Kindergartners have been exploring their voices and the range of them (high and low). They created songs about animals if they could sing like us humans.
Below is a link where you can listen to all the kids sing their songs about their animals. You can also see a picture of their animal they colored!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Oh Say Can You Hear Rubric
Below is the link to the grading rubric used for their National Anthem project.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2lKhqwiy_X2bURoY2x0S1RGXzg
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2lKhqwiy_X2bURoY2x0S1RGXzg
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Rhythm Compositions
The second week of school, we composed rhythms and performed them in grades 3, 5 & 6. Here are their compositions by grade. You can listen & see what they're doing!
3rd Grade
5th Grade
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Sept. 10 - Oct. 5
As we are going into our 4th week of school, I can't help but be thankful to the kids' parents whom I don't see everyday, but I see your hard work and love in your students. They make my job very easy to want to come to! Now I will wipe my sentimental tear from my eye and give you all 4 weeks in advance of lessons! Brace yourselves!
K - week 1 - learning solfege
week 2 - learning dynamics & working together
week 3 - learning a Spanish song & instrument names
week 4 - if animals could sing, what would they sound like?
1 - week 1 - review solfege, melody & harmony
week 2 - review treble clef & dynamics
week 3 - singing unit of common songs, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, This Little Light of Mine, Pimpon
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
2 - week 1 - review solfege, melody & harmony
week 2 - review treble clef & dynamics
week 3 - singing unit of common songs, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, This Little Light of Mine, Pimpon
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
3 - week 1 - solfege & dynamics review
week 2 - treble clef review with Boomwhackers
week 3 - singing with melody & harmony, part songs
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
5 - week 1 - National Anthem project
week 2 - presenting National Anthem projects, solfege review
week 3 - singing unit, pentatonic scale, sign language
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
6 - week 1 - solfege review & adding rhythm to solfege
week 2 - syncopation & harmony & melody
week 3 - common songs from around the globe
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
K - week 1 - learning solfege
week 2 - learning dynamics & working together
week 3 - learning a Spanish song & instrument names
week 4 - if animals could sing, what would they sound like?
1 - week 1 - review solfege, melody & harmony
week 2 - review treble clef & dynamics
week 3 - singing unit of common songs, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, This Little Light of Mine, Pimpon
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
2 - week 1 - review solfege, melody & harmony
week 2 - review treble clef & dynamics
week 3 - singing unit of common songs, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, This Little Light of Mine, Pimpon
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
3 - week 1 - solfege & dynamics review
week 2 - treble clef review with Boomwhackers
week 3 - singing with melody & harmony, part songs
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
5 - week 1 - National Anthem project
week 2 - presenting National Anthem projects, solfege review
week 3 - singing unit, pentatonic scale, sign language
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
6 - week 1 - solfege review & adding rhythm to solfege
week 2 - syncopation & harmony & melody
week 3 - common songs from around the globe
week 4 - beginning of learning piano
Friday, August 24, 2012
August 27-31st
Wow!
It's been so long since I posted, they changed the format of Blogger on me! Shame on me, I suppose! This week has been rhythm boot camp for all grades. We have been working on things we had down pat so well last year. It never ceases to amaze me how smart these kiddos are!
Next week, the students will be working on Phase Two of Boot Camp - solfege. While all other grades are working on improving previous knowledge, Kindergartners are learning how to trot, gallop, and walk to steady beats and getting especially good at using their eyes and ears in music class. Nothing excites me more than watching 27 kindergartners singing and dancing together!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Concert Time!
Good morning,
This year is quickly winding down! For most teachers, this is testing time; for Music teachers, this is the time of concerts, contests, and programs galore! Our concert is next Monday, April 23rd. Our theme is "It's All Fun & Games" and they're all things we've done in regular Music class. Hope to see you there!
This year is quickly winding down! For most teachers, this is testing time; for Music teachers, this is the time of concerts, contests, and programs galore! Our concert is next Monday, April 23rd. Our theme is "It's All Fun & Games" and they're all things we've done in regular Music class. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Telling a Story Through Music
We have been talking about Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev's brilliant orchestral piece where a story is told through the music. Each character is portrayed by a different set of instruments. We decided it would be cool if we could create our own stories through music, so they did! Here are the recordings of 6th grade's stories.
Group 1, Genna Celi Kyleana:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuN2NhNjA4N2YtN2ViYS00NDEzLTgxZGQtMTEzOWUyOTBkMzlk
Group 2, Steven Hannah Trevor AJ:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuMmZmNGZjZmUtMzFlZi00OTI5LWFkYTYtMDQxM2IyZWNiMjRh
Group 3, Bailey Trevor Brittney Donielle:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuYmE1ZGY0MzMtYjdhMi00YzlkLTgwZjEtOTM2YzgxNGE0ZmMw
Group 4 Zeke Kel Hannah Ravyn:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuZjZhZTM2ZmEtNWM4NC00N2M1LWI0ZDEtYjk5MzE5ZWI3MDky
Group 5, Kole Mason Amaya Megan:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuNDc2NDcwNzEtODJhYS00OTY2LWEyOTAtYjQ4YjFiYjYzOGRh
Group 6, Gavin Lily Aspen:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuMjY5ODk1YjEtNTcxMy00NmIzLWEyZjEtN2VkZTU2YTNhN2Jl
Group 7, Kelli Emily Jacob:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuYzEwNDk0ZWItYTU3ZC00MmYzLThlZGQtYmZjYzg1YzFlYzhh
Group 1, Genna Celi Kyleana:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuN2NhNjA4N2YtN2ViYS00NDEzLTgxZGQtMTEzOWUyOTBkMzlk
Group 2, Steven Hannah Trevor AJ:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuMmZmNGZjZmUtMzFlZi00OTI5LWFkYTYtMDQxM2IyZWNiMjRh
Group 3, Bailey Trevor Brittney Donielle:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuYmE1ZGY0MzMtYjdhMi00YzlkLTgwZjEtOTM2YzgxNGE0ZmMw
Group 4 Zeke Kel Hannah Ravyn:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuZjZhZTM2ZmEtNWM4NC00N2M1LWI0ZDEtYjk5MzE5ZWI3MDky
Group 5, Kole Mason Amaya Megan:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuNDc2NDcwNzEtODJhYS00OTY2LWEyOTAtYjQ4YjFiYjYzOGRh
Group 6, Gavin Lily Aspen:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuMjY5ODk1YjEtNTcxMy00NmIzLWEyZjEtN2VkZTU2YTNhN2Jl
Group 7, Kelli Emily Jacob:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6XaHXYlP7MuYzEwNDk0ZWItYTU3ZC00MmYzLThlZGQtYmZjYzg1YzFlYzhh
Friday, January 27, 2012
Jan. 23-27
Yee-haw!
This week, we're going to be celebrating Kansas' 151st birthday in music class by talking about a large facet of music we know & love today - cowboy music!
Mon - what do you know about cowboys? Home on the Range
Tues - saddles & cattle trails
Wed - cowboy songs
Thurs - What's a listening map? Aaron Copland's Hoedown
Fri - WTD?, make your own listening map!
This week, we're going to be celebrating Kansas' 151st birthday in music class by talking about a large facet of music we know & love today - cowboy music!
Mon - what do you know about cowboys? Home on the Range
Tues - saddles & cattle trails
Wed - cowboy songs
Thurs - What's a listening map? Aaron Copland's Hoedown
Fri - WTD?, make your own listening map!
Who's This Dude?
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| He really did look like a cartoon! |
Our Who's This Dude was a small man if you met him, but had a personality which was larger than life! Mr. Aaron Copland is one of the most prolific American composers we have ever known. Touching every genre of composition, he wrote for strings, brass, percussion, orchestra, ballets, musicals, and solo instrument and voice. With cowboy songs, we will be looking a lot at his ballet named "Rodeo," particularly the "Hoedown" movement. If you remember the "Beef: it's what's for dinner" commercials from the early 90s, this is the tune!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Jan. 16-20
Good morning & howdy-do!
Time to get back into the habit of blog posting! We have been doing some fun activities and learning lots of new things since we've been back from Winter Break. This week, we're going to dive into something quite ancient - the birth of music as we know it!
Mon - aural traditions, aural passing-on activity
Tues - Who wrote it down? practicing transcription
Wed - Early Instruments, small group projects
Thurs - the Western church & common music
Fri - Who's This Dude?, finish compositions in 5th & 6th grade
Time to get back into the habit of blog posting! We have been doing some fun activities and learning lots of new things since we've been back from Winter Break. This week, we're going to dive into something quite ancient - the birth of music as we know it!
Mon - aural traditions, aural passing-on activity
Tues - Who wrote it down? practicing transcription
Wed - Early Instruments, small group projects
Thurs - the Western church & common music
Fri - Who's This Dude?, finish compositions in 5th & 6th grade
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