Month: June 2020

First of all, I am pleased to announce the winner of the handwashing song contest: It’s Aamnaaya, from Division 2!   Runners-up are Kevin, from Division 1, and Son, from Division 3! I will bring the prizes tomorrow for you to choose. (Aamnaaya gets 1st choice). If you don’t come to school tomorrow, I will find a way to get your prizes to you.

Also, here’s a song to sing on Canada Day!

We finally made it to June and we are welcoming students and teachers back to school. It’s been a lot of work to get ready for this  (especially for Mr. Baldin, Ms. Sandberg and Ms. McKay!) and it’s been a little bit nerve-wracking too. And… it’s so great to see people in the school and hear their voices not coming through a computer!

To celebrate, I decided to hold a contest!! The prize will be a musical instrument! – (not a recorder – unless you really want one). You can choose between a baritone ukulele, a guitar or a djembe (drum)!

I think we need a new handwashing song to help kids (and adults) remember the best way to wash their hands.

Criteria – It needs to:

1. rhyme and have rhythm.
2. have repetition (but not TOO much repetition) – you know… catchy!
3. be relatively easy to remember.
4. be fun and easy to sing (some parts can be just spoken but the chorus has to have a melody).
5. last for 20 seconds.
6. list the proper method for washing hands thoroughly to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Up for the challenge? Submit your lyrics and melody to me by Thursday, June 18th and Ms. Kwok and I will decide who is the winner! You don’t need to sing it (but you certainly can if you want to!) just make sure that the rhythm of the lyrics matches the rhythm of the melody! You can choose a song that already exists and just change the lyrics to fit the rhythm of the melody.

The prize will be a musical instrument! – (not a recorder – unless you really want one). You can choose between a baritone ukulele, a guitar, or a djembe (drum)!

This is the final assignment/activity due before I submit report card marks and comments to your teachers. Treat it like you would a puzzle or a fun game!

Create a song with a melody and lyrics: If you have already created a melody and rhythm, using SongMaker or another app/program, just add some lyrics. If you’ve already created lyrics, add a melody using the SongMaker program (https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/) or another app. (Garage Band?) You can also use a poem that you know and like. Add a melody. (You CANNOT use a song that already exists!)

Of course, if you’d like to create the song on an instrument that you play, like piano or recorder, that will be absolutely fine!

Make sure that the melody and the syllables of the words for the song match. Song should have two different parts – (verse, chorus) and be at least 8 measures long (i.e. 4 measures – verse, 4 measures – chorus) 

Send the lyrics on a word document and add the link for the melody. Or, even better, sing the song, perform it, record it with your voice record app on your phone (or on Tik Tok )and send me the link or the file. Make sure to put your name and Division # on the docs and links you send! 

Feel free to ask questions on Music Chat or send me an email. (click Contact  on this website) or email me at Judith.Lea@burnabyschools.ca

Due June 5th at the latest!