Spring Lake Music

Our “Where in the World?” answer for the last round was India. Many students had correct guesses. Some students were close – they guessed Bhutan. Our prize drawing winners were: Veronica, Addy, Aiden, Connor, Robby, Alli, Dane, Austin, Emily, Quin, Ben

Clue #1:This sitar is an instrument from this country. A sitar is made of wood, has 18,19, or 20 strings and a very long neck. Ravi Shankar is a famous sitar player from this country. Listen to his music – click play. Clue #2: The tabla is a set of 2 drums played in this [...]

We had fun learning about the music from Brazil this past month. The prize drawing winners were: 3rd graders – Connor, Ellie, Stephen, Kyle, and Ryan 4th graders – Lauren and Madalyn 2nd graders – Joshua, Olivia, and Delaney Good job Holmes students!

Clue #1:One style of music from this country is samba. In samba music you can hear two bass drums playing a steady beat pattern of higher pitch-lower pitch-higher pitch-lower pitch. This is like counting 1-2-1-2. Listen to a sample of samba music by clicking the play button. Clue #2: Bossa Nova is another style of [...]

All students in 1st through 4th grade learned a bit about music and culture from South Africa in September. We had 10 prize winners from our drawing. They are: Maddy R., Evan D., Jacob J., Jack L., Julia Z., Jaeci, Andrew C., Brenner R., Lucas H., and Andrew. We also had 5 students guess correctly [...]

Clue 1: “Mbube” – also known as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is a traditional Zulu tribe song from this country. It became popular in the United States in the 1960′s. Can you guess what country this song is from? Clue 2: Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a popular all-male singing group from this country. They were [...]