A Note to Open School Students and Families: I often tell my students, “it is okay to make mistakes, as long as you learn from them and do everything you can to correct them the next time”. Well, I make mistakes, too. I made two big mistakes on the Specialists Activity page this week. I’m […]
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 […]
A couple months ago, when we all began “staying at home”, I got really excited about sharing more about great musicians with all my students. It is something I feel I never get enough time to do in the classroom. And, I imagined my posts and activities being something that could be done as whole […]
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 […]
Celebrate spring with a rainbow sing and play along! Begin by watching this video introduction: Watch the “Rainbow Connection” Overview! Now, sing along with this musical movie clip: Watch the “Rainbow Connection” Sing Along Movie Clip To play it on an instrument, download the sheet music: Download Music:For Most Instruments (Treble Clef)Treble Clef with Ukulele […]
Celebrate spring with a rainbow sing and play along! Begin by watching this video introduction: Watch “Over the Rainbow” Overview! Now, sing along with this musical movie clip: Watch the “Over the Rainbow” Sing Along Movie Clip To play it on an instrument, download the sheet music: Download Music:For Most Instruments (Easy Rhythms)For Most Instruments […]
Introducing a great spring time music activity for the family! Begin by watching this video introduction: Watch Spring Together Overview! Then, download the sheet music (for any instrument): Download Music:For Most Instruments (Treble Clef)Treble Clef with Ukulele Tabs And, in case you need some assistance, watch this tutorial… Watch Glockenspiel Tutorial Don’t own an instrument […]
For the second year in a row, students in Open School clusters that include 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades have the opportunity to participate in Music Karate!
Here are some great resources to help you continue the learning experience at home.
For the second year in a row, students in Open School clusters that include 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades have the opportunity to participate in Music Karate!
Here are some great resources to help you continue the learning experience at home.
Starting the week of September 12th, I will be announcing our third and final topic of the year, “Playing Music”. Students will be introduced to the instruments they will be playing with their cluster. Red & Silver clusters will be playing beginner level mallet percussion instruments (xylophones, glockenspiels, and metallophones). Indigo & Orange clusters will […]