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Kick It!
NEW Musical on MusicplayOnline
Follow along as a soccer team prepares to compete in their season. Will they be chosen for the team? Are they fast enough, fit enough, and strong enough? Join a dedicated coach who also happens to be a world-class soccer mom, a benchwarmer, star players, and the whole cast as they learn how to play as a team up until they plan their surprise appearance at the World Cup!
The Full Musical Includes:
- Script
- Teacher and Student Scores
- Lyric Sheets
- Vocal Tracks and Downloadable Accompaniment Tracks
- Notation and Lyric Videos
- Notation and Lyric Slides
- Full Choreography Videos
The Beautiful Game
Notation Video Sample (Click on Image):
Pass the Ball
Lyrics Video Sample (Click on Image):
Work Out!
Choreography Video Sample (Click on Image):
Kick It! On MusicplayOnline!
Incorporating Musical Picture Books in the Elementary Music Room
with Music Room Reads
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 @ 4:30-5:30 MST (60 Minutes)
A recorded version will be available if you are unable to watch live.
About the Webinar:
This session will share practical strategies and ready-to-use activities that meaningfully incorporate picture books into the music room. Discover how music and storytelling can lift all voices with engaging lessons you can implement right away for rhythm work, vocal exploration, movement, and classroom instrument activities.
Learning Objectives:
• Implement ready-to-use lesson ideas that integrate music and storytelling into rhythm work, vocal exploration, movement, and classroom instrument activities.
• Adapt picture-book–based lessons to meet the needs of diverse learners and different grade levels within the music room.
• Use storytelling intentionally to promote student voice, cultural representation, and meaningful musical expression.
• Design or modify music activities inspired by picture books to support
Musicplay Team Updates:
We wanted to take the opportunity to share some updates from the team:
Content Updates:
- New musical Eureka!
- New song Se perdio mi maraca
- New song For Good from Wicked: For Good
Development Updates:
- Added the ability to reorder procedures by utilizing drag and drop.
- Added the ability to reordering procedures by editing the number on a procedure.
- Added the ability to collapse procedures in My Lists, and Learning Modules.
- Bug fixes to Melody Playback, Instrument Bingo to fix occasional jittery playback, and audio failing.
- In Bobo is Missing background music that is paused will now stay paused between scenes
- Pumpkin fat glockenspiel has better randomization now
