Image of music score for "Gently Sleep". Image created by M. Grayburn.
PRACTICE HINTS:
Look at the first measure. Do you see any other measures that look like this measure? Draw a box around each of them.
Look at the second measure. Do you see any other measure that looks like this measure? Draw an oval around each of them.
Look at the fourth measure. Do you see any other measure that looks like this measure? Draw a triangle around each of them.
Look at the shape patterns you have drawn and compare the first line with the second line. What did you notice? In this eight measure song, how many different measures are there?
Notice the comma that occasionally appears above the staff. This is a breath mark. This tells you when to take a breath. Likewise, when you don't see a breath mark, you do NOT take a breath.
Click below for a recording a recorder playing Gently Sleep with the accompaniment. |
Click below for the accompaniment for Gently Sleep. |
Click below to download the score, as shown above, for Gently Sleep. |
Click below to download a score for Gently Sleep that will help you to learn the letter names of the notes. |
Click below to download a score for Gently Sleep that will allow you to write in the letter names of the notes. You can write all of them in OR you can just write one in occasionally to help you. |
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Johannes Brahms One of the most famous lullabies was composed by Johannes Brahms. Johannes Brahms (1822-1897) is a German composer who wrote music for piano, orchestra, voice, and chamber groups. He was an excellent pianist, and often performed his own works. Listen to his work (left) and compare it to Gently Sleep. |
Video including audio of "Lullaby", composed by Johannes Brahms, with an image of Brahms on the screen during the performance. Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t894eGoymio |
- Have I learned to read GAB?
- How did my group do in learning Gently Sleep?
- Did I breathe only when the breath mark said to breathe?
- What did I learn?
- Have you completed your recorder test with your teacher? Or, did you submit a test with Flipgrid?
- Don't forget to download and turn in your self-evaluation form.
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Interactive Fingering Chart from http://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkchart.php |
Extending the Learning
- Create a short instructional video for how to read and analyze the music score for Gently Sleep.
- Create a short instructional video for how to play Gently Sleep on the recorder.
- Write alternate lullaby lyrics for this song.
- Find another song that goes well with Gently Sleep.
- Draw or paint the scene of a merchant selling hot cross buns.
- Choreograph movements to go with Gently Sleep.