GAN SHIRIM (A Garden of Songs), recipient of a Fall 2004 Parents' Choice Seal of Approval, is the double-CD set that's becoming a favorite in Jewish schools, preschools, and homes. Like all of Carol's music, these 70 songs are designed not just to be listened to but to be sung and enjoyed. Included on the first disc are songs about Jewish values, Bible characters, learning Hebrew, as well as "everyday topics" with a Jewish twist such as weather and friendship. The second disc has songs for Shabbat and for other Jewish holidays from Rosh Hashanah through Shavuot.
The lyrics range from heartfelt to humorous. The songs are composed in a child-friendly with melodies that children - and adults - will find appealing. With titles such as "Halleluyah Hoedown," a Tu B'shevat song called "Groundhog Noses" and a Rosh Hashanah song named "The Bumblebee Waltz," you can't help but have fun with this music. And songs like "I Wanna Be A Tree" and "The Calendar Soft Shoe" sound as though they've come direct from Broadway. "Nakum Uvaninu" was selected by the Shalshelet Foundation for the First International Festival of New Jewish Liturgical Music and was the theme song of the 2002 Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education.
Carol sings the songs to the wonderfully clever and skillful accompaniments of co-producer ADRIAN DURLESTER. A youth choir sings several of the songs as do child soloists. A 7-year old girl sings "Sleeptime Sh'ma" with honest emotion because it's the same song she sings herself to sleep with at home each night.
This is a wonderful resource for families, preschool and elementary school teachers, music teachers, songleaders, youth choir directors and cantors who are looking for new melodies to introduce to their congregations and schools.
There is a companion 160-page top-quality songbook published by KTAV Publishing House that contains all the sheet music, chords, big-print lyrics, educational informational about each song and even teaching suggestions. The GAN SHIRIM songbook is available from Carol's website (www.carolboydleon.com) as well as from KTAV, SoundsWrite, and Chai Kids.
Also available from Carol's website are her SONGS FROM THE HEART: FAMILY SHABBAT cd/songbook, JEWISH LIFE CYCLE songbook, and adult choral music.
Carol is a Washington, D.C.-based Jewish songwriter, songleader, and music educator at preschools and religious schools. She is a prolific writer of Jewish music whose compositions for both children and adults have received recognition at many Jewish conferences and choral festivals. Carol is available to teach GAN SHIRIM and other workshops. She'd like to hear from you!
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http://www.carolboydleon.comTrack List:
1. Abraham
2. The Alef-Bet
3. Asei L'cha Rav
4. Be Kind To Animals
5. Boker Tov, Chaverim
6. The B'rachot Song
7. Busy-Bee Song
8. The Calendar Soft Shoe
9. Camel Caravan
10. The Children's Sh'ma
11. Circle Time
12. The Color Song
13. Dr. King's Dream
14. Friends
15. Halleluyah Hoedown
16. Happy Birthday
17. Hinei Mah Tov
18. I Like To Say Ima
19. Ladybug Counting Song
20. Line Up!
21. Look At Me!
22. Modeh Ani
23. Nakum Uvaninu
24. No Pushing!
25. Noah, Oh Noah
26. One Step More
27. Rainy Day
28. Shalom Aleichem, Peace To Us
29. Shalom Hello! Peace! Goodbye!
30. Shehecheyanu
31. Shiru L'Adonai
32. Skipping 'Round The Garden
33. Sleepytime Sh'ma
34. Tikkun Olam
35. Tzedakah
36. Wash Your Yadayim
37. We Give You Thanks
38. What Do You See?
39. What's the Weather?
40. When You're Angry
41. When God Made The World
42. Shalom Shabbat Shalom
43. Let's Get Ready For Shabbat
44. Who's That A-Knocking?
45. Sabbath Peace - Niggun
46. Come See The Candles
47. Thank You, Adonai
48. Shalom Shabbat Shalom - Havdalah
49. L'Shanah Tovah
50. The Bumblebee Waltz
51. I'm Sorry
52. Promises
53. In The Sukkah
54. I'm All Shook Up
55. Torah Is A Special Gift
56. Come See The Candles - Chanukah
57. Counting Candles
58. The Maccabees
59. Groundhog Noses
60. I Wanna Be A Tree
61. Tu, Tu, Tu B'shevat
62. Hey! Hey! What Do You Say?
63. The Purim Parade
64. Frogs!
65. Miriam
66. Moses
67. Israel Lives In Every Jewish Heart
68. Lag B'omer Dancing Song
69. Shavuot and Ice Cream!
70. Hodu L'Adonai
71. Hodu L'Adonai - pop version
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