Welcome to Tony's Musical Page
Music 2004-2005
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Preparations are underway for the first of what will hopefully become an annual fifth grade musical – this year a revue. Watch out for “We Go Together” – sure to stop the show. Allison's class is also working on a number for the Spring Arts Festival that is guaranteed to raise the roof. In addition to stopping shows and raising roofs, we've been invited to audition, on very short notice, to play our recorders on stage at Carnegie Hall.
Through the Carnegie Hall Link-Up program, we will be studying four orchestral works that use theme and variations: Beethoven's “Ode To Joy”, Haydn's “Surprise Symphony”, Suzuki's “Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, and “Variations on America” by Charles Ives. On May 25 we will be attending a concert performance of these and other works. Each of the participating schools will be playing these themes from their seats but one class will be up on stage. We've been working diligently on our sight-reading and every fifth grader and most fourth graders have been given a booklet with the music to take home and study. Between the two classes, we hope to be able to put together an ensemble of at least 25 players for the audition tape.
Second and Third Grade
Speaking of Carnegie Hall, Alice's and Danielle's classes just took their first of two trips to the hallowed theater – actually Zankel Hall, directly underneath the big room. We had been studying the brass family of instruments looking at which are high-pitched and which are low, why some have valves and others have slides, and the way the player has to buzz his or her lips to make the air column vibrate producing that characteristic brass sound. The concert included a performance by a brass quartet, and an animated film, accompanied by the quartet, in which a family of brass instruments raced against a cadre of pirates to the island of ABAGAB (the notes we studied on our recorders). The brass instruments won.
At our last Town Hall Meeting, Danielle's class presented their magnum opus, “Fifty Nifty United States” deftly negotiating “Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania” without the least hesitation. We've also recently started working on an ambitious piece for the spring show. Meanwhile, Alice's class has been listening to jazz recordings, Horace Silver's “Doodlin'” among them, in an effort to get in touch with our inner cat-ness, lest we should become too square. In another piece we're preparing, we use boomwhackers – hollow plastic tubes of varying lengths that produce different pitches when whacked against, well, just about anything.
Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade
Edward's and Peter's classes have quietly put together a repertoire of over forty songs, the words to many of which can be found on the website – special thanks to Mary Lynn Fiske Dobell for typing them up. Our newest song is “Follow the Rainbow” and I encourage you to sing it at home with the children. Melodies come easy to them but words can always use extra practice. We've also been turning our names into rhythms and melodies which we play on Remo, our large gathering drum, and Xylophone – the xylophone. For the weeks preceding Valentine's Day, in addition to singing “Skinnamarink” and a two-part arrangement of “Valentine Vendor”, we played several rounds of the ever popular, “When You Send a Valentine”. In this game, one child hides in his or her house while another secretly slips a valentine under the door, rings the bell (a high and a low note on the xylophone), and runs away. It's a great game for practicing cooperation as the whole class has to work together and put on their best poker faces and conceal the identity of the sender from the recipient.
The choral sound coming from Linda's class has been quite impressive. They're singing both unison and two-part melodies with confidence and musicality. In “Hooray For The World”, small groups of five or six are singing the different verses while the whole class or “tutti” sings the choruses together. In “This Land is Your Land” and “Over My Head”, two groups simultaneously sing two different melodies – a skill we've been developing throughout the year. For the arts festival, the first graders are working on a couple of songs using all of these techniques and combining them with movement. Wish us luck.
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These are the Lyrics to some of the songs your child learns in Music Class.
Thanks to Mary Lynn Fiske Dobell for typing them up!
AMERICA
My
country, tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrimˆs pride,
from every mountainside
Let freedom ring.
APPLES AND BANANAS
I like to eat, eat, eat, eat, I like to eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat, eat, I like to eat apples and bananas.
(all long vowel sounds)
I like to at, at, at, at, I like to at apples and bananas.
I like to at, at, at, at, I like to at apples and bananas.
I like to et, et, et, et, I like to et epples and benenes.
I like to et, et, et, et, I like to et epples and benenes.
I like to it, it, it, it, I like to it ipples and bininis.
I like to it, it, it, it, I like to it ippels and bininis.
I like to ot, ot, ot, ot, I like to ot opples and bononos.
I like to ot, ot, ot, ot, I like to ot opples and bononos.
I like to ut, ut, ut, ut, I like to ut upples and bununus.
I like to ut, ut, ut, ut, I like to ut upples and bununus.
I like to eat, eat, eat, eat, I like to eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat, eat, I like to eat apples and bananas.
BINGO
There was a farner had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
B, I, N, G, O!
B, I, N, G, O!
B, I, N, G, O !
And Bingo was his name, oh!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
(Clap) I, N, G, O!
(Clap) I, N, G, O!
(Clap) I, N, G, O!
And Bingo was his name, oh!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
(Clap, clap) N, G, O!
(Clap, clap) N, G, O!
(Clap, clap) N, G, O!
And Bingo was his name,oh!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
(Clap, clap, clap) G, O!
(Clap, clap, clap) G, O!
(Clap, clap, clap) G, O!
And Bingo was his name, oh!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap) O!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap) O!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap) O!
And Bingo was his name, oh!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name, oh!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
And Bingo was his name, oh!
BUENAS DIAS, AMIGOS
Buenos dias, amigos, como estas hoy dia?
Quieres aprender un juego? Yo te lo voy a ensenar.
Buenos dias, amigos; how are you this morning?
Would you like to learn a new game? I will teach it to you now.
CLAP YOUR HANDS
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap your hands together,
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap your hands together.
Stamp, stamp, stamp your feet,
Stamp your feet together,
Stamp, stamp, stamp your feet,
Stamp your feet together.
Nod, nod, nod you heads,
Nod your head together,
Nod, nod, nod your heads,
Nod your head together.
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Days of the Week #1
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday,
The days of the week.
(Repeat)
Start each day with a smile,
Make each day full of fun,
So letˆs make each and every day
A very, very special one.
(Repeat)
The days of the week!
Days of the Week #2
Lunes, martes,
Miercoles, jueves, viernes,
sabado, y domingo
The days of the week.
(Repeat)
Start each day with a smile,
Make each day full of fun.
So let's make each and every day
A very, very special one.
(Repeat)
The days of the week!
GOOD FRIENDS
Good friends always stick together;
That's what friends are always for.
Good friends always stick together,
Being friends forever more.
HELLO, THERE!
Hello, there! (Hello, there!)
How are you? (How are you?)
It's so good (Itˆs so good)
To see you, (To see you.)
We'll sing and (We'll sing and)
be happy (be happy)
That we're all here together again.
HOKEY POKEY
You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out,
You put your right foot in and
You shake it all about;
You do the Hokey Pokey and
You turn yourself around,
Thatˆs what itˆs all about!
You put your left foot in,
You put your left foot out,
You put your left foot in and
You shake it all about;
You do the Hokey Pokey and
You turn yourself around,
Thatˆs what itˆs all about!
You put your right arm in,
You put your right arm out,
You put your right arm in and
You shake it all about,
You do the Hokey Pokey and
You turn yourself around,
That's what itˆs all about!
You put your left arm in,
You put your left arm out,
You put your left arm in and
You shake it all about,
You do the Hokey Pokey and
You turn yourself around,
That's what itˆs all about!
You put your whole self in,
You put your whole self out,
You put your whole self in and
You shake it all about,
You do the Hokey Pokey and
You turn yourself around,
That's what itˆs all about!
JOHNNY WORKS WITH ONE HAMMER
Johnny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer,
Johnny works with one hammer, then he works with two.
Johnny works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
Johnny works with two hammers, then he works with three.
Johnny works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
Johnny works with three hammers, then he works with four.
Johnny works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
Johnny works with four hammers, then he works with five.
Johnny works with five hammers, five hammers, five hammers,
Johnny works with five hammers, then he goes to sleep.
MAGIC SHOES
If I had magic shoes, do you know what I'd do?
I'd skate all over town and then come back to you.
If I had magic shoes, do you know what I'd do?
I'd walk right up the wall and then come back to you.
If I had magic shoes, do you know what I'd do?
I'd run around the world and then come back to you.
If I had magic shoes, do you know what I’d do?
I'd bounce up to the sky and then come back to you.
MI CUERPO
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo hace musica,
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo hace musica.
Mis manos hacen (clap clap clap),
Mis pies hacen (stamp stamp stamp),
Mi boca hace ¯La la la,˜
Mi cuerpo hace ¯ Cha cha cha, cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cha cha”
My body, my body makes music,
My body, my body makes music.
My hands go (clap clap clap),
My feet go (stamp stamp stamp),
My mouth goes ¯La la la,˜
My body does the ¯Cha cha cha, cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cha cha”
MITTEN SONG
¯Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together!˜
This is the song we sing in mitten weather.
When it is cold, it doesnˆt matter whether
Mittens are wool, or made of finest leather.
This is the song we sing in mitten weather;
¯Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together!˜
SEE THE PONY GALLOPING
See the pony galloping, galloping,
Down the country lane (X3)
See the pony coming home,
All tired out, all tired out, all tired out.
SKINNAMARINK
Skin-na-ma-rink a dink a-dink, skin-na-ma-rink a-doo,
I love you;
Skin-na-ma-rink a dink a -dink, skin-na-ma-rink a-doo,
Yes, I do.
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon,
I love you in the evening beneath the the silvery moon, oh
Skin-na-ma-rink a dink a-dink, skin-na-ma-rink a-doo,
I love you.
TAKE A BITE OF MUSIC
Take a bite of music, it really is a treat.
Take a bite of music, serve it with a beat.
Take a bite of music, there are many ways to play,
Ev-ry-body needs it ev-er-y day.
TEDDY BEAR
Teddy bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,
Teddy bear, Teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, go upstairs,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, show your shoe,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, that will do.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, switch off the light,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say ¯Good night.˜
THANK YOU
Thank You for the world so sweet,
Thank You for the food we eat,
Thank You for the birds that sing,
Thank You, for evˆrything.
THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier weˆll be!
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier weˆll be!
THERE'S A BIRD IN THE KITCHEN
Thereˆs a bird in the kitchen, Tweet-tweet!
Thereˆs a bird in the kitchen, Tweet-tweet!
Thereˆs a bird in the kitchen and (s)heˆs hungry,
So letˆs give him (her) some seed.
Thereˆs a duck in the kitchen, Quack, quack!
Thereˆs a duck in the kitchen, Quack, quack!
Thereˆs a duck in the kitchen, and (s)heˆs hungry,
So letˆs give him (her) some bread.
Thereˆs a cat in the kitchen, Meow-meow!
Thereˆs a cat in the kitchen, Meow-meow!
Thereˆs a cat in the kitchen and (s)heˆs hungry,
So letˆs give him (her) some milk.
There's a dog in the kitchen, Ruf-ruf!
There's a dog in the kitchen, Ruf-ruf!
There's a dog in the kitchen, and heˆs hungry,
So let's give himm (her) a bone.
There's a pig in the kitchen, Oink-oink!
There's a pig in the kitchen, Oink-oink!
There's a pig in the kitchen, and (s)heˆs hungry,
So let's give him (her) some corn.
There's a lamb in the kitchen, Maa-maa!
There's a lamb in the kitchen, Maa-maa!
There's a lamb in the kitchen, and (s)heˆs hungry,
So let's give him (her) some grass.
There's a cow in the kitchen, Moo-moo!
There's a cow in the kitchen, Moo-moo!
There's a cow in the kitchen, and (s)heˆs hungry,
So let's give her some hay.
There's a child in the kitchen, Mom-my!
There's a child in the kitchen, Mom-my!
There's a child in the kitchen, and (s)heˆs hungry,
So let's give him (her)some choc-ˆlate chip cookies and a glass of milk.
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Evˆrywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine,
Evˆrywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine,
Evˆrewhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
THIS OLD MAN
This old man, he played one,
He played nick-nack on my drum,
REFRAIN:
With a nick-nack paddy whack, give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played nick-nack on my shoe,
(refrain)
This old man, he played three,
He played nick-nack on my tree,
(refrain)
This old man, he played four,
He played nick-nack on my door,
(refrain)
This old man, he played five,
He played nick-nack on my hive,
(refrain)
This old man, he played six,
He played nick-nack on my sticks,
(refrain)
This old man, he played seven,
He played nick-nack on my oven,
(refrain)
This old man, he played eight,
He played nick-nack on my gate,
(refrain)
This old man, he played nine,
He played nick-nack on my line,
(refrain)
This old man, he played ten,
He played nick-nack on my hen,
(refrain)
WHAT DID THE CHICKEN SAY ON THANKSGIVING DAY?
What did the chicken say on Thanksgiving Day?
What did the chicken say on Thanksgiving Day?
The chicken said, hey, I'm glad Iˆm not a turkey,
Iˆm glad Iˆm not a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.˜
What did the rabbit say on Thanksgiving Day?
What did the rabbit say on Thanksgiving Day?
The rabbit said, Hey, I'm glad Iˆm not a turkey,
Iˆm glad Iˆm not a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.˜
What did the turkey say on Thanksgiving Day?
What did the turkey say on Thanksgiving Day?
The turkey said, Hey! it's tough to be a turkey,
Itˆs tough to be a turkey on Thanksgiving Day!˜
WHAT WILL YOU BE ON HALLOWEEN
What will you be on Halloween, Halloween, Halloween?
What will you be on Halloween? Please show us now.
WILLOUGHBY WALLABY WOO
Willoughby wallaby wee,
An elephant sat on me,
Willoughby wallaby woo,
An elephant sat on you.
Willoughby wallaby wustin,
An elephant sat on Justin,
Willoughby wallaby wania,
An elephant sat on Tania.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
you make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, Dear, how much I love you,
Please don't take my sunshine away.
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