First!

by Sally K. Albrecht, Jay Althouse, Tim Hayden

Who invented the potato chip? Designed the escalator? Or wrote the first published English dictionary? The answers to these and other ""firsts"" are included in the songs of this creative and educational songbook. Your students will learn as they sing about inventors and personalities such as the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Neil Armstrong, and Julia Child. Learn even more with the supplementary background/profile information included for each song. It's a true cross-curricular songbook that is First! and foremost, a rewarding musical experience! Recommended for grades 3 and up. 100% reproducible. Lyric Sheets and Profile Pages included. Can be used as a songbook or as a program (approximately 45 minutes). Chord symbols included.

4 pages, Audio CD

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

Sally K. Albrecht (b. 1954-) is an American composer and arranger.

For three decades, Sally (along with her husband, composer/arranger Jay Althouse) was an editor of the school choral, vocal, and elementary music publications for two major educational music publishers, most recently for Alfred Music.