Music Opportunities for our Students

Glenda C.

It’s Sunday, and I missed sharing these resources with you yesterday as Saturday is our Music class. Even though I am late Charlie would like to learn to play the Guitar, and he has a guitar he received for Christmas a couple years ago

I may sign Charlie up for this class if David says its ok. As I was setting aside this email to share with David, I thought you might like to check out these music opportunities you can share with your children.

 Kids Guitar Academy
If you’ve been searching to find an affordable professional-designed online guitar instruction course, Kids Guitar Academy may be just what you are looking. Learners as young as seven can get started using Kids Guitar Academy’s lessons with either an acoustic or electric guitar.
Utah State Board of Education: So Why Music?
Utah State Board of Education
Age Range: 4-12 (Grades PreK-6, with parental supervision)
This website by the Utah Office of Education encourages learning Fine Arts to “enable students to express their feelings, communicate thoughts, explore their creativity, solve problems, communicate ideas, develop a sense of community, and appreciate themselves as participants in history, tradition, and culture.”
To that end, they offer a free music catalog of downloadable song files (mp3), sheet music with lyrics, and dance instructions that accompany some of the songs.

When you get to the site you’ll see the Elementary Songbook Music Catalog with a menu of traditional children’s music and folk song titles that include:

  • “A Tisket, A Tasket”
  • “Bingo”
  • “Buffalo Gals”
  • “Down By the Bay”
  • “Going to the Zoo”
  • “If You’re Happy”
  • “Old MacDonald”
  • “Take Me Out To the Ball Game”
  • “You Are My Sunshine”
  • “Yankee Doodle”

And many more titles that you’re sure to recognize.

Plus, you’ll find a menu of Movement/Dance Options that include free, printable instructions for folk dances you can do as you listen to the songs. You’ll discover:

  • A pure line dance in a middle eastern style
  • A couple of dance after the style of French Canadian step dancing
  • A simple circle dance in the style of “big circle mountain” dancing
  • A contemporary American country line dance for sets of 3
  • A Latin American line dance popular at Carnival
  • A circle dance adaptation of traditional Native American style
  • A square dance in traditional formation
  • A simple variation of the traditional Virginia reel in long sets
This is a terrific resource to help your kids learn songs of historical and cultural significance. You can learn the dance steps too, and it might be a great project for a homeschool support group or scout troop.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
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