Sunday, October 25, 2015

Week twelve newsletter

Dear Parents and scholars,

Performance time is coming sooner than we think! Performance dates are December 8 for grades 1 and 2 at 6:00pm and December 10 for grades 3, 4 and 5 at 6:00pm. Students will be expected to be there at 5:00pm. The location will be Palm Valley Church on 431 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. 

Have the lyrics for the performance songs for each grade.

Song recordings:
Fifth Grade:

Winter Solstice
Louisiana 1927

Fourth Grade

Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

Chipmunk Song
Breathe Soft Ye Winds

Third Grade
Do Re Mi
Autumn Vesper
A Candle's Light

Second Grade
Autumn Fires
nun gimel hei shin

First Grade
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Hanukhah Nagila

Fifth Grade Lyrics

Winter Solstice

Deep in Midwinter
When the Air is Chill
On The Horizon,
The Sun Stands Still
After December
Full Moon So Bright
Soon, It Will Be The Year's Longest Night

Stars Will Align
And They'll Leave Their Mark
Showing The Point
Of The Sun's New Arc
From This Day Forward
It's Path Will Ascend
Hours of Daylight
Grow Longer Again

This is The Winter Solstice

Follow the Path of The Sun

Now The New Path Has Begun

Louisina 1927

What has happened down here is the winds have changed?
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

The river rose all day, the river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright.
The river have busted through cleared down to plaque mines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away

President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The president say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame
What the river has done to this poor crackers land"

Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away

Three Easy Carols

5A
Dashing through the snow
With all my friends we go.
It’s so much fun.
We’re laughing and we’re singing.

Bells are ringing in the air.
We have no cares.
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
A one-horse open sleigh,

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride
A one-horse open sleigh

Deck the halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa, la la la la la la la la
Tis the season of jolly
Fa, la la la la la la la la

Don we now our gay apparel
Fa, la la, la la la, la la la
Trol the yuletide carol
Fa la la la la la la la

We wish you a merry Christmas,
A merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Good tidings to you and your kin
Good tidings and a Happy New Year

We wish you a merry Christmas,
A merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
A Happyy New Year!

5B
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh.
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way.

Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells.
Oh, what fun to ride
In a one-horse sleigh,

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Oh, what fun to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

Deck the halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa, la la la la la la la la
‚Tis the season to be jolly
Fa, la la la la la la la la

Don we now our gay apparel
Fa, la la, la la la, la la
Trol the ancient yuletide carol
Fa la la la la la la la

We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year

We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year

New Year!

Fourth Grade Lyrics

Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

4A: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!!
Joining together, sing out forever!
Let all be joyful! Raise your voice!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Rise up with song!

Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

4B: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Joining together, sing out forever! Raise your voice!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Rise up with song! Rise up with song!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

Hear us unite and loudly sing.

4A: Tidings of joy we gladly bring! Joining together!

Alleluia! Sing out forever!                        4B: Joining together! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Raise your voice! Sing out forever! Alleluia! Alleluia! Raise your voice

All: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Joining together, sing out forever! Alleluia!
Raise your voice! Joining together, sing out forever!
Sing! Rejoice!

Breathe soft, ye winds, poem by Ambrose Phillips

Breathe soft ye winds,
Ye waters gently flow
Shield her ye trees,

Ye flowers around her grow
Ye swains, I beg you,
Pass in silence by,
My love, in yonder vale, asleep doth lie.

The Chipmunk Song (Choral version on order)


Christmas, Christmas time is near
Time for toys and time for cheer
We've been good, but we can't last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast

Want a plane that loops the loop
[Alvin:] Me, I want a Hula-Hoop
[Chipmunks:]
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don't be late

[Dave:] Ok Fellas, Get ready.
That was very good, Simon.
[Simon:] Naturally!
[Dave:] Very Good Theodore
[Theodore:] He He He He
[Dave:] Uh Alvin, You were a little flat
Watch it, Alvin...Alvin?...ALVIN!!!
[Alvin:] OKAY!!

[Chipmunks:]
Want a plane that loops the loop
[Alvin:] I still want a Hula-Hoop
[Chipmunks:]
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don't be late
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don't be late

Third Grade Lyrics

Do-Re-Mi

Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with - A - B - C
When you sing you begin with DO - RE - MI
DO - RE - MI , DO - RE - MI
The first three notes just happen to be DO - RE - MI
DO - RE - MI
DO - RE - MI - FA - SO - LA - TI...
(Oh let's see if I can make this easier)
DO - a deer, a female deer
RE - a drop of golden sun
MI - a name, I call myself
FA - a long long way to run
SO - a needle pulling thread
LA - a note to follow SO
TI - a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh
Doe! - a deer, a female deer
Ray! - a drop of golden sun
Me! - a name I call myself
Far! - a long long way to run
So! - a needle pulling thread
La! - a note to follow SO
Tea - a drink with jam and bread
That would bring us back to do!
A deer, a female deer
RE, a drop of golden sun
MI, a name, I call myself
FA, a long long way to run
SO, a needle pulling thread
LA, a note to follow SO
TI, a drink with jam and bread
That would bring us back to do...
DO - RE - MI - FA - SO - LA - TI - DO! - SO - DO! 

Autumn Vesper

Over wood and wold, over flood and fell,
Over flashing lake and gleaming dell,
The harvest moon looks down.
The harvest moon looks down.

And when heaven smiles with love and light,
And earth looks back so dazzling bright,
In such a scene, on such a night,
Earth’s children should not frown.

The harvest moon casts a magical glow,
Enchanting all the world below.
Bathed in a silvered shine, behold nature’s face divine.

And when heaven smiles with love and light,
And earth looks back so dazzling bright,
In such a scene, on such a night,
Earth’s children should not frown,
Earth’s children should not frown.

When the harvest moon looks down,
Earth’s children should not frown.

A Candle’s Light

A candle’s light
Is like no other light;
Its gleaming glow will warm the coldest night.
When winter’s day is fading into dark,
its gleaming flame will warm my very heart.

Into the flame my eyes do softly gaze;
It seems I cannot turn my eyes away.
For when I’m in the candle’s magic trance,
It draws me to its quiet mystic dance.

We gather round to share the candle’s light;
We talk and laugh into the witer night.
Each face aglow, reflecting golden beams,
preparing us for winter dreams.

Outside the snow I clinging to the trees,
The mighty pines are bending to their knees.
The wind is singing such a lonely tune,
And winter clouds now hide the winter moon.

We gather ‘round to share the candle’s light;
We talk and laugh into the winter night
Each face aglow, reflecting golden beams,
Preparing us for peaceful winter dreams,
For peaceful winter dreams,

A candle’s light.

Second Grade Lyrics

  1. Autumn Fires


Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson

In the other gardens 
And all up the vale, 
From the autumn bonfires 
See the smoke trail! 

Pleasant summer over 
And all the summer flowers, 
The red fire blazes, 
The grey smoke towers. 

Sing a song of seasons! 
Something bright in all! 
Flowers in the summer, 
Fires in the fall!

Ten Days and Counting

Ten Days and Counting ‘till Christmas is here!
My Spanish friends taught me numbers this year
2B, 2C: Follow along. Listen to their song.
Then join in the fun!
2A: Uno dos tres quarto cinco seis siete o-cho, nueve diez!
All: Feel all the joy in their hearts as they sing,
Counting the days ‘till the Christmas bells ring,
Oh, what a joy to share in their song.
All, come sing along
Uno dos tres cutro cinco seis site o-cho nueve diez!
2B, 2C: Ten Days and Counting ‘till Christmas is here!
2A: Feel the excitement this time of the year.
2B, 2C: Uno,
2A: dos, tres,
2B. 2C: cuatro
2A: cinco,
All: seis siete o-cho nueve diez!
2B, 2C: Christmas is here!
2A: Esta a qui!

Nun Gimel Hei Shin

Spin the dreidel, watch it dance.
Everyone come take a chance.
It’s my turn to spin the top.
Once it starts, where will it stop?

Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Watch the dreidel spin,spin,spin.
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Everyone join in!

Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Spin the dreidel, you might win.
Nun, gimel, hei shin!
Let the fun begin!

Spin the dreidel, watch it go.
Wil I win or will I owe?
Land on gimel, land on hei!
If it’s shin I have to pay.

Nun, gimel, hei shin!
Watch the dreidel spin, spin, spin.
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Everyone join in.
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!

Spin the dreidel, you might win.                               
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Let the fun begin.
It’s Hannukah and time for our favorite game.

Spin the dreidel is its name.                                        2C           Lai, lai, lai
Lai, lai, lai.                                                                                            Lai, lai, lai
                                                                                                                Lai, lai, lai
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Watch the dreidel spin, spin, spin.
Nun, gimel hei, shin!
Everyone join in.
Nun, gimel, hei, shin!
Spin the dreidel, you might win.
Nun, gimel, hei shin!
Let the fun begin.
Nun, gimel, hei shin!


First Grade Lyrics

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
I don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door
That's the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh, what joy and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see my hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too
(Additional verse)
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
a hippopotamus is all I want
Mom says the hippo would eat me up
But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
The kind I saw this summer at the zoo
there's lots of room for him in our two car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there
And give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh, what joy and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see my hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too


Hanukhah Nagila

Light the menora
Dance the hora,
Let our song of freedom ring.

Light the menora,
Dance the hora,
let the song of freedom ring.

Time to dance, time to sing,
Celebrate the miracle, come sing along.

Time to dance,
Time to sing,
join us inn our festive song.
Join our celebration.

Dai dee dai dee dai,
dai dee dai dee dai,
dai dee dai dee dai
dai dee dai dee dai
dai dee dai
dai dee dai
Come and dance with me.

Hava nagilah,                           2C        Light the menora,
Hava nagilah,                                       Dance the hora,
Hava nagilah,                                       Let our song of freedom ring.
vaynism‘ cha.

Hava nagilah,                                       Light the menora
Hava nagilah,                                       Dance the hora,
Hava nagilah,                                       Let our song of freedom ring.
vaynism‘ cha

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to dance,
Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to sing,
Havah n’ranenah                                 Celebrate the miracle, come
Vaynism‘ cha                                       sing along.

Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to dance,
Havah n’ranenah                                 Time to sing,
Havah n’ranenah                                 Join us in our festive song.
Vaynism‘ cha

Uru, Uruachim,                                                Join our celebration.
Uruachim,                                            Dai dee dai dee dai,
b’levsameach                                       Dai dee dai dee dai,
Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai dee dai,
Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai dee dai,
Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Dai dee dai, dai dee dai,
Uruachim, b’levsameach                     Come and dance with me!

b’levsameach. Hey!                             Come and dance with me! Hey!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Fourth grade: Parts for "Round and Round"


Yeah! I managed to successfully link parts for Fourth Grade's song, "Round and Round." Obviously, this is new for me, but I will be posting more, links, going forward, to other song parts as needed.

Round and Round 4A

Round and Round 4B

First week after break. More lyrics.

Dear families,

Welcome back!

I feel that I spent my break with your children, and am looking forward to a new and exciting quarter.

This week, we have parent teacher conferences and shorter school days, so all grades in music class will be focused on singing as much as possible.

I am including lyrics to four more songs for grades 2 through 5. I have recorded parts for "Round and Round and have included part recordings in a separate post. Now that I know how to upload my recorded links, I will be doing this for other songs, as needed.

Enjoy!

Second Grade:
Ten Days and Counting:

Ten Days and Counting ‘till Christmas is here!
My Spanish friends taught me numbers this year
2B, 2C: Follow along. Listen to their song.
Then join in the fun!
2A: Uno dos tres quarto cinco seis siete o-cho, nueve diez!
All: Feel all the joy in their hearts as they sing,
Counting the days ‘till the Christmas bells ring,
Oh, what a joy to share in their song.
All, come sing along
Uno dos tres cutro cinco seis site o-cho nueve diez!
2B, 2C: Ten Days and Counting ‘till Christmas is here!
2A: Feel the excitement this time of the year.
2B, 2C: Uno,
2A: dos, tres,
2B. 2C: cuatro
2A: cinco,
All: seis siete o-cho nueve diez!
2B, 2C: Christmas is here!

2A: Esta a qui!

Third Grade
Autumn Vesper
Over wood and wold, over flood and fell,
Over flashing lake and gleaming dell,
The harvest moon looks down.
The harvest moon looks down.

And when heaven smiles with love and light,
And earth looks back so dazzling bright,
In such a scene, on such a night,
Earth’s children should not frown.

The harvest moon casts a magical glow,
Enchanting all the world below.
Bathed in a silvered shine, behold nature’s face divine.

And when heaven smiles with love and light,
And earth looks back so dazzling bright,
In such a scene, on such a night,
Earth’s children should not frown,
Earth’s children should not frown.

When the harvest moon looks down,
Earth’s children should not frown.

Fourth Grade:
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

4A: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!!
Joining together, sing out forever!
Let all be joyful! Raise your voice!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Rise up with song!

Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

4B: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Joining together, sing out forever! Raise your voice!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Rise up with song! Rise up with song!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!

Hear us unite and loudly sing.

4A: Tidings of joy we gladly bring! Joining together!

Alleluia! Sing out forever!                        4B: Joining together! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Raise your voice! Sing out forever! Alleluia! Alleluia! Raise your voice

All: Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Alleluia! Sing! Rejoice!
Joining together, sing out forever! Alleluia!
Raise your voice! Joining together, sing out forever!
Sing! Rejoice!

Fifth Grade
Louisiana 1927
What has happened down here is the winds have changed?
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

The river rose all day, the river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright.
The river have busted through cleared down to plaque mines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away

President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The president say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame
What the river has done to this poor crackers land"

Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away



Sunday, October 4, 2015

Week Nine postings

Dear Parents and Scholars,

We have one more week before Fall break, a well-deserved chance to rest, reflect and reboot. This week, we learned about the value of silence and its impact on music.  One of my favorite quotes is "Next to silence, the best means of expression is music," by an anonymous author. In our busy lives, we often take silence for granted. Have you ever noticed how peaceful everything is when there is silence? It's interesting that the name of the symbol in music that indicates a certain duration of silence is called a rest!

Over break, I will be adding more lyrics to the performance songs and hope to have a definite time for the concerts in December.

In the meantime, I do have more forms for students who are wanting to join music club and will give those forms to them on Monday. Currently, it is not possible to access forms online, so our secretary has helped me with obtaining more. Forms will simply need to have a check attached or credit card information and should be given to the secretary before the end of the week.

As always, thank you for sharing your students,

Dr. Janet Norman