Category: Lessons

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One Bottle of Pop, All Parts

Introduction

London, England

This is a traditional round from England.  It is sung in 3 parts.

A little translation for you from the original English.

A bottle of pop is a bottle of soda.

To chuck muck is to throw garbage.

Fish and chips is a traditional dish in England of fried fish and french fries, which are called chips in England.  In England, most people eat fish and chips with vinegar.

Cheerio, chaps.

Video

The Lesson

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

At The Piano

Sheet Music

Piano
Piano Challenge Version
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Digging Deeper

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Halloween, Book 2

Introduction

BOO!

 It’s the scariest time of year and I am excited!

This song is all about Halloween.  It’s super spooky and exciting.  Have fun scaring everyone with your performance of this song!

Hint: Are you a new student this year or need something simpler?  Check out the version of Halloween from Book 1!

Listening

The Lesson

At The Piano

Full Speed

Slower

Sheet Music

Piano
Piano Challenge Version
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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Theme from Jurassic Park

Introduction

This is another great movie soundtrack composed by the inimitable John Williams.  We’ve played his music before, but if you don’t know who he is, check out this podcast about him.

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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Musette

Introduction

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most famous musicians ever.  When he was alive, he was not very well known, but he worked at a church and had to write new music for every week’s service and because of that, he ended up writing a lot of music.  Years after he died, his music was discovered and people realized how special his music was.

Today, most people think of Bach as one of the greatest classical composers of all time.

This song was written in something called, Notebook for Anna Magdalena, which was a book of tunes Bach wrote for his wife, Anna.

Video

The Lesson

The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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Star Wars Theme

Introduction

By popular request, this is the theme from Star Wars!  This is one of the classic movie themes, written by one of the greats, John Williams.

I made a post featuring a podcast about John Williams.  Check it out!

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment