Folk Music Class Winter Intersession Class

This year we are offering a Folk Music Class during the break between regular BAM after-school classes. Below is all the information you need if your child would like to sign up. We have 11 in the class right now but can accommodate a few more. The more the merrier!

BAM Folk Music 

Intersession Kindergarten

Folk Music Class with Karl & Yun-Yun

Fridays, February 4, 11 & 17(thursday), 2011

2:30 – 3:20 Pm - $27 for 3 classes

Between our regular after-school classes

we will be offering a special Folk Music Class.

The classes will be held at Calvary Presbyterian Church

(just across the street from BAM)

Karl & Yun-Yun will pick up students at BAM in the

Kindergarten play-yard. Caretakers can

pick up students in front of Calvary at 3:20 pm

There are still openings. Contact Karl at: karl@shadley.net

Karl Shadley (510) 435-4264

Folk Music Class Winter Performance at BAM

We just completed our Fall/Winter after-school class of Folk Music at BAM. Yun-Yun and I have had such a good time with our kids. We have seen such growth in these kids in the past few months. What a joy to see them gaining confidence in singing and now more and more willing to announce our songs for our videos. They all felt very good about their performance at the BAM Winter After-school event. We are trying something new this year with an intersession class. I will post the details if you are interested in signing up your kindergartner for this special class. I we are posting both the long and short version of our performance. Again we thank our helper Leo (2nd grader) for doing our video taping.

Leo playing Frosty the Snowman on Violin

Every Friday our friend Leo gets out of his class early to come and help teach our class. He is in 2nd grade and a very popular guy with all our students. He fixes and passes out our snack, directs videos, reads to us & in todays video, entertains us. As always, if you leave comments I will pass them on to the kids and enjoy!

Search Amazon.com for frosty the snowman book

Stepping It Up! Teacher, Teacher

A few years ago my k-class helped write this song to the tune of Louie, Louie. It has been a real hit with my classes ever since. Now my new K-class is working on some new choreography that we will share in our video today. Let us know what you think on the blog and I will share it with the class. Enjoy!

sanna, sannanina

We have been preparing for our new video over the last few weeks. We have been working on a South African Freedom Song called "Sanna, Sannanina". This is one of the songs that was sung at gatherings of South African Blacks as they fought for political freedom.

We have also been working on our "shakers". The shakers are made from oatmeal boxes filled with beans, macaroni or rice and covered with original art by the kids.

The introduction to the song is done by Leif (who turns 6 today!) and the camera man is our teaching assistant Leo. Buy the way, when I got to class today one of the little girls told me she had seen Leo "9 times today". Leo is becoming quite the celeb with our Folk Music Class this year. Enjoy our video!

Leo reading Abiyoyo to the K-class

This year I have invited a past graduate of our Folk Music Class to join us as an assistant (leader in training). Our first assistant leader is Leo. Leo has been a part of our class from the very start. He too was once a kindergartner. Each week Leo's teacher releases him from class early so he can help lead the last 20 minutes of the class. Leo helps with with singing, making instruments and even makes the popcorn for our snack. This past week Leo came in for our Halloween class to read Pete Seager's wonderful book "Abiyoyo". I think Leo did a wonderful job! If you see him around school make sure you thank him for his leadership.


Abiyoyo Book and CD

Corner Grocery Store

Ok... this is the second class of our Fall K-class... My faithful assistant, Yun-Yun "Yak"agrees with me that this is the best k-class we have ever had. Today we worked on a new song where we had to rhyme. Listen for the verse that we chose to sing even when it does not rhyme just because we thought it was so cool.... enjoy