Author: Mr. G.

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Ten In A Bed

Introduction

10 children in a bed

Congratulations! This is your first song in Music and the Brain Book 2 and you’ve finished Book 1. That is quite an accomplishment.

This is a song that you have probably heard many many times. It’s a fun song and you can sing and dance to it.

Challenge yourself to play the whole thing with all the repeats counting from 10 down to one. That will be quite a workout.

Video

The Lesson

At The Piano

Full Speed

Slower

Ukulele Chords

Guitar Chords

Sheet Music

Piano
Piano Challenge Version
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

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Swimming Down and Up

Coral Reef

Introduction

Coral Reef

This is your first song!  How exciting!

This song is about things that swim down and up. Can you think of some things that swim down and up?

Just like the things that swim down and up in the water, the notes in this song go down and up too.

Note to grown-ups:

This song as well as the first few in book 1 are meant to demonstrate musical ideas while allowing the children to relate to those ideas using their current knowledge and experience. Allow them to move and dance and experience the movement of notes and the melody in whatever way makes sense for them.  It’s all about enjoyment!

Listen

The Lesson

At The Piano

Sheet Music

Don’t forget that the notes and finger numbers and words and motions of this song down and up all at the same time.

This song is played by the LEFT hand.  That’s the one on this side:

You can tell because the note stems are pointing down and they are in front of the F clef.

Enjoyment

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One Bottle of Pop, Part 3

Introduction

London, England

This is a traditional round from England.  It is sung in 3 parts.

A little translation for you from the original English.

A bottle of pop is a bottle of soda.

To chuck muck is to throw garbage.

Fish and chips is a traditional dish in England of fried fish and french fries, which are called chips in England.  In England, most people eat fish and chips with vinegar.

Cheerio, chaps.

Video

The Lesson

At The Piano

Sheet Music

Piano
Piano Challenge Version
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

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Duerme Pronto, In C and In D

Mother Holding Baby

Introduction

Mother Holding Baby

This is two more ways to play this beautiful lullaby from Mexico.  The words are in Spanish.

Make sure you watch the videos at the bottom, which are about Mexico’s culture.

The melody has a repeating pattern in it and there is more than one way to play it, because it is written in 4 different keys.  The key changes how high or low the notes are, because we start and end on a different note in each key.

Listen

The Lesson

At The Piano

In C Slow Speed

In D Slow Speed

Sheet Music

Make sure you watch the video above for a discussion of the sheet music and explanations. Remember that this page has the song on it 2 times.

Notice that when you play the song in D, the 3rd finger is a sharp, so you have to move it up to the black key on the keyboard.

Don’t forget to practice it over and over again until you are able to make mom or dad fall asleep! Then you can post on FlipGrid and try to make me and your classmates fall asleep.

Let’s see some performances that will put us to sleep!

Take it slow and remember to break it up into phrases.

Ukulele and Guitar

Ukulele

Chord Videos

Guitar

Chord Videos

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Kalinka

Introduction

Kalinka is a traditional Russian folk song.  It is a really fun and exciting song.  Watch the videos and listen to the song a few times before you try to sound out the notes on the piano.  It will help you to get the rhythms correct.

Video

The Lesson

At The Piano

Full Speed

Slower

Sheet Music

Piano
Piano Challenge Version
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Digging Deeper