2nd Grade
Second graders are learning the solfege low do, and re. They are also using multiple instruments and learning to play multiple parts in an ensemble while singing. Geckos at this level are being introduced to hearing others sing a different part from themselves.
The songs
Jeremiah
Jeremiah blow the fire, puff puff puff.
First you blow it gently then you blow it rough.
Play in the Snow DeLelles/Kriske
Let's go, let's go!
It's time to play in the snow.
What shall we do? What shall we do?
Watch! We'll give you a clue.
Ritsch, Ratsch Swedish Folk
Ritsch, ratsch, filiboom, boom, boom,
filiboom, boom, boom, filiboom, boom, boom.
Ritsch, ratsch, filiboom, boom, boom,
filiboom, boom, boom, filiboom.
Donald Duck folk rhyme, arr. Kriske
Donald is a one-legged, one-legged, one-legged;
Donald is a one-legged, one-legged duck!
Jeremiah blow the fire, puff puff puff.
First you blow it gently then you blow it rough.
Play in the Snow DeLelles/Kriske
Let's go, let's go!
It's time to play in the snow.
What shall we do? What shall we do?
Watch! We'll give you a clue.
Ritsch, Ratsch Swedish Folk
Ritsch, ratsch, filiboom, boom, boom,
filiboom, boom, boom, filiboom, boom, boom.
Ritsch, ratsch, filiboom, boom, boom,
filiboom, boom, boom, filiboom.
Donald Duck folk rhyme, arr. Kriske
Donald is a one-legged, one-legged, one-legged;
Donald is a one-legged, one-legged duck!
3rd Grade
3rd graders are singing in canon (a round) and accompanying themselves! They are also creating their own compositions as a class and learning new folk dances. New terms this quarter include introduction, interlude, and coda.
the songs
Get On Board Spiritual
I hear the train a-comin', a-comin' down the track.
I hear the train a-comin', and it won't be comin' back.
Get on board, little children, get on board, little children,
get on board, little children, there's room for many a more!
Groundhog Game Rehorn
Groundhog, groundhog, where ya been?
Out in the sun and back again.
Groundhog, groundhog, whadaya know?
Six more weeks of ice and snow!
Alabama Gal folk
Come through in a hurry, come through in a hurry.
Come through in a hurry, Alabama Gal!
You don't know how, how? You don't know how, how?
You don't know how, how? Alabama Gal!
I'll show you how, how! I'll show you how, how!
I'll show you how, how! Alabama Gal!
Three Little Monkeys Folk Rhyme, arr. DeLelles
I know something I won't tell,
three little monkeys in a peanut shell.
One can read and one can write,
and one can hold a corn cob pipe!