Composed and Performed by Ms. Kelly and Ms. Marroquin s 2nd Grade Classes Classroom Cantatas Mendell Elementary School The Games We Play Cantata Singers, 2016 can ta ta singers
Kenn Nesbitt Baseball is Better Alvin, Katania, Tyiesha, Micah, Maya, Alex B. with. Allie Whitfield, Cantata Singers Voice If Piano 5 school were more like base ball we'd always get to play. We'd hang out in the 8 sun shine and run a round all day. We would n't have to stu dy. We 2016 Cantata Singers
11 1 would have n't to dy. stu We would have n't to STU DY! We'd prac and tice train, we'd and best they'd all of can when cel er ev was there rain. BIG rit. 2 2016 Cantata Singers
Text by students What's the Point of a Game? Alex, Jackson, Yoseliani, Jaylin, Jeremiah, with James Dargan, Cantata Singers strumming half notes rolled if possible When some one takes your turn when some one triplets push es you out of the way sud den ly the game is no long er 6 ve ry much change fun to play What is the point of a game, I say, if Cantata Singers, 2016
8 we are not go ing toplay fair?! It's more fun if we fol low the rulesand 11 show each oth er we care If a 1 per son a pol o giz es andgives back the ball it might just lift up your frown You 2 Cantata Singers, 2016
15 rit. might feel like play ing a gainif they say I'm sor ry forpush ing you rit. down! 19 Cantata Singers, 2016
Recess Avis Harley Theodora, Teddy, Alexa, Aidan, and Jariely, with Shaw Pong Liu, Cantata Singers Voice Piano = 1 Some play soc cer, Someone shouts: Pass the ball! 5 Some run ra ces O thers read in qui et pla ces. legato 9 Some find leaves or draw with chalk. 2016 Cantata Singers
1 Spoken, disorganized, all at different times a tempo Some play tag while o thers talk! talk! talk! talk! a 16 few play chess lots play ball, and some just like to watch meno mosso it all! and 20 some just like to watch it all! 2 2016 Cantata Singers
Students at Northpoint Elementary in Blaine, MN Voice Empathy and Encouragement Alicia, Elias, Elijah, Jacob, Justin, with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers It's hard to lose when there's a 6 Piano 6 6 5 6 lot at stake It can feel like the world's going to end But e ven if you lost the 6 6 9 Sup er bowl, you can still get com fort from your friends. "Keep on try ing." Cantata Singers, 2016
1 "Keep on try ing." Em pa thy can help when some one's feel ing bad. You can 16 keep on try ing e ven though you feel sad. "I missed a bas ket be fore" "I made a mis 20 take do ing a cart wheel" I felt em bar rassed and a lit tle mad." En 2 Cantata Singers, 2016
2 cour age ment can take us a long way And keep us in the sun 27 "Don't give up! You're still Num ber One!" Slower: "I 1 know it can be hard to get through things that are sad but you have to try and Cantata Singers, 2016
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Text by students Games We Can't Play By Ourselves Felix, Janivalis, Jhadi, Miguel, Violet, with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers Voice There are so man y games that we like to play Kick and catch is so much fun Piano 6 We could play games all the day Foot ball, kick ball, run! Or gliss. 10 in doors we might play Mo no po ly, you get some mon ey G T Cantata Singers, 2016
1 A? Oh, I love G T A! Can dy land Oh, Can dy land. 18 So much can dy in Can dy land. Team Leg os! One for all and 22 now Slower all for one! These games we can't play by our selves Like 25 birds can not fly with out their fea thers We like to play with fam i ly and 2 Cantata Singers, 2016
28 friends. We like to play to geth er. geth er. Cantata Singers, 2016
Text by students Always a Calm Way Out Nyeema, Justin, Lensky, Lenin, Jacob, with Shaw Pong Liu, Cantata Singers Voice Piano 12 8 12 8 12 8 Some times some bo dy gets mad in a game or we dis a gree. 6 but there's al ways a calm way out of an y pro blem you can see if they Cantata Singers, 2016
9 = 76 tempo rubato ask you for the ball you can give it to them if they 11 ask you to 6 be on the o ther team you can do it don't hit the ball 6 1 af ter you kick it! If some one cheats ask them to stop and fix it 2 Cantata Singers, 2016
17 = 10 Don't get mad if you get out Don't get mad if you get out 19 Don't get mad if you get out Don't get mad if you get out 12 8 12 8 12 8 21 12 8 12 8 12 8 Some times some bo dy gets mad in a game Cantata Singers, 2016
2 25 or we dis gree. a gree. but there's ways al a calm out way of an pro y you blem see can Cantata Singers, 2016
Joyce Sidman The Sorry Song Tyler, Areli, Yerika, Aiden, Reynaldo with Allie Whitfield, Cantata Singers Voice Piano Tyler starts with beat mf swing feel Ky le, Ky le, I'm sor ry for hit ting you in 6 dodge ball. I just get car ried a way in si tu a tions like that.. 9 in si tu a tions like that. Kids scream ing and duc king, 2016 Cantata Singers
12 coach bel low ing. all those red rub ber balls thump ing like 15 heart beats a gainst the walls and cei ling blink ing back and forth like 18 beat keeps going - solo stop lights that real ly mean go, go, go, go, go, GO! 2 2016 Cantata Singers
2 See, I e ven got carr ied way a in this po em. 2016 Cantata Singers
Text by students How We Can All Have Fun Alessandra, Hailey, Danny, Lezhir, Leila, with James Dargan, Cantata Singers When peo ple think they're the boss of the game or steal the ball push you andyou fall orthere's a big dis a gree ment That's 6 real lynot funat all whistle on last quarter Luck i ly there are things we cando so lutions to be had whistle like Cantata Singers, 2016
10 gi ving some one a se cond chance with no bo dy get ting mad whistle 12 Luck i ly there are things we cando each andeve ry one to 15 calm our selves and breathe long breaths so we can all have fun! whistle 2 Cantata Singers, 2016
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