A place for Mr. G's P.S./I.S.78Q students to get materials.
This is a nursery rhyme that tells the story about a little girl named Mary and her little lamb. They have all kinds of fun and even break some rules!
Have fun singing, clapping, dancing and playing this song.
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Slower
This song is played by the right hand. We can tell because the notes are up high, in front of the G Clef and their stems are pointing up.
Be sure to watch the video above for instructions.
This is a lullaby in French. Notice how the notes flow freely from one to the other smoothly. Like most lullabies, there is barely any empty space or rests in the song. The melody is flowing and it is continuous.
The time signature of 6/8 makes that feeling even more strong.
Try not to fall asleep while you are learning this song!
Full Speed
Slower
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!
This is a beautiful lullaby. The melody floats from low to high and smoothly flows up and down.
What kid doesn’t want a pony?
We can dream, can’t we?
A Minor
D Minor
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!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the greatest composers of all time. He is certainly one of my favorites. He started playing the piano when he was 3 just by watching his father teach his sister to play. Within a year or two he was famous and performing for kings and queens.
Mozart had a way of writing music was beautiful, serious, funny and entertaining all at the same time. The piece we are learning today sounds like a grand walk. When you listen to it, you can almost picture a king or queen walking into the room at the start, and then during the second part you can almost hear the other people in the room start to whisper and chit-chat in their excitement.
While you are listening, close your eyes a bit and imagine what might be going on while this music is playing.
Mozart is a composer you really should know about. I added a video about his life below.
Full Speed
Slower
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!
This is a song from Puerto Rico which is sung by children when they are playing and dancing.
The words mean dance 2 by 2 and that is how you do the movements during the song and the game. Give it a try if you want. It’ll be even better if you have someone to dance with, may be a grown-up or a brother or sister!
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Make sure you watch the video above for a discussion of the sheet music and explanations. Remember that this song is played in C position which means you need to adjust your left hand so that your fifth finger is on C by moving down three steps.
Don’t forget to practice it over and over again until you are able to play it allegro! That means fast and spirited.
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!