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Rondo Alla Turca
This is a fun piece of music to listen to and analyze. It’s Movement 3 of Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331. “Rondo Alla Turca” means “Turkish Music.” Two things you could do: Listen to the different instrumentations and …
Freight Train Blues
Lyrics 1. I hate to hear that freight train blow whoo whoo! I hate to hear that freight train blow whoo whoo! Ev’ry time I hear it blowin’, I feel like ridin’ too. 2. I asked the brakeman to let me ride …
Blues Songs
Songs Backwater Blues Brown’s Ferry Blues City Blues Deep-River Blues Freight Train Blues I’m Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (Lonesome Road Blues) Joe Turner Blues Lonesome House Blues St. Louis Blues Worried Man Blues See also jazz activities
Backwater Blues
Lyrics 1. When it rains five days and the sky turns dark as night, (repeat) There’s trouble takin’ place in the lowlands at night. 2. I woke up this mornin’, can’t even get out my door. (repeat) There’s enough trouble to …
The City Blues
Lyrics 1. Cloudy in the East, looks like rain, I spent all my money on the subway train, In New York City, In New York City, In New York City, you really gotta know your way. 2. Went down to …
4th Grade Rhythm/Jazz Lessons 13 – 19
Each lesson is 30 minutes long. Lesson 13 Welcome Song Rhythm flashcards with partners – they take turns “quizzing” each other Practice Rhythm Performance rhythms – Add unpitched percussion instruments. 4 groups of students, each play one part. Trade parts. Read Jazz …
Jazz Resources
Books Recordings Books & CDs Youtube See also A Tisket A Tasket – lesson Li’l Liza Jane Muffin Man – lesson blues songs Extras for Plus Members Crossword, Assessment, Word Search …
Muffin Man
Lyrics Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Do you know the muffin man Who lives on Drury Lane? Yes I know the muffin man… See also nursery rhymes jazz activities songs with activities for …
Word Searches
Word Searches Peter and the Wolf Bach Careers in Music (below) Christmas Handel Hanukkah Jazz Mozart: Magic Flute Music vocabulary (below) Nutcracker Rhythm (below) Sousa Orchestra: Strings Music Genres (below) See also Composers Holidays Nutcracker Orchestra resources Extras for Plus Members …
Li’l Liza Jane
Lyrics I’ve got a house in Baltimore Lil’ Liza Jane Street car runs right by my door Lil’ Liza Jane Oh Eliza, Lil’ Liza Jane Oh Eliza, Lil’ Liza Jane See also songs with syncopation jazz activities pentatonic songs movement …
