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Music Monday - Theme Song

Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson

Music Monday's 2020 anthem is Oscar Peterson’s iconic “Hymn to Freedom,” with lyrics by Harriette Hamilton. At a time when our world can seem divided and fractured, “Hymn to Freedom” sends a message of unity and equality, which resonates as deeply today as it did in the 1960s, when it was embraced as the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. 

I look forward to joining #TogetherInHarmony with you on Monday, May 4.

Let's sing together!!

Hymn to Freedom - Music Monday Anthem Song

A choir of over 350 youth singing Hymn to Freedom.

Click HERE to learn more about the song, Hymn to Freedom and it's composer and jazz musician Oscar Peterson.

Music Monday Information

Music Monday.

On Monday, May 4, 2020 hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, parents, musicians, and music lovers from coast to coast to coast will celebrate the importance of music in our lives.

Join us online for a nationwide celebration and register for Music Monday!

This year, so Canadians can celebrate safely, we welcome you to our first Music Monday @ Home!

Beginning at 9AM EST in Atlantic Canada, Music Monday will be streamed on the Canadian Coalition website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page.

The day-long broadcast will include a series of exciting regional broadcasts with:

• live performances
• new music from our Youth4Music Ambassadors  
• interactive activities for kids of all ages
• messages from prominent Canadians
• a specially curated Spotlight Celebration, highlighting some of our favourite content from across the country
• and an epic After-Party!
  

Our 2020 Music Monday anthem is Oscar Peterson’s iconic “Hymn to Freedom,” with lyrics by Hariette Hamilton. Check out the Oscar Peterson Learning Guide on the website to read more about this Canadian legend, and champion of music education.  

Families can register online:


Explore the Music Monday website: 

Music Monday theme song , Hymn to Freedom.

Schedule is listed in Atlantic time. Subtract 2 hours for CST/Manitoba times. 

Let's celebrate making music together as a family, school and nation.

Monday, May 4 Seesaw assignment will also be posted here. Stay tuned. 

Music Concept Videos for Grade 3 - 5

FACE

Every Good Boy Does Fine

The Treble Clef Sign

Music Concept Videos for Kindergarten to Grade 2

Quarter Note

Quarter Rest 

Sofege

Music Listening Monday - Famous Manitoban Musicians

Today we are going to begin something called Music Listening Monday. Each Monday I will focus on different genres or types of music. In the Manitoba Music Curriculum, students need to learn about other cultures, times and places. This includes music from the past and present, from our community, Manitoba, Canada and the world. There is so much music out there; unfortunately we cannot cover it all so it will be just a smattering of a variety of music. We briefly cover some of these outcomes in Music class. Because we cannot be together as a class, this is the perfect opportunity to focus on these outcome as we cannot develop some of our other group music making skills at this time. 

Just a friendly reminder that students need to be aware that there are different kinds of music. We may not like it all, and this is perfectly okay, but we need to be respectful and have an open mind as we listen to and experience all kinds of music.

Please note that I have tried to carefully choose songs that are appropriate to listen to "at school". That means that the words of the song as well as the subject and content is "clean" and appropriate for children. 


Your Assignment: 

Below you will find the name of the musician, title of the song, genre or type of music, awards they have won a YouTube video of the musician performing. Click on the musician's name and it will bring you to more information about the musician. If you have your parent's permission, you can explore more music by the musicians on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Music. Enjoy!

1. Watch and listen to ONE or TWO famous Manitoban Musicians. (You can always come back another day and listen to more!) 

2. In Seesaw or an email, tell me: 
          A)which musician you like the best from the ones you                                       listened to and 
          B)what style of music they perform 
        

Neil Young

Harvest Moon

Rock

1989 MTV Video Music Award

1994, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2011 Juno Award

2010, 2011 Grammy Award

1982 Canadian Hall of Fame

The Guess Who

Share the Land

Rock

1970,1971 Juno Award

1987 Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Chantal Kreviazuk

Invincible

Pop

2000 Juno Award

James Ehnes

Dance of the Goblins

Classical, Violinist

Eleven Juno Awards

2008, 2019 Grammy Award

Tracy Dahl

The Doll Song

Classical, Opera Singer

Juno Award Nominee

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day!! 
April 22, 2020

There are many songs that have themes about the Earth. Some are specifically written for Earth Day. Some are just about nature. These are just a few of my favourites. I hope you enjoy them too. I wish we could be together so that we could sing one of these songs together as a class or school. 

Let me know in Seesaw which is your favourite song.

Have a very happy Earth Day!

  

             

  

Spring!

Spring

by Antonio Vivaldi

Hello Crestview students,

I am sure you are noticing the signs of spring outside. Doesn't it feel great? I love how I can see the signs in my yard like some early spring greenery shooting out of the ground. The other day an amazing thing happened to show me that spring was really on its way..... We have an ornamental apple tree in our yard that grows tiny apples that aren't good to eat. The apples get really soggy and mushy but they hang on throughout the winter months. A week ago, all of a sudden, robins arrived in our yard. For two days the tree and the trees around our yard were full of robins eating these tiny apples. I counted about thirty robins in total! Wow!!! And after two days, the tree did not have a single apple left on it. Then the robins were gone. Flying off in search of nesting sights or more food. It was an amazing sight.

300 years ago, a composer named Antonio Vivaldi wrote a *violin concerto called The Four Seasons.  This is Vivaldi's most famous work of music that he composed. As you can figure out, it is made up of four concertos: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. If you listen carefully, in each season or movement you can hear musical representations of nature: flowing creeks, singing birds, a sleeping shepherd and his barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, dancers, frozen landscapes and warm winter fires. 

*A violin concerto is music that is composed for a solo violin and small orchestra.

Some people believe that Vivaldi wrote poems to accompany each concerto. This is the poem that supposedly accompanies Spring:

Springtime is upon us.
The birds celebrate her return with festive song,
and murmuring streams are
softly caressed by the breezes.
Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar,
casting their dark mantle over heaven,
Then they die away to silence,
and the birds take up their charming songs once more.

Today, listen to Spring. If you need help focusing on the music, lie down on the floor, relax your body and close your ideas. See if you can hear the sounds of spring in the music.  Listen for the barking dog in the middle of the Spring concerto. You can hear the "barking" beginning at the 3 minute and 50 second mark in the video. Of course it isn't a real dog barking sound but repeated notes that are a little louder and accented, played by the viola. 

Once you have listened to Spring, complete the Listening Journal worksheet in Seesaw or in the At Home Music Learning package. Return your work to me through Seesaw, send an email to the address in the Music Learning package or save it to return to school at a later date. 

Music and Literature: Abiyoyo

Music and Literature

Abiyoyo

Pete Seeger was an American folk singer and activist. He was born in 1919 in New York City and died in 2014 in New York City. He was born into a musically gifted family and sang in bands and solo gigs throughout his life. He was a strong and active supporter of environmental causes.

Pete Seeger adapted a South African folktale into the story-song Abiyoyo. The original folktale involves an ancient monster who eats people. The village parents get the monster dancing, it falls down in a fit and then it is dispatched by the parents. Seeger’s story-song was based entirely on a footnote that he read about that tale. Like every fairy tale, this story has a villain and hero.  (Parents: I've previewed the video and I don't think the video has any scary images for the students to see or hear. If your child is especially sensitive and has an active imagination, please preview before letting your child view.)

After watching the video, please answer the questions below and post in Seesaw.

1. What is the name of the singer who is telling the story?
2. What is the name of the giant in the story?
3. What kind of stringed instrument is the singer playing? The story talks about a ukulele but the singer is actually holding a playing a different stringed instrument at the beginning and end of the video.
4. Post your answers on Seesaw.

Music and Literature: I See a Song

Music and Literature

I See a Song by Eric Carle

Eric Carle wrote the book I See a Song....but he didn't add words. So, someone decided to put music to it instead. As you watch the video, listen to the different pieces of music that are played. The songs are featured in this order:

Peer Gynt, Op. 23 Morning by Ibsen
Wagner, The Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major by Mozart Unknown harp music Cantata No. 140 Sleepers Awake by Bach Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor by Beethoven Tambourin by Leclair (performer Emilie Autumn Unknown music
Heartstrings from Songs from a Secret Garden Yanni, Santorini

Your assignment:

1. Choose one song from the above list and search for it on Spotify or watch a video below.
2. Listen to the entire piece.
3. Tell me the title of the piece you chose.
4. Tell me three things you noticed about the piece. For example, was it fast or slow; loud or soft; what was the mood of the piece or how did it try to make you feel; what instruments were used; if this piece was in a movie, what would be happening in this particular scene; why did you choose this piece; or tell me something else you noticed about the piece.
5. Post your answers in Seesaw.
6. Once complete scroll down to the bottom of this post and watch the final video.

Peer Gynt, Op. 23 Morning by Ibsen

Wagner, The Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major by Mozart

Cantata No. 140 Sleepers Awake by Bach

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor by Beethoven

Tambourin by Leclair

Heartstrings from Songs from a Secret Garden

Yanni, Santorini

If you made it to the bottom of the post, you can click on the video to watch an animated version of this book. But don't forget to do the assignment listed above first! I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Percussion Play Along Videos

There is a great site on YouTube that has Percussion Play Along videos. I have posted three of them here that coincide with your grade level but you are welcome to try out as many as you like. 

When you are done watching the video and playing along, send me a photo of the percussion instrument you used to play along with the video. These percussion instruments can be home made or real ones.

You will need to find something in your house that you can play like a percussion instrument. It will have to be something you can hit, shake or scrape. For example, you might use a pot with a wooden spoon, fill a small container with rice or beans (don't forget to tape it shut), tin can and cutlery, ice cream pail and chopsticks, etc. If you spend a lot of time making your percussion instrument, don't throw it away because you will have to use it again for another activity.

Kindergarten

Make sure you only play your instrument when the bee touches down on the flowers. Can you make it through the song without making a mistake? Good luck.

Sylvia Pizzicato Information

This song was originally composed by Leo Delibes. He was a French composer that was born in 1836 and died in 1891. That's a long time ago!! He studied music growing up and had a beautiful singing voice and could play the organ. He wrote music for the opera and ballet. 

Click on the video to hear the original music and see what this composer looked like. Check out his beard. I wonder what happened to it?!?!?

Grade 1 and 2

This will be a familiar song for the grade 1 and 2 students. Do you remember when we used this song to follow the patterns in the music with the parachute? That was so much fun! I hope you enjoy playing your instrument with this song. The original of the song is can be found underneath the play along video. 

To play the percussion version you can:

Option 1: Play your instrument as the frog hops on each coloured shape. You will need to shake, scrape or hit your instrument.

Option 2: Choose one coloured shape to follow. Only play your instrument when that colour appears. You will play much less so you will have to be ready for when your coloured shape gets "hopped" on.

Option 3: Find up to four of your family members to play this version. Each person chooses a different instrument and coloured shape to follow. Only play your instrument on your colour. Everyone shakes, scrapes or  hits their instrument on the purple shape with the "x".

Did you notice the ta's and ti-ti's behind the shapes?

Can-Can Information

Jacques Offenbach was born in Germany in 1819 and died in Paris in 1880. He learned to play the cello as a young child. When he was 14 years old, he was sent to a music school in Paris to become even better at playing the cello and learn how to compose music. As an adult, he performed on the cello all over Europe and began to conduct and compose music for the orchestra and operas. (An opera is a play that is set to music for singers and the orchestra. There are no speaking parts.)

Click on the video to hear the music again and see what this composer looked like.

Grade 3, 4 and 5

The original of the song is called Jazz Pizzicato by Leroy Anderson (See more information below). To play the percussion version you can:

Option 1: Play your instrument by shaking, scraping or hitting it as the chicken jumps on each egg. Shake, scrape or quickly hit your instrument when you get to the coloured grass at the end of the line. 

Option 2: Choose a patterned egg to follow. Only play your instrument when that patterned egg appears. You will play much less so you will have to be ready for when your egg gets "jumped" on. Shake, scrape or quickly hit your instrument when you get to the coloured grass at the end of the line. 

Option 3: Find up to four members of your family to play this version. Each person chooses a different instrument and patterned egg to follow. Only play your instrument on your patterned egg. Everyone shakes, scrapes or quickly hits their instrument during the coloured grass at the end of the line. 

Leroy Anderson Information

Leroy Anderson was born in the United States in 1908 and died in 1975. He was a very talented man. Growing up, he studied the piano and organ. While at Harvard University, he worked towards his PhD in languages and was fluent in nine languages. He conducted, arranged and composed music for dance bands and orchestras. He joined the United States Army and eventually became a chief for a Military Intelligence area. He composed and conducted his own music until near the end of his life.

He has received many awards for the music he composed, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His pieces and recordings were commercial successes. Some sold millions of copies and reached the No. 1 music charts on the radio. 

Jazz Pizzicato was originally created for only the string family instruments of the orchestra. Later he orchestrated it for the full orchestra (string, woodwind, brass and percussion instrument families). Leroy Anderson conducted the first performance in 1938. This was the first piece of his that was published so other orchestras could learn to play it.

Listen to Leroy Anderson's Jazz Pizzicato.