By now I think you are starting to get the routine down. So let's start with "Hello There!" followed by "The Solfege Song." Time for some Solfege Call & Response practice- you echo me! Let's sing our school-wide Patriotic song, " America." Now for a familiar friend, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Make sure you are doing the hand motions as you sing with beautiful voices! We have some new songs this week that are some of my favorites! And oddly enough, they are all about birds! The first one is called "Bam, chi, chi, bam." This is a folk song from the Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica and is singing about all the birds and the songs they sing. Doesn't it look beautiful?! One of the instruments that comes to us from the Caribbean Islands are steel drums. They have a really unique and surprising sound. Check them out! As the name suggests, they are made from steel drums, which are big metal barrels usually used to hold liquids. Watch this video to see how they are made. The language they speak in Jamaica is English, but it may sound a little different than you are used. "Dey" instead of "they," "dis" instead of "this." But I think you will pick it up pretty quickly after you listen to it once or twice. (Next week we will be adding some percussion parts!) Let's sing "Bam, chi, chi, chi, bam!" Another new song this week is "Cuculi." This is another song about birds singing- from Peru this time. As you sing it with me, I'd like you to pat a steady beat on your legs or chest. This is another one that we will be adding some fun percussion instruments to! One more new song to sing this week- "Five Little Chickadees." This is a counting song, so count down with me as the birds fly away. I know you guys had fun "Doin' the Penguin," so this week I would like you to learn a fun new dance to a song I bet you are familiar with, "Can't Stop the Feeling." As always, I would love to see a video of you dancing (or singing) any of our songs at home. I have enjoyed watching the videos from you all! You can email me at [email protected] or upload them to my Dropbox.
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