"Bound for the Promised Land"

Here's a little bit of the Second Grade home school performance.

Thanks again, everybody and have a happy holiday!

"Peace Round/Shalom Chaverim"

Another clip from 5th Grade Magnet. I seem to have mostly good clips from upper grades, but if anyone has any nice bits from the other grade levels, e mail them to me and I will post them.

"Pat-a-pan"

Here's a portion of 4th Grade Magnet's performance, minus the French verse. C'est Magnifique!

"Arabian Coffee"

This version from the third show was the best. Nice Job Mr. Alpert's and Ms. Salazar's class!

Great Show Everybody!

Thanks everybody for making yesterday's show such a great success! I am partcularly proud of the the job the kids did with very little practice time. It's an honor to work with so many talented young musicians.

Thanks to Michael Ford we have a few video captures I'd like to share with you. First up is Fifth Grade Magnet's presentation of "Two Three/Salaam Al'leekum."

Great Show

"Tune of the Buffens" - Parallel Harmony

Hi Third Grade Home School -- for those of you feeling ambitious, here's a crash course in how to perform the parallel 3rd in "Buffens". The day of the show I'll be looking for 5 or 6 of you who can play this part.

5th Grade Magnet - "Salaam Al'Leekum"

Mr. Earl's and Ms. Epstein's class. Here's the other song we will be doing. A very simple song, but make sure you know it.


Salaam Al’leekum
Folk Song from Ghana

Salaam Al’leekum le
Salaam Al’leekum le
Salaam Al’leekum le
Salaam Al’leekum le (Sing Twice)

Salaam Al’leekum
I le!
Salaam Al’leekum
I le!
Salaam Al’leekum
I le!
Salaam Al’leekum
I le! I le! I le! I le! I le! (Sing Twice)

May peace be unto you;
May peace be in your heart;
May peace be in your home;
May peace be in our world. (Sing Twice)

5th Grade Magnet - "Peace Round/Shalom Chaverim"

Mr. Earl's and Ms. Epstein's class -- here is the first of the two songs you will be singing -- actually two songs that fit together. Learn them both and we'll talk next week about how we want to fit them together.


Peace Round

What a goodly thing
If the children of the world
Could live together
In peace


Shalom Chaverim

Shalom Chaverim, Shalom Chaverim
Shalom! Shalom!
Le hit raot, le hit raot
Shalom! Shalom!

Shalom, good friends, Shalom, good friends,
Shalom! Shalom!
Till once more we meet, till once more we meet
Shalom! Shalom!

4th and 5th Grade Home - Zum Gali Gali

Mr. Alpert's and Ms. Salazar's class -- here's a recording of Zum Gali Gali that is close to the arrangement we will be using. The recording does not include the English verse but I am betting you can figure out how that fits the music.


Here are the lyrics as we will be performing them:

(refrain)
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali

Hechalutz le ‘man avodah;
Avodah le ‘man hechalutz;
Avodah le ‘man hechalutz;
Hechalutz le ‘man avodah.

(refrain)

Hechalutz le ‘man ha’ b’tu lah
Ha’ b’tu lah le man hechalutz
Ha’ shalom le ‘man ha’ a mim.
Ha’ a mim le ‘man ha’ shalom;

(refrain)

We are building, building a land;
Out of rock and desert and sand;
Men and women labor in pride;
We are working side by side.

Today's Rehearsal for First Grade Magnet

Here's a nice clip from Ms. Baker's class today practicing one of the songs they're doing for the holiday show -- one week to go.

Nicely done, First Grade Magnet!

Arabian Coffee - B Section/Second Part

Finally here is the B section for Recorder 2.

Arabian Coffee - B Section/First Part

Here is the the continuation for Recorder 1. Notice that this section -- the "B" section -- is a little longer.

Arabian Coffee - A Section/Second Part

Here's the second part for Recorder 2. Notes that the rhythm is the same for both parts.

Arabian Coffee - A Section/First Part

The recorder version of the melody is broken into four sections -- here's the first of them

Arabian Coffee for Recorders

Ms. Salazar's and Mr. Alpert's class -- for those of you playing recorder during Arabian Coffee, here's the music and a recorder of the top two parts. The other recordings posted above break it down into more manageable chunks. (Click of the sheet music to make it larger.)

First Grade Home School - "I Saw Three Ships"

Ms. Toppino and Ms. Duron's students (and parents) -- here is one of the songs we will be doing for the holiday show on December 16. With your parents help you can use the audio clip to practice the song at home.


I Saw Three Ships
Traditional/England

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Pray wither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Pray wither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.

O, they sailed into Bethlehem.
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
O, they sailed into Bethlehem.
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Then let us all rejoin, amen
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Then let us all rejoin, amen
On Christmas Day in the morning.

2nd Grade Home School -- "What I Am"

Hi Ms. McLeod and Ms. Zarakowski's kids (and parents) -- here's a video of Will.i.am doing one of the two songs we weill be performing on December 16. I know the teachers have shown it to you in class, but now you have place to look at it home, with Mom and Dad's help. The show is two weeks from tomorrow so let's practice, practice. practice...