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John Jacobson's Student Magazine
The Music Resource for Growing Minds August/September 2004 Volume 5 No. 1
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Words and Music byJOHN JACOBSON and ROGER EMERSON
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We’ve got the oldies, the goodies and all of the songs that kids have loved throughout the years.
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huddled around the radio and listened to music.
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“We're In The Money!” “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?”
and one of the all-time favorites, “Ain't We Got Fun?”
AIN'T WE GOT FUN?
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Words and Music by NICK PAGEwith the help of students from
Israel Loring School, Sudbury, MA
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*Substitute your own school’s name
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Have you ever heard of the power of singing? Nick Page, music editor, song leader and power singer himself, believes in thepower of singing! He travels worldwide leading Power Sings, ZESTFESTS andother singing events where he creates amazing celebrations with kids like you.
What Do You Love About Learning?
Nick PageTake a look around your classroom.Each student is different. Nick says, “We are all different, but by singing this
song we create a harmony from ourdifferences. Singing this song makesus powerful!” Create your own “Power Sing” with Nick’s song “What Do You Love About Learning?”
Photo by Susan Wilson, www.susanwilsonphoto.com
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Chapter 1In The Blink Of An Eye
It was the saddest day Jason could remember. Grammaand Gramps were moving to Arizona to get away fromthe cold – not only that, report cards had just been issued
and, well, let’s just say Jason’s were not what Uncle Jeb andAunt Meg had in mind. The news on television was awful.And to top it off, Jason’s 11th birthday was yesterday, so heeven had to wait a whole year for the next one. Jason sighed.On this wintry day, everything seemed pretty hopeless.
Yesterday’s mail was waiting, and Jason headed down thegraveled driveway white with crunchy snow, to empty themailbox, just as he did each morning. Nothing importantwas ever in the mail anyway—nothing for him at least. Ashe flipped idly through the small bundle of junk mail andbills, he discovered a square padded envelope with onlyone word on it. “JASON,” it said in large red carefullyscripted letters.
“How unusual,” he said out loud to Boliver, his happy-go-lucky German shepherd/lab mutt mix who also hap-pened to be the smartest dog in the world. “It has noaddress, no stamp, and no indication of where it camefrom or who sent it to me.” Boliver wagged his big tailwith interest.
Jason smiled and his heart pounded with anticipation.What could this be?
“I can hardly wait!” exclaimed Boliver, although it soundeda lot like “arf, arf” to anyone who really didn’t know him.
Jason dropped the bills and junk mail on the kitchen tableand went down the hall to his room. He shut the door andsat on the edge of the bed turning the envelope over andover in his hands. Boliver climbed up behind him and restedhis head on Jason’s shoulder, panting with anticipation.
Tearing open the envelope, Jason pulled out a carefullyfolded bundle of tissue paper and placed it on the bed. Hepeered into the envelope. There was nothing else inside,not even a note. “How weird!” he remarked, laying theenvelope on his bedside table next to the magnifying glassthat was Grampa’s birthday gift.
“Well what’s in the tissue paper?” asked Boliver impa-tiently, nosing it toward Jason’s hand.
Jason picked it up. ”It doesn’t feel like there’s anything inhere,” said Jason squeezing the tissue.
“What! No treats?!” asked Boliver, sounding disgusted.
Jason slowly unwrapped the outer layer of tissue paper.Within it was another, and within that another, andwithin that yet another one, rather like peeling an onion,but without the tears. Finally, Jason reached the smallestpacket, about the size of a postage stamp, taped all overwith cellophane tape. He picked at the tape with his fin-gers, finally resorting to tearing it apart with his teeth,and suddenly a small green stone the color of a fern dellplopped on to his bedspread.
“Why, I think this is an emerald!” Jason said.
“Rats! I’d rather have a treat!” complained Boliver.
Jason laughed. “Adults think they’re very valuable,Boliver!” he said. Picking up his magnifying glass, heexamined the emerald carefully.
“Hey! It’s…it’s got some writing on it!” he exclaimed.
Jason moved the magnifying glass up and down trying tofocus in on the writing. “I think it says…’QUEST.’”
Jason and Boliver sat looking at the emerald. “You can’teat it,” said Boliver.
“You can’t play with it,” said Jason.
“What good is it?” they both said at once.
The two of them stared glumly at the emerald and bothof them breathed big ol’ sighs of disappointment over it,their hot breaths colliding in mid-air, clouding the stone.Idly, Jason swiped away the condensation with his shirt-sleeve.
Suddenly, the room began to spin. The lights startedflickering on and off and on and off, then stayed off.Hurricane force winds whirled around right there in thebedroom, scattering everything everywhere With onehand Jason held on to Boliver, whose hair was blowingwildly in every direction, and with the other he held onto the iron headboard of his bed. “Ow ow oooooooooo!”cried Boliver, which Jason knew meant, “What’s going onhere, I’m scared!”
The lives of Jason and Boliver had suddenly taken a dra-matic turn. On that day when nothing seemed to begoing well at all, there began the most marvelous, fantas-tic, sensational adventure a boy and his dog have everhad. Which proves that you should never think you knowwhat’s going on; something can always change in theblink of an eye.
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Words and Music byJOHN JACOBSON and MARK BRYMER
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IntroductionDeep in my heart I yearnFor all the truth I can learn. My destiny is to see what might be. This is my chance! It's my turn! So...
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Panamanian Folk SongEnglish Lyrics by JOHN HIGGINS
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Across the Gulf of Mexico, just 90 miles south of the state of Florida, there is a large island countrycalled Cuba. Every summer, the people there hold a huge party called carnival. There are musicians,
lots of food, parades, and much more. But there is one thing everybody does at carnival. One, two, three, kick – everybody dances the conga!
Way Back WhenCarnival began many years ago when African slaves in Cuba held parties every year onJanuary 6. They celebrated with drumming, dancing, and singing. The Spanish people,
who began arriving in Cuba around 1500, brought these Africans to Cuba to work on theplantations. Native Americans called the Taino people also lived in Cuba at the time.
From this time on, the carnival grew more and more popular. Though there are many dif-ferent styles of music in Cuba, the main style of carnival is the conga. (The style has the same name
as the drum that you may know.) Each group of people in Cuba—the Africans, the Spanish,and the Native Americans—contributed something to the conga.
Let’s Party!During carnival, the streets fill with parades of groups called comparsas (kom-PAR-sahs).
Comparsas have singers, dancers, big bass drums, congas, shakers, cowbells, and trumpets.Many neighborhoods have their own comparsas. Each of these comparsas also has its own float.
The best part of carnival is that you don’t have to be in a comparsa to perform—everyone joins inthe fun. People form long lines by placing their hands on the hips of the person in front. As the floats
and the musicians parade by, everyone jumps in line, takes three steps and say: “¡Uno, dos, y tres!”A Conga for You
“Las polleras” (lahs poe-YAY-rahs) is a conga that you can learn to sing and play. Las pollerasis the name of a comparsa that plays at carnival. Once you learn the song, use these
rhythm patterns. They are just like the rhythms musicians in Cuba play in their com-parsas. Your class will have its own comparsa in no time!
This pattern is played on a shaker, called a shekere. Shekeres are made from big driedgourds that have beads strung around the outside.
The cowbell is an important instrument in the comparsa. It keeps the rhythm of the whole group mov-ing forward to a steady groove. Sometimes, this rhythm is played on a double bell, called an agogo.
The conga plays this pattern. Does this rhythm remind you of the dance step?
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Dear Music Express Readers,
Welcome to John Jacobson’s Music Express! John Jacobson,
that’s me. I hope that through this year we get to know each
other better and better. After all, music class is a great place to
make friends and learn all kinds of new things.
Some of the most important things that I ever learned I
learned in music class. I learned about history, about languages,
even about math and social studies. In music class I also
learned that I mattered. That’s right! Sometimes the world
can seem so big and filled with so many people that it’s easy
to forget that each person in the world is important. In music
class I learned that it takes all kinds of people, with all differ-
ent interests and talents to make a world filled with harmony.
Everyone is important. Including you.
This year in Music Express I was thinking that it would be
great to hear from some of you.
We’re going to include KidsEXPRESS! This will be a place for you
to “express” yourself. I’d love to hear from any or all of you. We
will provide a “starter” question or phrase and you take it from
there. You may write a letter, compose a song, draw a picture or
dance a dance. Anything you feel, express it!
You can write to me at the Music Express magazine
address below or even send me an e-mail at our website
www.musicexpressmagazine.com. We’ll pick a few of our favorites
and print them right here in the Music Express Magazine.
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about music. Sharing music
and ideas with your friends. What could be better than that?
Your friend,
John
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