The way a song is put together is called its FORM.  Simple songs have an A section, then a different B section, then the A section comes back again.  We call this ABA form.  “Twinkle Twinkle” is an ABA song, as well as “Shoo Fly”.

A
Twinkle Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are

B
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky

A (same as the A section above!)
Twinkle Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are

Attached is a recording of Mrs. Lewandoski’s class playing around with the form of “Twinkle Twinkle” to make a much longer song.  Listen in!

The 3rd grade learned about piggyback songs during fire prevention week.  Piggyback songs are new words put into a familiar song.  The student counted the syllables in the original song, brainstormed fire prevention ideas, and wrote songs together as a class.  Listen and learn!

Masromonaco

Barone

Rovatsos

Our choir has 28 members, with strong female and male voices.  We meet during 9th period REACH on Fridays.  This is a recording of the choir warming up using solfeggio (do, re, mi….) and harmony (singing different things at the same time).  Enjoy!

Click here to listen to the 3rd grade playing 8th notes on the notes B, A, and G!

Barone Recorder

Ryan 8th notes BAG

The Mary J. kindergarteners listened and moved to spooky music, and we discussed what makes music spooky. Then we explored how to make our voices spooky.  Check out how we performed our “Hello Song”, which we sing in every class, with our spooky twist on it!  SPOOKY Kinder Persiano

Welcome back!  The 3rd grade has been learning about repeat signs in music – what they look like, and why we use them.  They can be simple to follow, but then you add a few more things like internal repeats, or 1st and 2nd endings, and you’ve got a road map to follow in the music!  We practiced all of those repeats in this song, which the students sang following the actual music.  You’ll also hear moments of silence – the students were also practicing their “quarter rests” in this song.  We also discussed the importance of using our best performance singing voices when recording.  You’ll be impressed with Mrs. Barone’s class singing this song called “Give it a Rest”!   Cleck here: Give it a Rest 3B

The 5th grade has been discussing “meter”, or time signature, throughout the school year.  Meter is the groupings of beats in music.  Usually they’re in groups of  2, 3, or 4, which is the most common.  However, music can sound even more interesting when you start to mix up the meters, like in this song called “Mixed Meter”.  The 5th grade first studied the changes in meters, and then sang it!  The best way to understand a concept like mixed meter is to experience it, so click to hear a performance of “Mixed Meter”.   First the boys sang, then the girls, then we put the two parts together in harmony.   Meter Meter Stein