Freddie and the Coqui Part 2

This is the end of the story of Freddie and the Coqui where Freddy learns how to do the Latin dance called the Salsa. Be sure and look for the link to a video on how to learn how to salsa dance after!

Body Percussion Drumset

"Stay Calm Everyone" by Savannah West

Another great composition from one of our 8th graders, Savannah West with a fitting title for our time! Thanks for sharing Savannah!

Me and My Euphonium All Day Long

Jazz-Fly-2-Using-Spanish-Words-in-a-Story

You are welcome to do this optional activity after viewing the video. It is a fun fill -in-the-blank with Spanish words to create a story activity!

Complete the following rain forest story by filling in the most fitting Spanish phrases. There are Spanish words with their meanings provided so you can choose which ones you want to use! This would be fun for 3rd and 4th graders but all ages are welcome to try it!

Jazz Fly 2

This is the next Jazz Fly 2 adventure. It has a Jazz feel with a Latin influence. Look for the Spanish words in the book! 3rd and 4th graders have an optional fun writing assignment that goes along with this story! Enjoy!

Quarantine by Sarah Snelson

Sarah, an 8th grader at Reagan Academy, composed this song on Noteflight (a composing program) we use at Reagan Academy. It is one of the songs we have been playing together online during our video conferencing classes. This is just one example of the fine compositions students are producing during this time. Nice job Sarah!

A google slide link to the Easter Music lesson

EasterMusicLessonclickvideo

If the other powerpoint videos won't work - try this one!

Easter Music Lesson 2020

We have been learning about Holidays from cultures all over the world. This week we will be talking about the Easter, Passover and Ramadan holidays and how they all have some things in common: food, family, and music. I hope the videos are easy to access in the powerpoint. Happy Easter, Passover and Ramadan!

Great Jazz video that shows famous players

HistoryofJazzinAmericaSlideShowPresentation

This is for 3rd and 4th grade music class for the week of March 30 - April 3. This is a powerpoint that has a lot of links to youtube videos of a lot of famous Jazz musicians. Don't worry about doing the assignment on the second slide. Just enjoy the history of Jazz with your students!

Coloring Glyph of Pictures at An Exhibition

Please print this and allow your student to color it while they listen to this recording of Pictures of an Exhibition by Modest Mussorsky. Here is a link to the music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw

(Again I'm sorry about the ads). This video has actual paintings by Victor Hartman which is cool to see.

Musorsky's-Pictures-at-an-Exhibition ppt lesson

4^th grade Music class

This week in 4th grade music we will be studying Modest Mussorsky “Pictures of an Exhibition.” Please have your student look at this powerpoint about Mussorsky while listening to “Pictures at an Exhibition” on youtube (sorry about the ads) The whole thing is 36 minutes long to listen to.