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5 Days of Pete Seeger: Day 5, We Shall Overcome & a Pete Seeger Sing Along
As if one song for this week wasn’t enough, here is a sing along for We Shall Overcome. This song was originally a hymn that Pete Seeger thought the world should hear. It became a very important hymn in the Civil Rights Movement. We Shall Overcome Sing Along Bonus: A reading the story book “We […]
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5 Days of Pete Seeger: Day 3, Guantanamera & Pete Seeger Fun Facts
Pete Seeger Fun Facts ♫ Pete Seeger’s first musical instrument was an ukulele he got at age 8. ♫ In his teens, Pete fell in love with the banjo and that became his preferred instrument. ♫ Pete Seeger studied music at Harvard University. ♫ Pete made friends with Woody Guthrie, composer of “This Land is […]
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5 Days of Pete Seeger: Day 2, This Land is Your Land & A Pete Seeger Play Along
Let’s learn to play “This Land is Your Land”! A song by Woody Guthrie and sung by Pete Seeger. First, watch a video of Pete Seeger singing this song: “This Land is Your Land” led by Pete Seeger at the 2007 Presidential Inauguration of Barak Obama To play it on an instrument, download the sheet […]
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5 Days of Pete Seeger: Day 1, If I Had a Hammer & a Pete Seeger Story
From My Family to Your Family, Uniting the World in Song; A Pete Seeger Story Pete Seeger was born into a very musical family. Music was in his blood. Both of Pete’s parents were classical musicians. Pete’s father studied music at Harvard and was passionate about musicology. He helped establish several of the first and […]
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5 Days of Scott Joplin: Day 5, Best of Scott Joplin Playlist & a Fun Scott Joplin Word Search
For some more Scott Joplin fun, here is a Scott Joplin printable Word Search. Scott Joplin Word Search To complete the Word Search, first read this Scott Joplin Biography (look for keywords – in blue)Scott Joplin Biography Once you have read the biography, you are ready for the word search. Word Search from Bio:Scott Joplin […]
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5 Days of Scott Joplin: Day 3, Original Rags & Scott Joplin Fun Facts
Scott Joplin Fun Facts ♫ Scott Joplin was born into a family of 6 children. He had 5 brothers and sisters! And, most of the Joplin family was very musical. His dad played the violin and his mom sung and played the banjo. ♫ Despite the musical talent in the family, Scott was the first […]
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5 Days of Scott Joplin: Day 2, The Entertainer & A Scott Joplin Play Along
Let’s learn to play Scott Joplin’s most famous piece: “The Entertainer“! If you watched the Spring Play and Sing Along videos I made in April, you already know most everything you need to know to play this incredible piece by Scott Joplin. Here are some of the most helpful parts of those videos to review […]
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5 Days of Scott Joplin: Day 1, Maple Leaf Rag & a Scott Joplin Story
This week, we begin an adventure of learning about our first featured musician from the United States of America: Scott Joplin. Known as the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin keeps with our trend as a composer who wrote a whole lot of music in a short amount of time. Much of Scott Joplin’s music was […]
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5 Days of The Beatles: Day 4, Beatles Paper Toys & a Fun Beatles Quiz
For some more Beatles fun, today there are two new activities for you to try at home: a printable Beatles paper toys and a simple Beatles quiz. Beatles Paper Toys For some more at-home fun, here are four unique do-it-yourself paper toys, one for each one of the Beatles. Download the paper toy templates:John LennonPaul […]
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5 Days of a Great Musician: An Introduction to Featured Musicians on this Site
Welcome to a new series of articles on this site called “5 Days of a Great Musician“. I hope you will find this page engaging while at home and you will enjoy learning about important and influential musicians as much as I enjoy introducing them to you. Each article includes a brief introduction and a […]
