Piano stairs - Fun with Music

What's Mrs. Walton Listening To Now?

"Fame" theme song by Naturi Naughton & Collins Pennie (from the 2009 movie remake of FAME) Sorry, I can't help myself! I was an avid fan of the show growing up :0)

Mozart on Rollerblades

One of the favorite demonstrations of the size-pitch relationship in our music class is cream soda bottles I've filled with colored water. We've got nothin' on this guy!!

What's Mrs. Walton Listening To Now?

It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go by folk singer Nanci Griffith

Chladni Plate - Wowing the 3rd Graders

As we learn about sound waves, vibration, and frequency, kids get to see the phenomenon of a Chladni Plate. Each frequency creates a specific vibration that directs the salt into amazing patterns. The higher the frequency, the fancier the pattern.

Sesame Street - Ernie and Bert sing "Loud and Soft"

Here's another one for the first graders as we finish our studies of Loud/Soft and prepare to move to Fast/Slow in our focus on musical opposites.

Forte Piano

First Graders like this one...we'll be sharing it with our families on February 17th.

"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.com

Another nifty demonstration of timbre and instrument classification. I show clips from an Animusic DVD at the close of the 3rd grade Science of Sound Unit.

What's Mrs. Walton Listening To Now?

"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons

the vegetable orchestra

These last few posts are all clips that I show the 3rd graders during their Science of Sound Unit. We've just started learning about sound waves and the physiology of the ear. In the next few classes, we'll be doing hands-on science experiments! Several lessons down the line, we'll be reinforcing things they started in 2nd grade-like tone color and sound sources/classification and how material affects the qulaity of a sound. Vegetable Orchestra always seems to "wow" them!

Plastic Musik - Axel F

EVERYBODY loves boomwhackers! It's amazing what can be done with them, in and out of music class!

PS 22 Chorus Inspires

I've been following the "adventures" of this public school choir from Bronx for awhile now. They are famous, you know, and their music teacher is inspirational. The kind of inspirational you find in movies like Mr. Holland's Opus. Out of all the tunes they post on YouTube, this song moves me the most. (FYI it's Viva la Vida by Coldplay)

Variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D

**Blessings to Mrs. Lukow, who shares so many of these extraordinary snippets! Are you familiar with Canon in D by Pachelbel? It's a lovely piece, frequently played at weddings. These fellas make it a totally funny demonstration of musical styles...plus they are WAY talented! The performance actually begins around 33 seconds into the clip. Enjoy, it sure made me smile!

Kristin Andreassen - Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes

Just a cute and fun video!
About the previous post, (Toccata and Fugue by Bach), we're experiencing an ice storm and the power flickered before I could write anything! I'd better hurry and get the computer turned off...the previous video is demonstrating melodic contour. Melodic contour helps you visualize the pitches in a melody. It's something that our 3rd graders will be using soon as they work at their Star-Spangled Banner proficiency. 1st graders will be working with it, too, as they learn about long and short. I love how melodic contour can captivate the senses, much like this unforgettable piece of music history by J.S. Bach.

Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organ

"MANUALIST", CELLO AND UKULELE - SWEET GEORGIA BROWN

Okay, this is hilarious! You can't help but call it talent, but anyone who needs a good giggle has come to the right place!

Lindy Hop Dance

One of the tunes in the pioneer play, Steamboatin', is the charge of Mrs. Gibson's Go-Getters. The musical style of this lindy hop/charleston is nearly identical. Think you can handle these moves Go-Getters? :0)

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

I love it when a marching band makes pop music fun! This is actually Notre Dame's band personnel. I do miss being in a marching band...lifelong bonds are made there!

21 Accents

Last week, our 4th graders auditioned for parts in their upcoming pioneer program, "Go West!". I loved how so many of them came equipped with a southern, cowboy, pioneer-ish (whatever you wish to call it) accent. What a great job they did! This woman is phenomenal and may inspire some more accent practice among our young actors.

Centraal Station Antwerpen gaat uit zijn dak!

Do you know what a "flash mob" is? It's a fun and seemingly random moment in a public place where participants dance/sing. This one was done in a train station in Belgium. I am a Julie Andrews fan, so I just love it! See how surprised the people are and how much they enjoy it!

Welcome Message

Welcome to Mrs. Walton's Music Share blog! This is where you can find fun and interesting tidbits, pictures, and videos in the field of music. Much of what I post comes from friends and colleagues across the U.S., especially a fellow music teacher to whom I must give credit, Mrs. Lukow. In this age of the internet, why reinvent the wheel? Enjoy!