Week 2 Sea Shanty Riffs and Close Up on Viola

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  The 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 theviola here http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/viola/.aspx      
Looks like a violin but has one string C  lower string  below G .













MP3 Track for Jack and the Beanstalk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUejBBNVh4Sl9qRW8/view?usp=sharing

New songs
Aon Do Muc is Bo
Tapping Song


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