WEEK 6
READ
Music For Mister Moon
By Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
WEEK 5
LISTEN
Song to the Moon by Dvorak
This particular aria is sung by the title character, Rusalka, in the opera's first act. Rusalka is the daughter of a water-goblin who wants nothing more than to be human after she falls in love with a hunter/prince who frequents the lake in which she lives. Rusalka sings this song asking the moon to reveal her love to the Prince.
BOOK
Amina's Voice
A lovely story weaving together family, friends, music, and the power of a community as it confronts racism and an attack on their mosque.
WEEK 4
Bucket Drumming Week 3
This week we start our first song!!
Week 3
WATCH
Landfill Harmonic
READ
Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
BOOK
From award-winners Carole Boston Weatherford and Raul Colón comes the story of a little girl from Mississippi who became a beloved star—one whose song soared on the breath of her ancestors and paved the way for those who followed.
LISTENING
This week we are looking at Samule Barber's sublime Melodies Passageres. Here is a beautiful performance by Patricia Pettibon.
WEEK 2
READ
Ada's Violin, The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
RHYTHM
Bucket Drumming Week 1
WEEK 1
Book
The 5 O'Clock Band by Trombone Shorty
READ
Book for Middle Schoolers
WATCH
A Tuba to Cuba
Cooking!!!
Beignets and Red Beans and Rice!!