Fourth Grade

Wilson Elementary Music-VIRTUAL LEARNING WEEKS March-May 2020:

*(If you missed something, Lessons One through Ten are listed down below- just scroll down the page!)

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Eleven & Twelve: 

EXPLORING FORM IN MUSIC!

Throughout the year, we have listened to music by many different composers, and from many different genres. While listening, we often will listen for the musical FORM of the piece. 

FORM is simply how the piece is organized into sections. Most commonly, we find AB form, or verse/refrain form. However, there are several other forms in music that composers and arrangers sometimes use.

This little video is a great tool to help us understand basic form in music. You will enjoy that the creator of this video uses music and explanations YOU will know, as samples to explain form! He also shows how form is not just used in music, but also found in art and literature! 

Check it out!

FORM (AB)

Sometimes composers use one basic theme, then make variations on that theme to make the song interesting! This is a wonderful demo of a basic theme with many creative variations!

FORM (THEME & VARIATION)

Did you know famous artists have also used the concept of theme and variation?

Check out a few variations from artist Claude Monet's famous "Haystacks" set:

Monet (1840-1926, France, Impressionist Painter)- Haystacks Paintings from larger series 1890-91

Morning Effect

Midday

End of Summer

Snow Effect, Morning

Sunset, Snow Effect

One of the most famous Theme & Variations you may have heard before, 

comes from American composer, Aaron Copland. 

This is a small section, Simple Gifts, from his larger work, Appalachian Spring. 

As you listen, consider the following:

*How many different variations can you hear after the theme is presented?

*What musical elements does he use to create the variations?

Are you bored with your regular breakfast? 

Create some Theme and Variations with your toast! :)

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Eight: EXPLORING LATIN JAZZ

May 5th is CINCO DE MAYO! 

Since we've been exploring JAZZ during the month of April, and May 5th is Cinco de Mayo, we're going to celebrate the importance of the Spanish and Cuban rhythmic influence on Jazz Music!

"Spanish tinge"—The Cuban influence in early jazz and Latin jazz

African American music began incorporating Afro-Cuban musical elements in the 19th century, when the Cuban habanera rhythm gained international popularity. The habanera was the first written music to be rhythmically based on an African motif. The habanera rhythm (also known as congo, tango-congo, or tango ) can be thought of as a combination of tresillo and the backbeat. Wynton Marsalis considers tresillo to be the New Orleans "clave." 

Try to clap or tap both patterns along with the sample sound clip:

Habanera Tresillo Pattern sample:

"St. Louis Blues" (1914) by W. C. Handy has a habanera-tresillo bass line. Handy also included this rhythm in his "Memphis Blues", and the chorus of "Beale Street Blues", and other compositions.

See if you can hear the habanera-tresillo rhythm 

(HINT- Pay close attention to the piano part!!)

St. Louis Blues by W.C. Handy, played by Wynton Marsalis

Here is a GREAT explanation of the roots of the Tresillo rhythm from Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz music all the way to many pop songs YOU will recognize in this! 

You'll enjoy this one! Now that you know what a tresillo rhythm is, see how many other of your favorite pop songs have used these "old" rhythms! Cool, huh?

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON NINE: Cinco de Mayo!

As we continue to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, do you remember learning about the folk music of Mexico last year in 3rd grade? 

One of the most famous types of Mexican folk music is Mariachi! Take a listen! 

Do you recognize this clip, or any of these instruments? What do you enjoy most about this video? 

Mrs. B loves all of this, but really enjoys when the men are singing all together creating HARMONY! 

POPULAR FOLK INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO

Guitarrón Mexicano

4th Grade Music -VIRTUAL LESSON TEN: Cinco de Mayo, continued!

Let's continue to celebrate by singing or listening to a Mexican folk song 

and circle passing game!

You can play this game at home with another family member or friend! 

*First, listen to the song video. Some of you may be able to sing along in Spanish, and some of you may want to just listen and keep the beat in your lap, or with a homemade maraca! 

*Next, once you've listened and watched, read the game instructions, and find some little items from around your house that you can pass to the beat! 

(rocks, legos, spoons, etc, something that will "clack" on the floor)

Watch the second video clip to see the song and game in action. 

Once you are ready to play the game, play the first video in the background to see if you can speed up the beat as you go! 

The song gets faster, and faster!! Remember the term for that? ACCELERANDO!

LET'S MAKE A HOMEMADE MARACA!!!

What You Need:

• 2 plastic cups or yogurt containers — the same size — clean and dry

• 1/2 cup of coffee beans or dried peas or macaroni, rice or beads.

• Masking tape

What You Do:

1. Put the beans or peas into one of the cups or containers

2. Wrap masking tape around the rims to connect the containers together.

3. Paint the shaker with bright colors and glue on fabric pieces too if you wish!

Easter Egg Maracas

Or, if you still have some plastic Easter eggs sitting around, here's another type you can make with a handle!

What you’ll need:

• • Rice

  • Plastic spoons

  • Painter’s tape or colorful washi tape

  • Easter eggs

Instructions:

• 1. Pour rice into an empty plastic egg and close the egg.

  2. Tape around the seam of the egg.

  3. Place the egg between the heads of two plastic spoons, and wrap tape around it to hold the spoons in place.

  4. Tape the handles of the two spoons to hold them together.

  5. Shake your homemade maraca!

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON ONE & TWO: 

Sadly, we missed out on our Sheboygan Symphony Concert 4th grade field trip. Attend your OWN virtual concert of all the songs (and more) that we were supposed to enjoy together on March 18! Video clips of the songs along with reminders about the composers or musicians we have covered in class are all listed below. Be sure to share some of your favorite song clips and information below with your families!

Have your Recorder at home? Explore the RECORDER page on our website, and challenge yourself to play through the songs posted as well as the play-along recorder videos. *Remember, you can alter the speed of the video by using the toggle at the bottom of the video, if the music is too fast for your first time through the songs! Play a couple songs for your family!

SSO Youth Concert links/composer info/video clips

LOUIS ARMSTRONG:

The 20th century produced no shortage of legendary instrumentalists and vocalists but Louis Armstrong is the only figure who completely changed the way people played music on their instruments and he completely changed the way people sang. Perfecting the concept of the improvised solo, popularizing the use of scat singing, defining the concept of swing–those are just some of the ways Louis Armstrong changed jazz, and American popular music–during his lifetime.

Louis Armstrong was born in a poor section of New Orleans known as “the Battlefield” on August 4, 1901. By the time of his death in 1971, the man known around the world as Satchmo was widely recognized as a founding father of jazz—a uniquely American art form. His influence as an artist and cultural icon is universal, unmatched, and very much alive today.

SATCHMO’S ACHIEVEMENTS

Louis Armstrong’s achievements are remarkable. During his career, he:

• • Developed a way of playing jazz, as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, which has had an impact on all musicians to follow;

  • Recorded hit songs for five decades, and his music is still heard today on television and radio and in films;

  • Wrote two autobiographies, more than ten magazine articles, hundreds of pages of memoirs, and thousands of letters;

  • Appeared in more than thirty films (over twenty were full-length features) as a gifted actor with superb comic timing and an unabashed joy of life;

  • Composed dozens of songs that have become jazz standards;

  • Performed an average of 300 concerts each year, with his frequent tours to all parts of the world earning him the nickname “Ambassador Satch,” and became one of the first great celebrities of the twentieth century.

ENTERTAINING MILLIONS

Through the years, Louis entertained millions, from heads of state and royalty to the kids on his stoop in Corona. Despite his fame, he remained a humble man and lived a simple life in a working-class neighborhood. To this day, everyone loves Louis Armstrong—just the mention of his name makes people smile.

Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWzrABouyeE&disable_polymer=true

Hello Dolly- Louis Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7N2wssse14

When the Saints Go Marching In- Louis Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA

Louis Armstrong Medley/Arranged by Ted Ricketts – Satchmo! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.5 in C Minor op.67 - Fourth Movement: Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.5 - FULL

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Flute Concerto in G Major – First Movement: Spiritoso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s83TLSX5tUY

Jean Sibelius – Finlandia

Finland’s Jean Sibelius is perhaps the most important composer associated with nationalism in music and one of the most influential in the development of the symphony and symphonic poem. Finlandia, Op. 26, became the composer’s most enduring work, in part because of the political climate in Finland at the time of its creation. Russia imposed a strict censorship policy on the small nation in 1899.

The work is a tone poem, and opens with a questioning, vaguely ominous brass progression that evokes the “powers of darkness” from Topelius’ text, setting off a colorful drama that is at turns reflective, jubilant, and militant. Most famous, though, is a hymn-like theme which makes its first appearance in an atmosphere of quiet reverence; by the end of the work, it has become a powerful statement of triumph.The premiere was on 2 July 1900 in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus. A typical performance takes anywhere from 7½ to 9 minutes. Although initially composed for orchestra, in 1900 Sibelius arranged the entire work for solo piano. Sibelius later reworked the Finlandia Hymn into a stand-alone piece. This hymn, with words written in 1941 by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, is one of the most important national songs of Finland (though Maamme is the national anthem). With different words, it is also sung as a Christian hymn (Be Still, My Soul), and was the national anthem of the short-lived African state of Biafra (Land of the Rising Sun).

This film shows animal behavior in nature that have never been filmed before: Oliver Goetzl and Ivo

Nörenberg got the first ever made shots of a wild lynx in the finish wilderness, they did highspeed shots of Goldeneye chicks jumping out of their tree nest, they filmed exciting encounters of bears and wolves. The documentary was shot with more than 650 shooting days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOSaT6U4e-8

John Williams/Arranged by John C. Whitney – The Empire Strikes Back Medley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkguK4UBDJI

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) 

In a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country’s treasured musical institutions, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and he maintains thriving artistic relationships with many of the world’s great orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Williams has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Olympic Order, and numerous Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices.

Mr. Williams has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Star Wars, Schindler’s List, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, four Indiana Jones films, Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Munich, Hook, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Empire of the Sun, The Adventures of TinTin and War Horse. 

4th Grade Music- VIRTUAL LESSON THREE: FIELD TRIP!  

Let's take a "field trip" by taking a Virtual Tour of the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)!

Over the years, we have traveled to several regions of the world during music class through different songs and clips we've learned in class. Let's take a virtual tour of the Musical Instrument Museum, it's REALLY cool!

Things to consider and discuss after watching:

1) Where is this museum located?

2) Have you ever been to this museum in person?

3)If you could go right now in person, which region would you check out first, and why?

4) While on the virtual tour, did you recognize some of the instruments of the world that we have covered or discussed in music class?

5)After watching the 2 videos below, check out the museum website's "Story" page: https://mim.org/our-story/, to find out just how many instruments they have at this museum, the amount of countries from around the world these instruments represent, AMAZING! 

MIM VIRTUAL TOUR VIDEO:

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Four: 

FOLK SONGS/WORK SONGS

A couple months back, we learned a few folk songs/work songs including 

Erie Canal and This Old Hammer. This week we will continue our exploration into the folk song and work song genre! 

The song in this lesson is called Drill ye Tarriers, Drill. 

As you listen to the recording, follow along and sing along with the lyrics below. 

Think about the following musical concepts as you listen:

*What type of FORM is this piece? (Is it Call & Response, Rondo, or Verse/Refrain?)

*Why do you think the railroad workers decided to create/sing this song?

*Do you hear the humor or sarcasm in this song, if so, where?

*Does this remind you of any other songs we've learned?

Background Info:

This song was first published in 1888 and attributed to Thomas Casey (words) and much later Charles Connolly (music). The song is a work song, and makes references to the construction of the American railroads in the mid-19th century. The tarriers of the title refers to Irish workers, drilling holes in rock to blast out railroad tunnels. It may mean either to tarry as in delay, or to terrier dogs which dig their quarry out of the ground. 

Lyrics:

1. Every morning at seven o’clock

There’s twenty tarriers a-workin’ on the rock

The boss comes along and he says, “Keep still

And come down heavy on the cast iron drill.”

Refrain

So drill, ye tarriers, drill

Drill, ye tarriers, drill

Oh it’s work all day for the sugar in your tay

Down beyond the railway

So drill, ye tarriers, drill. And blast, and fire.

2. Our new foreman is Dan McCann

By gosh, he was a blamed mean man

Last week a premature blast went off

And a mile in the air went big Jim Goff. To Refrain

3. Next time payday comes around

Jim Goff was short one buck he found

“What for?” asked he, then this reply

“You were docked for the time you were up in the sky.” To Refrain

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Five: EXPLORING JAZZ- part 1!

DID YOU KNOW THAT APRIL IS NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH?!

To honor Jazz month, we will dive a bit into JAZZ music for a few online lessons this month. We have covered several folk and work songs this past quarter. In 5th grade, we study spirituals, slave songs, field hollers, and then blues. Blues music is the basis for Jazz, so you will have a better understanding of the roots of Jazz music next year in 5th grade music. However, for now, here are a few basic things to understand, and a handful of famous jazz musicians/pieces to listen to. As you listen to the songs or view the video links provided, there will be musical things to consider or listen for listed above them. 

Be sure to think about the musical aspects as you listen! 

Are there elements in the music you have not heard in other types of music before?  Enjoy!

What is jazz?

Jazz is a type of music which was invented in the United States. Jazz music combines African-American music, spirituals, blues, folk music, and some European music. Jazz was very popular in the 1920s & 30s. Some common jazz instruments include the saxophone, trumpet, piano, double bass, and drums. It is very difficult to give an exact definition for "jazz". One important part of jazz is improvisation (improv), which means the person playing is making music up as they go along. If a jazz band is playing a song, the song may have several solos where one player will improvise while the rest of the band, except for the rhythm section (such as the piano, bass, or drums), does not play. The improv solo gets passed around, typically after 12 bars or measures of music. This type of form is based off the 12-Bar Blues pattern. Jazz music does often take a new twist and goes beyond the 12-bar progression.

Types of Jazz

There have been different types of jazz over time. In the 1920s, there was New Orleans-style jazz and  Dixieland jazz. In the 1930s, swing jazz became popular, and later turned into big band jazz. In the 1940s, bebop became a common type of jazz, with fast songs and complex harmony. Large jazz bands, which are called big bands, were also popular in the 1940s. Big bands usually have 5 saxophone players, 4 or 5 trumpet players, 4 trombone players, a piano player or guitar player, an acoustic bass player, a drummer, and sometimes a singer. In the 1950s, there was hard bop jazz. In the 1960s, there was modern jazz and free jazz. In the 1970s, jazz fusion began to blend jazz music with rock music. Some jazz is still played with the same improv methods as it did at its beginning, except with modern electronic instruments.

Introduction to Jazz for Young People, Part 1- Does it Swing?

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Six: EXPLORING JAZZ- part 2!

INTERACTIVE JAZZ LINK: Please click on this interactive jazz link, to read the Scholastic page for details about the different types of jazz over time, listen to some short jazz music samples, and an explanation of important jazz facts for students, by Wynton Marsalis! This is an AWESOME LINK and scholastic article for our lesson today- check it out! You will recognize one of your favorite jazz musicians that we learned about back in February! http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm

*After reading through and listening to the samples above, watch the next part of the Animated Jazz Series for kids here. Lots of audience participation in this video! Get ready to sing and scat along! 

Introduction to Jazz for Young People, Part 2

4th Grade Music - VIRTUAL LESSON Seven: EXPLORING JAZZ- part 3!

EXPLORING MILES DAVIS

Another very famous Jazz musicians not mentioned in the link material above in lesson five, is Miles Davis. Miles Davis changed what people thought of jazz over time. He was an incredibly talented trumpet player and jazz composer/arranger. One of his famous pieces called "Kind of Blue" is featured in this video, as are other songs from his album Kind of Blue. 

This video gives a little view into how he changed jazz over time. Although some of the musical terms or concepts used in this video are beyond what we'd know or learn in 4th grade music, some of you may be able to follow some of what they are talking about. The second video is just the audio recording from the first song called, "So What" from Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. 

Listen for the types of instruments you hear, and see if you can hear some of the elements they bring up in the first videos we watched. Remember, Miles Davis did NOT give any of the musicians any written music for this entire album! He wanted the album to be free, spontaneous, and full of improvisation! SO COOL! Enjoy these clips. 

HOW MILES DAVIS CHANGED JAZZ

Miles Davis "So What" from the album Kind of Blue (audio only)

4th Grade 2019 WINTER PROGRAM SONGS/PRACTICE LINKS:

JOY IS EVERYWHERE

Tis the season of the year,

Join in celebration;

Rich traditions all to share,

Every land and nation.

Bells ring out so merrily,

Music fills the air.

Peace on earth, good will to all,

Joy is everywhere,

Joy is everywhere.

Tis the season of the year,

Give joy to one another;

Gifts of laughter, love, and cheer,

Help a friend or brother.

As we join with heart and voice,

Music fills the air.

Peace on earth, good will to all,

Joy is everywhere,

Joy is everywhere.

Sing noel, sing of joy and cheer;

Sing noel, holidays are here.

Sing noel, Sing noel, 

Peace goodwill to all.

Joy is everywhere.

Tis the season of the year,

Sing a song of gladness;

Bringing happiness and cheer,

Gone are fear and sadness.

As we join with heart and voice,

Music fills the air.

Peace on earth, good will to all,

Joy is everywhere,

Joy is everywhere.

Tis the season of the year,

Joy is everywhere!

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10520002

THIS OLD HAMMER (SING, & ADD GROUP CREATED RHYTHMS WITH INSTRUMENTS!)

2018 Winter Program Songs:

Around the World in December

Nyob zoo

Nyaw zhong, nyaw zhong

Nyob zoo, Nyob zoo

Ee shown kuu dthee neeh cha

Ib tsoom kws tij neej tsa

Ee shown law tsaw neeh naw lee chah

Ib xyoo los txog nej nyob li cas

Zhong shia, zhong shia

Zoo siab, Zoo siab

Bay touah daw thooha she jgee

Peb tau rov tuaj sib ntsib

Moua tsaw moh law dob neigh dthah

Muaj txoj moo los nrog neb tham

Neigh bouah naw gkah

Neb puas noj qab

Neigh bouah nyaw zhong

Neb puas nyob zoo

Chorus:

Jaw dthey day new chay

Tso tej dej num tsev

Law cone tsoh kay lah jshay

Los koom txoj kev lom zem

Law nyaw ee pliah oua kay

Los nyob ib pliag ua ke

Oua dthey neigh daw moo chay

Ua ntej neb rov mus tsev

Moo daw, moo who

Mus dawb, mus huv

Nyaw zhong, nyaw zhong

Nyob zoo, nyob zoo

Ee chown poem yew shuh duh

Ib tsoom phooj ywg sawv daws

New naw yaw ee new zhong cha pluh

Hnub no yog ib hnub zoo tshaj plaws

Zhong shia, zhong shia

Zoo siab, zoo siab

Thou thooha baw neigh ee pliah

Tau tuaj pom neb ib pliag

Dtoh jgee thou daw tsaw leuh shyown

Tos tsis tau rov txog lwm xyoo

Neigh bouah naw kgah

Neb puas noj qab

Neigh bouah nyaw zhong

Neb puas nyob zoo

Chorus:

Jaw dthey day new chay

Tso tej dej num tsev

Law cone tsoh kay lah jshay

Los koom txoj kev lom zem

Law nyaw ee pliah oua-kay

Los nyob ib pl iag ua ke

Oua dthey neigh daw moo chay

Ua ntej neb rov mus tsev

Moo daw, moo who

Mus dawb, mus huv

Moo daw, moo who

Mus dawb, mus huv

A la Media Noche

La  La La-La-La  La La-La

La La La La La La-la-la-la-la

La  La La-La-La  La La-La

La La La La La La

A la media noche

Al rigor del hielo

Nace Jesu Cristo’Redentor del cielo

A la media noche

El gallo cantaba

Yen su yoz de cia ya Cristo hana ci do

La  La La-La-La  La La-La

La La La La La La-la-la-la-la

La  La La-La-La  La La-La

La La La La La La

Siyahamba-

Zulu folksong from South Africa

Siyahamba, ku-kha nye-ni kwen-khos',

Siyahamba, ku-kha nye-ni kwen-khos',

Siyahamba, ku-kha nye-ni kwen-khos',

Siyahamba, ku-kha nye-ni kwen-khos',

Siyahamba,

siyahamba, oooh,

Siyahamba, ku-kha nye-ni kwen-khos', (2x)

We are marching in the light of the sun,

We are marching in the light of the sun,

We are marching in the light of the sun,

We are marching in the light of the sun,

We are marching

We are marching, oooh

We are marching in the light of the sun (2x)

2017 Winter Program Songs:

Holly, Ivy & Evergreen (4th Grade)

Look at the gardens, look at the wreaths,

look at the boughs and look at the trees.

I gotta feelin’ comin’ to me.

This is a season I wanna see.

I love that holly, holly, and ivy, ivy,

and evergreen, evergreen.

I love that holly, holly, and ivy, ivy,

and evergreen, evergreen.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

Look out the windows, look at the walls,

look at the towns, all decking their halls.

I wanna drink in all of the view,

I wanna share this feeling with you.

I love that holly, holly, and ivy, ivy,

and evergreen, evergreen.

I love that holly, holly, and ivy, ivy,

and evergreen, evergreen.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

I wanna sing fa la la la la la, fa la la la la la,

fa la la la la la la.

Fa la la.

Christmas in About 3 Minutes- (4th Grade)

Here we come a caroling...

Over the river and through the woods...

Here we come a caroling...

Deck the hall with boughs of holly...

Up on the housetop reindeer pause,

out jumps good old Santa Claus

Down through the chimney with lots of toys,

all for the little ones, 

Christmas---joy----to the world,

joy to the world...

The first, noel, the angel did say, was to certain poor

shepherds in fields as they...

heard the bells on Christmas day,

their old familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet, the words repeat,

of peace on earth, good will to..

Angels we have heard on high,

sweetly singing oe’r the plains,

I saw three ships come sailing in,

on Christmas day, on Christmas Day.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,

how lovely are your branches,

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,

how lovely are... The holly and the ivy,

when they are both full grown,

Of all the trees that are in the wood,

the holly bears the..

Ring Christmas bells, ding dong ding dong,

Ring Christmas bells, ring loud and long,

Ring Christmas bells, ding dong ding dong,

Masters in this hall,

O come all ye faithful,

Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella

Joyful and triumphant,

Good people all rejoice and sing,

Come ye, oh come ye, come ye, We...

wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas,

We wish you a merry Christmas,

And a happy new year, 

good tidings we bring to you and your kin, 

We wish you a merry Christmas,

and a happy new....

Jingle Bells, jingle bells,

jingle all the way, 

and a happy, a happy new year,

Merry Christmas!

TINA SINGU (We Sing!) COMBINED 3rd-4th-5th

Folksong from Lesotho

(call) Hey, ley-ley (response) Hey, ley-ley

(call) Hey, ley-ley (response) Hey, ley-ley

(call) Ah-moh- hey-ee- lah

(response) Ah-moh- hey-ee- lah

(call) Ah-moh- hey-ee- lah

(response) Ah-moh- hey-ee- lah

ALL: Mah-tah- lay, Mah-tah- lay, Mah-tah- lay, Mah-tah- lay…...

Tee-nah seeng-oo lay-loo- voo-tay- oh

What-shah What-shah What-shah, tee-nah

Tee-nah seeng-oo lay-loo- voo-tay- oh

What-shah What-shah What-shah!

La, la la la la la……

Light the fire of peace today, Oh

What-shah What-shah What-shah, tee-nah

Brothers, sisters lead the way, Oh

What-shah What-shah What-shah

What-shah- -- -- What-shah- -- -- -

What-shah, What-shah, What-shah

What-shah- -- -- What-shah- -- -- -

What-shah, What-shah, What-shah

(ON REPEATS, 5th grade take the English, 3rd and 4th take the SeSotho language)