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The Cardany article was truly an eye opener. Two books that I could definitely see myself using to create a sound story for my future students are "One fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess. The second is my all time favorite book. However, you can really use any of his books because of the easy rhyming patterns and his style of writing is naturally rhythmic and musical.

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From the Cardany article, a children’s book I might use to create a sound story for would be Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. This particular book is very popular among children of all young ages and when thinking about a book to use I thought of this one because of its usage of rhyming and repetition. Rhyming has very rhythmic pulse to it, so I would incorporate various ways to play with the beat that is presented in each sentence by using Orff instruments. The students will always have something to fall back on when the end of the phrase ends because of the repetition at the end. Each sentence structure is similar, so the children can grasp and follow the activity easier.
Another book I would use is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. In this book, you see many different animals varying in all shapes and sizes. The students can use body movements to act out each of the animals in a specific beat in small groups. Each group will have a particular animal which they will make a movement to. By the end of the book when they all say each animal one more time, all groups will have to do the movement that specific group displayed for their animal. All these books are upbeat, memorable and fun which make it engaging.

-Jonathan L

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Based on what I read in the Cardany article, one book I might create a sound story for my future students would be There's A Wocket in my Pocket by D. Seuss.  This book has many rhyming words as well as some repetition which could make for a great sound story.  I could read the story once and have the students pay close attention to all of the rhyming words by clapping every time they hear words rhyme as we did in Dr. Potter's class.  Then I could make groups and have each group come up with a specific non locomotor movement to make for a specific rhyme from the book.  Another book I might create a sound story with is Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown.  This book including many different farm animals and the sounds they make.  I could have the students go into the large open area and as I am reading the story and come across each farm animal, the students could make the same movements each farm animal makes and as well as the sounds they make.
K.J.

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From the Cardany article, a children's book I might use to create a sound story for would be  'Little Melba and Her Big Trombone' by Katheryn Russell-Brown. This could introduce different timbre and sounds that instruments would make, which is helpful through the use of onomatopoeia in the text. Students can also create a movement and sound associated to the instrument that is presented in the book, such as a bass guitar, a drum, or a piano for example. Students can also learn about different genres such as jazz or gospel, which can be presented through musical examples during the reading.
Another book I would use is Watty Piper's 'The Little Engine That Could'. This fun book offers repetition that could offer an introduction to choruses presented in pop music. Children will sing the repetitive phrases while doing a movement that relates to the story, such as lining up as a train.

-EW

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After reading the Cardany article the first book I thought about integrating was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin Jr. I  remember it being one of my favorite books growing up and looking at it now I can see that the book is presented very rhythmically so an idea to incorporate this in a sound story by allowing students to keep the beat uses instruments that begin with the letters of the alphabet or using pitched instruments that correspond with the letters in the book. A second book that would be fun to make a sound story would be The Nutcracker by New York City Ballet while it is an adorable story it also follows the composition by Tchaikovsky so the students can have the music to follow the story as well as create their own performance of The Nutcracker.

AF

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For my future students the first book I would use for a sound story is "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" because of the different sounds that it has. The students can learn the different sounds each animal makes then choose an instrument that sounds closest to that animal. This is a good way to teach students the differences between the sounds of the instruments and how they might relate to their size. An elephant, for example is much bigger than a flamingo and they would choose an instrument that corresponds to these animals and see that maybe a trumpet is much bigger than flute.
The second book that I chose is called "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin." This book is great to teach children about the timbre of music and how each instrument has its own unique sound. Throughout the book, it describes the instruments with words that are associated with its sounds like "now, a mellow friend, the cello, neck extended bows a hello; end pin set upon the floor." this not onyl describes the physical appearance of the cello, but also how mellow it sounds. In the book, they also teach how many is in a solo all the way up to a chamber group.
- LW

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From reading Cardany's article, one of the books I would choice for younger students is "The Very Noisy Bear" by Nick Bland. This would be a great opportunity for new instrumentalist to get comfortable just making actual sounds on their new instruments. The would be in small groups and in a circle with me in the middle, reading the book and encouraging the students to makes appropriate sounds and to develop confidence. Another book I would use is "The Story Orchestra: The Four Seasons" by Jessica Courtney-Tickle. As the story is being read, the entire class would make appropriate sounds on their instruments according to what they thing the season sounds like on their own instrument. This would encourage confidence and creativity. This book can also be used to cross subjects so the students can not only learn about the seasons, but also about geography and landscapes.

-ARS

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After reading Cardany's article, the two books that I would have my future students read would be "The Wheels on the Bus" by Paul O. Zelinsky and  "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle. Both books have repetition in them and are easy for younger students to follow along. Both of the books are also useful in integrating different subjects into the classroom as well, such as language arts, science, math, ect.
For the first book, "The Wheels on the Bus", I would split students off into small groups. They would be assigned a lyric/sentence in the book to create a movement to. The students would also all contribute in creating a drawing of what their lyric is. So if they were given the part of "the doors on the bus go open and shut" they could draw a door opening and closing. All the students would pin their drawing up on the board and when their drawing is pointed to they know when to do their movement and sing their part.
For the second book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See", the students would be in a large circle and each student is given an instrument. In the story there are different animals talked about. To show the difference in animals students could create different sounds in with their instruments to show the differences. If there are no instruments available the students can use movement to show the differences in animals in the stories.

JL

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After reading the Cardany article, the first book that came to mind was "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. I feel that this book would be appropriate to create a sound story because it has rhythm and heavy use of onomatopoeia. Its natural rhythm and noticeable noises would make it easy for students to follow along with. Additionally, you could create gestures corresponding to the text. That makes it an extremely interactive experience for the students. This is one of the first books my parents read to me and I have a feeling I remember that because of its sound elements.

The second book I mights create a sound story with is " Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" Similar to the first book I chose, this book by Bill Martin Jr is engaging and rhythmic for young audiences. Additionally, it is very repetitive which makes following along easy. Also this book provides images of each animal that is discussed so students can rely on that as a source of information.  In conclusion, both of these books are upbeat, fun, and memorable. Making books into sound stories transforms students' understanding and overall experience.
-K. Bailey

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Based on what I read in the Cardany article, I have in mind what two books I can create into sound stories for my future students.
One book I might use to create a sound story is the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. In this book, it mentions many different animals and colors. I feel that this book would be appropriate to represent the animals mentioned in the book by instruments and other elements of music. For example, the students can choose and name an instrument to represent the bear and another instrument to represent the cat to show how they would play different rhythms to express the story of each animal. They can also explain why they chose to play the rhythms the way they did.
The second book i think would be great to create a sound story is called Carl's Christmas. The student can use body percussion of their choosing. For example, whenever Carl takes a step, the students can clap their hands, or whenever carl is walking the students can walk together in a circle in a steady beat to keep the rhythm of the music.
Of course, there are plenty of books that you can create a sound story for and I hope to incorporate as much musical elements I can into my future classroom.
- M.M.

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My future students would enjoy a sound story for the books One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and The Cat in the Hat, both by Dr. Seuss. Both books incorporate rhyming words that make the story easy and fun to understand. Similar to the activity we did in class with the story There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed Some Leaves, I would break my students up into groups and assign them a set of rhyming words. Each group would be responsible for showing the class an action (enactive learning) to perform each time they heard those words in the story. They would also be given the chance to pick from a set of classroom instruments whose sounds may correlate to the meaning of their words. Together, as a class, we would read and perform the story.
This lesson is also an opportunity to integrate an English lesson about phonics and rhyming, and would be appropriate for the lower elementary school grades (1st grade, maybe 2nd.)
- HH

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One book that I can use to create a sound story for my future students is "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." This would be great for an integrated music lesson to teach subtracting in math. Another book I can use to create a sound story for my students would be "The Three Little Pigs." The students could explore with different instruments to create sound effects throughout the story. This song could also be great for a music integrated lesson and would help students count from 1 to 3.

SF

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The book i would like to use for my future classroom would be “One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book” by April and Jeff Sayer. This book is fun for students to read because it incorporates math into the reading group. The thought of using animals and feet to understand counting and adding is quite funny to me and I believe that my students would enjoy. Another book I would use would be “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff. This is because I find this story to be a sweet one,  with a little fun twist to it. I think that it would benefit students to have an informative story yet have it be enjoyable for both teacher and students!

JV

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The first book I would pick to create a sound story for is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. The phrase "and they roared their terrible roars, and they gnashed their terrible teeth" would be a fun way to incorporate enactive learning as well as iconic. It would also be a good way to teach students about repeating parts, as the phrase is repeated though out the story. The second book I would create a sound story for is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. For this sound story I would divide the students into groups, each group would have a different movement to perform for every different request the mouse makes. PL

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One book that I could use in my future classroom to create a sound story with could be "There's a Wocket in my Pocket" by Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss is known for his books rhyming and creating different words to create a story. When you read a Dr. Seuss story aloud, you can actually here the rhythm of the story. Because of this, I would like to create a sound story with it. It would not only be fun for the students, but it would integrate music and creative writing, because of the rhythm and the made up words.
The second book I would consider creating a sound story with is " Farmyard Beat." This children's book integrates music and literature as well. With this book, I could also allow my students to use musical instruments to go with the words, similar to how we played percussion instruments to create sounds for our favorite season. ALS.

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One book I might use to create a sound story is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. This book is a very simple book and is very easy to follow. The phrase "but he was still hungry" is repetitive, which gives it potential to being a fun sound story. The colors of the foods he eats will also appeal to the iconic approach by Bruner. When reading this book to my students, I would have them create a movement that represents a "very hungry caterpillar." These movements can include rubbing the belly or devouring imaginary food and would be acted out every time we read "but he was still hungry." This story would satisfy musical learning by helping students learn repeating sections which is a subconcept of form of music.

Another book I would use to create a sound story is "No, David!" by David Shannon. This book is about a boy named David who always caused trouble and his mom would repeatedly yell "No, David!" This would definitely be a fun sound story to create since the mom character in the book itself is yelling "No, David!" Students would be allowed to yell along as I read it aloud to them. Students can also create movements that would represent an angry mother by creating furious faces and mad expressions. Students can also use whisper voices when representing David creating trouble. They can also think of movements that represent David quietly mischievously getting into trouble such as tip toeing or crawling or making silly faces. Through this story, I can teach students the difference between soft and loud sounds correlating to the emotions throughout the story.

A. Sung

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The first book I would choose to create a sound story with would be "Are You My Mother" by P.D.Eastman. The reason I believe this book would be suitable to create a sound story is due to all of the different animals involved in this book.  The students could use different instruments or even self made noises to describe what they believe certain animals in the book may sound like. Therefore, the main character of the book will be assigned to an individual or group as will every other animal be assigned to a single student or group and they may choose to create their own sound or grab from the instrument pile.

The second book I feel may also create an amazing sound story for the class would be none other than, "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss. This story has a lot to do with different emotions and actions. Therefore, like the first book chosen, students could either choose to match an instrument to the action or they may use their body to create a sound or a movement that matches the story line. The one character that will for sure have a peculiar sound will be the Cat himself.

D.C.

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One book that I could use to create a sound story for my future students would be “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed” by Eileen Christelow. This book is very repetitive and includes counting down from number five. The repetitiveness makes it easy for students to follow and join in. I could also create a movement such as hopping for the lines, “Five little monkeys jumping on the bed”. I could continue and create a movement for each line. The other movements could be squatting, “calling” with their hands to their ears, and waving a finger for the word “no”.

Another book that I could use for very young students would be “Green Hat Blue hat” by Sandra Boynton. The book is also very repetitive and easy to catch onto. All in all, it repeats the colors, green, blue, red and then oops! It also uses a different piece of clothing for each page. For example, one of the pages reads, “Red shirt, Blue shirt, Yellow shirt, Oops”. I could also create movements that correspond with the clothing items mentions. Students could point to that clothing item mentioned.
-MH

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The first book I would pick to create a sound story is Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow. This story starts off calm with the monkeys taking a bath and changing into their pajamas to get into bed. During that time the students can be playing the resonant bars but everytime they hear “ # monkeys jumping on the bed” they can play the drums, maracas, all the upbeat instruments since the monkeys are having fun. When the students hear “Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,” I would have them play suspenseful music maybe I could do that part with the piano. After that when the part says, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” I’d have one student hit the gong as it is something serious. The story is repetitive so they’ll have to listen to when each part comes on and in the end when the monkeys finally go to bed, we’ll end it with soft music. This could also be apart of a small math lesson having to do with subtraction.

The second book I would pick to create a sound story is Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. I would create 9 groups for each animal or thing the little baby bird comes across and allow my students to pick instruments as to what they think the animal or thing sounds like. Whenever they come up in the story they are to play their instruments. They can also decide if an instrument doesn’t suit their animal or thing they can make noises with their voice or body percussion.

-BC

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The first book that I will use  to create a sound story for my students could be the book "The Wheels on the Bus" book that comes in many varieties but I like the one by David Ellwand that uses illustration of teddy bears. This story already incorporates many different sounds that the people on the bus say and you cold split the class into small groups and have them each come up with a motion or use an instrument that matches what the person in the class is saying or doing. The book is also repetitive and the whole class could participate by moving in a certain way when they hear the repetitive section. The next book that could be turned into a sound story could be the book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". This book is also repetitive and you could give all the students an instrument that they can play when they hear the repeated part of the book.

TC

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The first book I would use to create a sound story for my future students would be "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. I believe this book is one of the best for children because of how creative it is. Children are able to explore their own imagination by learning about the main characters adventures. While reading this to my students, when we reach the part where Max, the main character, enters the jungle with the creatures, I could pause and insert music. I would do this my asking my students what noises they think the creatures make. They would be able to produce these sounds with their voices as well as hand held instruments. When Max is declared the king of the jungle, the creatures dance around with him. Here, I could have my students stand up and dance around as if they are dancing with Max and the creatures.

The second book I would use to create a sound story for my future students would be "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. The text in this book rhymes and is written in a poem format. While reading this to my students, I could pause and ask them to think of even more rhyming words to use in each section. Along with that, this book has a lot of creative allusions. For each allusion that includes animals, I could have my students make the sound of the animal. I could do this with the other things that are referenced as well by using instruments.

-Becky Chertow

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The first book I would use to create a sound story for my future class would be "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish,  Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss.  With this book, the students could recognize the rhyming words, and demonstrate a movement to show that they heard a word that rhymes.  I would also have the students keep a beat while I would read the story, so that they would carefully listen for the rhyming words.  My second book I would use to create a sound story with would be "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" by Golden Books.  With this song, I would teach my students parts of the song to play with certain instruments.  I would split the students into groups, and each group would play separately.  Then they would all play as a whole at the end.  They would also say the the sounds of the different animals as well.  Through this sound story, the students would learn how to play with a small group, and with the whole class as well, while following the steady beat of the song and staying on time with the sounds they will be playing.

-JB

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One book that I would use to create a sound story for my future students is "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" by Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr. I feel that this book is a great example for a sound story because it focuses on the many different sounds that the Polar Bear hears from different animals. To create a sound story with this book, I would read the book to my students as if it were a musical song. As I sing the book, each time I come to a new animal I would sing the animal name in a pitch that is higher compared to the rest of the song. By doing this, my students would be able to follow the melodic contour of the song using their fingers to differentiate between high and low pitches. Also with this book, I could have my students use instruments to make sounds that are representative of each sound that the Polar Bear hears from the different animals.

Another book that I could use to create a sound story for my future students is "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Robert Southey. To create a sound story with this book, I would first read through the whole book to my students. Then I would write the name of all the characters in the story on the whiteboard. For example: Goldilocks, Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear. Then I would have a small discussion with my students as to how we could describe each character with traits. Once all students had an understanding as to how we could describe each character, I would then split my students into 4 equal groups. I would assign 1 character to each group, and I would have each group come up with dance moves that go along with the traits for their specific character. To close my lesson, I would read through the whole book again, but this time when character names are mentioned each group would do their dance moves when they hear their characters's name. Also, I would tell my students to have their listening ears on for any rhythms that they may hear.

- MB

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One book I would use to create a sound story is "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. This story is about the letters of the alphabet trying to climb up a tree. To make this story more interactive, the repeating line "chicka chicka boom boom!" invites the students to chant along and we can have a movement to go along with it. As you read the story there is a rhythmic rhyming feel to it, which can help students with identifying rhyming words. I would have students identify the rhyming words with different movements (touch their head, raise their hands, or touch their nose).

Another book I could possibly use for a sound story is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. This book explores different animals and colors. With this story I can have individual students or groups of students play the different animals of the story with different movements every time their designated animal is called. For example the student(s) who play the brown bear can show an action that resembles a bear. Then when they are asked "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?" they will gesture over to the next animal.

- J. Ferrer

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One book I could use for a sound story could be "Pete the Cat: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by James Dean. This book explores the classic song "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' while telling the story of a cat named Pete. I would include instruments and the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". In my sound story I would have students play instruments to the beat of the song. I could also include props such as stars for the other students who may not have an instrument. All together the students could play instruments and hold stars as they sing the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

A second book I could use for a sound story is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. I could incorporate instruments along with the book. I could have students play different sounds for each page that they believe goes with the part of the story. A number of students would get assigned a page where they have their own instrument and create a sound to go with the part of the story on their page. This allows the students to stay engaged while reading the story and playing music at the same time.

- EN

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One book I could use for a sound story could be “The Way I Feel” by Janan Cain. This story explores all different emotions. I would have different instruments available and after reading about the emotion the students could express the emotion through music.

Another book I could use for a sound story could be “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss. I could assign a different instrument to each character/location, so whenever that character/location is mentioned the students with the matching instrument play. For example when it said “ I would not eat them with a GOAT” the students with the drums would play. And when it said “ I would not eat them on a BOAT” the students with the kazoos would play.

-EA