Golden Menorah

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Golden Menorah  is a composing activity for Hanukkah that teachers have requested. Hopefully they suit the occasion so we will not leave anyone out during this joyful time. I searched the web and there are a lot of Hanukkah activities, but I didn’t find any specifically for piano teachers.

It is late to look for Hanukkah music, but for beginning students, I like the books by Bruce Berr, Festive Chanukah Songs and Festive Songs for the Jewish Holidays. The second books is suitable for early elementary students and the first one is a little more difficult. David Karp also has two excellent books for early elementary and late elementary students, Jewish Festival and Folk Songs Books one and two.