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 […]
It’s time for some Pete Seeger coloring! Pete Seeger Coloring Free, Printable Coloring Pages:Pete Seeger with a Banjo 1Pete Seeger with a Banjo 2 Just the Banjo:Banjo Coloring Online or PrintBanjo Printable Coloring Page Song of the Day “Turn, Turn, Turn” Borrowing the words from a book of the Bible called “Ecclesiastes”, Pete Seeger wrote […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s time for some Scott Joplin coloring! Scott Joplin Coloring Free, Printable Coloring Pages:Scott Joplin at the Piano 1Scott Joplin at the Piano 2Scott Joplin Face 1Scott Joplin Face 2 Free, but login required:American Composers Coloring & Fact Sheets(Scott Joplin is page 7) Song of the Day “Treemonisha: Overture” This is the “Overture” (introduction) to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]