Kindergarden´s Concert for grandparents

On the 25th of November, kids from Kindergarden, first and second grade perfomed 3 songs for their grandparents. That was really a fun day, we got together with the families, we sang, danced and in the end of the party everybody enjoyed a delicious cofee with cakes, muffins, breads...Nami nami!!!
The kids sang the famous "Kye Kye Kule" and "Simama Ka", both songs from Africa. This songs are kind of  kids joke, so they sing and can make movements as far as the songs go. Also you can sing it in different ways to make it more fun, like start soft, then strong, screamming etc.
Kye Kye Kule video and lyrics:


"Kye Kye Kule
Kye Kye Kofisa
Kofisa Salanga
Salatilanga
Kumayede"

Simama Ka pictures and lyrics:

"Simama Ka Simama Ka (clap)
Ruka Ruka Ruka (jump)
Simama Ka (clap)
Tembea Tembea, Tembea Tembea (walk)
Ruka Ruka Ruka (jump)
Simama Ka (clap)
Tembea Kimbia Tembea Kimbia (dance)
Ruka Ruka Ruka (jump)
Simama Ka (clap)

A version of how african kids do it:


Other way to make Kye Kye Kule:


The last song was "Ég elska blómin" wich in icelandic means "I love the flowers".
Picture and lyrics:

"Ég elska blómin
Ég elska liljurnar
Ég elska fjöllin
Ég elska brekkurnar
Ég elska varðeldinn
Þegar húmar að
Búmdídíjatsí
Búmdídíjatsí
Bumdídíjatsí
Bumdídíjatsí
Bum"

You can sing this song in english if you want:
"I like the flowers
I like the daffodils
I like the mountains
I like the rolling hills
I like the fireside when the lights are low
Búmdídíjatsí..."

This song was found in this icelandic web site.

Thanks again all the staff whom trasported kids from the school to kindergarden, in special Benzí and Harpa. Thanks to our very very special guests, Rut who took this pictures and made the video and Héðinn Mari who played djembe with Mauricio.

The band!!

All the kids together and Kelly:

Visiting de playschool "Barnaborg"

Last week 4 students of the music school were visiting the playschool to play for the children there.
Sigurjóna just started one month ago to learn how the play the flute and she allready played 2 songs in this concert.
Hermann and Hugrún were playing on the trumpet and Agnes played the clarinett.
After our concert the children were teaching us 2 dances which they learned with Enrice in the music-time in the playschool.
We had a lot of fun :)

 

Marimbas

Here in Hafralækjarskóli we are continuing the great job of Robert Faulkner, who introduced the spirit of the marimbas in the school. Working with this kind of instruments is very satisfactory and stimulating because the students have to work together to make music. It means paying more atention to what each other is playing. Improve, to ge into the rhythm. The marimba's groups work very fine.! Today, we have 4 marimba's groups: Enrice, the blowing instrument teacher works with the youngest group (6 -7 years) or Yngsta Stig  in icelandic. Maurício and Kelly have 3 marimba's groups, the Yngsta stig (9 years), the Miðstig Marimba and  the Unglingastig Marimba. Now, they are learning and improving some african songs and some Maurício's compositions. We will add some recordings  here, very soon!

Yngsta Stig Marimba

 

 Miðstig Marimba

 

Let's Start!!!

Kelly's technique to teach piano. Just say " let's start" and they run to the piano!
Sigurjóna in the musicalization classes.



Jóhannes and Máni.


Eyrun, Agnes Þóra and Katrín.