Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars

I know you're somewhere out there


Somewhere far away


I want you back


I want you back


My neighbors think
I'm crazy


But they don't understand


You're all I have


You're all I have



(Chorus)



At night when the stars
light up my room


I sit by myself



Talking to the Moon


Try to get to you


In hopes you're on
the other side


Talking to me too
or am I a fool


Who sits alone
talking to the moon

I'm feeling like I'm famous


The talk of the town


They say
I've gone mad


Yeah
I've gone mad


But they don't know
what I know



Cause when the
sun goes down


Someone's talking back


Yeah,
they're talking back



Chorus 



Ahh Ahh,
Ahh

Do you ever hear me calling?


Ahh Ahh,
Ahh

Cause every night
I'm talking to the moon


Still trying to get to you



In hopes you're on
the other side
talking to me too


Or am I a fool
who sits alone
talking to the moon, ohhhhh



I know you're somewhere out there


Somewhere far away

What makes a good music video?

Ms. Wert's 6/7 class has made some spectacular marionettes. Today we will be choosing songs to make music videos starring our creations. What makes a good music video? All the videos below tell a story.

Kindergarten - Mother's Day

A Song for Mothers

(Original Author Unknown: Sung to: My Bologna Has a First Name)

Oh, my mother has a special name.

It s M-O-M-M-Y!

My mother has a special name.

It s M-O-M-M-Y!

Oh, I love to hug her every day.

And when I kiss her, I will say,

Mommy, mommy, I love you!

I L-O-V-E Y-O-U!

I Love Mother...

(Original Author Unknown: Sung to: "Frere Jacques")

I love mother, I love mother,

Yes I do, yes I do

All I want to say is

Happy Mother's Day, Mom

I Love you, I love you.

I Love Rock & Roll

With vocals and lyrics

Karaoke Version

I saw him dancin' there by the record machine 
I knew he must a been about seventeen 
The beat was goin' strong 
Playin' my favorite song 
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long 
Till he was with me, yeah me 
And I could tell it wouldn't be long 
Till he was with me, yeah me, singin' 

I love rock n' roll 
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby 
I love rock n' roll 
So come and take your time and dance with me 

Ow! 

He smiled so I got up and asked for his name 
That don't matter, he said, 
'Cause it's all the same 
Said can I take you home where we can be alone 
An' next we were movin' on 
He was with me, yeah me 
Next we were movin' on 
He was with me, yeah me, singin' 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/joan+jett+and+the+blackhearts/i+love+rock+n+roll_20072391.html ] 
I love rock n' roll 
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby 
I love rock n' roll 
So come an' take your time an' dance with me 

Ow! 

Said can I take you home where we can be alone 
Next we were movin' on 
He was with me, yeah me, 
An we'll be movin' on 
An' singin' that same old song 
Yeah with me, singin' 

I love rock n' roll 
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby 
I love rock n' roll 
So come an' take your time an' dance with me 

I Like the Flowers

GarageBand

Here is a link for an overview of GarageBand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMRTvU17dMI

Mrs. R's 6/7s will be watching from the 8:00 minute mark to learn about recording, tracks, and mixing.

At the end of class, please be sure to delete all recordings!

Sound Effects

Mrs. B's 4/5 class has been thinking about sound effects and practicing for a performance for our Kindergarten buddies. Here is a video for the song "Needing/Getting" by the band OK GO that turns some really big and amazing sound effects into a song.

P.S. - All of OK GO's videos are really cool. I suggest also checking out Here It Goes Again and This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg version). Notice also, how they are all done in one take!

True Colours by Cyndi Lauper

Here is the version without vocals for Mrs. Bourchier's 4/5 class to practise:

And if you still need the vocals to help you practice, try this version:

What is lip syncing?

As the day before spring break gets closer, many students are thinking about their entry for the Lip Sync contest. Lip syncing is a fine art. You need to memorize the words to your song. Then, you pretend to sing in time to the music. Some people add dancing to go with their pretend singing, but pretending to sing is the most important part. For a GREAT example of lip syncing, please watch the video below!