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Dayenu

Info This song is over a thousand years old and is traditionally sung at Passover. There are a total of 15 verses. The word “Dayenu” means approximately “it would have been enough for us.” The song is about being grateful ...

Orchestra Listening Examples

Recordings Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Instruments of the Orchestra: Jeremy Siepmann Reich: The Four Sections Strings Percussion Winds & Brass Full Orchestra Guess which instrument / family you hear These books come with CDs with recordings of ...

Sampung Mga Daliri

Lyrics – Tagalog (Folk song from the Philippines) Sampung mga dalirikamay at paadalawang matadalawang taingailong na maganda… Maliliit na ngipinmasarap kumaindilang maliit nagsasabihuwag kang magsinungaling! English Translation – Ten fingers Ten fingers,Hands and feet,Two eyes,Two ears,Beautiful nose… Little teeth,Delicious eating,Little ...

Carnival of the Animals – Saint-Saëns

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

Orchestra – Kindergarten

Lesson ideas In Kindergarten, I expose them to orchestra instruments, but do not officially assess them. For instance, when we listen to music, we sometimes name instruments we hear or we act them out. When learning the opposites, such as ...

Zin Zin Zin A Violin

What a fun book! But don’t just read the book. Make sure to listen to the sounds of the instruments. See below for some youtube videos.  Visuals / Coloring Worksheets (See downloads at bottom of page.) See also Orchestra Composers YouTube Trombone ...

On Top of Old Smoky

Info The Great Smoky Mountains are in Tennessee and North Carolina. You will sometimes see it spelled as Smokey, but the mountains are officially spelled with no “e”. Lyrics (American folk song) 1. On top of old Smoky, all covered ...

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

Lyrics (Septimus Winner, 1864) Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?Oh where, oh where can be be?With his ears cut short and his tail cut long,Oh where, oh where can he be? See also Subjects: nursery rhymes / ...

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Lyrics (Folk song) Row, row, row your boatGently down the streamMerrily, merrily, merrily, merrilyLife is but a dream. See also Subject: nursery rhymes / rowing / boats & ships Harmony: rounds / countermelodies / partner song with Farmer in the Dell / Orff arrangements / ...

Humpty Dumpty

Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the king’s horses and all the king’s menCouldn’t put Humpty together again. Version 2 See also Subject: nursery rhymes Harmony: I IV V chords ...
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