Band-in-a Box Giveaway Winner

Last night my Hubby randomly chose a winner for the Band-in-a-Box giveaway!! Congratulations to Janet Faye! Yea Yea!!

I will be having more giveaways in the future so keep checking back!

Funny Music Videos

Today I thought it would be fun to post funny and classic music videos! Also, today is the last day to enter the Band-in-a-Box Giveaway. Enjoy!

Wordful/less Wednesday

What musical instrument am I?

Answer to last Wordful/less Wednesday: Harpsichord

Harpsichords have been around since the 1500's and are used in Baroque music. The harpsichord became less popular when the piano was invented. The harpsichord is similar to a piano because when a key is pressed, a long strip of wood is lifted which is attached to a pick that plucks the string.

Below is an example of what a harpsichord sounds like:

Halloween Music for Kids

Halloween CD's Your Kids Will Love:

1. Halloween Howls by Andrew Gold, is a great CD to use for a child Halloween party, and is a great CD to play for your child during the Halloween season. Halloween Howls is fun and has songs such as The Monster Mash and Ghost Busters. Click here to listen.


2. Chilling, Thrilling Sound Effects of the Haunted House by Walt Disney, is a great CD to use for a haunted house or for trick or treaters. Chilling, Thrilling Sound Effects has howling wind, barking dogs, screeching cats, and booing ghosts.
Listen here.



3. Witching Hour by Eban Schletter, has music that could be used at a child Halloween party. My daughter liked the music on Witching Hour because it was "not scary!"
Listen Here




4. Boo, Cackle, Trick or Treat by Sue Schnitzer, is a great Halloween CD for babies and children. On Boo, Cackle, Trick or Treat you will find Halloween action songs and jokes. Most of the music has children singing along with the songs. Click here to listen.

5. Spooky Favorites is another great CD for babies and children. On this CD you will find songs such as the 12 Days of Halloween, Dem Bones, and 5 little pumpkins. Listen here.

6. Halloween Hits is a great CD for your teenager's Halloween dance parties. The music on Halloween Hits is techno and exciting!
Listen here.




I am participating in Works for Me Wednesday.

Music Memory Cards

A great way to help to improve your child's memory is to play memory card games. A game my Daughter loves to play is a card matching game.

How to play:

1. Print out the music memory cards (see below). Make sure you print out each page twice (for best results print out the cards on card stock paper).

2. Cut out the cards.

3. Place all the cards face down in front of your child.

4. Have your child flip over 2 cards at a time. If the cards do not match, then flip the cards face down again.

5. If the 2 cards do match, then place the matching cards face up in a pile until the game is finished.

Music Memory Cards

6. Have fun!

Halloween Songs for Children

The Twelve Days of Halloween

(These words are sung to the 12 Days of Christmas.)

On the first day of Hallowe'en
My true love gave to me

An owl in a rotten oak tree

On the second day of Hallowe'en
My true love gave to me

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the third day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the fourth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the fifth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the sixth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the seventh day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the eighth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the ninth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Nine ghosts a-booing

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the tenth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Ten ghouls a-groaning

Nine ghosts a-booing

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the eleventh day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Eleven casks a-leaning

Ten ghouls a-groaning

Nine ghosts a-booing

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree

On the twelfth day of Hallowe'en

My true love gave to me

Twelve bats a-flying

Eleven casks a-leaning

Ten ghouls a-groaning

Nine ghosts a-booing

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree.

I am participating in Family Moment Monday.

Band-in-a Box Giveaway

I recently found Band-in-a-Box made by Melissa and Doug in a toy store while searching for music toys for my children. My children have had so much fun playing with Band-in-a-Box that I decided to use it for my first giveaway!

Band-in-a-Box comes with a tambourine, maracas, cymbals, tone blocks, a triangle, and a clacker. To win all you need to do is to make a comment and tell me what you do to integrate music into your child's routine. On Thursday October 23rd I will randomly draw a winner from the comments, and then on Friday October 24th I will announce the winner!

This giveaway is open to readers with a address in the U.S.

Teaching Note Values With Note Cards

Music Lesson: Note Values

A great way to teach note values to your child is to compare note values to note cards:

Materials Needed:

1. Pen

2. Multi-colored note cards

Instructions:

1. Draw a whole note on the back of a yellow note card. (As seen in photo.)

2. Cut a blue note card in half and draw a half note on each card. (As seen in photo.)

3. Cut a pink note card in quarters and draw a quarter note on each card. (As seen in photo.)


4. Cut a green card in eighths and draw an eighth note on each card. (As seen in photo.)

5. Lay out a card pyramid with the blank sides of the cards up as seen in the photo below:

















6. Tell your child that all of the cards are related and that there are 2 half cards in one whole card, 2 quarter cards in one half card, 2 eighth cards in one quarter card, 4 eighth cards in a half card, and so on.

Once your child understands the relationship between the cards, flip the cards over as seen in the photo below:

7. Explain to your child that just as the note cards are related, music notes are related in the same way. Tell your child that there are 2 half notes in a whole note, 4 quarter notes in a whole note, 2 eighth notes in a quarter note and so on.

8. Another fun way to use these cards is to have your child practice making rhythms by using Q-tips for bar lines as seen in the photo below:

9. After laying down a rhythm as seen in the photo above practice clapping the rhythm with your child.

Halloween Songs for Children

The Addams Family

They're creepy and they're kooky,

Mysterious and spooky,

They're all together ooky,

The Addams Family.

Their house is a museum

Where people come to see 'em

They really are a scream

The Addams Family.

(Neat)

(Sweet)

(Petite)

So get a witches shawl on

A broomstick you can crawl on

We're gonna pay a call on

The Addams Family.

Music Craft: Bagpipes

Bagpipe Craft:

Materials Needed:

1. 4 paper towel rolls

2. 1 toilet paper roll
3. Brown paper bag
4. News paper
5. Tape or glue
6. String
7. Scissors
8. Construction paper

Instructions:

1. Glue or tape the rolls with construction paper.

2. Fill the paper bag with crumpled news paper.

3. Cut one of the paper towel rolls a little shorter for the blow pipe (the green colored tube was cut a little shorter.)

4. Glue or tape the blow pipe into the open end of the paper bag.

5. Poke a few hole in the toilet paper roll and insert the roll into the bottom end of the paper bag and secure with glue or tape. (As seen in photo.)

6. Make 3 diagonal slits on top of the paper bag for the other three paper towel rolls. Secure the rolls with glue.

7. Let the glue dry.

8. Drape the yarn around the 3 paper towel rolls as seen in photo.

9. Once the glue is dry hum into the blow pipe to play the pipes.

This great craft idea was from crayola.com.