Author: Beth Thompson

Fooba Wooba John

Lyrics (Folk song) 2. Saw a crow flying low,Fooba, wooba, fooba, wooba,Saw a crow flying low, Fooba wooba John.Saw a crow flying low several miles beneath the snow.Whoa John, oh John, Fooba wooba John. 3. Saw a whale chase a ...

Behavior in the Music Classroom / Music Rules Posters

Music Rules Posters & Specials Behavior Form (See downloads at bottom of page. Each number has a corresponding button.) 1 2 Let’s face it: one of the most difficult things about teaching is classroom discipline. But, it’s a crucial ...

Turkey in the Straw

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

Beat vs. Rhythm

Songs/Activities with beat vs. rhythm Bate bate chocolate Caimarusa Cherries Ripe Cherry Tree Chumbara Closet Key Cobbler Cobbler Engine Engine Number Nine Frère Jacques / Are You Sleeping Hello My Name is Joe (Jo) I Had a Little Nut Tree ...

March: Music in our Schools Month

It’s fun to celebrate Music in Our Schools Month in the month of March each year. Ideas Put up signs. Decorate the school hallways with music notes and have a contest to guess how many. Put a shoebox outside the music classroom ...

Li’l Liza Jane

Version 1 Lyrics (Countess Ada De Lachau, 1916) I’ve got a house in BaltimoreLil’ Liza JaneStreet car runs right by my doorLil’ Liza JaneOh Eliza, Lil’ Liza JaneOh Eliza, Lil’ Liza Jane Version 2 See also Country: US Northeast Subject: jazz ...

Once an Austrian Went Yodeling

Lyrics (Austrian folk song) Once an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,When he met with (1) an avalanche interrupting his cry. RefrainHo-lee-ah,Ho-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah-ho. Once an Austrian went ...