Two of the greatest, and most diverse, musical geniuses of our time collaborated on an album together in 1992, and the result was amazing. Bobby McFerrin is an African-American jazz vocalist who can do amazing things with his voice. (Your parents probably know "Don't Worry, Be Happy" one of his best-known songs.) Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese born cellist who can do amazing things on the cello. Watch them perform a fun version of "Hush Little Baby." (And if you enjoy that and want to listen to some more, "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Vocalise" are amazing performances!) You know what comes next! "Hello There!," "The Solfege Song," and then some Call and Response Solfege Practice! We have a few new songs to sing this week. First, let's sing through "America" and see how much you have memorized! Our first new song is "Old Dan Tucker," which brings back fond memories of my childhood and watching Little House on the Prairie. (Mr. Edwards always sang this song.) Next week we will be adding a recorder countermelody. "Rockin' Robin" is another song that brings back fond memories for me. I sang this in chorus in 9th grade, and I still remember every word! Have fun singing it, and we will see about doing a dance with it next time! One of my favorite books about music, and a great introduction to the musical instruments, is "Zin, Zin, Zin, A Violin" by Lloyd Moss, with illustrations by Marjorie Priceman. Watch this read-along video, which includes clips of all the instruments playing "Ode to Joy." Which instrument is your favorite? It's Recorder Time! Last week we added some recorder songs to some of our favorite songs we have been singing. Let's see how well you are doing and play through those! First up, let's play both versions of "Hot Cross Buns!" Now for our train songs, "Train Is A-Comin'" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Of course, you can continue to work on any song in your Beginning Recorder Book. You can find videos for many of those songs on my YouTube channel. If you want some challenging new music to play, check out the tab above for Core Music. As promised, I have a new dance for you this week, to the song "Dinosaur Dance." This silly song has an A-B form, with a special little extra Coda at the end. Watch the introductory video to show you how to do the dance, and then we can dance it together! I would love to see videos of you doing it at home. Send them to [email protected].
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