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.

Sharpie (Hard-Boiled) Eggs

So easy, but so effective. All you need to make these fancy Easter eggs is a black Sharpie and a hard-boiled egg. You might want to review our lessons on Zentangles and line drawings for some great patterns. A hard-boiled egg should not be left at room temperature for longer than 2 hours, and goes bad after a week in the fridge. Happy Easter!

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Here are some eggs made at home by Georgia and Nicole. Great work girls, and thanks for sharing!

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!