Category: instruments

El juego chirimbolo

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Ecuador) El juego chirimbolo que bonito es,Con un pie, otro pie,una mano otra mano,un codo, otro codoEl juego chirimbolo, que bonito es. English Translation – The thingamajig game The thingamajig game, how nice it is.With ...

Cripple Creek

Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Cripple Creek’s wide, and Cripple Creek’s deep;Gonna wade old Cripple Creek ‘fore I sleep.Roll my britches up to my knees;I’ll wade old Cripple Creek when I please. RefrainGoin’ up Cripple Creek, goin’ in a run.Goin’ ...

Carnival of the Animals

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

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. ...

A Kona Hema ‘O Ka Lani

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) 1. A Kona Hema `o ka la ni Nânâ iâ Ka’ awao a`Ike i ka la` i a `E hu E-hu-e-hu `o e e ka la ni. 2. Ka helena a`o Hawai`i Mâlamalama nâ mokuAhuwale ...

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 ...

A Hundred Years

Lyrics (Sea shanty) 1. A hundred years is a very long time,Ho, yes, ho!A hundred years is a very long time,A hundred years ago. 2. They used to think that pigs could fly,Ho, yes, ho!I don’t believe it, no, not ...

Cluck Old Hen

Lyrics (American folk song) 1. My old hen’s a good old hen, she laid eggs for railroad men.Cluck old hen, cluck and squall, ain’t laid an egg since late last fall. 2. Sometimes eight and sometimes ten, She laid eggs ...

Do Lord

Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. (repeat twice)Look away beyond the blue. I’ve got a house in glory that outshines the sun (repeat twice)Look away beyond the blue. See also Culture: African American ...

Kapulu Kane

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) Kapulu, pulu kane, (repeat twice) ku ka nalua English Translation That careless messy man, a very messy man.No doubt that every one can plainly see, indeed! Puili Stick Motions Formation: Partners sit cross-legged on ...
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