A Shepherd's Story Paperback - 1992

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A Shepherd's Story tell the Christmas story with particular emphases on the angels and shepherds. Written by Hal H. Hopson, one of America's most popular composers of music for the church, this resource is designed for use by children in grades 2-5, with the musical content accessible to children's choirs in any church. Most of the music is sung in unison with an occasional second part. This musical is designed for a 20-minute presentation during the worship setting in the Advent or Christmas season. Components include a leader's/accompanist edition, a singer's edition, a listening cassette, and an accompaniment (instrumental only) cassette. The leader's edition contains complete lesson plans with everything needed to teach the music and Bible story, including activities and instructions on building the set, costumes and props. Also included are production notes for all aspects of the dramatic and musical presentation, and all music and accompaniment for the musical. The student edition contains all dramatic material and melody lines for the music along with activity pages. * Includes a ten-week lesson plan to teach children (grades 2-5) the Bible story, characters and themes, as well as the music * Practical audio components flexible enough to be used with any church's musical needs * Easy staging and production needs; choirs don't need to be huge or musically or dramatically advanced * Biblically based (Luke 2:1-20) Market * Children educators * Children's choir directors * Music directors * Pastors * 7"x10" and 16 pages