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### [What's New With Musicplay - January to June 2024](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-january-to-june-2024)

Jul 29, 2024, 12:00:00 PM

We hope that you've been thoroughly enjoying your experience with MusicplayOnline and all the incredible resources we have to offer! Since the beginning of 2024, our team has been hard at work adding new resources, updating existing ones, and implementing exciting improvements to our resources and website.

If you're interested in learning more about the specific changes and improvements we've made in 2024, feel free to take a look at the comprehensive list below.

[Denae Konynenbelt](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denae-konynenbelt) 

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### [What's New with Musicplay - March 27, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-march-27-2023)

Mar 27, 2023, 4:36:16 PM

### MusicplayOnline

###### French Content

- Added new songs to the song list: 
    - Grade 1 
          - 27\. [Un ours escalade une montagne](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/un-ours-escalade-une-montagne/?)
          - 36\. [Gâteau de fête](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/gateau-de-fete/?)
    - Grade 3 
          - 19\. [Petit chariot](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/old-brass-wagon-copy/?)
          - 25\. [Planche à laver ou contrebasse](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/planche-a-laver-ou-contrebasse/?)
          - 29\. [Mes biscuits de Noël](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/mes-biscuits-de-noel/?)
          - 32\. [Chez le roi](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/chez-le-roi/?)
          - 42\. [Nouvelles chaussures](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/nouvelles-chaussures/?)
          - 48\. [J'aime manger](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/jaime-manger/?)
          - 49\. [Dollar neuf](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/dollar-neuf/?)
          - 56\. [Alouette](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/alouette-3/)
          - 57\. [Le vent](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/le-vent/?)
          - 59\. [Où est le panier?](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/ou-est-le-panier/?)

###### Units

- Added [Melody Hunt](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/melody-and-rhythm-hunt/?) worksheet and flash cards to Games and Centers 
    - Also added to the Easter Unit and Solfa Practice
- Added [Rhythm Hunt](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/melody-and-rhythm-hunt/?) worksheet and flashcards to Games and Centers 
    - Also added to the Easter Unit and Rhythm Practice

###### Feature

- "Recently Updated" and "Just Added" tags added to search results

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### [What's New with Musicplay - March 20, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-march-20-2023)

Mar 20, 2023, 1:34:17 PM

### MusicplayOnline

###### Song List

- [Lollipop Tree Mini Book](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/lollipop-tree/?) has been updated with a new style
- [Noche Bueno](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/noche-buena/?) - Grade 3 
    - New kids demo uploaded
- [Shine a Light for Peace](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/shine-a-light-for-peace/?) - Grade 4 
    - New kids demo uploaded

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### [What's New with Musicplay - March 6, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-march-6-2023)

Mar 6, 2023, 4:00:00 PM

### MusicplayOnline

###### Features:

- Search now includes documents (e.g.: [search for solfa worksheets](https://musicplayonline.com/?s=solfa%20worksheet%20)) 
    - These documents are downloadable as PDFs or you can print from the website
- PDFs can be added to a "My List"  
    - The "+ Add to My List" button is on the bottom right of the documents

###### Units:

- [Alphabet Songs and Activities](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/alphabet-songs-and-activities/) 
    - Long Vowels videos and concept slides have been added to the unit
    - Concept Slides from Alphabet Songs have been linked in the unit
- [Musicplay Madness 2023](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/musicplay-madness-2023/?) 
    - New unit added to MusicplayOnline
    - Uploaded pre-made bracket for class use, which coincides with the Musicplay Madness 2023 song selections
    - Uploaded blank template bracket for class use

###### Song List:

- Updated "[The Old Gray Cat](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/the-old-gray-cat/?)" Illustrated Minibook
- Uploaded Canadian and American coin word rhythms 
    - Linked to [Shiny Penny](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/shiny-penny/?)
    - Linked to [Johnny Lost a Quarter](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/johnny-lost-a-quarter/?)

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### [What's New with Musicplay - Feb 27, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-feb-21-2023-0)

Feb 27, 2023, 4:42:34 PM

### MusicplayOnline

###### Units:

- [Peter and the Wolf](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/peter-and-the-wolf/?): 
    - Updated Peter and the Wolf Minibook

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### [What's New with Musicplay - Feb 21, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-feb-21-2023)

Feb 21, 2023, 4:07:21 PM

### MusicplayOnline

###### Units:

- Programs: 
    - Added [Friends Forever, A Musical Revue](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/friends-forever-a-musical-revue/)
    - Added [Composing America, A Musical Revue](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/composing-america-a-musical-review/?)
- Listening Units: 
    - Added Level 1 Worksheets to [Rossini's Ghost](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/rossinis-ghost/?)
- Theory: 
    - Added custom word rhythm tool to [Composition Unit](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/composition/?)

###### Song List:

- [Chumbara](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/chumbara/?) 
    - Added word randomizer tool to Interactives

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### [What's New with Musicplay - Feb 6, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-feb-6-2023)

Feb 6, 2023, 1:00:18 PM

### MusicplayOnline

- Song List 
    - Added Kids Demo to "[Take My Little Car](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/take-my-little-car/?)"
    - Added Kids Demo to "[Tommy Thumb](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/tommy-thumb/?)"
- [Black History Month](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/black-history-month/?) 
    - Added concept slides for Back American Musicians and Composers, with links to Safeshare and Youtube
- [Our Musical World](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/?level-2-tax%5Bunit-categories%5D%5Bworld-music%5D=on) 
    - Added "Notre monde musical - Livret passeport" (Our Musical World Passport Minibook) to extra resources in each country unit
- [Lesson Planning](https://musicplayonline.com/lesson-plan-archive-beta/?overview=true) 
    - Added "I Can Statement" flashcards for Kindergarten through Grade 5 to Lesson Planning Overview
- Solfa Practice 
    - Added Echo Sing activities to [Level 8 (drm sl d')](https://musicplayonline.com/practice/do-re-mi-so-la-high-do-drm-sl-d/)

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### [What's New with Musicplay - January 30, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-january-30-2023)

Jan 30, 2023, 2:00:00 PM

### MusicplayOnline

- [Our Musical World](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/?level-2-tax%5Bunit-categories%5D%5Bworld-music%5D=on) 
    - Added "Brazilian Capoeira" video to the [Brazil](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/brazil/?) unit

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### [What's New with Musicplay - January 23, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplay-january-23-2023)

Jan 23, 2023, 4:49:57 PM

### MusicplayOnline

- [Bucket Drumming with Mr. Frank](https://musicplayonline.com/instruments/?level-2-tax%5Binstruments%5D%5Bbucket-drumming%5D=on&level-2-tax%5Binstruments%5D%5Bmr-frank%5D=on) 
    - Added "[Eh Soom Boo Kawaya](https://musicplayonline.com/instruments/eh-soom-boo-kawaya/?)"
    - Added "[Good Mood](https://musicplayonline.com/instruments/good-mood/?)"
    - Added "[Won't You Be My Valentine](https://musicplayonline.com/instruments/wont-you-be-my-valentine/?)"
- Solfa Practice 
    - Added Echo Sing videos to [Level 7 (d m s d')](https://musicplayonline.com/practice/do-mi-so-high-do-d-m-s-d/?)
- [Our Musical World](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/?level-2-tax%5Bunit-categories%5D%5Bworld-music%5D=on) 
    - [Passport Mini Book](https://musicplayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/private/2023/01/Our-Musical-World-Passport-Mini-Book-1.pdf) added to each unit in this section

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### [What's New With MusicplayOnline - January 16, 2023](https://blog.musicplay.ca/whats-new-with-musicplayonline-january-16-2023)

Jan 16, 2023, 4:08:00 PM

### MusicplayOnline

- Song List 
    - Added "[Lift Every Voice and Sing](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/lift-every-voice-and-sing/?)"  
          - Also added to Black History Month Unit
    - Added "[Waddling Ducks](https://musicplayonline.com/songs/waddling-ducks/?)" 
          - Also added to [JJ Juniors Unit](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/jj-me-juniors/?)
- [Black History Month Unit](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/black-history-month/?)  
    - Added section on Notable Black Canadian Musicians and Composers
- [High Seas Program](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/the-high-seas/?) 
    - Added kids demos to each song
- [Beethoven Lives Upstairs](https://musicplayonline.com/units-list/ludwig-van-beethoven/?) 
    - Added worksheets to accompany the movie

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