Category: Music (Page 7 of 13)

February Black History Month

Hello Everyone:

Let’s take a look at some famous Canadian and American people who have made such an impact in the field of performing arts.

Click here to listen to Misty Copeland read her book, “Firebird”.

Click here for Canadian Rap Star, The Weekend’s body percussion song, “Blinding Lights”.

Click here for Stevie Wonder and his body percussion to “Sir Duke”.

Click here for Stevie Wonder’s body percussion, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”.

Click here for John Batiste’s “It’s All Right”.

Click here for Etta James song, “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” for body percussion and rhythm play along.

Click here for The Jackson Five’s body percussion, “I Want you Back”.

Click here for an ASL version of “Rise Up” by Lafayette School.

Click here for “The Entertainer” rhythmic activity by Scott Joplin.

Click here for “The Entertainer” guitar solo.

Click here for “The Entertainer” piano solo.

Click here for “The Entertainer” computer piano version.

Click here for “The Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin.

Click here for a computer piano version of “The Maple Leaf Rag”

Click here for a piano solo.

Click here for “You Should” rhythm activity with ti tika.

Click here for “Sunflower” with tika tika’s.

Click here for body percussion to El Canto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

Click here for El Canto’s “Surface Pressure” rhythm activity.

January 31, 2022

Welcome to the year of the Tiger! People born in a year of the Tiger are brave, competitive, unpredictable, and confident.  They are very charming and well-liked by others.

Click here for an easy rhythm activity from last year!

Click here for a more difficult rhythm activity.

Click here for the challenging mode!

Click here for an easy scarf activity.

Click here for another fun scarf activity.

Click here for an easy rhythm activity.

Click here for gong xi gong xi rhythms.

January 31, 2022

Welcome to Vivaldi this week.  This concerto in A minor, the allegro portion, features the strings.

Click here for a string version in a beautiful cathedral.

Click here to hear an amazing young child play!

Click here for a much more up tempo version.

Click here for a pipe organ version.

Click here for our rhythm play along, “Bye Bye Bye” using tika tika!

Click here for “Radioactive” by The Pentatonix.

Click here for “I’m a Believer” which uses percussion in two parts!

Click here for “Stay Gold” by BTS.

Click here for “Just Hold On” body percussion.

Click here for “Can’t Stop the Feeling”, from Trolls, rhythm sticks.

Click here for “Can’t Stop the Feeling” body percussion.

Click here for “Game On”, with tika tika!

Click here for a “Super Bowl” rhythm activity using tika tika, ti tika and tika ti!  Very challenging!

Click here for a “Rondo Rhythm Play Along” using ti-tika!

January 17, 2022

Hello Everyone:

This week’s listening selection is the jazzy, bluesy, Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

Click here for the amazing clarinet solo.

Click here for another clarinet solo.

Click here for a clip from the move, “Rhapsody in Blue”

Click here to hear the great Herbie Hancock playing!

Click here for Andre Previn playing and conducting an orchestral version.

Click here for our body percussion of the week, “Dynamite” by BTS.

Click here for an easy rhythm activity to The Avengers!

Click here for a rhythm activity using tika tika to Encanto!

January 10, 2022.

Welcome back everyone!  I hope the holidays were restful., and that the extra week was a bonus! This week’s listening selection is the overture from the opera Ruslan and Ludmila.

Click here for the orchestral version.

Click here for a pipe organ version.

Click here for a lovely zoom version on woodwinds and a few other random instrument.

Click here for the best one, all accordians.

For body percussion this week, let’s bring back Butter from BTS!

Click here for Mr. Henry’s Wintertime Rap!

Click here for Mr. Noe’s scarf activity.

Click here for Mario rhythm play along.

Click here for easy Minecraft rhythms.

Click here for “Celebration”, an easy rhythm song to celebrate 2022!

Click here for a Winter Play Along using tika tika.

December 13, 2021.

This week’s listening song is March of the toys by Victor Herbert.

Click here for a scene from the movie.

Click here for another animated scene.

Click here for an orchestral version.

Click here for a pipe organ version.

Click here for Barney’s version!

Click here for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, easy rhythm version.

Click here for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy with tika tika’s.

Click here for Dance with ti tika’s.

Click here for Trepak, easy rhythm version.

Click here for Holly Jolly Christmas easy rhythm.

Click here for a 2 part rhythm activity to O Christmas Tree.

Click here for Mr. Henry’s Santa Rap!

November 22, 2021.

We are really excited to be working on our class numbers for the Virtual Christmas Concert!  Here are some warm up activities to keep you in the holiday spirit.  We are also enjoying Pachelbel’s Canon in D as our music listening selection this week.

Click here to practice our finale, “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” using ASL signed English!

Click here Division 4 for Carol of the Bells.

And click here for “Angels We Have Heard on High”.

Click here for “Jolly Old St. Nicholas”.

Click here for “Jingle Bells”.

Click here for “Snow Day” simple mode.

Click here for “Snow Day” challenge mode.

Click here for an easy rhythm activity to “Sleigh Ride”

Click here for a super challenging version of “Sleigh Ride”

Click here for “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” rhythm play along.

Click here for an easy rhythm version of “Let it Snow” by the Pentatonix.

Here’s Feliz Navidad body percussion and rhythm play along.

Click here for “Sleigh Ride” easy body percussion.

Click here for another version of “Jingle Bell Rock” for body percussion.

Click here for “Last Christmas” body percussion and rhythm play along.

Click here for a piano and cello version.

Click here for a beautiful harp version.

Click here for an orchestral version.

Click here for a piano version on computer.

Click here for Christmas Eve in Sarajevo” by the Trans Siberian Orchestra.

Click here for “Run Run Rudolph” by Chuck Berry.

November 15, 2021

Yes, it’s time to begin our preparations for the Winter Concert!  It will unfortunately have to be virtual again this year, but it will be equally spectacular!  We are hoping to film the first week of December and send the link out to families right before the holidays.  The link will expire in the new year so you are welcome to enjoy it again and again over the holidays!

Click here for “Holly Jolly Christmas” an easy rhythm activity.

Click here for another easy rhythm play along with “snowman” and “bell”.

Click here “Jingle Bell Rock” body percussion in the original song.

Click here for the Glee version of “Jingle Bell Rock” body percussion.

Thank you Mr. Henry for the “Holiday Rap!”  (9 minutes)

For Division 3, click here for Purcell’s Canon on Orff Instruments.

Division 3, here is a ukulele version.

Click here for a piano version.

Click here for a little BTS…smooth like butter.

Click here for our opening number song, Takin’ Care of Christmas!

Click here for our music listening selection of the week, John Williams, “Superman”

Here is John Williams himself conducting “Superman”

Click here to hear a piano version.

November 8, 2021

Click here for the orchestral overture.

Click here for a shorter orchestral version.

Click here for a version using period instruments.

Click here for some pictures from the opera.

Click here for the pipe organ overture.

Click here for our new body percussion of the week, Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke”

Click here for an old favourite, “Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Click here for the rhythm stick version of “Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Click here for a rhythm stick challenge, “Bye, bye, bye!”

Click here for The Weekend body percussion.

Click here for the Star Wars Scarf Movement.

November 1, 2021.

Welcome to the first week of November.  As we begin our preparation for the holiday season, here is an uplifting song, Trumpet Voluntary, written by Jeremiah Clarke,

Click here for the trumpet, orchestra and organ version.

Click here for a live version from Vienna.

Click here for a piano version.

Click here for a pipe organ version.

And finally, click here for a string quartet.

For body percussion for Divisions 8 and 9, click here.

For Divisions 5,6,7 body percussion click here.

Click here for rhythm activities for Divisions 8 and 9.

Click here for rhythm activities for Divisions 5, 6, and 7.