The Giant and The Fairy
07/16/20 • 14 min
We’re wrapping up our season with a very special story, featuring a magical land full of extraordinary creatures. And you’ll learn a few new things you can do with your voice too!
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National standards incorporated:
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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Additional resources:
Solfege Hand Signs
Solfege Scale with Hand Signs
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We’re wrapping up our season with a very special story, featuring a magical land full of extraordinary creatures. And you’ll learn a few new things you can do with your voice too!
***
National standards incorporated:
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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Additional resources:
Solfege Hand Signs
Solfege Scale with Hand Signs
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Previous Episode
Meter Wars!
We’ll learn about meters in music, also known as time signatures, using math. You'll be able to hear the difference between 3/4 and 4/4 and understand how to read a time signature. Then... it’s an epic battle between time signatures! Who will win??
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Featured musical excerpts:
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
Dionne Warwick: What the World Needs Now
Rodgers & Hammerstein: My Favorite Things from “The Sound of Music”
Post Malone: Sunflower
Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
Pentatonix: Waltz of the Flowers
Elton John: I’m Still Standing
Beyonce: Love On Top
Anthony Gonzalez: Un Poco Loco from “Coco”
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National Standards Incorporated:
Reading and notating music
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Additional resources:
Rhythm Lesson
Musical Meter!
Time Signatures, Bars and Barlines
Worksheet: Time Signatures
Worksheet: Note Types and 4/4 Time
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Next Episode
The Treble Troubadours and the Bass Balladeers
It’s our Season 4 premiere! We return to the fantasy world of Arpeggio with a tale of two very different performing groups and how they learn to get along.
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National Standards incorporated:
Exploring and demonstrating awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different)
Applying personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music
Understanding how to perform music with expression
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Additional resources:
The Music Show Episode #4: We’re Gonna Sing High, Low, and in the Middle
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