Author: Beth Thompson

All the Little Babies (Shortnin’ Bread)

This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show article Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs

All Around the Kitchen

Lyrics (Folk song) All around the kitchen with a cock-a-doodle-doo (repeat)And you stop like thisWith a cock-a-doodle-dooPut your hands on your hipsWith a cock-a-doodle-dooLet your right foot slipWith a cock-a-doodle-dooAnd you stop like thisWith a cock-a-doodle-doo Movement Formation: Students stand ...

Alabama Bound

Lyrics (Robert Hoffman, 1909) I’m Alabama bound (repeat 3 times)And if the train don’t stop and turn around,I’m Alabama bound See also Country: Southeastern states (U.S.) Harmony: chords I IV V Melody: tonic triad Meter: 2 Scale: hexachord Tones: drmfsld’r’m’ ...

Aloha Nu’uanu

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) 1. Aloha ke alanui hele la ao Nu’uanuKau pono i ka `o-hu la i mu-a o-u 2. He nani ia uka la a`o MoelanaMe ka wailele hune la i na pali 3. Ke `ala ...

Al citron

Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Al citron de un fandango,Sango, sango, sabaré, sabaréDe la rodela con su trikitriki tron. These words have no meaning. Stone-Passing Game Pass the stone to the right (or left, as the video below shows) ...

Carnival of the Animals

Visuals & Worksheet / Assessment (See downloads at bottom of page. Each worksheet number has a corresponding button.) 1 2 3 Order of Pieces (Click for YouTube recordings) Introduction & Royal March of the Lion Hens & Roosters Wild ...

Orchestra by Grade Level

PreK-K Exposure to orchestra instruments, but no official assessment For instance, when listening to music, you can name instruments or act them out. When learning the opposites, such as high/low, fast/slow, soft/loud, we listen to animals from Saint- Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. ...