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. Michael will be presenting a workshop with Brent Holl at the Carl Orff Canada national conference in April 2008. Find out more about it at the conference website.

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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Sing Out, Children! ($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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Seasons and Holidays ($13.95)

An enchanting collection of simple Orff songs and arrangements for all the seasons of the year, these clever pieces will entertain and educate children in the primary and intermediate elementary grades.

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) This first effort by Michael Nichols includes songs and canons of praise and worship for young singers. Several songs are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. All songs include a conductor's score with Orff Instrument accompaniment and a vocal score that may be copied for each singer. Take a look at the inside! or The Table of Contents
	Children's Orff Music for Church, Volume 2 (New Edition!) ($12.95) An outstanding collection of songs and canons for young children's choirs, these beautiful songs combined with the artful and playable Orff instrument parts motivate the singers and the director! A vocal score that can be copied for each singer is included. This one is fast becoming our best seller and is now in it's second printing! An outstanding addition to Michael's collection of church music for children. Take a look at the inside! or The Table of Contents
	Children, Sing Praise By Michael R. Nichols ($13.95) This is the newest volume of Children's Orff Music for Church, Michael's popular series of music books for young church choirs. All pieces have a director's score as well as copy-ready vocal scores for choristers. Take a look at the inside! or The Table of Contents
	Three Bible Stories (13.95) Three bible stories from the Old Testament for narrator and Orff ensemble. Includes songs, recorder, narration, and congregational participation for all ages. Take a look at the inside! or The Table of Contents
	Christian Harmony ($5.95) 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. Take a look at the inside! or The Table of Contents
Look Inside! Table of Contents	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.	Look Inside!