Musician of the Month
This musician was born in Pennsylvania and sings popular songs like "Shake It Off", "You Belong with Me", and "Anti-Hero". She sang country music and now sings pop music.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This is one of the three elements of musicals that we discussed this year.
What is the book, lyrics, or score?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #1: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Great work!
Sing one of our chorus songs as a team.
Sounds awesome!
This is the number of strings on a ukulele.
What is four?
This musician and composer write the music for Moana, Encanto, Vivo, In The Heights, and Hamilton. Hint: He has three names.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This is the lowest number of notes that could be in a chord.
What is three?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #2: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Wonderful!
Sing "Down the River" as a team.
Beautiful!
This is the name of the ballet we learned about during the holiday season.
What is The Nutcracker?
This musician was a member of The Jackson 5 and went on to perform songs like "Thriller" with Vincent Price.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This is one of the types of song forms that we learned about; the example we used to recall this was "Row Row Row Your Boat" and "Dance for the Nations".
What is a canon?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #3: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Sensational!
Sing "The Leasure School Song" as a team.
Quite good!
Name a different musician of the month that hasn't been named today.
Answers will vary!
This musical group of five performs songs in the acapella style; this means that they perform without using instruments!
Who is Pentatonix?
This is what the top number of a time signature tells us.
What is how many beats are in a measure?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #4: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Lovely job!
Sing "Lukey's Boat" as a team.
Excellent!
This is the number of lines on the staff.
What is 5?
This musician was our musician of the month in February; she is a Black female artist who fought for civil rights during her lifetime. She sang in a jazzy style and has an alto voice.
Who is Nina Simone?
This is what the bottom number of a time signature tells us.
What is what kind of note gets the steady beat?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #5: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Sing "100 Years Ago" as a team.
How fabulous!
This is the number of spaces on a staff.
What is four?