Sing with Ms. Driscoll!
and your whole family, too! --- April 13th, 2020
Let's make music with the BEST instrument EVER. Our Voices;)
For the next 10 weeks, we're going to explore singing in the "Round". You don't need special instruments or know how to read music. Just gather round and use your voices to make music. Besides sounding AWESOME, singing makes us feel better. We can destress and connect with others. Even those who can't be near us can sing to us from across the street, through their windows, or on their porches. Challenge yourselves, your family and even your neighbors to join the voices with simple, fun songs that become unexpectedly complex when we sing them in a "Round".
What is Singing in a Round?
But, what if one person started singing, and then the next person started a few words later? Almost like an echo. In the videos below we will learn a simple round together.
VIDEOS BELOW
Frère Jacques is a French folk song. We will learn the song in both English and France. This song is repeated. When you finish singing it once in English, sing it again in French.
Frère Jacques
Clap the Rhythm
Let's learn the rhythm!
Clap along with the RHYTHM video below, reading Ta's and Ti-Ti's.
Remember to open your hands on the rests and say "sh".
Solfege (great for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders)
Let's sing the melody using the scale degrees.
Each note has it's own "name" or Scale Degree.
The pitch C will always be called "DO", the pitch D will always be called "RE" and so on.
Sing along with the SOLFEGE video below using the scale degrees.
Sing in the round!
We practice in stages.
Sing along with the videos below, one part at a time.
You can practice in unison, in 2 parts or 3 and 4 parts.
Merissa Driscoll
https://www.smore.com/c4sta (Oh How Lovely)
https://www.smore.com/zjrvp (Row Your Boat)
https://www.smore.com/vf3cn (Mi Gallo)
Email: Driscoma@pwcs.edu
Website: https://kilbyes.pwcs.edu/class_pages/encore_teacher_pages/merissa_driscoll
Phone: 703-494-6677