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4th Grade Concert

2/27/2023

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March 15th, 2021

3/15/2020

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Great for students:
  • Symphony Storytime - original music with a storybook
  • Carnegie Hall​ Explore Carnegie Hall and learn about its history.
  • Chrome Music Lab ​Games about music and sound.
  • Classics For Kids​ Games about composers, instruments, and music theory.
  • Disney Music Listen and sing along to your favorite Disney songs.
  • Drum Machine ​Explore rhythm and create some drum grooves.
  • ​DSO Kids ​Make your own instruments and other activities.
  • ​Incredibox Explore texture and music sequencing.
  • ​Interactive Orchestra Learn about the instruments of the orchestra.
  • ​Isle of Tune Create music and build a city.
  • ​Little Einsteins-Quincy and the Magic Instruments Learn about music instruments.
  • ​Morton Subotnik's Creating Music Music games.
  • Musicards Free music theory flash cards.
  • Music Tech Teacher Quizzes, Worksheets, and Resources to learn music theory.
  • New York Philharmonic Kidzone Lots of music games.
  • Online-Stopwatch Metronome Free online metronome to help you keep tempo.
  • PBS KIds Music games and songs featuring your favorite characters on PBS
  • Pedaplus Games to help you learn to read music and play piano.
  • Phil Tulga Lots of games relating music to other subjects.
  • Piano Platypus A game to test your note reading skills.
  • Rhythm Trainer Test your ears and identify rhythms.
  • San Francisco Symphony Kids Play, Listen, Discover, Conduct, Compose
  • Squeaky's Recorder Playhouse Learn to read music and play the recorder.
  • Theta Music Trainer Ear training and music theory games.
  • Tone Matrix Create music loops by clicking boxes.
  • 8 Notes  ​Free sheet music
  • Arts Alive Games and resources about music, theatre, and dance.
  • Vic Firth Games testing note reading and rhythm reading.

Videos to move to – good for younger students
  • Ants Go Marching
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjw2A3QU8Qg&list=RDPjw2A3QU8Qg&start_radio=1
  • Shake Your Sillies Out
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwT5oX_mqS0&list=RDPjw2A3QU8Qg&index=3
  • Move it to the Sounds
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JvkWXBY2eY
  • Boom Chicka Boom
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b6axyuaKcY
  • Shake Yo Foot
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_j0CjY75U
  • Maximo’s Hokey Pokey
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVAnoqxKAAc
  • Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuqvGiZi0qg
  • If You’re Happy and You Know It
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hqRT9U0wg
  • Freeze Dance
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcZWXvgMZE
  • 3 Songs to Move to (2 use scarves!)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLwRr03nWPo
  • Do the Swim
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0P2NdPKcAQ
  • Hand Jive Dance
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHNeWSoLQZA
  • I am the Music Man
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22kqia2ibVU
  • Just Dance Videos
    http://bit.ly/justdancekidsRR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Videos About Music via YouTube
  • Army Band Introduction to the Instruments
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTeSjpDsIs
  • Less Common Instruments
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62YjjV-Roo
  • Star Wars Throne Room – Live Orchestra
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dydhnAi0A3E
  • Ted Yoder – Bach Cello Suite No 1 – Prelude – Hammered Dulcimer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om3OAVh34nk
  • Falling – Hammered Dulcimer and Cello
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J606mBNlCL8
  • George Meets the Orchestra
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Jc4sP0BEE&fbclid=IwAR3C4sQifMexfJ3ggpt7szG8WcO3omcyfgnLYlwaKWEXxnrec2WOlhyD5Zc
  • From Clavicord to Modern Piano
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uCCw_hmILA
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IaE2i-DmA
  • 40 Fingers – Disney Medley (Guitar Quartet)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6hYcSvYQkA
  • 40 Fingers – Last of the Mohicans
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VIH0QIrqdE
  • 40 Fingers – Star Wars
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT6KYMBTD80
  • Alma Deutscher
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvECZ_ZXGqs
  • Making of a Steinway Piano
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAInt7hIZlU
  • 1812 Overture – Full
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpuAvQQrC0
  • Harvard Thud – Boomwhacker Ensemble – Star Wars Medley
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcAliLg14Ks
  • History, Science, and Music of the Pipe Organ
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpZRV9Cmac
  • Wintergaten – Marble Machine
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
  • Flashmob 1 – Ode to Joy – Starts with recorder
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23945btJYw
  • Flashmob 2 – 1812 Overture
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJRCCgK_AM
  • Flashmob 3 – Bolero
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsF53JpBMlk
  • Flashmob 4 Beethoven Symphony No 9
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNaajK3Scc
  • Yamato – The Drummers of Japan – Taiko Drums
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTJoo-0dbw
  • The Okee Dokee Brothers
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO5pH7E_A1M&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2q35JrDslj6q2RCSLOA9XJWGUwj29-httLmICu2oljLIGLyKpQTPui1tY
  • Taiko Drums
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enywvYwj3M4
  • Didgeridoo Meets Orchestra
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLu9GmV2vF0
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2018 Talent Show Guidelines

5/2/2018

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Your Audition.......
  • must exhibit some kind of talent
  • Must not be longer than 3.5 minutes in length
  • Must be school appropriate
  • Must be prepared
  • Will be scored (not by Mrs. Folsom) with a rubric
Students....
  • Must not make any changes to their act once they have auditioned.
  • Must rehearse their act on their own time
  • Must bring and purchase their own music
  • Must bring a CD, flash drive, or zip drive to the audition or email it to Folsom before the audition, if your singing/playing/dancing to a song. Mp3s are best.
  • Must hand in the lyrics to Folsom directly before the audition for those singing, or those dancing to a song with lyrics.
  • Must leave a copy of printed music with Folsom.
  • Must attend the dress rehearsal
Special note:
If you are planning to sing, then YOU MUST use the karaoke version of the song on cd, or have live accompaniment. Music with lead vocals is NOT acceptable. YOU may NOT SIGN without accompaniment unless the song is usually performed in the manner. ALL accompaniment music must be purchased by the student and then burned to a CD, or saved to a flash drive.
I LOVE YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH!!! Know that if you don't get chosen, you are STILL AMAZING! Auditions are important and there's always something that can be learned from them!!
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1st and 2nd Grade Concerts

4/17/2018

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Please click the link above to download the concert programs for both first and second grades. Thanks so much for attending the concert!!! Your kids are amazing!
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ashNovember07,2017 | 04:00 PMAmerica/ChicagoFirst-of its-Kind Organization, GRAMMY™ Music Education Coalition Launches National Movement to Expand Music Education Programs in Public SchoolsIndustry leaders and Music NGOs Unite to Lead Systemic Change i

11/7/2017

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By Jennifer Banovetz JB Communications
NASHVILLE, TENN. (November 7, 2017) -- A first-of-its-kind national organization, the GRAMMY Music Education Coalition (GMEC) was announced today, formed with the goal of increasing the number of youth actively participating in music making in U.S. public schools. This nonprofit collective consisting of more than 30 of the nation’s most forward-thinking music education organizations, including the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants), VH1 Save The Music Foundation, and Lang Lang Foundation International Music Foundation, among others, is collaborating with communities for systems change through youth-centered music education that supports teachers and fosters opportunity for students to create, play and perform music together.
“The GRAMMY Music Education Coalition has one mission - to increase the number of students actively making music across the country with particular emphasis on underserved communities,” said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. “The partnerships we are creating with school districts, teachers, parents and youth are designed to drive systemic change across geographies and communities nationwide.”
The first proposed beneficiaries of the program in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Music Makes Us, (Nashville, Tenn.), New York City Department of Education (New York, NY) and The School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Penn.), will receive customized funding and strategic services based on school system needs assessments that will result in millions of new music makers and creators. The investments aim to provide program enhancements that drive active music making among students in public schools and allow for ongoing progress benchmarking and communication.
The GMEC model is one of transitional philanthropy, designed to work with participating school districts to lay the groundwork and implement robust music programs that will be independently sustainable. To date, more than $2,500,000 has been raised thanks to The Walker Family Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies and the GMEC board. The GMEC plans to expand its partnerships to include artists, additional school districts, corporations, non-profit organizations and foundations.
Children in majority low-income schools, more than 1.5 million elementary students, and 1 million secondary students, are disproportionately without access to music education.
“We know that the benefits of music education extend far beyond the classroom,” said Dr. Lee Whitmore, Executive Director of the GMEC. “By increasing the number of students actively making music, we are fostering the development of essential cognitive and social skills that better prepare them for success as well as beginning a lifelong appreciation of music.”
As a first step in offering music content on a national scale, GMEC has teamed up with Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” to bring best-in-class music from the film and learning content to teachers and youth. In theaters Nov. 22, “Coco” tells the story of 12-year-old Miguel, a self-taught guitarist who dreams of becoming a great musician. With support from The Walt Disney Studios and inspired by the film’s themes, GMEC is working with Berklee College of Music to provide new educational materials within Berklee PULSE, an online music education resource for students and educators.
“‘Coco’ is rooted in music,” said Adrian Molina, co-director, screenwriter and a songwriter for the film. “The film features traditional Mexican music and original songs—‘Remember Me’ [written by Academy Award®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez] and ‘Un Poco Loco’ [written by Molina and Germaine Franco] will be featured in the program, along with Mexican folk songs. We believe in GMEC and its mission and are honored to work with this organization.”
To inspire students to follow their musical dreams, Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” team will donate 300 Cordoba guitars to GMEC partners and Guitar Center, the world’s largest retailer of musical instruments and various musician-based in-house services, including Lessons, will donate an additional 300 Cordoba guitars with all 600 slated for delivery before the end of the year.
For more information on the GMEC or to join the movement, please visit www.grammymusiced.org.

I am so excited for our kids!!! Yay GMEC!! Mrs. Folsom loves you guys!!!
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Fly

7/31/2017

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Your wings already exist. All you have to do is fly. I'm not sure who created this quote but I believe there is much truth in it. I can't wait to see and hear your children soar in music class!!!
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Talent Show - 4th Grade

5/12/2017

 
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The stage is set and it was made by our creative 4th graders!! WOW!! I can't wait for the show were the collaboration of creative careers will shine!!! Take a look at the youtube video I made to summarize the creative day! Students participated in set design, graphic design, dance, media/tv, barber creative cuts, culinary arts and photography.

Quaver Music

3/1/2017

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Quaver and Mrs. Folsom! I love the quavermusic.com curriculum and am so grateful to Notes for Education who has purchased it for Dan Mills Elementary for the last 4 years!!! It is a powerful online curriculum that if fun, clever, relevant, powerful and amazing! Last summer I had the privilege of working with Mr. Quaver and some other teachers from the US. It was a blast getting to know all of them so much better!  
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CMA Award

11/7/2016

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CMA! I am so thankful for the CMA and how they support music education in our schools. What a great privilege to be honored by them for doing what I love, day to day. This is a photo from last year's Music Teacher of Excellence Award with Dr. Nola Jones and some of my amazing colleagues.
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MNPS and Music Education

12/16/2015

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Study: Music Education Now Reaches 48,700 Metro Students

Music Makes Us has grown in numbers and benefits since beginning in 2012
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 16, 2015) – In a study released today, Metro Schools’ collaborative Music Makes Us initiative is credited with increasing musical participation among Nashville students, as well as supplying them with the soft skills and character traits that will set them up for success in academics and life. The study shows growth in music programs at every level, particularly in the important middle school years, and 100 percent music participation at the elementary level.

“At a time when some cities are cutting arts programs, Nashville is doubling down,” said Interim Director of Schools Chris Henson. “Music education is bigger than it’s ever been in Metro Schools, and that’s because the district, the city and dozens of community partners are making the investment. Together we are making Music City the number one place for music education.”
Titled Interlude, this is the second study of Music Makes Us in two years. It was paid for through the generous support of the CMA Foundation and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The first, called Prelude, found a positive correlation between music participation and student engagement and achievement. That data was used as a baseline for future evaluations of the program. This new study shows that more students are participating in school music programs, which means more students are benefiting from the positive effects demonstrated in Prelude.

“Nashville is Music City, and we know the value of music to our community because we experience it – we hear it – constantly,” said Mayor Megan Barry. “Music is the very bedrock of our city’s identity, the river of creative expression that runs through everything. And music education in our public schools is where it all starts. Music Makes Us connects the city and our music and business communities to our diverse population of students, providing a foundation for future success and opening doors to higher education, workforce development and a better life.” 

Download both the Prelude and Interlude reports online.
Across all grades, 48,700 Metro students are taking part in music programs – 56 percent of the total student population. That represents growth of more than 3,600 students since 2012, when Music Makes Us began, which is more than twice the rate of enrollment growth in district-run schools.

Increased student participation has been supported by increased music program offerings. Since the inception of Music Makes Us, band has been restored to all 33 middle schools. Ten new middle school choral programs have been developed. Over 45 new classes in mariachi, world percussion, rock band, and country/bluegrass are available to middle and high school students in 18 schools.

The expansion of these programs has been funded by public and private investments. Metro Schools spent approximately $14 million on Music Makes Us during the 2014-15 school year. CMA Foundation, the largest single private contributor for music education in Nashville, gave $1 million in 2014-15. Other private donors contributed a combined $300,000.

In elementary schools, 100 percent of students – more than 32,000 of them – have access to music classes. Middle school participation is up nine percentage points since 2012, to 56 percent (11,200 students). High school participation is up two points to 26 percent (5,200 students).
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    • EGAB >
      • Concerts >
        • MUSICAL
        • 1st Grade Concert
        • 2nd Grade Music Concert
        • K Concert
        • 4th Grade Concert
        • 3rd Grade Concert
        • Sing A-long
  • Folk Songs
    • Jewish Folk Songs
    • African Folk Songs
    • Asian Folk Songs
    • Mexican Folk Songs
    • Native American Folk Songs
  • Songs
    • Mi, Sol Songs
    • Mi, Sol, La Songs
    • Holiday
  • Links
  • Guitar
  • Honor Choir
  • Practice
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  • Untitled