It was a short week again this week. In 3rd-5th grade we continued writing lyrics and we also began putting them together with Garage Band. I only had a handful of students be able to complete the project but I will try to have everyone done by the end of February. It is very difficult when we keep missing so much school. Also the K-2 went over their Black History Songs and learned a new song that corresponded with the Winter Olympics called Winter Games.
This past Thursday we performed our Black History Program that featured many students. We had students rapping, reading poems, dressing up as famous African Americans, the step team, and Chorus. Here is a link to the video:
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Music Week 22
This week we began writing lyrics. Here is the process I took them through:
1. Make bubble diagram to outline ideas
2. Write paragraph about yourself
3. Take the lines from paragraph and begin to try to rhyme them.
4. Show an example of a professional rap and talk about rhyme scheme and content
Many of the students were very sucessful in creating lyrics while some struggled with the rhyming. I reminded the students that even the professionals don't always adhere to a strict rhyme scheme but they do have to rhyme.
In K-2 we reviewed our songs for the Black History Program and then we learned a new song called Who's On The Dollar Bill? It was a song for President's Day.
1. Make bubble diagram to outline ideas
2. Write paragraph about yourself
3. Take the lines from paragraph and begin to try to rhyme them.
4. Show an example of a professional rap and talk about rhyme scheme and content
Many of the students were very sucessful in creating lyrics while some struggled with the rhyming. I reminded the students that even the professionals don't always adhere to a strict rhyme scheme but they do have to rhyme.
In K-2 we reviewed our songs for the Black History Program and then we learned a new song called Who's On The Dollar Bill? It was a song for President's Day.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Music Week 21
We continued our notes on Hip-Hop. We did some lyrical analysis if time allowed. We began working on Garage Band in 3rd-5th grade. The idea was to introduce Garage Band by demonstrating how to find and use tracks. If time allowed I would demonstrate voice recording feature. I assigned groups for writing hip-hop song. It was really easy. Most classes used their current seating charts and we just adapted it for music class. There were to be 2-3 to a group where each member writes a verse. Topics will be assigned next week, however, many students took have already written something. I am interested in see what they have written. The podcast class of the week is Mrs. Maxwell's Class.
The K-2 students worked on songs for the Black History Program. K-Chatter with the Angels, 1-Shake Hands Mary, 2-Zudio.
The Black History Program will be February 18, 2010 at 8:00 and 9:15.
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http://wildcatmusic07.podOmatic.com
The K-2 students worked on songs for the Black History Program. K-Chatter with the Angels, 1-Shake Hands Mary, 2-Zudio.
The Black History Program will be February 18, 2010 at 8:00 and 9:15.
Check out our podcast page and become a follower:
http://wildcatmusic07.podOmatic.com
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