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Cool Video of the Week

Week 8: June 8- June 14

Story of the Week

I absolutely love the book Julian Is A Mermaid and found this wonderful reading of it by this educator named Yajaira. I hope you enjoy!

Ritsch Ratsch.mov

Play along!

Check out this short song and then find four items around your house to play along with me.

Also check out this amazing video of the band OK GO using lots of different objects to play along with their song Needing/Getting

Get inspired!

As we wind down this school year and look ahead to summer and next year, keep exploring music and sound. There are so many amazing videos out there of people getting creative with what they find at home and in nature. Challenge yourself to make your own songs or create beats and grooves on the objects you use everyday!

Week 7: June 1- June 7

Rise Up

In place of a story this week, I hope you will watch this moving performance of Andra Day's Rise Up by students in Baltimore

Online Mixing game.mp4

Lower Grades

Ever wanted to try being a DJ? Check out this cool music mixing site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/fbs/mac/fbsmac.html

Cup Game dance monkey.mov

Upper Grades

Building on last week's cup game tutorial, see if you can play along with me or even make up your own!

Week 6: May 26- May 31

Check out these videos!

I've included two short videos this week instead of a story. I find both of these inspiring and they make me want to clap and play too.

Miss Mary Mack.mov

Lower Grades

Do you know the hand game Miss Mary Mack? Check out the video and practice with someone at home!

Words are linked below

Miss Mary Mack

Upper Grades

Have you mastered the cup game yet? There are all sorts of games with cups but I've included a tutorial here for the classic. Practice alone and then see if you can teach it to someone in your family.

Check out this Irish high school playing cups!

Week 5: May 18-24

Name that Instrument

Click here to play an interactive instrument game!

Lower Grades

Check out this link to listen to all the instruments of the orchestra. See how many instruments you can name.

Upper Grades

Dive into the Music Memory Archive and see if you find the answer to each question.

Week 4: May 11- May 17

Skunka Tanka final2.mp4

Book of the Week

Skunka Tanka by Steve Webb

See if you can keep the beat along with the story!

IMG_2130.mov

Lower Grades

Give yourself some space to move and sing along with this one!

Upper Grades

See if you can find all 10 songs on the scavenger hunt and submit your answers by Sunday 5/17 at 5:00.

I will select a song from one of the completed responses to post next week!

Week 3: May 3-May 10

Guido final.mp4

Book of the Week

Do, Re, Mi

by Susan L. Roth

Sing Along

Inch By Inch

(the Garden Song)

Check it out!

Chrome Music Lab

Dr. Seuss Rap Chellenge

Upper Grade challenge Activity

Dr. Seuss Rap

Original video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIbEHNqbPs

Drum Dream Girl final.mp4

Week 2: April 23-May 1

Click on the picture to listen to Ms. Lincoln read this week's story

If you like the music from the story by Anacoana, you can listen to more here.

Grade K-2 Activity For Week 2: The First Tulip Round

This week you can experiment with singing an old song as a round (where one voice starts the song and another voice sings the same song a few beats later) and try building your own beats or groove at the website Groove Pizza by clicking this link.

Enjoy!

Grade 3-6 Activity for Week 2: Body Drum set

Check out the groove building link above if you want to experiment with electronic beats. Build your own at https://apps.musedlab.org/groovepizza/?
Try out these cool videos to build some drum set skills even if you don't have any drums at home!
Recorder players: try checking out the recorder page on my website (here) and trying one of the Play Along videos!

Week 1: April 13-19

Click on the picture to listen to Ms. Lincoln read this week's story

Grade K-2 Activity For Week 1: The First Tulip

First Tulip.mov

The First Tulip

Here look in the garden bed,Something beautiful is growing.Bright, shaped like a cup all red,Tulip open to the sun!
Last night it was small and green,Flamelike now it is a-glowingThis one is the first I’ve seen,Now sweet weather has begun!

Grade 3-6 Activity for Week 1: Incredibox

Incredibox sample.mov

Incredibox

Check out the beat box building site Incredibox! Each small symbol at the bottom of the screen represents a different musical ostinato or small repeated pattern. Combine them by clicking and dragging onto the different characters to create a cool groove!

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