Beatin' Path Publications...Company

Beatin Path is a great source for middle school general music teachers and teachers trained in Orff Schulwerk. Rob Amchin's books for recorder ensembles are interesting for this age group and Brent Holl's ensemble pieces are great learning tools! This age group is hard to satisfy but these materials can certainly help. Go to Brent's or Rob's pages and find out more!

Find children's choir and Orff ensemble music at Beatin' Path. Michael Nichols has written five books that incorporate the Orff process with children's church music. Michael has also written recorder consort music and a book for all the seasons and holidays of the year. Go to Michael's page to find out more!

Hand drumming your thing? Go to Chris Judah-Lauder's page and check out Hand Drums on the Move. It's her best selling book for elementary and middle school music classes. Her second book of drumming is to drum, another great resource for hand drum activities you won't want to miss! It's already a best seller!

Orff Schulwerk for the Music Class

Many of our products are designed especially for teachers who are trained in Orff Schulwerk. For those who aren't, these books include lesson plans and teaching suggestions that will help make them exciting additions to your classroom curriculum.

Products with lesson plans can be found on the web pages of: Rob Amchin, Chris Judah-Lauder, Sue Mueller, and Judy Sills. In addition, teaching suggestions are included on the web pages of: Brent Holl, Michael Nichols, and Jane Lamb.

Sacred Choral and Instrumental

Beatin' Path is now publishing music by the reknowned organist John G. Barr. He has written a new Organ piece "Two Preludes on Brethren Hymns" honoring the tricentennial of the Brethren Church.

Dr. Jesse Hopkins of Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA has written two new octavos for SATB choirs May the Road Rise to Meet You and Go Out With Joy.

Choral Music for Treble and Adult Choirs

John Barr has written a collection of songs for treble choir called Amherst Melodies, featuring the poems of Emily Dickenson. Accompaniments are on organ or piano. Jesse Hopkin's new choral pieces are suitable for all occasions.

The Shenandoah Valley's finest new Acoustic Folk band, Shen Fine, plays music from the heart and soul of Virginia. Their music combines stirring pub songs, vocal arrangements and dance music along with originals from the fine songwriters in the band. Shen Fine is a celtic-influenced folk ensemble whose home is the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, U.S.A. Listen to their first CD, Along the Valley Road, released in January, 2003. A second CD, Two Pints, was released in October 2004 and Granny Mary, was released on July 1, 2005. Read a review HERE. Shen Fine's newest CD Primer and the Paint features friends of Shen Fine, singer Jessica Holl and guitarist, Bart Reardon.

Beatin' Path also offers fine children's choral music. Celah K. Pence has written two masterpieces for treble choir. Go to her page for more information. Patrick Ware has added two new octavos for elementary choir and Orff Ensemble to the Beatin' Path catalog. Don't forget Michael Nichols books for children's choir and Orff ensemble!

Workshops From our Composers

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