Is anyone in your family a Frozen fanatic?! Well check out this awesome behind-the-scenes video of the musicians creating the soundtrack. Watch how the musicians and producers match the music to each scene. Why do you think they are wearing headphones while they are playing?
This week in music class we have been having lots of fun working on our musical skills with some fun Valentine's themed songs. One of our favorites is in minor tonality (which many students thought was an unusual tonality for Valentine's Day!) We identified the minor tonic pattern that is in the song (Mi-Do-La) and counted how many times we heard it (5 times!) We then talked about how the song has 2 different parts (AB Form) and we discussed the differences between the A and B section. Lastly, we took out our stretchy band and played our own musical version of Duck Duck Goose :) Here is a short video of one of our classes having fun with this game. Enjoy! I learned a beautiful new folk song this weekend while visiting my little niece, Jordan and my sister. "Little Bird" is a traditional folk song, however the arrangement that hooked me on the song was done by singer Elizabeth Mitchell (if you don't own any of her CD's yet, I HIGHLY recommend them! They are full of beautiful renditions of traditional folk songs, as well as original tunes as well). So, after going home and learning it on the guitar, I decided to share it with Ms. Garvin's Young 5's and it is safe to say that it is now one of my favorites. First, I sang and played the song for them, and then we each got two scarves to be our bird wings. We practiced moving to music, and because it is an unusual meter (9/8), we emphasized this by waving our wings up on the word "fly." I am always in search of children's music in unusual meters and tonalities to expose the students to a rich musical language, and this song worked perfectly for that. Next, we replaced the words "little bird little bird" with each child's name and when it was their turn they got to "fly" in and out of the windows (we held raised hands in a circle). It was wonderful to see the joy on their faces when it was their turn to fly in and out of the windows and we had a great time. Here is a video of the song so that you and your families can sing it at home. Hi Bryant friends and families! The music room is in desperate need of tissues--I am sadly down to my last box! :( If you are willing to donate a box or two of tissues to the music room, we would greatly appreciate it. Please send the tissues with your student to school and label them "MUSIC" so that their classroom teacher knows which classroom they are for. Thanks for your support. In this season of sniffles, tissues are like gold and we need all that we can get!
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