Music is for Everyone

Table of Contents

• JILL BARBER 1
• SYDNEY SMITH 1
• Copyright text 2014 Jill Barber Copyright illustrations 2014 Sydney Smith 2
• Nimbus Publishing Limited 3731 Mackintosh St Halifax NS B3K 5A5 902 455-4286 nimbus.ca 2
• Printed and bound in China NB1102 2
• Cover and interior design Heather Bryan Author photo Candace Meyer Illustrator photo D. Edwards 2
• Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Barber Jill 1980- author Music is for everyone text by Jill Barber art by Sydney Smith. 2
• Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-77108-150-4 bound.ISBN 978-1-77108-151-1 pdf 1. MusicJuvenile literature. I. Smith Sydney 1980- illustrator II. Title. 2
• ML3928.B234 2014 j780 C2013-908092-9 C2013-908093-7 2
• For Joshua may there always 3
• - J.B. 3
• For Zoe. 3
• - S.S. 3
• MUSIC is For EVERYONE 4
• There are so many ways To join in the fun 5
• We can clap our hands Or stomp our feet 6
• We can sing out loud Or move to the beat 7
• We can play classical in a symphony 8
• With a big trombone Or a tympani 8
• We can sing a lullaby As soft as a petal 10
• Or shout out loud Like its heavy metal 11
• We can bring out the sun On a rainy day 13
• With some mellow beats and a little reggae 13
• We can plunk on the piano Or strum the guitar 14
• We can pretend were up on stage Like a big pop star 15
• We can sing old standards Like a real jazz cat 16
• We can make up silly words They call that scat 17
• We can play the drums We can make a racket 18
• But if youre in a marching band Dont forget your jacket 18
• We can play the drums We can make a racket 19
• But if youre in a marching band Dont forget your jacket 19
• We can speak in rhyme And sing hip hop 20
• Or have a mighty 21
• Playing old 21
• Bebop 21
• We can chant special prayers Around a big campfire 22
• We can chant special prayers Around a big campfire 23
• We can pick up the banjo With an old country twang 24
• Or move to the groove Aboard the soul music train 25
• We can tell a good story In a sweet folk song 26
• Teach everyone the chorus and have a big singalong 26
• We can tell a good story In a sweet folk song 27
• Teach everyone the chorus and have a big singalong 27
• We can sing an operetta With a big 28
• Its fun to explore Every kind of way 31
• That we make music 31