How This CD Was Produced

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2 How This CD Was Produced This CD was recorded using simple instrumentation and easy to follow music. Each tune has a short introduction followed by the verses and choruses. Some songs have a voice count in. The first nineteen tracks include professional kazoo players performing the melodies. Starting with track twenty, the songs are repeated with only the backing rhythm tracks so that you can Kazoo-Along. You may want to practice with the melody tracks and then let kids perform with only the backing tracks. After some practice kids may be able to perform without the CD at all. For More Information Or To Order Additional Kazoos The accompanying CD and This Booklet Copyright 2002 Frederick T. Hubbard Music, BMI. All Rights Reserved. 2

3 1. Hold the kazoo by the small end keeping fingers clear of the round resonator opening on top. 2. Place the large end of the kazoo in mouth. The kazoo may be held between the lips in front of the teeth, or may be held between the teeth. It is safe to bite down on the kazoo. 3. HUM into the kazoo. Don t blow into the kazoo. Encourage young kazoo players to make familiar sounds such as who or two into the kazoo. 3

4 How To Use This CD In The Classroom After teaching kids how to play kazoo, you may begin using the CD to get kids to play songs. The melodies of most children s songs such as the ones included on our CD are easy to learn and play. Pick songs that are familiar to you and your class. You may want to have group listen to the CD track first, then listen as you play the kazoo along with the CD. Then everyone will want to play. You may use several of the songs on the CD to help instruct some basic musical concepts as noted in the following sections. Playing the kazoo helps young people understand these musical concepts by letting them actually make the sounds. Playing songs on the kazoo builds self-confidence and self-esteem in kids. After having them play as a group, you may want to let some kids perform solo with the CD. Besides music, you can use the kazoo to add sound effects to favorite stories. Kids can make sounds of their favorite animal or pretend to drive a fast sports car. You can play the kazoo as signal when something important is about to happen. 4

5 Musical Concepts That Can Be Learned Loud Sounds and Soft Sounds John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Skip To My Lou Slow Playing and Fast Playing Chicken Dance Pop Goes The Weasel Low Notes and High Notes London Bridge Long Notes and Short Notes This Old Man Take Me Out To The Ball Game Solo Playing and Group Playing Yankee Doodle Key Changes If You re Happy And You Know It Normal Time / Double Time / Cut Time Coming Round The Mountain Playing and Not Playing Notes Bingo

6 Some Kazoo Sounds You Can Make Animal Sounds Bee (louder buzz) Mosquito (softer buzz) Hummingbird Eagle Dinosaurs Machine Sounds Driving A Fast Sports Car (Hands on wheel, change gears) Fast Sports Car Passing By (look one way, quickly turn head and look the other way while making sports car sound) Fire Truck Siren Police Car Siren (similar to Fire Truck) Motorcycle (Hands on handlebars) Car Horn Fast Food Drive-Thru Speaker ( May I take your order please spoken through kazoo) Musical Instrument Sounds Electric Rock Guitar Saxophone Synthesizer Trumpet Trombone Tuba 6

7 Fun Kazoo Band Ideas Put On A Kazoo Concert For The Parents Go Kazoo Caroling Add Kazoo Music To A Play, Skit, or Story Decorate Your Kazoos With Sharpie Pens Or Ribbons Add Accessories To Your Kazoo To Make New Instruments (Plastic Funnels, Paper Horns, Plastic Hose, Inflatable Saxophone, Air Guitar, etc.) Have A Marching Kazoo Band On A Patriotic Holiday Have A Kazoo Battle-Of-The-Bands Kazoo For Senior Citizens Have A Kazoo-A-Thon Add A Rhythm Instrument Section To Your Kazoo Band (Pots, Pans, Tambourines, Drums, Spoons, Washboards, etc.) 7

8 Track With Kazoo Track Only Song Time 1 20 John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt 1: Skip To My Lou 1: The Chicken Dance 1: Pop Goes The Weasel 1: Three Blind Mice 1: London Bridge 1: Yankee Doodle 1: Row, Row, Row Your Boat 1: Frere Jacques 1: Old McDonald 1: If You re Happy and You Know It 1: Coming Round The Mountain 1: Bingo 1: This Old Man 1: Take Me Out To The Ball Game 1: I ve Been Working On The Railroad 1: Itsy Bitsy Spider 2: Ring Around The Rosy : Camptown Races 1:05