INFANT THROUGH TWOS
Hello! Today in music class we had fun singing our usual music time songs, like the Hello and Goodbye song, Elevator/Escalator and others! We also read (and sang) the book "Baby Beluga" by Raffi. The kids really enjoyed listening to this book about a baby Beluga whale who is swimming with his mom! I've included a few verses and a sample mp3 (from Amazon) of this Raffi classic. Hope you enjoy!
BABY BELUGA (Sample of a few verses)
Hello! Today in music class we had fun singing our usual music time songs, like the Hello and Goodbye song, Elevator/Escalator and others! We also read (and sang) the book "Baby Beluga" by Raffi. The kids really enjoyed listening to this book about a baby Beluga whale who is swimming with his mom! I've included a few verses and a sample mp3 (from Amazon) of this Raffi classic. Hope you enjoy!
BABY BELUGA (Sample of a few verses)
MP3 sample here.
Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea, Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above, and the sea below, And a little white whale on the go!
Baby beluga, baby Beluga, is the water warm? Is your mama home with you, so happy?
Way down yonder where the dolphins play, Where they dive and splash all day,
The waves roll in and the waves roll out, See the water squirting out of your spout!
Baby beluga, baby Beluga
Sing your little song, Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you!
THREES and FOURS
Learning about crescendo: musical dynamics.
Today in music class we are learning about the crescendo! Crescendo means "A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage". We talked about this concept and then tried it out using several different activities. I drew the symbol for crescendo:
on the white board. I then added teeth and we likened the symbol to an "alligator mouth". The kids had fun doing an "alligator growl" that began piano and ended forte (or soft and loud).
We also sang the crescendo song!
CRESCENDO SONG
(p)First say it in a quiet voice like so
Then in a medium voice, you know!
Then a little louder...crescendo!
Then a little louder...CRESCENDO!(f)
SCHOOL AGE
School Age Afternoon Recital!
Thursday at 4:00 p.m. we had a recital in the Chapel! All JN students and School Age parents were able to join us for this performance. Thank you so much for coming on short notice! The schoolagers did a fantastic job of performing choral songs and xylophone songs. Our program included:
-"Rise and Shine"
-"I am a Pizza"
-"Up and Down The Rainbow Scale" (xylophone)
-"Ice Cream's Melting" (xylophone)
-"Rain, Rain, Go Away" (xylophone)
-"Gratitude Attitude"
VIDEOS:
SONGFLUTES
This week we started a unit on songflutes! We will be continuing to utilize the musical theory concepts we've learned so far and incorporating them into using this recorder-like woodwind that is more friendly to little hands!
Look for more information, including an order form with directions on how to order a songflute for your student (for home use, JN provides a songflute for class).
MOM AND DAD CONNECT:
Want to learn more about our lessons this week?
Free Dictionary.com on Crescendo: Crescendo
About the Songflute: Songflute.