Third Grade

This is a French Canadian song translated: "I hear the windmill". Play the first audio and repeat the French after me. Remember to look at the words while you are doing this so you can see how the vowels and consonants are pronounced differently in this language. Listen to the song....then try to sing the song. You may have to sing it several times before you get it down.

J'entends le moulin 3rd.pdf

J'entends le moulin repeat.m4a

J'entends le moulin.m4a

Polly 2.pdf

Polly audio.m4a

Polly Wolly Doodle 2/2 Time

Take a look at the time signature. How many beats per measure? Which not gets the beat?....hopefully to the second question you answered "the half note". Usually we see a quarter note getting the beat...when there are 2 beats in a measure and the 1/2 note gets the beat..we call this cut time.

Click the audio play arrow, then enlarge the music to listen and sing along.

Riding in a Buggy Audio.m4a

Riding in a Buggy is a fun song to sing that uses numerous 16th note rhythm patterns (tick-y tick-y) in the vocal part and the accompaniment. Click the arrow on the left and listen to the song...then sing along by enlarging the music to the right.

Riding in a Buggy Music.pdf

Movin' Right Along from The Muppet Movie has 2 sections. Find the A Section in the music and the B Section. Sections can differ in many ways: words, notes, rhythms and use of instruments. Listen to the song and find the differences. Remember, at the end of the first ending there is a repeat sign that takes us back to the beginning to sing the second verse. When we get to the 5th line on the second page skip the first ending and go right to the second ending.

Click on the arrow beneath to listen to the song and enlarge the music so you can follow along.

Movin Right Along Audio.m4a

Movin Right Along Music.pdf

The Iditarod Trail Song is a song by an Alaskan folk artist by the name of Hobo Jim. He wrote this song in 1989 and you may hear it during various events or programs covering the Iditarod today. Hobo Jim continues to give performances throughout Alaska.

Click on my picture so I can describe the musical map.

Iditarod Trail Musical Map.mp4

Iditarod Trail Song.pdf

Click the link below to hear and sing the Iditarod Trail Song

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oj6c7UHuh_tGK2rADHhuRe3HSpikso9X/view?usp=sharing

Listen to the Iditarod Trail Song sung by Hobo Jim. This video displays some highlights from Iditarods past and shows famous mushers.

Iditarod Trail Song by Alaskas Hobo Jim.mp4

We have been studying instruments of the orchestra. Remember the instrument families?

1. Strings. 2. Brass. 3. Woodwinds. 4. Percussion

Why are they called this?

Percussion instruments should be able to do at least one of these three things and they all start with "S"...What are those 3 things?

Answers to questions above:

String Instruments are played using strings

Brass Instruments used to be...and most still are....made from brass

Woodwinds used to be made of wood (all except the saxophone that was never made from wood...it was invented after the families had been established. It was gold and shiny like a brass instrument, but it sounded more like a woodwind)

Percussion instruments are played by at least one of these ways....1. Strike. 2. Shake. 3. Scrape

Now, you are ready for the game! Click on Instrument Crane. As the crane pulls out the various instruments click on the family the instrument belongs in....the crane will drop it in the box. ENJOY!

Here is another fun video. "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" is a Disney short that highlights "Brass, Woodwinds, Strings and Percussion" instruments. I think you will enjoy this silly video as it gives some valid information about instruments in a very entertaining way.

Let's MOVE! Here is a fun way to dance to the beat. Follow the dancers and make sure you move to the BEAT!

Zumba Kids -easy dance- - I like to move it.mp4