- Washington Montessori Elementary School
- Black History Month Performance 2025
Farrell, Tess-Music
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Here is all the information regarding the black history month program in music class!
The concert will be on February 28th @ 2pm during the school day inside of the gymnasium. The dress code is also our overall theme this year: MOTOWN!! Dress like you are a Motown performer!
Song list (by grade):
-Whole School - "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Black National Anthem)
-Pre-Kindergarten - "ABC" by Jackson 5
-Kindergarten - "My Girl" by The Temptations
-1st grade - "Isn't She Lovely" (NOTE: students are only singing the first verse, but they will sing it twice instead of singing the second verse. The song will end after the repeat)
-2nd grade - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by The Temptations
-3rd grade - "You Can't Win" from The Wiz
-4th grade - "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
-5th grade - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
(See document below for a PowerPoint that makes clear which group sings which part. Boys' lyrics are in blue, girls' are red, everyone is purple.)
Please feel free to email me or message me through Class Dojo if you have any questions :)
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Lift Every Voice and Sing / Black National Anthem
Lift Every Voice and Sing / Black National Anthem (with vocals)
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Pre-K : "ABC"
This is the pre-k song "ABC" by the Jackson 5. The students sing from 0:00 - 0:49.
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Kindergarten - "My Girl"
This is the kindergarten song, "My Girl" by The Temptations. NOTE: Kindergarten will only be singing from 0:00 - 1:27 (until the instrumental break)
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1st grade - "Isn't She Lovely"
This is the 1st grader's song, "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder. NOTE: 1st grade will only be singing until the instrumental break (0:00 - 1:16) AND they will be singing the first verse TWICE instead of singing the first and second verses. So if you want to just play the first verse for students, stop the video at 0:43.
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2nd Grade = "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
This is the 2nd grade song, "The Way You Do The Things You Do" by The Temptations. 2nd grade will be singing the whole song.