{"product_id":"dan-zanes-house-party-isbn-9780760362013","title":"Dan Zanes' House Party!","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDan Zanes' House Party!\u003c\/i\u003e, the Grammy Award–winning children's artist presents a huge collection of folk songs along with inspiration to start your own family band.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Too often, new parents eager to\u003cb\u003e share their love of music\u003c\/b\u003e with their young children feel their options are limited to cuddly singing dinosaurs and well-meaning humans whose understanding of children’s music starts with “Kumbaya” and ends with “Puff the Magic Dragon.” For many sane adults, these choices are more abrasive than the most aggro noise-rock of their college years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dan Zanes has spent the past 20 years creating a truly compelling body of children's music that music-loving parents can also get behind. A former 1980s indie rocker, Zanes' 13 children's albums have gained wide praise for their \u003cb\u003eauthentic arrangements\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003epreservation of America's folk traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDan Zanes' House Party!\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eGrammy Award–winning\u003c\/b\u003e Zanes has curated a rich selection of folk songs that comprise \u003cb\u003ean essential musical cross-section \u003c\/b\u003eof the American experience and its multicultural, immigrant underpinnings. The selections include the standard songs we all know and love, along with folk classics. Each song is accompanied by a brief \u003cb\u003enarrative on its historical context\u003c\/b\u003e, followed by \u003cb\u003elyrics\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003enotation\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003echords\u003c\/b\u003e. Among the songs you'll learn to play: \"Erie Canal,\" \"Pay Me My Money Down,\" \"Titanic,\" \"Waltzing Matilda,\" \"The Farmer Is the One,\" \"Wabash Cannonball,\" \"Sloop John B.,\" \"Old Joe Clark,\" \"Skip to My Lou,\" \"King Kong Kitchie,\" and \"We Shall Not Be Moved.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Zanes' House Party! \u003c\/i\u003ealso includes informational sidebars throughout to give families the basics needed to pick up instruments and learn to more fully enjoy music as a family band. And in the back of the book, you'll find \u003cb\u003echord charts \u003c\/b\u003efor guitar, ukele, and mandolin. More than just a collection of songs, \u003ci\u003eDan Zanes’ House Party! \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003cb\u003e part music book\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epart history lesson\u003c\/b\u003e, and a work that all families can enjoy—together.","brand":"Young Voyageur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892474900709,"sku":"NP9780760362013","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_cf2b0487-1d00-41a2-bdf7-7f4fe2d939f2.jpg?v=1773101565","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dan-zanes-house-party-isbn-9780760362013","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}