The Songs Of The Letter People is a 1972 LP released by New Dimensions In Education, Inc. It was made for classroom use in correspondence with the Alpha Time program.
Information[]
It contains all the orginal songs of the Letter People.
About the Songs from Letter People Land[]
"The songs of the 26 Letter People serve a two-fold purpose. They create a stimulating environment which makes the learning of letters an exhilarating experience, while at the same time broadening the children’s cultural scope by familiarizing them with many types of music, modern, classical, national and ethnic.
Each of the Letter People songs exposes the children to a different kind of music, thus affording them the opportunity to experience a rich variety of moods, sounds, tempos and rhythms to which they may move, sing along or simply listen and enjoy.
Some of the selection's, such as Mr. G and his Gooey Gum and Mr. S with his Super Socks lend themselves to pantomiming or dramatizing. Others, such as Miss E and her Exercise, Mr. N and his Noisy Nose and Mr. F and his Funny Feet invite the children to participate along with the Letter Person.
Many of the songs are of a home-bred American character. Mr. M opens his Munching Mouth ina happy rock style; Mr. T represents the rugged West with a loping western beat, while Mr. F recalls the Roaring 20’s with his ragtime Funny Feet. Mr. P and Mr. S are also representative of our country. Mr. P hails from Nashville, Tennessee, proud of his Pointy Patches —country-style, while Mr. S introduces himself in a contemporary manner—soft rock before he puts on his Super Socks, and jubilantly hard rock thereafter. Mr. C sings about his Cotton Candy via the New Orleans blues.
Mr. Z zips his Zipping Zippers in Polish polka fashion, whereas Mr. H displays his Horrible Hair via the Israeli hora, and Mr. V shows off his Velvet Vest in an oh, so elegant, English minuet.
Miss | “Itches” her way through an authentic Brazilian samba-choro with the help of the native rhythm instruments, the agogo, the pandeiro, and the cuica. Mr. J jumbles his Junk to the asymmetric 7/8 rhythm of a panhellenic Greek dance featuring an oud, one of the oldest middle east instruments belonging to the guitar family. Miss U and her Umbrella trip through an Irish reel in contrast to Mr. R who rips his Ripping Rubberbands to the Hungarian czardas.
Mr. X affirms that he is All Wrong with the help of electronic computer sounds and Mr. D offers his Delicious Doughnuts while singing an Argentinian tango. Then there is Mr. Q who symbolizes Quiet"
- Alpha Time Professional Guide - Revised Edition, 1978
Availability[]
This item was most likely obtained through the NDE Catalog.
Track Listing[]
Alpha Time - Record #1 - Songs Of The Letter People (I)
Mr. M - Munching Mouth 1:46
Mr. T - Tall Teeth 2:01
Mr. F - Funny Feet 2:07
Mr. H - Horrible Hair 1:47
Mr. N - Noisy Nose 1:40
Miss A - A'choo 2:11
Mr. B - Beautiful Buttons 2:32
Mr. Z - Zipping Zippers 1:47
Mr. P - Pointy Patches 2:37
Mr. S - Super Socks 3:09
Mr. V - Velvet Vest 3:12
Miss E - Exercise 2:47
Alpha Time - Record #2 - Songs Of The Letter People (II)
Mr. L - Lemon Lollipops 2:30
Mr. D - Delicious Doughnuts 2:01
Mr. G - Gooey Gum 2:44
Mr. C - Cotton Candy 2:37
Miss I - Itching 2:17
Miss O - Obstinate 2:36
Mr. K - Kicking 1:53
Mr. W - Winking 1:57
Mr. Y - Yawning 2:15
Mr. R - Ripping Rubberbands 1:54
Mr. J - Jumbled Junk 2:07
Miss U - Umbrella 2:00
Mr. X - Mixed Up, All Wrong 2:22
Mr. Q - Quiet 2:06