3rd Grade - "I Have a Little Dreidel" - Recorder Tutorial

Hello again, Third Grade -- here's the tutorial for "Dreidel" we talked about in class. Remember, practicing a few minutes each day with pay off big time.

String Band - "One Love"

Roscomare Music - One Love from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hi String Band -- here's a video on how to play "One Love" by Bob Marley. It's longer, but covers how to make the four chords you will need, how to strum, and how to play both parts of the song

TK - "Ise Oluwa"

Hello again. In addition to video I will also be posting audio clips for the kids to practice to. Just click on the play button to hear the track, in this case "Ise Oluwa," a song from Nigeria. The words mean "nothing that the creator has made can every truly be destroyed."

The second track is to help the kids pronounce the words. We will also be working on this in class.

TK - "Little Snowflake"

Greetings TK families and friends - I will be posting practice material for the students to use at home and for teachers to use in the classroom for our Holiday show which will on December 14. More information about the show will be coming, but meanwhile, here is cute video with one of the two songs the TK's will be singing in the show. Hope you like it! TK

4th Grade - "Zemir Atik"

Hello again 4th graders -- here's our other song "Zemir Atik." As I told you in class, the melody is very old. The words which were probably added more recently mean: "We will return again to an ancient melody and the song will linger on. When we raise our glasses together our eyes and hearts will be bright. How good are our tents because there's dancing there. How good are our tents, still we return to an ancient melody." I am supplying you with a vocal music track and the words. Hopefully you will find a moment this week in your tents between the dancing the the glass raising to give it a listen.

4th Grade - "Winter Wonderland"

Hi Fourth Grade. Here is a practice video for one of two songs, "Winter Wonderland." Concentrate on learning the words. We will work on learning the parallels in class next week!

1st Grade - "Chicken Soup With Rice"

Hi First Grade. Our first song for the Festival of Winter Songs is "Chicken Soup With Rice," by Carol King, based on the Maurice Sendak book. It's a long song, but if you can remember the months of the year, you are halfway home!

Kindergarten - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

Hello again Kinder. Here's our other song, the classic carol "We Wish You A Merry Christmas. "

5th Grade -- "This Christmas"

Our other song is the Donny Hathaway classic, "This Christmas." Don't mind the cheesy crackling fire effect. Just concentrate on singing it like Hathaway does -- smooth and soulful!

5th Grade - "T'zena, T'zena, T'zena"

Hi Fifth graders -- our first holiday show song is "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena." It was written in 1941 by Issachar Miron and became a hit song for the Weavers, featuring Pete Seeger, shortly after WWII.

Many of you already do an excellent job with the Hebrew pronunciations in the first verse, but if you need some help I am also including a pronunciation track.

3rd Grade - "I Have A Little Dreidel"

Hi Third Grade -- here's the video of "I Have a Little Dreidel," our second song for the Holiday concert. I will get your the recorder part shortly. For now, please focus on learning the words.

Kindergarten - "Oh Hanukkah"

Oh Hanukkah from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hello students, teachers and families. Here is a practice video for "Oh Hanukkah," one of the two songs we will be singing at the Roscomare Road Winter Holiday show on December 19. As we discussed in class, I would like you to focus on the fact that some of the notes are low, some medium and some high and really concentrate on singing them correctly.

3rd Grade - "Good King Wenceslas"

Hi Third Grade. Here is the first of our two songs for the Winter Concert -- Good King Wenceslas. Use the video to learn the piece, but also use the sheet music provided in class.
Three Minute Recorder - "Good King Wenceslas 2017" from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.