Third Grade

Welcome, Third Grade Friends and family!

MBE Specials Classroom Code: g66lfjx

Rochester Music Weebly: https://rcsspecials.weebly.com/music

On this page, you will find resources for learning, exploring and creating. The Rochester music team have created original music lessons for you to complete at your own interest and pace over the next few weeks. These lessons can be found on the Weebly site linked above.

I would highly encourage every student to join our MBE Specials Google Classroom. We will use Classroom to share what you've learned about or created during this time, and to communicate as a crew.You need help from a parent or trusted adult who has a Google Email. Here are instructions on how to join Classroom:

https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020297?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

The class code to our Specials Classroom is linked above. I will ask questions through Google Classroom that you can choose to answer, to communicate about the assignments you've chosen to work on and to connect with thoughts and ideas about music during this period of remote learning.

In addition to your choice of lessons, I have packed this website full of activities and webpages that you can visit for your own discovery and creation. Everything you can do on this page is fun and optional- totally up to you what you choose to do! :)

If you have any questions throughout the coming weeks, please email me at agriffin@rochester.k12.mi.us or message me through Google Classroom. I am here for you ready to answer any questions or just say hello. I miss you all, and hope that you have fun exploring the resources on this page. Happy music making! :)

Lots of love,

Ms. Griffin

Concert Music

Hello 2^nd and 3^rd grade families,

I hope you are well during these unprecedented times. I have been thinking a lot about our 2^nd and 3^rd grade students who had been working very hard to prepare for their spring concert, which would have taken place on March 26^th. Since we will be unable to put on our concert performance in person this spring, I would like to assemble a virtual concert showcase on my class website. In this concert showcase, I will display videos of any students who would like to participate singing one or more of their concert songs. When the concert showcase goes live, students and families will be able to click on the concert videos that their peers have made, and enjoy listening to and watching their performances. This is a completely optional opportunity- no student or family are required to make videos for the showcase. I only wish to provide a platform for our amazing students to share what they’ve learned and practiced, and to feel celebrated for their wonderful work this year.

To create a video of your student singing their concert songs, I would recommend practicing and singing along with the concert music. The music and lyrics for every concert song can be found on our music class website. Each grade has their own grade level specific concert songs in addition to a few that we would’ve sung together, so please refer to your student’s grade level page when looking for their performance materials.

You could decide to record your student singing along with the practice track (my vocals included) or with the song accompaniment track (just background music/no other vocals included). You could also choose to play your own accompaniment, or sing a cappella, with no music in the background! Whatever you create is going to be fantastic.

Once your concert video is recorded, please send it to me via email (agriffin@rochester.k12.mi.us) in one of the following shareable formats:

-Vimeo video

-YouTube video

-Raw video file (mp4), which will then be uploaded as an unlisted YouTube video with link-only access (meaning only the people with the link can view the video)

If you end up with multiple video files because you’ve recorded many songs, I would be happy to compile them into one video for you- in that instance, please send each of the mp4 files to me via email.

My goal is to have the video concert showcase premiere live on our class website on Monday, May 4^th at 3pm. I will continue uploading concert performances to our class website as I receive them after May 4^th, but am hoping to have submissions collected by then. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at any time- I am here to help! I can’t wait to see what our community creates, and to watch the kiddos singing and performing again.

I hope you have a great week, and look forward to working on this project together!

Sincerely,

Ms. Annie Griffin

Rocky Mountain

Music to Sing Along to:

https://clyp.it/y2qspsye

Song Accompaniment:

https://clyp.it/202x4mge

Lyrics:

1. Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high,

When you’re on that rocky mountain, hang your head and cry.

Refrain

Do, do, do, do, Do remember me,

Do, do, do, do, Do remember me!

2. Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide,

When you’re on that stormy ocean, there’s no place to hide.

Refrain

3. (Sung piano/ softly) Sunny valley, sunny valley, sunny valley low,

When you’re in that sunny valley sing it soft and low.

Refrain

De Colores

Music to Sing Along to:

https://clyp.it/1muu5ufb

Song Accompaniment:

https://clyp.it/y410xhiv

Motions To Move Along With (Choreography):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KuMNoH2F78&feature=youtu.be

Lyrics:

De colores,

De colores se visten los campos en la primavera.

De colores,

De colores son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera.

De colores,

De colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir.

Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí,

Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí.

Translation:

All the colors, all the colors, how they dress up the countryside in springtime,

All the colors, all the colors of birdies, oh how they come back to us outside,

All the colors, all the colors in rainbows we see shining bright in the sky,

And that's why a great love of all colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully,

And that's why a great love of all colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully!

Woodpecker

Music to Sing Along To:

https://clyp.it/ucwecipy

Song Accompaniment:

https://clyp.it/wiyt2snv

Refrain: Woodpecker, woodpecker, knockin’ on a tree,

Peck out a rhythm and we’ll echo you!

Woodpecker, woodpecker, knockin on a tree,

Peck out a rhythm and we’ll play it too!

Woodpecker, he’d say (three times alone:)

Ta, Ta, Ta (Sh)

All together, we play (three times together)!

Woodpecker, he’d say (three times alone):

Ta, Ti-Ti, Ta (Sh)

All together, we play (three times together)!

Refrain

Woodpecker, he’d say (three times alone):

Ti-Ti, Ti-Ti, Ta (Sh)

All together, we play (three times together)!

Woodpecker, he’d say (three times alone):

Ta, Ta, Ti-Ti Ta

All together, we play (three times together)!

Refrain (Final Time)

What a Wonderful World

Music to Sing Along to:

https://clyp.it/mkony0au

Song Accompaniment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuP0fkMG-TQ

Lyrics:

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world!

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,

And I think to myself: what a wonderful world…

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shaking hands, saying “how do you do?”

They're really saying, “I love you”,

I see babies cry, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know

Then I think to myself, what a wonderful world,

Then I think to myself, what a wonderful world…

My Roots Go Down

Music to Sing Along to:

https://clyp.it/ihu2jpks

Song Accompaniment:

https://clyp.it/xhwpzysv

Motions to Move Along To (Choreography):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXooP6Nj84&feature=youtu.be

Lyrics:

I am a maple tree growing at the school

My roots go down!

My roots go down, down to the earth.

My roots go down!

I am a wildflower growing in the meadow

My roots go down!

My roots go down, down to the earth.

My roots go down!

I am a mountain, strong and still

I am a mountain, strong and still,

My roots go down!

My roots go down, down to the earth.

My roots go down!

Fun, Fantastic Folk Dances!

You will find a few dances that we have learned this year below, and a few dances that are new. Teach a friend or family member your dances, then learn some new ones together! :)

Sasha

This is a famous folk dance from Russia. Remember the starting phrase:

"Sasha! Sasha! Ras, dva, tri!"

Los Machetes

Los Machetes is a traditional dance from the Jalisco region of Mexico, and is typically performed using dull knives called machetes. Use something safe at home to imitate these unique instruments!

Seven Jumps | PBS LearningMedia

Seven Jumps

Seven Jumps is a fun, energetic Danish folk dance. Use your good listening ears to hear when the music is moving from one 'jump' to the next!

touchpianist.com/

Touch Pianist

Play a virtual 'piano' and explore the rhythm of your computer keys using this innovative and creative website!

www.dariamusic.com

Daria: World Music for Children

For the last two decades, internationally known folksinger DARIA has traveled the globe, learning, sharing and making music while building communities and encouraging a new view of hope and peace for all the world’s children. Her website has a wide range of resources for discovering and interacting with music and instruments from around the globe!

Make your own Instruments

Follow these links to find endless ideas for creating your own musical instruments at home, or create an original instrument of your own design using what you have at home!

If you make your own instrument, snap a picture and upload to our Google Classroom! You will find an assignment post for Homemade Instruments where you can add a picture of what you've made.