I See the Moon

"I See the Moon" is an American folk song, set to voice and piano by Maggie Polk Olivo. Marcus Simmons sings tenor with Kim Carballo on piano.

Original artwork by E. Olivo.

Maggie Polk Olivo

Composer and arranger

Marcus Simmons

Tenor

Kim Carballo

Piano

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Interactive Ideas

Same Melody Different Ways

  • Children learn melody: s-m-d d-m-d s---s s----
  • Children explore singing and playing the melody in different ways to best illustrate the moon, sun and stars.
  • Children manipulate timbre (different instruments), dynamics, range of instruments, effects/articulations (tremelo, accents, staccato, etc.), and tempo
  • Children come up with their own arrangements.