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With the February 11th concert at the NJSO in mind, we have begun our unit on classical music, the orchestra families and musical animation and storytelling through Carnival of the Animals and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Supporting materials here.

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Komitas's Shoror

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Կոմիտաս - Շորոր Komitas - Shoror (Սևադա Իրիցյան "Կարին" համույթ)

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Kindergarten, in flight as birds.

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Are you out of ideas on a rainy day? Try gathering the scarves in your closet and dancing to this beautiful Armenian folk song that reminds us of falling leaves. You can try starting of with a gentle wind, small movements, explore your breathe as a way to move the scarves, swirl, twirl and embody a dancing leaf (or whatever else you feel like being for a little while.) Scarf play to Karni Shoror.

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Կարինի Շորոր (Karini Shoror) - The Dance of Karin (Erzurum in Turkish)

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Armenian folk song for the region of Karin, which is historically Armenian by fact.

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Drumming to Norayr Kardashian's Dikranagerdee Bar, (Dance from Dikaragerd). Listen for changing rhythms. Find the beat on the body.

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Նորայր Քարտաշյան - Տիգրանակերտի պար (Armenian folk)

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Հայ ժողովրդական պարեղանակ է՝ Տիգրանակերտից: Կատարում է Նորայր Քարտաշյանը: Armenian folk dance melody from Tigranakert. Performs Norayr Kartashyan.

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Hello song - Pig on Her Head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFntDofMwQ

Everybody's Welcome song and sign language gestures

Drum play associating verbal language with rhythm and beat, an

Moving to the beat to Vienesse Musical Clock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ws0tATJLg

Scarf play (falling leaves) to Vivaldi's "Autumn" violin concerto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkg8nlQ-Ip0

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Keeping steady beats. Learning to use one hand at a time. Feeling the rhythm in our own names. Finding the beat in the body and transferring that to the instrument.
Drums

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Welcome to the year. See what is in store in this letter.

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Welcome to the year. See what is in store in this letter.

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Hello songs

Tone placement, dynamics (p, mp, f), slow and fast play

Bird Song which teaches children how to move around the room safely to the center in a signaling word.

Group games with Khuntsoree Dzaree Dageen

Ghapama

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Rhythm Sticks
We have moved onto articulating rhythm in class with a new tool. See the drumming tracks on this page, grab some spoons or sticks and start playing.

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Hello songs to invite new and old friends, sometimes using puppet friends to make transitions easier.

Differentiating between high, low and mid tones on our bodies and in space.

Body and breathe awarness.

Dynamics - staccato and legato, piano, mezzo piano and forte through songs and play

The idea of fast and slow with hands.

Listening postures and free postures.

Fall begins on Sept 22nd and we are ready to invite it with our apple songs and scarf play that mimics the falling of the leaves.

Instrument work - see our instrument of the month!