Author: Beth Thompson
Who’s That Tapping at the Window
Lyrics (Folk song) Who’s that tapping at the window?Who’s that knocking at the door?Mammy tapping at the window?Pappy knowing at the door? Recorder notes: G, A, B, D’ See also Subject: names Harmony: ostinati / Orff arrangements / chords I ...
Sibelius lessons
My school has installed the Sibelius music writing program on a few computers that I have in my room. I let the 4th and 5th grade students use it a couple of times per year. I don’t feel like I ...
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Quick Facts Born in 1848 in Russia First internationally-recognized Russian composer Composed music during the Romantic Period Brought Eastern and Western styles of music together in a new way Started studying music at age of 5 At 10, his parents ...
Nutcracker Ballet
Visuals / Handouts / Worksheets / Assessments (See downloads at bottom of page. Each number has a corresponding button.) 1 2 3 4 Books (Click images to link to purchase.) DVDs (Click images to link to ...
Doctor Katchel
Lyrics (Folk song) Doctor Katchel with his satchel,Through the rain the doctor goes.Splishy splashy, squishy squashy,He makes music with his toes. See also Subject: doctors Dynamics: loud & soft Harmony: ostinati / chords I IV V Melody: low so, la, ...
Tumbalalaika
Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) 1. Shyeuy a bocher, shteyt un tracht,Tracht un tracht a gan-tze nacht:Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen?Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen? RefrainTumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika,Tumbala, tumbala, tumbalalaika,Tumbalalaika, shpiel balalaika,Tumbalalaika, freylach zol zeyn. 2. Meydl, ...
Kolyada
Info Koliada or koleda is an ancient pre-Christian winter festival. It was later incorporated into Christmas. In modern Ukrainian, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Kashubian, Romanian and Polish, the meaning has shifted from Christmas itself to denoting the tradition of strolling, ...
Yonder She Comes
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Yonder she comes and it’s howdy howdy do,Oh where have you been since the last that I met you? 2. Rise you up, my lady (gentleman),Present to me your hand,I know you are a pretty girl (handsome ...
Santa Claus
Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by Nathan Haskell Dale) 1. What clatters on the roofs with quick impatient hoofs?I think it must be Santa Claus!Hark! Old Santa Claus,He’s in his loaded sledge!* 2. I wonder what be brings, what heaps ...
Neige neige blanche
Lyrics – French (French folk song) 1. Neige, neige blanche,tombe sur mes manches,tombe sur mon petit nezqui est tout gelé. 2. Neige, neige blancheTombe sur ma têteEt sur mes tout grands souliersQui sont tout mouillés. 3. Neige, neige blancheViens que ...