Sing with Ms. Driscoll!
and your whole family, too! --- April 20th, 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
Oh, How Lovely is a traditional German Folk song, or lullaby. It has three phrases and can be sung with up to three groups in the round. Each phrase is three measures long. The time signature is 6/8, meaning there are six 8th notes in each measure. You can count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, with 1 and 4 being the strong beats. Swaying from side to side on these strong beats can help you stay in time.
Oh, How Lovely
Clap the Rhythm
Let's learn the rhythm!
Clap along with the RHYTHM video below, reading Ta's and Ti-Ti's.
You will notice that our ti-ti's are sometimes grouped into three's.
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 parts.
The number at the beginning of each line cues the next group to start. But remember, when it's your groups turn to sing, you always start at the beginning of the song.
Merissa Driscoll
https://www.smore.com/bh18t (Frère Jacques)
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