About SING BOOKS WITH EMILY

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My whole professional life is devoted to researching, documenting, making music for, performing, and encouraging/facilitating others to sing Illustrated Song. This blog is Sing Books with Emily’s Grand Central Station.

Sing Books with Emily
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/

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Emily Gleichenhaus began discovering illustrated songs when her children were babies. As a professional theater and cabaret artist, Emily was compelled to sing the songs and started working with amazing musicians to arrange music to accompany the singing. And her repertoire grew.

With much experience in theater and cabaret, Emily understands the importance of knowing everything possible about a song and developing a unique interpretation for it. Thus, Emily’s blog, SingBooksWithEmily.wordpress.com, was born in 2009 to provide a way to collect and document what she discovers and develops for each illustrated song.

Today, Emily also sometimes accompanies herself with ukulele. Her blog is is filled with printable PDFs of her simple guitar and ukulele chord arrangements to help you sing with your kids at home.

Besides ukulele, Emily also enhances the musical experience of Sing Books with zany instruments that kids love like kazoo, train whistle, glockenspiel, limberjack, foot tambourines, rain sticks, and jingle bells.

Emily frequently Sings Books at local libraries and has sung many thousands of performances in classrooms at local schools. Sing Books gives kids the experience of seeing and hearing music being made right in front of them. It is live performance edutainment. Singing these songs with kids shares culture, musical heritage, history, and social and academic literacy. Illustrated songs are an incredibly enriching, engaging, and enjoyable way to learn.

Come Sing Books with Emily.
Music is magic.

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Contact Emily at:
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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY,
making illustrated songs singable.

Sing Books with Emily explores the wonderful world of Illustrated Song by researching, archiving, documenting, collecting, advocating, curating, music-making for, and creation and live performance of Illustrated Song with the ultimate goal of enriching the educational, intellectual, and cultural lives of children and the grown ups and communities who love, teach and care for them.

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY’S PURPOSE:
SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, which is as educational as it is entertaining, celebrates, collects, documents, explores, archives, performs, evangelizes, contributes to and makes music for the Wonderful World of Illustrated Song in Singable Picture Books

SING BOOKS WITH EMILY engages children in the performing arts and promotes emergent literacy. SING BOOKS WITH EMILY inspires imagination and love for words, stories and music, cultivates and conveys our musical heritage and provides a medium of quality time, musical engagement and positive interaction between children and their caregivers.

SING BOOKS WITH EMILY THE BLOG collects, documents and archives a comprehensive bibliography of illustrated books, poems and stories that can be sung.

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY CONCISE MISSION STATEMENT

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GOALS FOR SING BOOKS WITH EMILY

• Have Fun
• Enrich our lives with music and live performance using the vehicle of Singable Picture Books
• Bring intimate, personal, live performance to children using the vehicle of Singable Picture Books
• Inspire a love of the music, words and art
• Inspire and facilitate quality time between children and their caregivers
• Help kids more fully understand the songs we are singing and to explore facets of the song like its vocabulary, composers and history
• Compile a complete catalog of Singable Picture Books and articles that provide knowledge about the works and facilitate singing and sharing

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“SING BOOKS” IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SINGING SONGS WITH PICTURE BOOKS.  IT IS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT

I like to share with the children that the songs we sing together (and every Singable Picture Book in this blog) represent many genres of American song, including The Great American Songbook, Art Song, Country, Folk, Broadway and Bluegrass.  Many of these songs have important cultural relevance and are loaded with educational content like science, geography, poetry, history, music, art, civics, and robust vocabulary.

I am passionately dedicated to the cause of enriching the lives of children (educators, caregivers, and anyone with an open heart) through song and Singable Picture Books.

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Printable Sing Books with Emily Info Block

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Printable 3-Up Blog Info Slips

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MUSIC IS Poster for Sing Books with Emily
Music (and Sing Books with Emily) is Math, Language, History, Reading and Science

Please print this poster and give it to everyone you know!

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Emily with the wonderful K teacher Ms. Morgan, 2013 Kindergarten Sing-Along

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ABOUT SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE BLOG
In this blog, I explore the subject of Singable Picture Books and all the elements that go into making them so special, including discussion on the lyrics, music, illustrations, song history, lyricists, composers, illustrators and sing along accompaniment.

SING BOOKS WITH EMILY (the Blog) is intended to be a resource for parents, educators, caregivers and anybody who loves songs, books, children, and the young at heart.  Each post is categorized to make Singable Book Titles, Song History, Lyrics (etc!) easy to find.

The posts and pages in this blog are perpetually UNDER CONSTRUCTION. As the posts about specific Singable Picture Books (or subjects related to them) are intended to be resources, the entries will be edited as information is discovered.

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY BLOG MISSION BULLET POINTS
The purpose and mission of the Sing Books with Emily blog is to recognize the wonderful world of Singable Picture Books and with its components:

• Collect
• Categorize
• Catalogue
• Create
• Convey
• Celebrate
• Document
• Establish
• Evangelize
• Enumerate
• Explain
• Share
• Validate

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE BLOG IS:

• a Singable Picture Books catalog
• a cabinet of curiosities for Singable Picture Books
• a museum of  Singable Picture Books where each post is a mini-exhibit
• a wonderland of Singable Picture Books
• a Singable Picture Book library
• a Musicological Romp through the Wonderful World of Singable Picture Books
• a Musicological journey through the Wonderful World of Singable Picture Books
• Curated Museum of Singable Picture Books
• Curated Collection of Songs in Singable Picture Books
• Curated Conglomeration of Illustrated Songs
• Sing Books with Emily: Celebrating the Wonderful World of Illustrated Song in Singable Picture Books
•  Sing Books with Emily, the Blog is a place where illustrated song is archived, created, documented, explored,  music is made, performed, played, and sung

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY, THE BLOG, POSTS AS EVOLVING EXHIBITS
I like to think of each one of my posts as evolving exhibits (or a Cabinet of Curiosities) about the song, Singable Picture Book, artists, or subject depicted in the post.  When I find new information or have a new experience, I add that to the post. The posts are frequently updated.

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WHAT ARE SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS / ILLUSTRATED SONGS

Singable Picture Books are illustrated songs or poems that have been set to music and can be sung.  To put it another way, Singable Picture Books are illustrated books you can sing.  Or, you could say a Singable Picture Book is a song that has been illustrated.  Lyrics are printed on the page and pictures illustrate the thoughts, story and action.

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BLURBS

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Sing Books with Emily is a singing storytime with picture books based on songs for children of all ages. Join Emily to sing songs from a wide range of musical styles accompanied by bespoke sing along tracks and Emily’s fun Symphony of Silly Instruments including ukulele, glockenspiel, and kazoo. It’s a musical adventure sure to delight everyone.
Explore the wonderful world of Illustarted Song: https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/
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What is my job as Sing Books with Emily?
My job as Sing Books with Emily is to find, research, know about, write about, document, evangelize, teach, make music for, and sing illustrated songs.

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR SILENT AUCTION DONATIO

Sing Books with Emily is a live performance program of 30-45 joyous minutes of enriching musical entertainment in which Emily, a professional performer, sings songs that have been illustrated into picture books with music she had specially arranged and recorded to go with the books.

The large repertoire spans all musical genres from Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes and Pop, to Classical and Country, to Educational Songs and Poetry, to Folk, Broadway and the Great American Song Book.  Repertoire includes songs like Twinkle Little Star, Puff the Magic Dragon, Winter Song (by William Shakespeare), Take Me Home Country Roads, Fifty Nifty States , Wynken Blynken and Nod, Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, My Favorite Things and Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Performances can be tailored for a groups of children who are all one age (Pre-K to 5th Grade) or for a mixed audience of children of all ages and their care givers. Performances can also be created based on almost any theme (Mother Goose, science, nature, poetry, holidays, for example).

Performances should be in a private or home setting, a classroom, place of worship, or library.

For more information about Emily and her Sing Books program, bookshelves full of Illustrated Songs (linked to informational posts about the songs and books), and an in depth exploration of the Wonderful World of Illustrated Song, visit Sing Books with Emily’s blog: singbookswithemily.wordpress.com

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Sing Books with Emily is a 30-45 minute singing storytime with Illustrated Songs sung by a professional vocalist.  The program is fun, enriching and educational with songs from a surprising variety of genre, like the folksy ERIE CANAL and the funny LATE FOR SCHOOL (by Steve Martin), the Shakespearean WINTER SONG and the educational FIFTY NIFTY STATES. Emily’s repertoire includes hundreds of songs to delight audiences of any age, many enhanced by fun instruments like guitar, glockenspiel, kazoo, foot tambourines and limberjack.   Sing Books with Emily programs fit comfortably in most any private or educational setting (classroom K-5, library, playgroup, place of worship, scout meeting) where children and their caregivers can gather to celebrate the marvelous combination of picture books and song. Emily can tailor song sets to suit most any theme or curriculum.

Information at http://www.SingBooksWithEmily.wordpress.com

Email: singbookswithemily@att.net

SING BOOKS WITH EMILY can go virtually anywhere.  Please write SINGBOOKSWITHEMILY@att.net for more information!

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Sing Books with Emily, a singing storytime, singing illustrated songs.

Sing Books with Emily is a singing storytime with Illustrated Songs.  A Sing Books with Emily gathering is 30-45 minutes of live, educational performing arts joyously delivered by a professional vocalist.  Sing Books with Emily programs fit comfortably in most any setting where children and their caregivers can gather to celebrate the marvelous combination of picture books and song.

To book a gathering, email Emily at singbookswithemily@att.net

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Related Posts and Pages

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PRAISE FOR SING BOOKS WITH EMILY
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/praise-for-sing-books-with-emily/

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Emily’s Theatrical Review Quotes and Audience Comments
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/quotes-from-published-theatrical-reviews-and-audience-comments/

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EMILY’S THEATRICAL, CABARET AND SING BOOKS ACHIEVEMENTS
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/emilys-theatrical-cabaret-and-sing-books-awards-and-achievements/

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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY IN THE MEDIA
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/sing-books-with-emily-in-the-media/

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EMILY’S THEATER, MUSICALS AND VOCAL PERFORMANCES
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/emilys-performance-history/

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EMILY’S PERFORMANCE REMINISCENCES & OTHER CURIOS
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/emilys-performance-reminiscences-other-curios/

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UPCOMING AND PAST PERFORMANCES
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/emilys-upcoming-performances/

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RECORDINGS
For recordings featuring “Sing Books with Emily” and Emily’s cabaret performances, visit:
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/recordings/

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VIDEO
For videos featuring “Sing Books with Emily” and Emily’s cabaret performances, visit:
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/video-series/

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PHOTO GALLERY
Pictures from Emily’s Cabaret, Theatre and Sing Books performances, here:
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/photogallery/

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CABARET
More about Emily’s cabaret performances on “Emily’s Cabaret Page,” here:
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/emily-leatha-eversons-cabaret-page/

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SING BOOKS BIOS WRITTEN FOR EVENTS
A collection of bios I wrote for Sing Books in January 2013
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/sing-books-descriptions-and-write-ups/