3rd Grade Music

Assignment 1:

Part 1: Take 3 minutes to mindfully breathe and listen to the video above of the amazing Cleveland Orchestra. Feel free to lie down, turn off the lights, and breathe deeply while listening to the music.
Part 2: Japanese Spring Songs. Use the videos below to explore the songs: Sakura and Jan Ken Pon. Both of these are Japanese songs.
- Sakura means cheery blossom in Japanese. At this time of year, the beautiful Japanese cherry blossom trees begin to bloom. The cherry blossom is the Japanese national flower, but it is also a sign of spring.
- Jan Ken Pon is the game rock, paper scissors in Japanese. Have fun playing me virtually in rock, paper scissors, and playing your family members!

Sakura

The lyrics we sang in class are the 2nd verse. Try to sing along with the first verse!

Jankenpon

Have fun playing rock, paper, scissors!

Virtual Music:

Here is a video for Tambores, a Brazilian song, that my friend and teacher, Estavao, shared with me. I hope you enjoy all of these and have fun making music with your family.

Tambores - How To

This is super fun hand clapping game from Brazil. My friend and teacher, Estavao, taught it to me a few years ago.

Tambores

Here is Estavao teaching this song on YouTube with the Spanish Group, Groupo Trii. I hope you enjoy this video. I love watching Estavao, he is so much fun!

The Dream of Martin Luther King

I have been singing this song since I was in Elementary school. I love it and I know many of you do too!

Early in the Morning - rhythm review

You can clap the rhythms, or grab a musical instrument (or spoons or rice in a jar) and play along!

Virtual Music: Lesson 2

This week I am asking you to create your own staff at home. Watch the first video to get ideas for materials to build your own staff. Then, you can write on the staff with me for the next video. If you want, you can send me a picture of your staff with a melody! I would love to see your creativity!

Also, I recorded two canons for you to learn. Try singing along with the practice video, then see if you can sing it in canon with me! I had a blast making the canon videos using the app Acappella. I hope you enjoy singing along with me!

Make a staff at home

Write Do' la so mi re do

Coffee Canon Explained

Coffee Canon in Canon

I want a piece of pumpkin pie lyrics.pdf

Lyrics to song

Learn the song

Types of Pies in I want a piece of pumpkin pie.pdf

Types of pies

Sing the song in canon!

Virtual Music: Lesson 3

This week I am very excited to share with you... the cup game! I learned this game when I was a fourth grade student at Roxbury and have loved playing ever since! I hope you enjoy it as well. Also, check out the mindfulness moment and sight-reading based on Dvorjak's symphony no. 9 as well as the additional videos of the cup game and one more song from South Africa!

Dvorjak's Symphony no. 9

Take a mindful moment by laying on the floor or sitting in a comfy spot and listening to this beautiful music. Take deep breaths and see if you can recognize the main melody.

Sight-reading Dvorjak's Symphony no. 9

Now it's your turn to learn and sing this beautiful melody!

How to Play the Cup Game

Try the cup game a bit faster now!

Cup Game in a canon

More Cup Game Amazing-ness

Another South African Song

I love this guy and his kids! They are making these great videos and I found this one which is another great South African song. Enjoy dancing!

Virtual Music: Lesson 4

Hola Mis Amigos!

We are going to explore music in Spanish this week! Tres Pajaritos and San Serenin are both songs found in many places where people speak Spanish, such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Vamos a la mar is from Guatamala and Los Machetes is from our neighbor to the south, Mexico.

I hope you enjoy these fun songs and dances this week! Disfruta bailando y cantando con estas canciones!

Mrs. Rozsa

p.s. I put a survey at the end of this week's lesson to let me know how these virtual lessons are going. Please fill this out to give me feedback about how to make music at home the best it can be!

Tres Pajaritos

San Serenin Intro

San Serenin

Vamos a la mar

Song Introduction

Vamos a la mar

Sea Life in Spanish

Vamos a la mar

Where is Guatamala?

Vamos a la mar

Sing along with a Spanish speaker!

How to do the Los Machetes Dance!

Machete dancing!

Another Machete Dance!

Virtual Music: Week 5

Your Lesson has 9 parts this week! All of the videos are working with music by Camille Saint Saens- A French composer that composed "Carnival of the Animals."