COME ON EVERYBODY, LET’S SING,  Revised Edition  (2000)

Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming

This book contains music activities for all children in regular and mainstreamed classes. It includes over 170 songs and 85 poems, plus plays, games and chants. Each song has teaching suggestions, ideas for accompaniments using speech, body percussion and instruments. The book contains a “Help” chapter with information about very basic concepts and helpful hints for working with children who have special needs. Mainstreaming is discussed and a chapter is devoted to various disabilities most often encountered in a school setting with ideas as to how to adapt music activities to accommodate the needs of these children. There is a CD available as well.

MUSIC FOR FUN, MUSIC FOR LEARNING, 4th Edition  (2006)

Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming

The fourth edition of this popular text (approximately 80,000 sold to date) is packed with songs, dances, listening games, and speech and movement activities for the young child. Sample lesson plans, cross references, and extensive resource sections provide classroom teachers, teachers of pre-school children and teachers who work with children who have special disabilities with a wealth of creative ideas for their music programs. Over 80,000 sold.

AN ORFF MOSAIC FROM CANADA, ORFF AU CANADA UNE  MOSAÏQUE, 2nd Edition (2006)

Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming, editor

This is a collection of Canadian music, accompaniments, poems, dances and teaching suggestions contributed by teachers from across Canada.  The material in the book has been drawn mainly  from from the British and French folk traditions but songs, poems and chants have been also been included from the folk material of many of the other cultures that make up the mosaic that is Canada. Material from the First Nations  is well represented and there are many original compositions.

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ÉPANOUISSONS-NOUS PAR LA MUSIQUE

Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming, editor

French edition of Come On Everybody, Let’s Sing by Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming. Translated and adapted by Marcelle Corneille CND

This textbook incorporates children’s activities such as singing, dancing, movement, body gestures and playing instruments to develop an understanding of musical concepts and music literacy. Ideas for developing coordination, social, listening and motor skills, and the acquisition of basic facts through the use of music are also included. Intended to be a useful and practical resource for parents, teachers and leaders of children, Épanouissons-nous par la musique also encourages a greater use of music with students who have special needs

MUSIC FOR ALL – Teaching Music to People With Special Needs, 2nd Edition (2007)

Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming

This book contains a wealth of information on teaching techniques for many special needs populations including those with mental, physical, visual, hearing and learning disabilities. It also addresses autism, learning disorders and the special needs of seniors. Chapters include Teaching Styles and Techniques, Relaxation, Movement, Singing, Instruments, Modification for Instruments, Puppets, Dolls and Stuffed Toys, Examinations, Recitals and much more. Useful for teachers and leaders in the classroom setting or those working one on one or in small groups with students of many different ages.

THE GOAT WITH THE BRIGHT RED SOCKS, (1980)

David E. Walden and Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming

This is a book of songs written specifically to teach language to children in an enjoyable way. It started  as a book for the English as a Second Language classes but quickly spread to regular classes of all age groups in the schools. Several of the songs have been used in children’s TV programs and some have also been recorded by the Wiggles and other performing groups. Book and CD set.

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HEAR AND LISTEN! TALK AND SING, Songs for Young Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Others Who Need Help in Learning to Talk, 2nd Edition, (2006)

Warren Estabrooks and Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming

The songs in this book were composed by Warren Estabrooks and Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming to assist parents and teachers of  very young children who are deaf or hard of hearing, learn to talk. It has been particularly useful in helping those who have had cochlear implants make sense of the language and other sounds they are perceiving for the first time in their lives. There are 84 songs in the book and each has teaching suggestions. In addition, there are several articles including: Auditory-Verbal Therapy, The Principles of Auditory-Verbal Practice, and The Hand Cue in Auditory-Verbal Therapy. Also included is a Bibliography, A list of Other Songs that Young Children Enjoy, and Other musical and Listening  Activities. The songs have been recorded on a CD which is included.

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SONGS FOR LISTENING! SONGS FOR LIFE! (2003)

Warren Estabrooks and Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming, editors

This book focuses on  four- to eight – year-old children who are deaf or hard of hearing. It consists of 51 songs that were selected by the editors as being fun to sing and that could be accompanied by simple instruments. Professionals from the global Auditory-Verbal community were invited to contribute individualized lesson/therapy  plans using the songs as themes for sessions with the children. These plans include: background information of a specific child (names changed); targets in audition, speech, language and cognition, and musical suggestions by the editors to enhance the child’s musical experience. Many of the techniques outlined in these lesson plans can be adapted for group or classroom work. Almost every lesson includes a picture book, story book or game. The chapter headings include: Songs for Listening, Songs for Moving, Songs for Learning, and Songs for Life.