The Music is You, a Singable Picture Book
Posted on: April 22, 2012
- In: Art of Singing a Song | Case for Singable Books | Heartfelt Musings | Lyrics | Out of the Mouths of Babes | Power of Music | SBWE in Person | Sing Along Tracks | Sing Books with Emily Sing-Along Materials | Singable Book Title | Singable Picture Book Video | Song History | Written by ELEG
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Rediscovering a song by John Denver…so few words, such a pretty music, and so perfectly nutshells how I feel about (and hope to share with) Singing Books:
THE MUSIC IS YOU
Words and Music by John Denver
Music makes pictures and often tells stories
All of it magic and all of it true
And all of the pictures and all of the stories
All of the magic, the music is you
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I made a book so we can sing it together:

The Music is You
Music and Lyrics by John Denver
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This book is for classroom or home use only.
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John Denver recorded his song, “The Music is You” for his 1974 album “Back Home Again.”
Wiki article about this album, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Home_Again_(John_Denver_album)
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A Video with the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jurXaqV7z50
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Just for fun, here’s another video of John Denver (from one of his Tonight Show with Johnny Carson appearances in 1974) singing one of my favorite of his songs, I loved “Follow Me” when I was a kid. The sound of his voice and the simple honest sincerity of his performance, to me, is gorgeous:
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Related Posts
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JOHN DENVER
The Singable Picture Books of John Denver
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/the-singable-picture-books-of-john-denver/
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SING ALONG RESOURCES AND PRINTABLE MATERIALS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-along-resources-2/

October 15, 2012 at 12:39 am
I am a public school music teacher. How can I get a copy of this book to use in my classroom?
October 17, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Hi Julie! I wrote an email to the address that came with this comment. I hope it reached you OK and you got the information. Best wishes, Emily