'Sea Zoo'
Chosen by NCMTA for 2013-14 contest list Jr.A III
'Koala Lullaby'
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Listen to sample of this on the Description page
My gift to you!! I offer you my complete recordings of the Dinosaur Collection (Brontosaurus, Pteranodon, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Stegosaurus) on the 'Description' page!! Enjoy and feel free to download them!! Good news about S&H charges: flat rate of $3.00 Standard Shipping up to $49.99 and purchases exceeding this amount will be shipped free!!!
'Sea Zoo' (Lynne Cox Publications) is home to the 'Dinosaur Collection' including 'Brontosaurus' and 'Pteranodon' as well as the 'Sea Zoo' solos. 'Sea Zoo', or Lynne Cox Publications, is the musical brainchild of Lynne Cox, (NOT the swimmer!!) music educator/performer of over 45 years. Specializing in music for children, particularly piano music, this is a company and website that features her original compositions including sheet music, books, and CDs published by Alfred Publishing as well as her own self-published works.
BREAKING NEWS!!! 'Koala Lullaby' in the 'Noah's Ark Series of sheet music, has been selected by the NCMTA (NC Division of MTNA) for their Jr. A III contest list for 2013-2014!!!
Her 'Brontosaurus' and 'Pteranodon' in the 'Dinosaur Collection' were selected by the NCMTA for their state piano contest list in Junior III A for 2012-2013. Go, you mighty reptiles!!
You can listen to audio clips of these pieces on the description page of this website.
This is a site for serious music teachers searching for just the right piano solos/music to teach their students who like to have fun with piano as well as learn.
Lynne grew up in Marion, S.C. and now resides in New Bern, NC, (formerly in Belhaven, NC) with her husband, Jerry, and their Yorkie, Adagio. They have two grown sons, a lovely daughter-in-law, and a grandson. After a career in music education for over 45 years including private piano lessons and public school music, she is now enjoying retirement.
Her credentials include: 'Distinguished Alumnus of East Carolina University School of Music (Greenville, NC) 2005; Fulbright Scholar 2007; State Finalist Sarah Belk Gambrell Award (NC) Excellence in Public School Music 2003; undergraduate work at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C.; Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance, East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) 1966; Certificate in Public School Music Education East Carolina University; 45 years church musician; Teacher Scholar at N.C. Center for Advancement of Teaching four different years; 45 years music teaching experience; Adjudicator for various music teachers organizations; Published composer with Alfred Publishing; former State and National Certification in MTNA; National Honor Roll in National Guild of Piano Teachers 1992.
Living beside the water in Belhaven fed her imagination of the creatures of the sea while teaching her two sons about oceans in the 1980s. ‘Sea Zoo’ started with her 10 original poems about the sea creatures. Lynne would recite these to their younger son who was two at the time while the older son would cavort in the water acting out whatever sea animal it was.
This was great fun!! Soon afterward Lynne composed melodies to go along with the poems, scored them as piano solos for the elementary student and, voila, “Sea Zoo” was born containing 10 original songs. “The Octopus”, “The Shark”, “The Lobster”, and the other seven animals are written as if the sea creature was singing directly to the child, giving hints as to what it is (Don’t wade out! Best go in! When you see my dorsal fin”). As the child is delighted with the song, he has no idea that the lyrics are purposely written these in riddle form, which is a pre-requisite in elementary language arts curriculum; teaches the child math skills ( Ex. “The Octopus”--One, two, three, four, don’t stop now! There are more! Five, six, seven, eight, having eight is just great!), and zoology on primary and elementary level.
These beginner piano solos were published by Myklas Music Press of Denver, CO. “The Shark” and “The Lobster” immediately were chosen by the National Federation of Music Clubs for their required performing list for their contests. Many of these songs have stayed on this list for years. They are now published by Alfred Music Publishing.
Lynne’s “Dinosaur Collection” (pub. By Lynne Cox Publications) and ‘Sea Zoo’ songs (pub. by Alfred Music Publishing) have won many state awards (NC) for elementary compositions by the NC Federation of Music Clubs. Several ‘Sea Zoo’ songs have been chosen for their national contest piano lists by the National Federation of Music Clubs for over 20 years. (‘The Minnow’, ‘The Shark’, etc.). ‘Stegosaurus’, from her Dinosaur Collection, was chosen twice by the NC Music Teachers Association. 'Pteranodon' and 'Brontosaurus' are the piano solos chosen for the Jr. III A category of the NC Music Teachers Association (NCMTA) for their 2012-2013 contest list.
Alfred Music Publishing recently published 4 volumes of ‘Myklas Contest Winners’ which include piano solos by various composers published by Myklas that made the contest list for the National Federation of Music Clubs as well as other contest lists. Volume 1 showcases 14 of these original solos including three of the ‘Sea Zoo’ collection ‘The Crab’, ‘The Minnow’, and ‘The Whale’.
It was Lynne’s dream to also combine a matching coloring book for the 'Sea Zoo' songs. With Kim Dills and Catherine Broadhead hired as the visual arts creators, the Sea Zoo coloring book was completed with the cartoon-like picture of the sea animal on the right hand side of the book and the lyrics on the left. (does not include piano score-need sheet music for these) Observing her students she realized that not only was it fun to color and sing at the same time but that by incorporating visual and performing arts learning was facilitated and reinforced.
‘Noah’s Ark Series’ is her newest collection and features elementary global music featuring many cultures presented by different animals around the world (hence:'Noah's Ark'). For the tango, Lynne chose to feature ‘The Iguana’; for mid-eastern music, ‘Cruising Down the Nile’; the waltz is introduced to the young piano student by ‘Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo’; lullaby by ‘The Koala’ (Kirian's Lullaby'); and her Celtic offering in strophic form is ‘Sam the Lamb’.
These ‘Noah’s Ark’ songs are presented on her CD, “The American Eagle”. This CD contains ‘The American Eagle’ (a patriotic song commemorating 9/11) and was composed and published in honor of the military, fireman, and rescue workers who are our heroes, ‘Noah’s Ark’ songs, several of the Sea Zoo songs, and two of the classical piano solos featured on her other CD, “Favorite Piano Classics’ performed by Lynne on a Steinway grand piano.
While a Teacher Scholar at the N. C. Center for Advancement of Teaching Lynne researched the importance of music 'from the cradle to the grave' in a paper she wrote entitled 'Music As One of the Eight Multiple Intelligences'. This was based on Dr. Howard Gardner's 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' which explores different types of intelligence such as linguistic; logical-mathematical; kinesthetic; musical; spatial; interpersonal; intrapersonal; and naturalist. (later added existential). Click here to view paper, 'Music as One of the Eight Multiple Intelligences'.
As a Fulbright Scholar in 2007 researching her project, 'How Cultures Speak through Their Music' in Canada and Mexico, she developed a lesson plan/unit on the music of the Ancient Mayans which is given away here. You may view and download for free the lessons in this unit including the pre-test and post-test. lesson 1:lesson 2; lesson 3;lesson 4; lesson 5 + Performance; Post -test (and pre-test).
Meeting the new technology the new millinium had in the area of teaching, Lynne attended a seminar on 'Virtual Reality in the Classroom' and dived into that area in her classroom. Working with one the early global leaders in getting virtual reality into the classroom, Dr. Veronica Pantelidis, of the Education Department of East Carolina University, (Greenville, NC) Lynne developed several projects in this field. Two were published in the VREL (Virtual Reality in Education Laboratory). To view the two projects click on the follow links: Lynne was always interested in addressing multi-disciplines in her classroom so accepted the challenge of integrating this new technology
“Sea Zoo” provides fun, innovative, interactive fun for children and adults. Combining visual and performing arts into an educational experience for the young child, it is Lynne’s sincere hope that it provides quality time between parents/grandparents and children, just as it did for her and her young sons.
BREAKING NEWS!!! 'Koala Lullaby' in the 'Noah's Ark Series of sheet music, has been selected by the NCMTA (NC Division of MTNA) for their Jr. A III contest list for 2013-2014!!!
Her 'Brontosaurus' and 'Pteranodon' in the 'Dinosaur Collection' were selected by the NCMTA for their state piano contest list in Junior III A for 2012-2013. Go, you mighty reptiles!!
You can listen to audio clips of these pieces on the description page of this website.
This is a site for serious music teachers searching for just the right piano solos/music to teach their students who like to have fun with piano as well as learn.
Lynne grew up in Marion, S.C. and now resides in New Bern, NC, (formerly in Belhaven, NC) with her husband, Jerry, and their Yorkie, Adagio. They have two grown sons, a lovely daughter-in-law, and a grandson. After a career in music education for over 45 years including private piano lessons and public school music, she is now enjoying retirement.
Her credentials include: 'Distinguished Alumnus of East Carolina University School of Music (Greenville, NC) 2005; Fulbright Scholar 2007; State Finalist Sarah Belk Gambrell Award (NC) Excellence in Public School Music 2003; undergraduate work at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C.; Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance, East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) 1966; Certificate in Public School Music Education East Carolina University; 45 years church musician; Teacher Scholar at N.C. Center for Advancement of Teaching four different years; 45 years music teaching experience; Adjudicator for various music teachers organizations; Published composer with Alfred Publishing; former State and National Certification in MTNA; National Honor Roll in National Guild of Piano Teachers 1992.
Living beside the water in Belhaven fed her imagination of the creatures of the sea while teaching her two sons about oceans in the 1980s. ‘Sea Zoo’ started with her 10 original poems about the sea creatures. Lynne would recite these to their younger son who was two at the time while the older son would cavort in the water acting out whatever sea animal it was.
This was great fun!! Soon afterward Lynne composed melodies to go along with the poems, scored them as piano solos for the elementary student and, voila, “Sea Zoo” was born containing 10 original songs. “The Octopus”, “The Shark”, “The Lobster”, and the other seven animals are written as if the sea creature was singing directly to the child, giving hints as to what it is (Don’t wade out! Best go in! When you see my dorsal fin”). As the child is delighted with the song, he has no idea that the lyrics are purposely written these in riddle form, which is a pre-requisite in elementary language arts curriculum; teaches the child math skills ( Ex. “The Octopus”--One, two, three, four, don’t stop now! There are more! Five, six, seven, eight, having eight is just great!), and zoology on primary and elementary level.
These beginner piano solos were published by Myklas Music Press of Denver, CO. “The Shark” and “The Lobster” immediately were chosen by the National Federation of Music Clubs for their required performing list for their contests. Many of these songs have stayed on this list for years. They are now published by Alfred Music Publishing.
Lynne’s “Dinosaur Collection” (pub. By Lynne Cox Publications) and ‘Sea Zoo’ songs (pub. by Alfred Music Publishing) have won many state awards (NC) for elementary compositions by the NC Federation of Music Clubs. Several ‘Sea Zoo’ songs have been chosen for their national contest piano lists by the National Federation of Music Clubs for over 20 years. (‘The Minnow’, ‘The Shark’, etc.). ‘Stegosaurus’, from her Dinosaur Collection, was chosen twice by the NC Music Teachers Association. 'Pteranodon' and 'Brontosaurus' are the piano solos chosen for the Jr. III A category of the NC Music Teachers Association (NCMTA) for their 2012-2013 contest list.
Alfred Music Publishing recently published 4 volumes of ‘Myklas Contest Winners’ which include piano solos by various composers published by Myklas that made the contest list for the National Federation of Music Clubs as well as other contest lists. Volume 1 showcases 14 of these original solos including three of the ‘Sea Zoo’ collection ‘The Crab’, ‘The Minnow’, and ‘The Whale’.
It was Lynne’s dream to also combine a matching coloring book for the 'Sea Zoo' songs. With Kim Dills and Catherine Broadhead hired as the visual arts creators, the Sea Zoo coloring book was completed with the cartoon-like picture of the sea animal on the right hand side of the book and the lyrics on the left. (does not include piano score-need sheet music for these) Observing her students she realized that not only was it fun to color and sing at the same time but that by incorporating visual and performing arts learning was facilitated and reinforced.
‘Noah’s Ark Series’ is her newest collection and features elementary global music featuring many cultures presented by different animals around the world (hence:'Noah's Ark'). For the tango, Lynne chose to feature ‘The Iguana’; for mid-eastern music, ‘Cruising Down the Nile’; the waltz is introduced to the young piano student by ‘Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo’; lullaby by ‘The Koala’ (Kirian's Lullaby'); and her Celtic offering in strophic form is ‘Sam the Lamb’.
These ‘Noah’s Ark’ songs are presented on her CD, “The American Eagle”. This CD contains ‘The American Eagle’ (a patriotic song commemorating 9/11) and was composed and published in honor of the military, fireman, and rescue workers who are our heroes, ‘Noah’s Ark’ songs, several of the Sea Zoo songs, and two of the classical piano solos featured on her other CD, “Favorite Piano Classics’ performed by Lynne on a Steinway grand piano.
While a Teacher Scholar at the N. C. Center for Advancement of Teaching Lynne researched the importance of music 'from the cradle to the grave' in a paper she wrote entitled 'Music As One of the Eight Multiple Intelligences'. This was based on Dr. Howard Gardner's 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' which explores different types of intelligence such as linguistic; logical-mathematical; kinesthetic; musical; spatial; interpersonal; intrapersonal; and naturalist. (later added existential). Click here to view paper, 'Music as One of the Eight Multiple Intelligences'.
As a Fulbright Scholar in 2007 researching her project, 'How Cultures Speak through Their Music' in Canada and Mexico, she developed a lesson plan/unit on the music of the Ancient Mayans which is given away here. You may view and download for free the lessons in this unit including the pre-test and post-test. lesson 1:lesson 2; lesson 3;lesson 4; lesson 5 + Performance; Post -test (and pre-test).
Meeting the new technology the new millinium had in the area of teaching, Lynne attended a seminar on 'Virtual Reality in the Classroom' and dived into that area in her classroom. Working with one the early global leaders in getting virtual reality into the classroom, Dr. Veronica Pantelidis, of the Education Department of East Carolina University, (Greenville, NC) Lynne developed several projects in this field. Two were published in the VREL (Virtual Reality in Education Laboratory). To view the two projects click on the follow links: Lynne was always interested in addressing multi-disciplines in her classroom so accepted the challenge of integrating this new technology
“Sea Zoo” provides fun, innovative, interactive fun for children and adults. Combining visual and performing arts into an educational experience for the young child, it is Lynne’s sincere hope that it provides quality time between parents/grandparents and children, just as it did for her and her young sons.