Music & Arts: April 2020

30/04/2020

29/04/2020

Today we're making maracas with plastic bottles. Use recycled materials from your home to create a fun rhythm instrument.
What you'll need is:
- Two small plastic bottles
- Two toilet paper tubes
- Cover tape
- Scissors
- A funnel
- Some rice, beans or lentils, or anything that makes sounds
- Paint is optional if you'd like to decorate.
Let the rhythm move you! 💃
We'd love to see yours in the comments below.

27/04/2020

The piano

What family of instruments does the piano belong to?

- Wind?
- Strings?
- Percussion?

Answer in the comments below 😉

Camille Saint-Saëns

Hello kids!

Remember Camille Saint-Saëns and his carnival! 🐘🐯🐟🐦

Listen to the audios and draw each animal in each square:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_QbvCJ3Uir91Q8ck7tCq0MVtvnSzvUOr

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y0cn4Jo3QTbjzwZg5aUPTJpcRUoGHQcz

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tQaWI2K8qYEp2X0Hq3m4vYcNHH8B8yjZ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y1owOeLv-kshFriLifdgKVIMMhFD3ZVY

I will give you the answers later 😉

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d07w3JdEv-OaFbKsqiUwQPat_I1aTx_g

You will find the answers here. Do not open until you have your drawing done!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d07w3JdEv-OaFbKsqiUwQPat_I1aTx_g

23/04/2020

Book Day

Hey! Don't forget that today is the Day of the Book. Better late than never. Here I let you two short films to remind you guys the effect of reading in our creativity and imagination, and how books can transport us to any place in te world from our sofa 📖

22/04/2020

Who said that opera is boring?

"Noi siamo zingarelle" belongs to La traviata, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.
Even though the first performance of the piece was a failure, today the opera has become immensely popular and is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire.
I bet you have listened more of his music and you didn't know!

21/04/2020

Origami challenge!

How many rabbits are you able to make? 🐰
Try different sizes to have a whole family.
Keep in mind that the paper has to be square shaped.

Instrument families

Hi friends! Today I am going to teach you about the families of the instruments!
Are you coming along? 😉

20/04/2020

Yoga for kids

Here you have some yoga practice. As you know music and movement are connected. During this quarantine there is not too many chances to move our bodies so I hope you can find the spark to motivate yourself and keep moving even after these days 💪

15/04/2020

Lean on

Lean on at home!

14/04/2020

Claude Debussy

Do you remember the french composer Claude Debussy?

Debussy was born in France. He was the oldest of five children. His family had little money.

He began taking lessons at the age of 7. His aunt payed for it. By the age of 10, he entered the Paris Conservatory. He created a new music style!