Find 5 Things That Are Different: Henri Rousseau

At left is the original painting titled "The Banks of the Biévre near Bicêtre," painted by Henri Rousseau circa 1908–09. Below right is our altered version, which has 5 things that have been changed ... can you find them?

Music Clip - Tables

On this site you will find many music clips produced by Kaboom Percussion.

Watch the clip called Tables and see if you are up for the challenge!

Suitable for any age group.

Music: Sesame Street

Watch this clip of Bert and Ernie giving you examples of soft and loud sounds.

See if you can guess which sounds are soft and loud.

Suitable for 5 to 6 year of age.

Music and STEM

Try this awesome music and science experiment at home!

Items Needed:

Set of Glasses of equal shape and size

Water

Metal Spoon

Food Coloring (optional)

Instructions

* Begin with empty glass jars of the same shape and size. Use the metal spoon to tap on each one. You'll notice that each sound is the same. Now let's find out if we can make the sounds different.

* Pour water into each jar. Make sure that the water level is different in each jar.

* Add food coloring to each jar to make it easier to see the different water levels. You can use the same color in each jar or use a rainbow of colors like we did. (Optional)

* Use the same metal spoon to tap on the jars again. Listen carefully so you can hear how the sounds have changed.

Suitable for:

Levels: 1 and 2 (you may need parent help)

Pirates of the Caribbean music

Watch this musical clip of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

After you watch the clip, can you identify the Melody, focusing on the pitch and theme.

Think of two words to describe the pitch and theme of the song.

Suitable for Level 3 and 4 students.

Music

This website is a great free website.

VirtuLessons' is a free online music game that can help your child learn and practice their musical notes.

Suitable for any age group.