Update 37
- Howie Gordon
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 18, 2022
Good Morning and Welcome back to school.
For those of you that returned and for those of you that will be returning to school soon, I want to wish you a very fruitful and educational year. Not the year that we expected but this is the reality and we have to adapt. After all we are teachers, we can do it.
I can think of no better way to adapt to the new “new” than to incorporate singing and songs into your regular lessons.
My first recommendation is a new song put out by Yonina. A fabulous duo that have taken the local market by storm. Their song is called “Outside” and it is a true reflection of our times.
Outside
Music & Lyrics by Yoni Tokayer
Produced and Mixed by Amit Ben Atar
How long can I wait, playing games behind the door
I want to head out to the park, jump in puddles and explore
How can I just sit here between these walls
When I hear the wind begin to call
How long can I wait, simply starring at a screen
When I can touch, and hear, and smell, playing where the grass is green
How can I just sit here between these walls
When I hear the wind begin to call
‘cuz outside
I can spread my wings and fly
The sun is warm, and I’m finally feeling free
To jump and dance and simply to be me
We come into a world that is full of mystery
There’s beauty all around, if we only learn to see
I might climb a tree, or chase a butterfly
Dig into the sand of watch the clouds go by…
Videography: Yosef Shelest
Drone: Gal Freedman
Video Editing: Yoni Tokayer
Thank you to the amazing kids who took part in this video.
Graphics: Ziv Regev
Illustration: Rachel Shalev
For those of you who are new here, this bulletin goes out every fortnight and generally includes updated tips and ideas to use songs in the classroom and on Zoom. The bulletin also includes a digital tool or two to make your lives easier and more efficient in the classroom.
In the next few days, the site will be revamped and there will be significant changes. New songs will be added and more links to work pages and interactive activities.
This year I would like to to include more material for Junior High and High School. Feel free to send suggestions to the email as well.
Thanks to Jeniffer Hoyzman who suggested the idea of “Bet Sefer Lamusika” - https://www.facebook.com/music.school.keshet/videos/2718857911711594/
Every now and again the children sing English songs that are worth showing to your students.
*Digital Tool of the Week*
Autodraw
AutoDraw. Fast drawing for everyone. AutoDraw pairs machine learning with drawings from talented artists to help you draw stuff fast.
Have fun drawing pictures for your students -relating to songs that you had played them and have them guess what you are drawing. This can be done online or in class.
So it’s great to back. Hope the first week back was in your favour.
Stay healthy and cool as this weekend is about to be a scorcher. See you in a fortnight.
Admin Stuff
Please pass on this info onto your friends and colleagues that you want to share this info with.
Here is a link to a Google form where I ask you to suggest songs and ideas for the Learn in Tune Site.
You can access these broadcasts via the WhatsApp group
NEW: You can also receive the broadcasts on Signal
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