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May 14, 2020: Week 9, Volume 4

5/14/2020

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Current Assignment(s)

Students should be working on the Remote Learning Assignment for the week of May 11 (due Monday, 5/18).
​Details can be found in Google Classroom.

Updates

Click here for parent information about the current Remote Learning Assignment (sent 5/11/2020).
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​Click here to access the Nipmuc Virtual Chorus Concert.
Click here to read the Boston Globe article. 
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Listening Recommendation: ACDA Playlist

Watch the Vancouver Youth Choir perform "Fire" from Elements, by Katerina Gimon. This piece seeks to depict the sounds, sights, and smells of a fire using the wide range of sounds that can be produced by the human voice. 

Click here for the full playlist, which includes high quality choral music from a variety of time periods, genres, and ensembles. 


Just for Fun: 2 Truths & 1 Lie - Music Edition 

For each of the three questions below, two statements are true and one is a lie - can you guess which one is false? 
1. Singing Disney Princesses:
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Lilo has at least one sister
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Ariel has at least one sister
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Merida has at least one sister
Which one is the lie?

2. Strange State Laws:

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In New York, it's illegal to whistle at a pigeon.
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In Massachusetts, it's illegal to play a remixed version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as dance music in a public place.
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In Florida, it's illegal to sing in public while wearing a bathing suit.

Which one is the lie?

3. Music Trivia:

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Leo Fender, the founder of the iconic electric guitar and bass brand and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, never learned to play either instrument.
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Not a single member of the Beatles could read music.
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Prince played over 30 instruments on his debut album.

Which one is the lie?

Take Me To The Answers!
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