5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns

Here is a recording of Mrs. Klein's Kindergarten class singing "5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns." Great job, Mrs. Klein's class!

"I'm a jack-o-lantern with a great big grin. 

I'm a jack-o-lantern with a candle in. 

5 little jack-o-lanterns sitting on a gate. 

The first one said 'oh my, it's getting late!' 

The second one said 'let's have some fun!' 

The third one said 'let's run, let's run!' 

The fourth one said 'let's dance, let's prance!' 

The fifth one said 'now is our chance...' 

Then whoosh went the wind and out went the lights,

And five jack-o-lanterns rolled out of sight."

Many Mumbling Mice

Here is a recording of Mrs. Toon's 1st Grade class singing the song "Many Mumbling Mice." Listen as we practice singing our "M" words in Minor tonality. It's quite the tongue twister, but they are doing a great job! I am very proud music teacher :) Great job, Mrs. Toon's class!

"Many mumbling mice, are making merry music in the moonlight--Mighty nice."

Shake Dem Halloween Bones!

One of our favorite songs in music class the past week has been "Shake Dem Halloween Bones." It's based of a children's book that we put music to and it is all about a fun Halloween party where different storybook characters show up. Listen and see what characters you recognize!

Here is a recording of Mr. Brines' 1st grade class singing along. They were so excited to be recorded (and a few of them wanted to make sure their voices were heard :))  Listen and you'll know what I mean!

Marionettes, Mountains and Music...oh my!

Hi everyone! Here are two of the songs that we listened to in 2nd grade music class this week. 

First, listen to "Funeral March of the Marionette" by Charles Gounod. The beginning is a little different than what you know, but at 39 seconds in you will begin to recognize the music. See if you can pretend to be a marionette marching to the music. Maybe someone at home will do it with you!

Then listen to "The Hall of the Mountain King." Do you remember the "hand jive" we did in class? And what two things did Edvard Grieg, the composer, do to the theme to make it more interesting? What did he change from the beginning to the end? See if you can tell the story and teach the "hand jive" to someone at home!

Music Rollercoaster

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Check out this AWESOME video! It turns Ferdinand Ries' 2nd Symphony into a rollercoaster. Watch and listen to how the ups and downs of the rollercoaster match perfectly with the music. I could just watch this over and over again. How cool!

Go Get 'Em Tigers!

All of our singing and chanting for the Tigers must have been good luck, because Detroit swept the Yankees and are headed to the World Series! I'm sure they are thankful to the great students of Bryant for cheering and sending positive thoughts! Way to go, Tigers!


"We're all behind our baseball team
Go Get 'Em Tigers
World Series bound and pickin' up steam
Go Get 'Em Tigers

There'll be joy in Tigertown
We'll sing you songs
When the Bengals bring the pennant
Home where it belongs

We're all behind our baseball team
Go Get 'Em
Detroit Tigers
Go Get 'Em Tigers!"

Kindergarten and First Grade Songs

Here are some of our favorite songs we have been singing in Kindergarten and First Grade music the past couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy singing them at home! In the songs "Birdie, Birdie" and "Underneath the Spreading Apple Tree," Kindergartners have been learning to "audiate." While audiation is much more complex, the simple explanation that I tell the kids is that it is "singing and thinking music in your head." In these songs, students are asked to "audiate" certain words. Have fun!