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If you would like to invite Michael Nichols to present a workshop or lead an in-service training session for your teachers or students, please contact him by email.
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Michael Ruel Nichols lives in Sylva, North Carolina, where he directs church choirs, teaches as a adjunct faculty member for Western Carolina University's Music Department, is assistant director for the Western Carolina Community Chorus, and performs with The Cullowee Consort and the Carolina Consort, two early music ensembles. A retired elementary music teacher with 30 years experience, Michael received his B.S. and M.M.E. degrees from WCU and has completed three levels of Orff Schulwerk training and many master classes at the University of Memphis. He presents weekend Orff workshops throughout the United States and provides recorder instruction for summer Orff courses. Customer Comment: "I was pleased to find more materials from this composer. I have 3 of his other books. They are a great addition to my elementary music curriculum." |
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Let's Sing and Play a Dozen (Book/CD) ($19.95) With a dozen songs and activites for music classes in grades 3 - 6, this new collection for singers, recorder players, and orff instruments is a great resource for music teachers.
Let's Sing and Play a Dozen includes lesson plans, objectives, and a CD-ROM with full color visuals in .jpg and .tif formats for your interactive whiteboard or for making transparencies. Two versions of each visual are included, one with rich color for your whiteboard, the other black and white for transparencies. Full scores are included in .tif and .pdf formats. Each full score can be imported into your presentation software or printed using one of these formats if you wish to emphasize note reading. |
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Need a song or activity for St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Snow Days, Easter, Halloween, Spring or Fall? This is a great book for those special times of the year. Beautiful yet simple songs with sparkling Orff instrument accompaniment await your music students. Some of the songs have teaching suggestions and most of them have suggested activities or dances. This is a brand new edition with added songs and teaching suggestions.
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Children's Orff Music for Church, Volume 1 (New Edition!) ($12.95)
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Children, Sing Praise ($13.95)
Here's the newest edition of Michael's outstanding series of music books for children's choir and Orff ensemble! Delightful canons and original songs will help your children sing with spirit and joy! As with all of Michaels children's church music books, copy ready singer's pages are provided. |
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Three bible stories from the Old Testament for narrator and Orff ensemble. Includes songs, recorder, narration, and congregational participation for all ages.
Arrangements of shaped note hymns for SATB recorder consort. Easy to intermediate. Hymn texts included for singers. Featured in the evening playing session at the 2002 AOSA conference in Las Vegas. |
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The Beatin' Path Consort Collection ($5.95) and The Beatin' Path Consort Collection Volume II ($6.95) by Michael R. Nichols and Brent M. Holl ($5.95) These two collections for SATB recorders include pieces that Michael and Brent have used with student and adult ensembles with great success. The arrangements progress from easy to intermediate and contain delightful melodies for all levels of recorder players. American folk melodies, original compositions, carols, and celtic tunes give this book a delightful variety of styles for every level of skill. |
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