4th Grade Program Practice Page
Welcome to the Practice Workspace for the 4th grade 2024 musical performance:
Welcome to the Practice Workspace for the 4th grade 2024 musical performance:
the SOUND of RESILIENCE
the SOUND of RESILIENCE
PLEASE LOOK FOR YOUR NAME ON THE LIST OF ROLES. PRACTICE YOUR PART! YOU ARE IMPORTANT!
PLEASE LOOK FOR YOUR NAME ON THE LIST OF ROLES. PRACTICE YOUR PART! YOU ARE IMPORTANT!
You must have media permission to have a solo speaking or singing role.
This will be recorded.
Script: (announcers are in red, song lyrics in black, solo parts bolded in black)
Script: (announcers are in red, song lyrics in black, solo parts bolded in black)
1a Resilience: the dictionary defines it as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Humans celebrate resilience. It is in the DNA of every culture on the planet to cheer for the one who is beaten back by life, but still rises.
1b We are here today to celebrate the music of African Americans. It is not just the artistic expression of a group of people. It is the sound of tough people rising from the ashes of hardship.
1c It is the sound of roses shooting roots into concrete.
1d It is the sound of resilience.
1b We are here today to celebrate the music of African Americans. It is not just the artistic expression of a group of people. It is the sound of tough people rising from the ashes of hardship.
1c It is the sound of roses shooting roots into concrete.
1d It is the sound of resilience.
Poem: The Rose That Grew From Concrete - Tupac Shakur
Poem: The Rose That Grew From Concrete - Tupac Shakur
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The story of the sound that changed the earth started where the world started. On the Continent of Africa.
Song 1: Mother Africa
Break Beat (percussion)
A section Home... () Africa () Home of the pyramid - Africa Land of the Sun - Africa Speak to the animals - Africa Talk with the drum - Africa Birthplace of science - Africa Art and design - Africa Cradle of life - Africa Celebrate!
B section (all classes)Africa, Africa - Celebrate our mother AfricaAfrica, Africa - Celebrate our mother Africa
C section (all classes)Aa yo, Aa yo, Aa yo, Africa a a, Aa yo, Aa yo, Aa yo, Africa
B + C section (sing Africa)( sing Aa yo)
Break Beat (percussion)
Drums Only 16 Bars (drums) Dancers
Break Beat (percussion)
Xylos Only (percussion + call response) Home... () Africa () Home of the pyramid - Africa Land of the Sun - Africa Speak to the animals - Africa Talk with the drum - Africa Birthplace of science - Africa Art and design - Africa Cradle of life - Africa Celebrate!
A + B + C section (Morris does the whole chant by themselves)(Gammenthaler sing Africa)(Petree and Gumucio sing Aa yo)
A + B + C section (Morris does the whole chant by themselves)(Gammenthaler sing Africa)(Petree and Gumucio sing Aa yo)
Break Beat Ending
A section Home... () Africa () Home of the pyramid - Africa Land of the Sun - Africa Speak to the animals - Africa Talk with the drum - Africa Birthplace of science - Africa Art and design - Africa Cradle of life - Africa Celebrate!
B section (all classes)Africa, Africa - Celebrate our mother AfricaAfrica, Africa - Celebrate our mother Africa
C section (all classes)Aa yo, Aa yo, Aa yo, Africa a a, Aa yo, Aa yo, Aa yo, Africa
B + C section (sing Africa)( sing Aa yo)
Break Beat (percussion)
Drums Only 16 Bars (drums) Dancers
Break Beat (percussion)
Xylos Only (percussion + call response) Home... () Africa () Home of the pyramid - Africa Land of the Sun - Africa Speak to the animals - Africa Talk with the drum - Africa Birthplace of science - Africa Art and design - Africa Cradle of life - Africa Celebrate!
A + B + C section (Morris does the whole chant by themselves)(Gammenthaler sing Africa)(Petree and Gumucio sing Aa yo)
A + B + C section (Morris does the whole chant by themselves)(Gammenthaler sing Africa)(Petree and Gumucio sing Aa yo)
Break Beat Ending
2a Africa, the cradle of civilizationThe place where man’s journey of meaning beganIt was from there greatness was discoveredAnd from there, greatness ran
2b First to the east, into Asia it traveledThen to the north, into Europe it wentFinally, west, on a watery journeybecoming two American continents
2c But when greatness returned home to AfricaShe came to make them slaves on plantationsShe came with chains for her distant cousinsto make them pick cotton, and build a young nation
2d The history of the motherland was lost in the sea.The African cultures and rich history Stripped from them, like a rose, torn from it roots.replanted in Mississippi red clay like concrete
2e So they workedand they sangand sometimes they ran - to the north, to freedom.
2f Follow the Drinking Gourd was a work song withsecret instructions to look for the big dipper, and help fromPeg-Leg Joe, a conductor in the underground railroad.
2b First to the east, into Asia it traveledThen to the north, into Europe it wentFinally, west, on a watery journeybecoming two American continents
2c But when greatness returned home to AfricaShe came to make them slaves on plantationsShe came with chains for her distant cousinsto make them pick cotton, and build a young nation
2d The history of the motherland was lost in the sea.The African cultures and rich history Stripped from them, like a rose, torn from it roots.replanted in Mississippi red clay like concrete
2e So they workedand they sangand sometimes they ran - to the north, to freedom.
2f Follow the Drinking Gourd was a work song withsecret instructions to look for the big dipper, and help fromPeg-Leg Joe, a conductor in the underground railroad.
Song 2: Follow the Drinking Gourd
Follow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFor the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourd
(soloist: )When the sun comes up and the first quail callsFollow the drinking gourd (soloist: )For the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFor the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourd
(soloist:)Now the riverbank will make a mighty good roadDead trees will show you the way (soloist: )And the left foot, peg-foot travelin’ onjust you follow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFor the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourd
(soloist: )When the sun comes up and the first quail callsFollow the drinking gourd (soloist: )For the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFor the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourd
(soloist:)Now the riverbank will make a mighty good roadDead trees will show you the way (soloist: )And the left foot, peg-foot travelin’ onjust you follow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFollow the drinking gourdFor the old man is ‘a waitin’ for to carry you to freedomIf you follow the drinking gourd
3a America’s pledge grew too loud to ignore.All men must be free, even if it means warThe civil war was fought to make slavery illegalbut once all were free, they were light years from equal
3b Life was hard for Africans in AmericaWithout the protection of police or the courts that other Americans had,they were picked on, and preyed upon, by people in the dominant culture
3c But they continued to workAnd instead of just complaining,They turned their troubles into an art form called THE BLUES.
3b Life was hard for Africans in AmericaWithout the protection of police or the courts that other Americans had,they were picked on, and preyed upon, by people in the dominant culture
3c But they continued to workAnd instead of just complaining,They turned their troubles into an art form called THE BLUES.
Song 3: The Cane Ridge Blues
Verse 1 - I did my math homework - got all the answers wrongMs. Morris tried to help me - she tried to put it in a songBut when I tried to sing it - the class, they told me, "yo!"You singin' out of tune my dude, about numbers you don't knowI got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues!
Verse 2 - Woke up late one mornin' - had to run to schoolGot there and the sign on the door said - "It's Saturday, fool!"I ran all the way back home - but my key was locked insideThen it started raining on me - and my hairdo up and died!I got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues!
Verse 3 -
I was chilling in class - with this dude I knewWe were talking kinda crazy - and we was playing tooMs. G gave me that look - I said, "I know what you' gon say."I said, "Please don't call my mama!" But she did it anyway. I got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues! Verse 4When we go to music - We just want to relaxBut Mr. Blackmon with all his music, never stops ridin' our backsWe're up here singing this blues todayCause if we don't, we'll get extra work and we'll never get to playWe got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues!
Verse 2 - Woke up late one mornin' - had to run to schoolGot there and the sign on the door said - "It's Saturday, fool!"I ran all the way back home - but my key was locked insideThen it started raining on me - and my hairdo up and died!I got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues!
Verse 3 -
I was chilling in class - with this dude I knewWe were talking kinda crazy - and we was playing tooMs. G gave me that look - I said, "I know what you' gon say."I said, "Please don't call my mama!" But she did it anyway. I got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues! Verse 4When we go to music - We just want to relaxBut Mr. Blackmon with all his music, never stops ridin' our backsWe're up here singing this blues todayCause if we don't, we'll get extra work and we'll never get to playWe got the blues - the Waverly Belmont Blues!
4a The blues captured how African Americans used music to feel a little better about life’s tough circumstances. But anyone that ever went through anything could relate to the blues. And that’s everyone.
4b The Blues became a hit form of music throughout the country. Now, everyone was listening.“Give us more!” they seemed to say. African Americans replied, “OK, we’ll give you JAZZ!”
4b The Blues became a hit form of music throughout the country. Now, everyone was listening.“Give us more!” they seemed to say. African Americans replied, “OK, we’ll give you JAZZ!”
Song 4: All Jazzed Up
(soloists: Wanna hear those saxes. Wanna hear those trombonesWanna hear those trumpets. I'm all jazzed up tonight (soloist:)When the joint is jumpin' - and the beat is thumpin'Man, my heart gets pumpin'. I'm all jazzed up tonightWhen they start to play my fav'rite songI can hardly wait to swing alongwhen the band is smokin' honey I'm not jokinThough it goes unspoken -- I'm all jazzed up tonight
(Dancers:)
When they start to play my fav'rite songI can hardly wait to swing alongwhen the band is smokin' honey I'm not jokin'Though it goes unspoken -- I'm all jazzed up tonight
Ba da dap bap ba dow -- Ba da dap bap ba dowBa da dap bap ba dow -- I'm all jazzed up tonightBa da dap bap ba dow -- Ba da dap bap ba dowBa da dap bap ba dow -- I'm all -- jazzed -- up -- to -- nightWoah yeah! Woah yeah!
I'm all jazzed up tonight!
(Dancers:)
When they start to play my fav'rite songI can hardly wait to swing alongwhen the band is smokin' honey I'm not jokin'Though it goes unspoken -- I'm all jazzed up tonight
Ba da dap bap ba dow -- Ba da dap bap ba dowBa da dap bap ba dow -- I'm all jazzed up tonightBa da dap bap ba dow -- Ba da dap bap ba dowBa da dap bap ba dow -- I'm all -- jazzed -- up -- to -- nightWoah yeah! Woah yeah!
I'm all jazzed up tonight!
5a Jazz was complex, sophisticated and original. The invention of the recording industry allowed jazz to be shared with the whole world on vinyl records.
5b People around the globe began to respect the sound of Black music, but the cries of black people for fair and equal treatment in America were still being ignored.
5c By the 1950’s, fair-minded people had had enough. The civil rights movement was born. The movement could have been bloody and mean-spirited, like the civil war. But instead, it took a different tone. One song summed up its ideals more than any other - We Shall Overcome.
5b People around the globe began to respect the sound of Black music, but the cries of black people for fair and equal treatment in America were still being ignored.
5c By the 1950’s, fair-minded people had had enough. The civil rights movement was born. The movement could have been bloody and mean-spirited, like the civil war. But instead, it took a different tone. One song summed up its ideals more than any other - We Shall Overcome.
Song 5: We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome, we shall overcomeWe shall overcome somedayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday (soloist:)We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in handWe’ll walk hand in hand somedayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday
(soloist:)Truth shall set us free, truth shall set us freeTruth shall set us free one dayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday
(soloist:)We shall live in peace, we shall live in peaceWe shall live in peace todayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday
Let Freedom Ring - On the mountainLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - In the valleyLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - On the mountainLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - In the valleyLet Freedom Ring - We can all be
Free, free, free at last thank God almighty wewe can all be (repeat 4x)
FREE!
(soloist:)Truth shall set us free, truth shall set us freeTruth shall set us free one dayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday
(soloist:)We shall live in peace, we shall live in peaceWe shall live in peace todayOh, deep in my heart, I do believeWe shall overcome someday
Let Freedom Ring - On the mountainLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - In the valleyLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - On the mountainLet Freedom Ring - We can all be free!Let Freedom Ring - In the valleyLet Freedom Ring - We can all be
Free, free, free at last thank God almighty wewe can all be (repeat 4x)
FREE!
6a One man’s voice cut through the confusion of those turbulent times with a message of love instead of hate. His sound began to lead the movement and transformed it into a thing that brought people together.
6b That man was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His message of non-violent civil disobedience changed the nation. This song by Teresa Jennings was written to honor his legacy.
6b That man was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His message of non-violent civil disobedience changed the nation. This song by Teresa Jennings was written to honor his legacy.
Song 6: Free At Last
(soloist:)Doctor oh, Doctor, we heard what you saidYou spoke out with wisdom. Your message was spread.You told the tales that we often re-tell.You spoke the words that reminded us well. Free! Free at last! Oh Free! Free at last!Thank God Almighty we are free, free at last. (soloist:)Doctor oh, Doctor, you marched and you led.You spoke out with courage the words yet unsaid.You had a dream that our freedom would ring.You had a dream we would join hands and sing. Free! Free at last! Oh Free! Free at last!Thank God Almighty we are free, free at last. Oh Free! Free at last! Oh Free! Free at last!Thank God Almighty we are free, free at last.Thank God Almighty we are free ----, free --- at--- last----.
7a Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. But the sound of the call for freedom and equality continued to ring out.
7b It rang through the sounds of Rock and Roll
7c It rang through the sounds of Motown Soul
7d It rang through the sounds of disco and funk
7e Providing a flashlight to see through the junk
7f The whole world was moved by the sound of Pop
7g And got in the groove through R&B and Hip Hop
7b It rang through the sounds of Rock and Roll
7c It rang through the sounds of Motown Soul
7d It rang through the sounds of disco and funk
7e Providing a flashlight to see through the junk
7f The whole world was moved by the sound of Pop
7g And got in the groove through R&B and Hip Hop
Song 7: Parade Of Superstars (lip sync)
NO SPEAKER LINES
- Chuck Berry:
- Martha and the Vandellas:
- Sam Cook:
- Sly and the Family Stone:
- James Brown:
- George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic:
- Bob Marley
- Sugarhill Gang:
- Whitney Houston:
- Prince:
- Michael Jackson:
- Destiny’s Child:
- TLC:
- Kanye West:
- Alicia Keys:
- Kendrick Lamar:
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Song 8: We Gon' Be Alright
8a
Through the struggles of life in AmericaWe press on and refuse to be beat This is the sound of survivalof roots breaking through concrete 8b This is the sound of resiliencethe sound of our hope in the fightand it echoes from Africa into eternityWe Gon' Be Alright
Through the struggles of life in AmericaWe press on and refuse to be beat This is the sound of survivalof roots breaking through concrete 8b This is the sound of resiliencethe sound of our hope in the fightand it echoes from Africa into eternityWe Gon' Be Alright
We gon be alright - We gon be alrightWe gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel me We gon be alright - We gon be alright -We gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel meWe gon be alright
(soloist - )Here I come with the breakdownThis is how you survive through a beatdownGotta keep hope alive, stay above groundmake a new sound - and give it to the whole world!It's the sound of resilienceImitated by billionsEverybody on the planet want to hear and understand itcause it's all about a people sayin'
We gon be alright - We gon be alrightWe gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel me We gon be alright - We gon be alright -We gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel meWe gon be alright
(soloist - )Here I come with the breakdownThis is how you survive through a beatdownGotta keep hope alive, stay above groundmake a new sound - and give it to the whole world!It's the sound of resilienceImitated by billionsEverybody on the planet want to hear and understand itcause it's all about a people sayin'
We gon be alright - We gon be alrightWe gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel me We gon be alright - We gon be alright -We gon be alright - We gon be alright, can you hear me, do you feel meWe gon be alright
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's laws wrong it
learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared.