Tag: Music

Arco’s Grandpa lives far away but every Sunday, he Skypes Arco. He is glad that Grandpa figured out how the two of them can stay in touch even though they can’t be near each other. This Sunday Grandpa told Arco about when he was much younger and played an instrument in a college marching band.…

Anita wanted to surprise Grandfather when they had their next Skype visit. Grandfather liked silly songs. Anita was practicing the song she had chosen out loud: “A peanut sitting on a railroad track, his heart was all a flutter. Along came the 5:15. Whoo, Whoo, peanut butter!” Anita sang without any other instruments to help…

Lalo learned a song at camp that is a kind of music called “Call and Response.” It can be done with just voices, voices and instruments, or just instruments – like our crows show us in their video “Caw and Response.” Find out more of Lalo’s story and Call and Response music here.

Ruby likes many kinds of music. When she is in a sad mood, she plays her favorite salsa dance songs. They make her more cheerful, like Melba Crow in the video, but also energized. Her mother says, “No salsa at bedtime,” because salsa music makes Ruby very wide awake. Click here to listen to some…

Yesterday, when Iris complained about the rain, her mom started singing and motioning with her arms, “The sun’ll come out tomorrow – betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun!” Iris smiled and asked, “What musical is that from, Mom?” “Annie,” her mom answered. “There isn’t a song for everything, you know,” Iris giggled. Her…

“I miss music class at school,” said Arco. “We were just learning to sing harmonies.” “Why don’t we try singing a round?” his mother suggested. “That is a kind of song where the harmony is built right into the song.”

Juan leaned back on the sofa’s soft cushions and closed his eyes. “Ah,” he whispered. “I can see the campfire’s orange and blue flames leaping, smell the sugary marshmallows roasting and hear the songs Grandfather always plays on his guitar. Our ‘School’s Out Family Campout’ is finally here.” Suddenly Juan opened his eyes and said,…

Iris loves all kinds of music. She says that you can enjoy a song even if you do not understand the words. “La Bamba” is traditional Mexican dance music made popular by Los Lobos and Ritchie Valens. Iris knows that people all over the world love this song because, in a video she found, people…

Ruby’s aunt really likes Country Music. She shared a video of “Blue Kentucky Moon” being played and sung by a 10-year old boy! Ruby watched it several times to learn about the different instruments and how they combine their unique sounds to play together. Click here to watch the video and learn more!

Grandmother often asks Lalo to join her in watching and listening to a symphony orchestra play classical music on youtube. She told Lalo that although some classical music was composed almost 300 years ago, musicians still play it and people enjoy listening to it today. Lalo thinks that Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the…