Music Mondays

Monday, June 17th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: Drake - Hold on We're Going Home

Oldie But Goodie: My Sharona

Classic Classical: Phillip Glass - Metamorphosis

Student Choice: City and Colour - Thirst

Extra: Vitamin C - Graduation

Monday, June 2nd, 2014: Music Monday

Rixton - Influences (VEVO LIFT)

Get To Know: Rixton (VEVO LIFT)

Rixton - ASK:REPLY (VEVO LIFT)

New Music: "Me and My Broken Heart" by Rixton



Oldie but Goodie: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication



Top hit from when I was in grade 7: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit



Classic Classical: "Santa Fe" - composed and orchestrated by Emily Bear



Student Choice: KONGOS - Come With Me Now



Monday, May 12th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: Five Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

http://www.sharedots.com/this-drinkable-book-is-going-to-save-millions-of-lives-256.html

Oldie but Goodie: The Doors - The House of the Rising Sun



Classic Classical: 20 Popular Rap Songs on Guitar



Student Choice: Coldplay - Magic





Monday, May 5th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: Afrojack - Ten Feet Tall (Lyric Video) ft. Wrabel



Oldie but Goodie: The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun



Classic Classical: Game of Thrones Classical Cover @Astonband



Student Choice: Bruno Mars - Moonshine





Monday, April 28th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: "Heart's on Fire" by Passenger



New Music from the UK top 100: "Rip Tide" by Vance Joy



Oldie but Goodie: The Poiter Sisters - "I'm So Excited & Jump"





Classic Classical: Halo Theme Song - William Joseph and Lindsey Stirling



Monday, April 14th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: Ed Sheeran "Sing"



Oldie but Goodie: Video Killed the Radio Star



Classic Classical: William Joseph "Bella's Theme" from Twilight



Student Choice:



Monday, April 7th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: The 1975 "Chocolate" (lyrics here)



Oldie but Goodie: "Mony Mony" by Tommy James & The Shondells



Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live In New York 2001)



Classic Classical: Haydn : Symphony No. 94, 'Surprise', 2nd movement



Student Choice: John Legend "All of Me"

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/1975/chocolate.html


Monday, March 31st, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: American Authors "Best Day of My Life"



Oldie but Goodie: "Goodnight Sweetheart" by Bing Crosby



Classic Classical: "Spring" by Vivaldi



Student Choice:



Monday, March 17th: Music Monday

New Music: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams



Oldie but Goodie...with an Irish Twist: "Danny Boy" performed by the Celtic Women (Click here for a definition of St. Patrick's Day)



The Dubliners & The Pogues - The Irish Rover



Classic Classical: Big Piano-FAO Schwarz (Heart and Soul)



Student Choice: Sara Bareilles - Brave



Monday, February 25th: Music Monday

Today we're going to take a little different approach and look at some covers of recent songs in a ragtime style. If you don't know what ragtime is, take a peek here.

While you're watching, think about whether you like the original version or the ragtime cover, and be prepared to defend your reasons!


Postmodern Jukebox


Monday, February 17th: Music Monday

Hi Everyone!! Enjoy your week with Ms. Andersson, I'll see you next Tuesday (Monday the 24th is our basketball tournament girls)!!! I'm loving my time at the beach with my boys. We're running (well Max is) and walking the beach two or three time a day, building sandcastles, running the waves, digging holes to let the boys jump in - it's heaven! Be respectful, work hard:)


New Music: "Love Me Again" by John Newman



Oldie but Goodie: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" sung by Diana Ross



Classic Classical: An instrumental version of the famous Russian traditional song "Kalinka".



Student Choice: "Team" by Lorde




Monday, February 10th 2014: Music Monday

Ted Talks: The Black Violin "Classical Music Meets Hip Hop" with Kev Marcus



New Music: "Sweater Weather" by the Neighbourhood



Oldie But Goodie: "Wonderwall" by Oasis



Classic Classical: "Safe and Sound Cover" by William Joseph



Student Choice: "Let It Go" from Frozen



"In Summer" from Frozen








Monday, February 3rd 2014: Music Monday

New Music: "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry and Juicy J



Oldie But Goodie: "What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones



Classic Classical: William Joseph playing "Piano Fantasy" (Ft. Caroline Campbell)



Student Choice: "Banga, Banga" by Austin Mahone







Monday, January 27th, 2014: Music Monday

New(ish) Music: "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida



Here is what inspired Flo Rida to write his song. Check out Etta James singing "Something's Got a Hold On Me".



** Here is my favourite song by Etta James, "At Last".



Oldie But Goodie: "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J (Who was the host at the Grammy Awards which aired last night).



Classic Classial: Dubstep Piano on the Lake by William Joseph, covering "Radioactive"




Student Choice:




Monday, January 20th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: "Burn" by Ellie Goulding



Oldie But Goodie: "Roxanne" by The Police



Classic Classical: Rachmaninov "Prelude in C Sharp Minor"



Student Choice: "Hunger Games Song" a musical parody of decisions by Borgore.





Monday, January 13th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: "Pompeii" by Bastille



Oldie but Goodie: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys



Classic Classical:"Let It Go" cover from the movie Frozen, performed by Tienacious.



Student Choice: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2"





Monday, January 6th, 2014: Music Monday

New Music: "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton



Oldie but Goodie: "Proud Mary" performed by Beyonce



Here is a version performed by Tina Turner



Classic Classical: Opening scene from Riverdance (Irish)



Student Choice: "1, 2, 3, 4" by Feist



Here is another fun version of "1, 2, 3, 4" with Feist and the cast of Sesame Street







Monday, December 9th, 2013: Music Monday

**Us in 1 week**



New Music: "Monster" by Eminem ft. Rhianna



Oldie but Goodie: "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley



Classic Classical: "C.S. Chopsticks Variations" -Piano Comedy Jimmy Liu and Kevin Wu



**Special Treat** Grant Dowker playing Ecossaise



And Max playing Cuckoo



Holiday Happiness: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Michael Buble



Monday, December 2nd, 2013: Music Monday

New Music: :Let Her Go" by Passenger




Oldie but Goodie: "Blackbird" by the Beatles, by Paul McCartney




Classic Classical: Mendelssohn's "Scherzo" from A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.21




Holiday Happiness: "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"




Monday, November 25th: Music Monday

New Music: "Counting Stars" by One Republic



Oldie but Goodie: The Scatman



Classic Classical: Tchaikovsky's famous 1812 Overture Part 1



Student Choice: The Simpson's Theme Song





Monday, November 18th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Anything" by Hedley



Oldie but Goodie:"Yakety, Yak" by The Coasters (1957)



Classic Classical:"Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven



Student Choice:"Unconditionally" by Katy Perry



Monday, November 11th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake



Oldie but Goodie: "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson



Classic Classical: "Air" by J.S. Bach



(Here is a picture of J.S. Bach)


Student Choice: "Hold On We're Going Home" by Drake




Monday, November 4th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Royals" by Lorde (see the lyrics here)



Check out this short video on the beginnings of Lorde:)



Here is one more video on the importance of words!



Oldie but Goodie: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker



Classic Classical: "Ave Maria" by Schubert



Student Choice: "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley



Monday, October 28th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Everything has Changed" by Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran



Oldie but Goodie: "Wild Horses" by The Rolling Stones



Classic Classical: "Hallelujah" by Handel



Student Choice: "Clarity" by Zedd feat. Foxes



Monday, October 21st: Music Mondays

New Music: "Wake Me Up" by Avicii



Oldie but Goodie: "One" by U2



Classic Classical: "Rondo Alla Turca: by Mozart



Student Choice: "Everything" by Im5



Monday, October 13th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Safe and Sounds" by Capital Cities



Oldie but Goodie: "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake



Classic Classical: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro" by Mozart



Monday, October 7th: Music Mondays

New Music: "Wings" by Macklemore



Oldie but Goodie: "Whomp, There it is!" by Tag Team



Classic Classical: Prelude in C# Minor by Rachmaninoff



Monday, September 30th: Music Mondays

New Music: "The Way" by Ariana Grande



Oldie but Goodie: "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore (1965)



Classic Classical: "The Nutcracker" by Pytor Tchaikovsky




Monday, September 23rd: Music Mondays

New Music: Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding



"Oldie but Goodie!": ABC by The Jackson 5



Classic Classial: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven




Monday, September 16th: Mrs. Leggett's Playlist

New Music: "People Like Us" by Kelly Clarkson



"Oldie but Goodie!": "Remember When" by Alan Jackson



Classic Classical: Canon in D by Pachebel





Monday, September 9th:

New Music: Roar by Katy Perry



"Oldie but Goodie!" : Imagine by John Lennon



Classic Classical: Debussy's Claire de lune performed by James Parker

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