At Home Resources Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of remote learning!

This is our LAST week of school! To celebrate, we are finishing our Patriotic Song Palooza! Our highlighted song this week is...... Battle Hymn of the Republic! You will find the sing-a-long videos with me in each of your grade levels. Right below here is a performance from The United States Army Field Band. Notice which verses you know and which verses are new. Do they sing it more allegro or adagio? Find the conductor, the singers, and instruments you know!

Kindergarten:

Battle Hymn of the Republic- Kindergarten Sing-a-long

Camille Saint-Saëns "Carnival of the Animals"

Tortoise

Kangaroo

Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods

Fossils

1st grade:

Battle Hymn of the Republic- 1st grade Sing-a-long:

Dancing/Moving Music!

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Russian Dance" from The Nutcracker
This song was a favorite of you first graders this year! :D Enjoy!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"

2nd Grade

Battle Hymn of the Republic - 2nd Grade Sing-a-long:
I forgot some of the motions we made! Do you remember all of them?

Ludwig van Beethoven' s "Moonlight Sonata"

Beethoven Joke:

Ludwig van Beethoven' s Symphony No. 5 Movement 1

I think this may be the most requested and beloved composition of Beethoven's for this year's second grade class. Back by high demand is:

At Home Resources Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 of remote learning!

Your video/audio resources for week 8 are here! With one more week left of the school year we begin our "Patriotic Palooza!" To kick of the celebration, here is one of my favorites with the hand motions we created a couple of years ago!

This Land is Your Land

Kindergarten:

"Down by the Bay" with more lyrics: 

(see week 7 post for original lyrics)

High and Lows:

Camille Saint-Saëns "Carnival of the Animals"

Swan

Elephant

Wild Donkeys

Lion

1st grade:

Zulu Warrior:

Singing "Sol" and "Mi":

The entire Orchestra plays a song for Tormond, the Troll:



The Conductor-
Listen for "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart

2nd Grade

Rhythms: 
Did you find where the bar lines go?

A little fun! Maurice Ravel's "Bolero". 
It is long, and I love the end of this piece! 
+Watch for the Conductor's movements (big and small) from the beginning to the end.
+Listen for the dynamics from beginning to the end. How do they change?
piano, mezzopiano, mezzoforte, forte
+Can you name all the instruments in this song?

At Home Resources Week 7

Welcome to Week 7 of remote learning!

Your video/audio resources for week 7 are here!  My family loves to play games... board games, card games, dice games... We are even having virtual family game nights! One of my favorite games to play is "Spot it!"We have been playing it so much, my niece borrowed the cards this week, so I do not have a picture! My family will play Spot it! with the kiddos or just adults. What games are you playing at home?

Kindergarten:

"Down by the Bay" Song:

Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom book Read-a-loud

Hear my "chicka" and "boom" rhythm: 

  

High and Lows:

1st grade:

Singing "Sol" and "Mi":

Meet the Orchestra- Woodwinds by the National Orchestra of Whales:

The Woodwind family plays a song for Tormond, the Troll:

2nd Grade

Bluebird 

Student Rhythm of Week 6:
Claire's rhythm was chosen for this week! 

We have a second student rhythm by for those students who want a challenge! It was composed by Marcus!! Yay! Practice it by yourself and then clap it with me! The rhythm with beat dots are below the video if you want some help. 

Mystery Rhythm, Week 7:

A little history of J.S. Bach- 
Which composer do we know (other than Bach) was mentioned in this video? How is he connected to J.S. Bach?

-Music by J.S. Bach- 

For the Cello - "Cello Suite No. 5 in c minor" performed by Yo-Yo Ma

For orchestra and voices - "Jauchzet, frohlocket" from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

I had the privilege to sing this piece in college. It is dear to my heart. Challenge: Count how many times you hear the singers sing the words  "Jauchzet, frohlocket"! (It is the first phrase you hear the singers sing)

For the Organ - "Toccata & Fugue in d minor"

You know this one well!