Title – Songs in the Key of Art

By – Greg Percy

Letter from Greg:

I was trying to teach my "kinders" about the primary colors, but this
one particular group was having great difficulties.

On Day One:

• I wore red, yellow and blue clothes; we used red,
  yellow and blue materials; we talked about red, yellow and
  blue things.
• At the end of the day, I asked "Can anyone
  share the primary colors with me?"
  
  The answers: "
  
  Pink… ah,
  orange… ah, green
  
  ," etc.
• I was dumbfounded – so I headed home and pulled out my
  guitar and wrote a little ditty called:
  
  
  The Red and
  Yellow Blues
  
  .

Lyrics:

The Red and Yellow Blues The primary colors, they are red , yellow , blue And when I sing a song about ‘em, I get the red and yellow blues Red like an apple Yellow like the sun Blue like a swimming pool is so much fun The primary colors, they are red , yellow , blue And when I sing a song about ‘em, I get the red and yellow blues

On
Day 2:

• We did all of the things from Day One and we finished
  the day with my song.
• Unfortunately, most of the responses were still
  similar to the day before (doh!).

On Day 3:

• A simple change – I made the song a "call and
  response" or "echo" song where the kids
  had to sing the words back after I sang them.
• Mission accomplished!
• I still have high school kids come to see me that
  remember that "Red Yellow Blues" song.

Rest is
History:

• It inspired me to record my music and the "Songs
  in the Key of Art" series was born.
• 5 CDs and a DVD later, it’s still going strong.
• 
  All the CDs feature fun, humorous music about
  artists and art for kids.
  
  The live shows are a blast
  to do too.

The Link:

Here is the link to listen to this song and other

SongsInTheKeyOfArt.com

Thanks,

E-Mail

Greg
Percy

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