formed by the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) developed a set of standards for evaluating repertoire associated with the curriculum. With their guidance, we have removed several songs deemed to be harmful, derogatory, or disrespectful in regard to their histories or context. We have also added a number of new high-quality songs and rhymes from a variety of world cultures." The following items from the First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond curriculum are being revised: First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond: the Curriculum The Book of Beginning Circle Games The Book of Call and Response The Book of Children's Songtales The Book of Echo Songs The Book of Fingerplays and Action Songs The Book of Songs and Rhymes with Beat Motions Old Joe Clark CD Had a Little Rooster CD There's a Hole in the Bucket CD The following items will remain the same: Keeping the Beat CD The Book of Movement Exploration The Book of Pitch Exploration For those who already own these materials GIA is providing a supplement that lists the songs that have removed from the curriculum, as well as printed music for the materials that have been added. Download the official First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond supplement HERE.

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Margaret Swain

I enjoy working to connect teachers to quality books and instruments for music and dance education. I hope you find my blog useful and interesting.