SHAKE UP YOUR BODIES

SHAKE UP YOUR BODIES

As summer is round the corner third graders are feeling more like dancing.

First proposal: an easy basic salsa dance.

Zumba dance workout for beginners .

BLOWING TO MAKE MUSIC

BLOWING TO MAKE MUSIC

All wind instruments have one or various tubes that produce a sound

when we blow into them and the air inside the tubes vibrates.

Wind instruments can be made of wood or metal wind.

Woodwind instruments.

Brass instruments.

JAZZ INSTRUMENTS

JAZZ INSTRUMENTS

Although jazz can be played on any instrument, 

the most common are the human voice, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, bass, drums and guitar.

Saxophone

The saxophone family was invented by the Belgian instrument maker

 Adolphe Sax in 1840.

He wanted to create a group of instruments
 that would be more powerful than the woodwinds and more adaptive than the brass section.
Saxophone players are called saxophonists.

Here they show us the main four saxophones.

Saxophones are used in classical music,military bands and in jazz style.

Top saxophone solos in pop and rock.

JAZZ BAND

JAZZ BAND

These are the most common instruments in a jazz band.

At the beginning of the 20th century in the American city of New Orleans,

 the black people organized festivals and new bands playing with and percussion instruments appeared.

Their music , which they called DIXIELAND ,

was very often improvised ,strong and rhythmical.

Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday.

New Orleans 1947.

Dixieland,sometimes referred to as hot/traditional jazz,

 is a style of jazz based on the music that was developed at the start of the 20th century 

in New Orleans.

JAZZ MUSIC

JAZZ MUSIC

Jazz, music that originated in the United States.,is the music that the African slaves combined with the music that was popular amongst the white population and created their own style.

'Oh ,Happy Day',traditional song.

'The Entertainer' by S.Joplin.

'When the Saints Go Marching In',traditinal song, performed by L.Armstrong

Now sing along this "classic"

Here you are the karaoke version to taste jazz stylein New Orleans.

SORTING STRING INSTRUMENTS

STRING INSTRUMENTS

We classify string instruments into three sub groups:

* Strings we play with a bow.

Have a look at this video on how orchestral string instruments are played.

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* Strings we pluck.

* Strings we strike.

 Cimbalom

Upright piano

What's inside a piano?

Grand piano

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

 We can enjoy music in many different ways. we can listen to music or we can see other performances where music is combined with other kinds of artistic entertainment.

FOLK DANCE

Enjoy "Kalinka", this Russian well-known folk dance.

MUSICAL SHOW

"Summer Nights", from the film Grease.

Sing along with this karaoke version.

CIRCUS

You've watched "Circle du Soleil, Alegría"

BREAKDANCING

JAZZ SESSION

SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

Beethoven's 6th Symphony.

OPERA

"Hebrew Slave's Choir"from the opera Nabucco, composed by G.Verdi.

HUMOURISTIC MUSIC

"Les Luthiers " play "Rapsody in Balls"

MUSICAL FAMILIES

MUSICAL FAMILIES

The musical families are the group of instruments that  make the sound in the same way.

STRING FAMILY / SECTION

String instruments like the violin or the double bass make a sound when their strings vibrate as we play them.

PERCUSSION FAMILY / SECTION

Percussion instruments like the drum or the castanets make a sound when we bang, scratch or shake them.

WIND FAMILY/SECTION

Wind instruments like the saxophone or the flute have one or more tubes inside them.

When we blow into the tubes, the air in the tubes vibrates and produces a sound.

Woodwind instruments introduced by the Wells Orchestra.

Brasswind instruments

In case you want to go further ,this site could be of your interest.

http://kidspicturedictionary.com/english-through-pictures/things-english-through-pictures/musical-instruments-
http://www.musicfun.net.au/pdf_files/instruments.pdf

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS

Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious

It's a song from the 1964 Disney musical film Mary Poppins.

This word is used as a nonsense word by children to express approval.

It means extraordinary good,wonderful.

Join us singing this ever-present awesome song.

Know it's time to play the score.

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

The melody is heard throughout the film as Mary's leitmotif.

It is an untempo song sung by Mary Poppins- Julie Andrews-,instructing the two children to clean their room.

Now you know this awesome tune,get ready to sing it along .

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise in 1965.

Starring by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

 The story is based on maria von Trapp's memoir.

The film is an adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical "The Sound of Music"

The Sound of Music receive five Academy Awards,

 including Best Picture and Best Director.

At school we love singing along this awesome lyrics:

Here yoy are a very simple score to do some practise at home.

Listen to the scores and join us , just for fun !

COMPOSE YOUR OWN MUSIC

Make your tune.
Use the following sites in order to make your own music also at home.
http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/compose/compose.html

http://www.sfskids.org/flash/composerizer/composerizer.swf

RHYTHM GAMES

Let's play the rhythm clock game.

This game helps children learn simple one bar rhythm patterns and recognize them in a funny way.
To carry on with I propose you enjoy Let's All Play Our Drum Game.

Hand Clapping Games.
There are so many clapping games, just as an example let's play the followings:

Boys Hand Clap Skit

Girls Hand Clap Skit

Hand Clapping Game "Bim Bum"

Hand Tic Tac Toe Game

Clap Hand Game "Boom Snap"

Energizers
They tackle at the same time with singing and body percussion.
Echo making games.

Dum Dum Dah Dah

Energizer Activity. Dam Dili Du

Energizer Activity. Popcorn's in a Popper