Gilly, Gilly, Gilly Good Morning
P.S. Don't forget the Cha-Cha-Cha
If you know the song, TEACH IT TO YOUR FAMILY and sing along, if you don't know the song then learn it and sing along. Don't forget your hands!!
Skin-a-m-i-rink
A famous old poem from England about a silly lazy boy named John. Do you go to bed with your trousers and shoes on? I hope not.
A masterpiece from RUSSIA written in 1936 to introduce children to the different instruments in the orchestra.
Listen to the different sounds of the orchestra.
Are you ready for a Solfege Warm Up
Check out the video below to learn the dance
Watch the video below to hear a live performance of the music.
A love story?
An Adventure Story?
A happy story?
A sad story?
The next video will tell the story of the music.
This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. It was composed by Edvard Grieg for a stage play called Peer Gynt.
This is also from Peer Gynt. It feels like you are waking up in the morning. The sun is rising and you are stretching to get ready for the day.
If you don't have sticks use anything, even your hands.
José-Luis Orozco has a fun and exciting song to share with us and YOU will have to jump in and help. Sometimes he'll want you to use your little hands to clap. Then he'll want you to use your little feet to tap. Finally he'll want you to use your little mouths to sing "tra la la!"
Little hands in Spanish is "manitos."
Little feet in Spanish is "piececitos."
Little mouth in Spanish is "boquita."
Get out of your seat, get ready, here we go!
The video below shows one of Dolly's most famous songs called "Coat of Many Colors." This song has been performed by many recording artists over the years and Dolly recently made a book about the story (which you can see in animated format below).
A nice song from a great musician.
Did you notice any opposites in that video? In music class we're always talking about opposites like fast/slow, loud/quiet, and up/down. Tell your family one of the opposites that you noticed in the video!