Gonna Sing My Head Off!

by Kathleen Krull

Book Overview

"Work songs, love songs, ballads and blues, lullabyies, spirituals, protest songs, and sheer nonsense make up this entertaining collection of 62 traditional and contemporary favorites. The exuberant illustrations manage to be both familiar and dramatic and range in tone from comic exaggeration to understatement and unashamed sentiment. Informal notes at the head of each song give something about history, origin, performance, and possibilities for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394819918
• ISBN13: 9780394819914
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

gonna sing my head off

This book is a treasure! I discovered it while substitute teaching the music class at the local elementary school, and was impressed with the content, ease of playing and the complete texts of songs long forgotten that I had enjoyed so much as a child. This is a must have for home or school teaching. It has many wonderful lessons for teaching music and American folk themes. Even though it is aimed at children, I heartily recommend it to everyone. There should be one sitting on every piano!

Excellent book for teaching children folk songs

I would recommend this book to any children's music director or teacher. A complete work of folk tunes and fun songs to learn and memorize, so they will not be forgotten.