More Chamber Music!

Here is the Ravel Trio playing the first movement of Sonatine en Trio by Maurice Ravel, arranged by Carlos Salzedo.  Ms. Joan is playing her flute.  Dr. Rachel Brandwein is playing harp and Mr. Daryl Carlson is playing cello.  Simply click on the link below and enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93lt7jWIEU

The Thanksgiving Story Part II

Here is the second part of The Thanksgiving Story.  Enjoy the antiphonal singing between you and your students!

Farmer Joe walked closer to the flock of birds eating corn in the field.  They stopped singing and there was a hush. (Can you say "hush"?)

One of the blackbirds looked up at Farmer Joe and said, “Caw, caw!” (Can you say “Caw, caw!”?)

Farmer Joe said, “Hello there, I walked over here because I thought I heard you singing.”
The blackbird fluttered his wings a little bit. (Can you flutter your wings a little bit?  Children/students gently flutter their arms)  Then the blackbird went back to eating the corn.

Since the singing had stopped and Farmer Joe was hungry for his dinner, he walked toward his house.

Suddenly, he heard the music again.  (Use the same musical pitches to sing “We Are Grateful”) (Ask your children/students, "Can you quietly sing "We Are Grateful?")

Could blackbirds really sing?  Farmer Joe will never know.