Come on Everybody, Let's Sing! (Revised): Comb Bound Book

This book treats music instruction as genuinely interdisciplinary. Rather than isolating singing from movement or instruments from listening, Birkenshaw-Fleming builds activities where all these elements reinforce each other. Teachers report that the structure translates directly into lesson plans, and the comb binding means you're not wrestling with a book that won't stay open during class.

Sessions built around this book feel purposeful but never rigid. Children are singing, moving, discovering rhythm, and building listening skills simultaneously, which keeps energy high and attention sustained. There's a built-in celebration to it; every activity reinforces that music is for everyone.

Classroom teachers, music specialists, and intervention leaders working with preschool through grade 6 students, including those with learning differences or developmental delays. Parents and community leaders running informal music programs will find the activities structured enough to follow without music training, yet substantive enough to build real musical understanding.

• Pair the professionally recorded audio with live group performance to let students hear both the ideal model and their own voices developing.
• Start with body movements and gestures before introducing instruments; students absorb rhythmic understanding faster when their whole body participates.
• Use the chapter-by-chapter organization to scaffold concepts gradually, revisiting earlier songs with added instrumental layers as students progress.

Anchor your general music curriculum around these activities and songs, using the progression across the 340 pages to shape your scope and sequence across the year. The structured activities also work beautifully as warm-ups or brain breaks within other subject areas, making this a resource that extends beyond dedicated music time. For inclusive classrooms, the emphasis on multiple entry points (singing, instruments, movement, listening) means every student finds something they can successfully do.

• Steady beat and rhythm recognition through body movement and percussion
• Basic music literacy (pitch, melody, rhythm notation) integrated with kinesthetic learning
• Coordination and gross motor control via gesture and dance
• Listening discrimination across different musical styles and genres
• Social skills and collaborative musicmaking
• Foundational concepts in melody, harmony, and form
• Confidence and independence in singing and performing