The North Side Songs Project: Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8
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Nearly 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 participated in this innovative project celebrating neighborhood history through music and art.
This project was funded in part with generous support from The Grable Foundation as a part of the Charm Bracelet Project Fund.
All performances and recordings presented on this CD are for educational purposes only and were created for limited distribution on a non-profit basis.
Lyrics to all songs are available here: The North Side Songs Project – Lyrics.
3rd Grade
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Clan Chants:
(Original lyrics & melody)
Bear Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/BearClan.mp3]
Eagle Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/EagleClan.mp3]
Turtle Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/TurtleClan.mp3]
Wolf Clan Chant [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/WolfClan.mp3]
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Songs:
The Seneca Canoe Song: Kyo Waji Nayo [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/KyoWajiNayo.mp3]
[audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade3/TurtleIsland.mp3](Lyrics by students; melody based on a traditional flute song)
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4th Grade
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Old Allegheny [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade4/OldAllegheny.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; sung to melody of Stephen Foster’s “Oh, Susanna”)
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Watch Them Grow [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade4/WatchThemGrow.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; melody based on Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Here We Go”)
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5th Grade
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Pittsburgh Town [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade5/PittsburghTown.mp3]
(Woody Guthrie)
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Pollution Blues [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/northsidesongs/grade5/PollutionBlues.mp3]
(Lyrics by students; melody based on traditional 12-bar blues)
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North Side Songs was facilitated by Sense of Place Learning, LLC and SLB Radio Productions, Inc..
Special thanks to the children, teachers and staff of Pittsburgh Manchester K-8, including Ms. Cherry (principal) and Ms. Terlecki, Mr. Skelton and Ms. Washington (teachers).
Hooray for Art in School! You can hear,feel, and almost see the creative juices flowing. Plant those joyful seeds, Pittsburgh! Those are the kids I want to know. Big CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.
How important is art in the schools?!! Priceless.
Beautiful! Being proud of who you are / where you’re from is where it’s at! Doug looks like he’s positively purring.