Term 3, Week 4: I've Been Working on the Railroad

This week is Rail Safety Week, so it's a good time to learn a song about railways. We are learning "I've Been Working on the Railroad" 

Here's a more 'rocky' version - with some images of railways being built.

Here's another upbeat version. 

You can sing and dance to this version.

Here's a barber shop quartet singing I've been working on the railroad. These boys are from Aorere College in Papatoetoe (2011).

And a fun animated reggae and rock version 

And, of course, the air guitar version.

Here's some images of railways being built in USA.

Following on from last week's Stomp in the Kitchen video, we listened to this Stomp video, and tried to work out what was being used to make the sound. Who ever thought that basket balls could be used as musical instruments.  We also tried to copy the rhythms or make up our own ones to fit the beat.

Here is a seven year old boy conducting the overture to "The Bat" by Johann Strauss.