ORCA K-8 Georgi
School Rep
Tracey Appleyard
Be Yourself
Inspired by
Crow Boy
by Taro Yashima
STYLE Residency
May – June 2019
Classroom Practice Audio Tracks
In-Class Chorus Recording
Full Instrumental
Chorus Loop
Verse Loop
Verses
Group 1: Horace, Sabine, Emery, Sam M, Libby, Adriel
I can be your inspiration
For your favorite creation
I can be your muse
You wanna walk a mile in my shoes
You got a choice not to judge
And walk along the path of love
There’s a great big world out there for us
You can come along just because you wanna
Group 2: Matthew, Jolie, Cayni, Noah, Belen
You may not know who I am
You may not know what I do
You don’t even know my jam
I’m ‘bout to default on you
When I’m down I get back up
You cant break me I’m way too tough
I’m in this stuff way too much
I keep on building, building up
Group 3: Olive, Lam, Eli, Vivien, Freya, Sam B
People are still people though they make mistakes
Never let anyone stand in your way
Try to come for me, I’m ready, I am tough
Break me down and I’ll get back up
Were breaking down walls
Building bridges
Work together
The trenches
Breaking towers
In hauling flowers
Always be yourself
And never be a coward
Group 4: Teagan, Kingston, Ramla, Ishyn, Andrew, Abri
Ayeeee – Okay
Bout to make a million dollars yeah my life is okay
A baller, a scholar
Bout a holler away, Ayeee Okay
I got mad confidence that aint going away
There’s no un-doing, what I say
I got big gap jumps that are coming my way
Berms and boulders that I am grinding everyday Okayyy
Chorus
Be yourself be yourself
Disregard the hate
Be yourself be yourself
No two are the same
Life is not a game
Put selfishness away
Walk a mile in someone’s shoe
But its okay to still be you
Songwriting Tips
About the Book
Crow Boy
By Taro Yashima
A shy Japanese boy having difficulty adjusting to school is misjudged by his classmates.
Chibi has been an outcast since that frightening first day of school when he hid under the schoolhouse. Afraid of the teacher and unable to make any friends, Chibi passes his free time alone — alone at study time, alone at playtime, always a “forlorn little tag-along.” But when Mr. Isobe arrives, the teacher sees things in Chibi that no one else has ever noticed…
“A shy mountain boy in Japan leaves his home at dawn and returns at sunset to go to the village school. Pictures and text of moving and harmonious simplicity.” — Saturday Review
Caldecott Honor Book.
Meet Your STYLE Teaching Artist
Close Your Eyes
VI:
You can hear the breeze
You can hear a song
That the birds sing
When the morning comes
You can watch the world
spinning round and round
When you find your voice
There’s nothing like that sound
B Sec:
Being who you are
Is what sets you apart
You learn a little more each
When you choose to start
Hook:
Looking with your heart
Feeling with your soul
When you close your eyes
The world around you grows x2
Nate:
I feel the cool breeze
I look up in the sky and I see the leaves growing on the trees
All of the …birds are singing distinctively
I notice everyone of them because I’m listening
I’m noticing…. the wind in my hair
It’s probably because I’m sitting so still
On my derrière
B Sec:
Being who you are
Is what sets you apart
You learn a little more each
When you choose to start
Hook:
Looking with your heart
Feeling with your soul
When you close your eyes
The world around you grows x2
Nate Bogopolsky
Music inspired by books is the best! Let’s do this!
— Nate B.
Check Out What Nate B. Is Listening To
Tiffany Wilson
Let’s write some music together! I can’t wait to see where this program goes.
— Tiffany Wilson
Check Out What Tiffany Is Listening To
Really Love
D’Angelo and the Vangaurd
One
Esperanza Spalding
Fun Music Websites
Incredibox
Button Bass
Hypercube
Chrome Music Lab
Do you know any cool music websites?
Jazz Computer
Songwriting Through Youth Literature Education
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