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Supplemental Materials
As the year progresses, materials to extend and enrich in-class learning will be uploaded to this page.
As the year progresses, materials to extend and enrich in-class learning will be uploaded to this page.
Nightingale Music uses the Ukulele Jedi Challenge!
Nightingale Music uses the Ukulele Jedi Challenge!
Students will progress through the levels of the Jedi, working towards completing their lightsaber, as they learn various techniques, chords, scales, and songs.
For this I draw primarily from Canadian curriculum "Ukulele in the Classroom" developed by J. Chalmers Doane (NS) and James Hill (BC). This is a free resource for students (with options for paid further individual study). It covers everything from learning the strings of the ukulele, their notes, scales, chording, techniques and more. There are three books of increasing difficulty in the collection.
You can download the books for free here.
May the force be with you!
WINTER CELEBRATION SONGS
WINTER CELEBRATION SONGS
As the winter season approaches, students at Nightingale will be learning various winter-y tunes both by singing and playing them. The instruments will be largely an Orff set-up, where all students learn the melodies, and then some will be arranged on different harmonies or rhythm parts (depending on grade level).
As the winter season approaches, students at Nightingale will be learning various winter-y tunes both by singing and playing them. The instruments will be largely an Orff set-up, where all students learn the melodies, and then some will be arranged on different harmonies or rhythm parts (depending on grade level).
Sleigh Ride
Sleigh Ride
Divisions 1 and 2 will be learning an arrangement of the popular winter hit "Sleigh Ride" inspired by the popular version by the Ronettes.
Carol of the Bells
Carol of the Bells
Divisions 3 and 4 will be learning an instrumental arrangement of the popular winter hit "Carol of the Bells" inspired by the David Foster symphonic version.
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bell Rock
Divisions 5 and 6 will be learning an arrangement of the popular winter classic "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms.
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman
Divisions 7 and 8 will be learning to play and sing an arrangement the classic "Frosty the Snowman".
*Divisions 9, 10, and 11 will be learning portions of this song, along with rhythmic sections while singing along.
*Divisions 12 and 13 will be introduced to the xylophone, metallophone and glockenspiel via the "thumpety thump thump" section of this song (along with a few other classics).
Canadian Music Class Challenge
Canadian Music Class Challenge
REMEMBRANCE DAY PRACTICE
REMEMBRANCE DAY PRACTICE
Light A Candle For Peace
Light A Candle For Peace
UBC Alum Shelley Murley penned this song in 2008. Simply and beautifully written, DIV 2 and 4 will take the lead on this song, though all students will learn to sing it.
Coast Salish Anthem
Coast Salish Anthem
Originally created by Chief Dan George, Tseil wau-tuth Nation, as a prayer song while he waited for his younger brother to return safely from a hunting trip, this anthem has been gifted to all those living in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish (see this link for more).
O Canada.pptxO Canada
O Canada
We have been learning our national anthem in English and French. Here I've shared the slide show I have been using to teach it. The french text has phonetic pronuncation underneath in brackets to help you practice pronouncing the words.
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