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Week 4 From the New World

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The elements in today's class had am link to American music  Gospel Blues and Jazz Drum Kit   with voices   15 Voiceworks 1 Oh When the Saints   with Counter melodies  1 and 2  Voiceworks 21 Double Bass     Open String Notes  Elephant Alligator, Donkey. Goat Putting it all together Tune/ chords/ Drum rhythms  Tune  Singing the song and counter melodies  1 and 3  Harmony  Adding open string notes following chord symbols  D G A   Add in Drumkit Vocals  Boom ch Bm Bm  ch. Link here for worksheet on Now You has Jazz  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cre6zk2VYgAWTHh6IOLK1fIzBDqWEe5u-sufwzUbiX0/edit?usp=sharing Infant classes Come to the Pet Shop Apple Tree   soh mi lah  / notes on stave 

week 3 From Mozart to Mars

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6th Uke Chords Bruno Mars Count on Me  http://www.uke-chords.com/songs/count-on-me Chords  Making a chord  The change from major to minor To do Listen to Mozart Horn Concerto Track 10  or listen to MP 3 here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4GrPtrzVNzpJ4vmrr4w5Y2j/mp3-downloads 4th Mountain Song Duration of notes  (Singing Sherlock Vol 1) Track 13 MMS Song Track Adding a chord on Uke Drunken Sailor Adding tin whistle riff and major and minor chord  Voice Works 1  Track 12  Riffs Track 10 Performance 3rd Mountain Song Drunken Sailor Riff Adding F chord on Uke Senior and 1st  Penguin Song Jack and Beanstalk  Singing Sherlock Vol 1 Aon Do Muc is Bo Junior Infants Aon Do Muc is Bo Jack and the Beanstalk  1/2nd Mountain Song  Adding tin whistle and two chords to Drunken Sailor.                                  

Week 2 Sea Shanty Riffs and Close Up on Viola

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Music at Garranbane NS today We warmed up with another echo song. We set an 8bt rock tempo on keyboard and chanted Boom Chicka Boom    Video link here   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XVfTzel8E 1st / 2 (Steady Beat Rap) We sang a sea shanty The Drunken Sailor. We learned some riffs tomake it more interesting. Listen to the riffs here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUaHZfSDFCOUx1OWM/view?usp=sharing Chords  We listened to the difference between major and minor chords. We added  guitar and  uke chords D minor ( Dm) and C major to our riffs Adding a rhythm We added a short rhythm  ti ti ti ti Ta  Ta on drum Listening and responding  T he Swan from The Carnival of the Animals . I played a live version on my viola. Listen to the version track no 2 on the special ten pieces cd or watch the video Viola Instruments of the Orchestra : The Viola Introducing the viola Find out more about  the viola here  http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/viola/.as

Week 1 Seachtain na Gaeilge

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Ten Pieces: Shaun Davey:   Granuaile   (Ripples in the Rockpools)    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1h-luAluhEDAqfT-9_SXqxKQCvKXr8G-bxnE3VrQNo/edit Granuaile is a set of songs based on the life and adventures of the legendary Grace O Malley . She was an Irish chieftain and pirate queen  and commander of a fleet of war and trading ships along the west coast of Ireland in the 16 th century. Her first husband nickname was Donal an Chogaidh. Why did Grace visit the Queen ? Composer Shaun Davey was born in Northern Ireland.  He trained as an artist. He wrote music for television and advertisements In this piece, he uses Irish traditional instruments  with an orchestra . Here he uses uilleann pipes and harp. Explore Look out for his piece The Brendan Voyage , composed for uilleann pipes and orchestra based on the boat journey of St Brendan to America. Riverdance by Bill Whelan from Limerick also uses Irish instruments in the dance show t