This latest release from Chris is a collection of energetic, child-ready drumming activities. As with all of her classic drumming texts, this one was developed in the classroom with her students and have been polished in the classroom and at workshops and conference sessions around the country.

Drum with a Passion includes fifteen songs with activities, lessons plans, objectives, and supplemental materials including student worksheets and full color Powerpoint and Keynote presentations. The visuals follow the Orff process lesson plan presented for each song.

Appropriate for grades 4 - 8, CANYA CONGA? is laid out with extensive Orff process lesson plans including objectives and extension possibilities plus full scores for every activity.

Don't have a huge collection of conga drums? Chris has you covered! She has included excellent ways to adapt and include everyday household items in the drum ensemble. Think STOMP! 

Supplemental materials include image files of each music score and a FULL COLOR VISUAL of each activity suitable for your INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD OR PRESENTATION STATION.

This classic book from Chri features the ancient modes. Playing and learning in the modes is a great way to promote improvisation and instrument technique in your students. This is great new material for Orff Levels teachers!

Developed by Chris in her classroom as group composition pieces, Chris supervised, filled in instrument parts, polished up melodies and wrote brilliant Orff process lesson plans.

Supplemental Materials include visuals, full scores, instrument parts, and professionally produced audio recordings of each piece. Here's a sample: