Tag: MATB Book 3

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Everybody Loves Saturday Night

Introduction

everybody loves saturday night

This is a folk song from Nigeria.  It’s a fun one and it makes me want to dance around and party!

It’s true.  Everybody does love Saturday night!

The ukulele and guitar arrangements for this tune also include a small new challenge.  Harmony!  You’ll be adding a note in harmony with the melody you’re playing.  Use your thumb to play that note and your 1st finger, (pointer) to pluck the melody note.  This is what the left hand notes do on the piano.

Exciting, like a Saturday night!

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
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!

Enrichment

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The Entertainer

Introduction

Scott Joplin

This piece was written by Scott Joplin, who was an American ragtime musician and composer. He is widely considered the greatest ragtime composer of all time.  He was born in Texas around 1868 and grew up in Texarkana, Texas. His relatives were railroad workers. His father wanted him to find work that would pay. His mother said he should learn music. Even though he was from Texas, most of his pieces were written when he was in Missouri and New York City. 

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar

 

 

Sorry!  No recorder for this one!

Recorder
On-Screen Piano (No Xylophone)

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!

Enrichment

Music from the Jungle Book in Rag Style

More Rags by Scott Joplin

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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)

Introduction

Statue of Mozart

This is a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  It is part of Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, written in 1787.

Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, the youngest child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. From a very early age, the young Mozart showed great musical talent. He toured Europe with his parents and older sister “Nannerl” for several years performing for royalty and the aristocratic elite.

As a young man, Mozart tried but failed to establish himself as a composer in Paris. He returned to Salzburg where he was briefly employed in the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. He was restless, aware of his genius, and thought Salzburg too small for his talent. He relocated to Vienna where he met with some success. He married Constance Weber and fathered two sons. He died in Vienna after a brief but unknown illness.

Mozart wrote more than 600 musical works.

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
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!

Enrichment

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Dormi Dormi

Introduction

This is a really pretty Italian lullaby.  Italian is a beautiful sounding language.  It is lyrical and expressive, and because of that, it has been used for the lyrics in music for centuries.

Once, I was walking through an airport in Rome, Italy with my brother and there was an announcement in Italian.  Probably something like, “Flight 22 is leaving from gate 7 in 5 minutes.  Hurry up or you’ll miss your flight!” and my brother looked at me and said, “that sounded like a song” and he was right.  Italian is so beautiful that it makes an airport announcement sound pretty, like a song.

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
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!

Enrichment

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Eency Weency Spider

Introduction

This is a fun nursery rhyme.  Even though it seems like it might be a simple song, the rhythm can be tricky, but it’s one of the things that makes this song so enjoyable.

As you play, keep the melody in your mind.  It will help you understand and feel the rhythms more easily.

Have fun!

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
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!

Enrichment