Monthly Music

As a team member of Year 4 I can proudly say that: WE LOVE MUSIC, we are captivated by flutes, violins, drums, guitars, banjo´s and even by our high pitched voices! Music is a big deal in our classroom… our lovely neighbors ( Ms. Taty, Ms. Jana, Ms. Lu and Mr. Mason) share our passion ! They are constantly singing, dancing and whistling tunes. Therefore, we motivate every single student to sing along with Year 4! It is such an empowering feeling.

Interesting facts about Music:

        1. The chills you get when you listen to music, is mostly caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song.

 Dopamine is a feel-good chemical released by the brain. This chemical is directly involved in motivation. These studies found a biological explanation for why music always has been such a huge part of emotional events around the world since the beginning of human history.

2.    There are few activities in life that utilizes the entire brain, and music is one of them.

 

With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI), a research team recorded a group of individuals who were listening to music. They found that listening to music recruits the auditory areas, and employs large-scale neural networks in the brain. In fact, they believe music can activate emotional, motor, and creative areas of the brain.

3.    An “earworm” is a song that  you can’t seem to get out of your head.

An earworm is a cognitive itch in your brain. This “brain itch” is a need for the brain to fill in the gaps in a song’s rhythm. The auditory cortex is a part of your brain that will automatically fill in a rhythm of a song. In other words, your brain kept “singing” long after the song had ended.

So…here it goes, our monthly songs!

Blackbird 

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Shimbalaie, when I see the sun kissing the sea 

Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

Nature, goddess of living 
Pure beauty of birth 
A flower shining in the light 
Fisherman between the sea and the hook 

Free thoughts like the sky 
Imagine a paper boat 
Going away to never return 
Going like Iemanja 

Chorus (2X) 
Shimbalaie, when I see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

How long will it be to learn 
That a flower has life at birth 
That a flower shining in the light 
Fishing between the sea and the hook 

Chorus (2X) 
Shimbalaie, when i see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 
Being a captain of this world 
Able to roll without borders 
Live a year in seconds 
Appreciate dreams as more than silliness 
Become enchanted with books 
That speak about vanity 
When you like may it be needed 
Being able to tell the truth 

Chorus (4X) 
Shimbalaie, when i see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

Keep singing!

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol ... LA-LOVE

Ms. Carla