Music Week 16

This week the 5th grade classes had a quiz.They were to label the parts of the guitar.4th Grade also had a quiz on either pg 28 or pg 43 in piano book. 3rd grade just reviewed recorder skills and played the song Au Claire De La Lune. All of the classes worked on the Winning Rhythms Book:Sheet 2 Line A. We just worked on counting basic notes and rests. Finally, we worked on the song It's A New Year. Here is a sample recording:

http://musick8.com/html/current_tune.php?numbering=103&songorder=8

Music K-8 has been really helpful this year in providing some of the curriculum.


The K-2 classes worked on Rhythm Band. Our Objective was to identify Time Signature. We used Bells, Tambourines, Cymbals, Drums, Rhythm Sticks, Song: March of the Dogs, Song: The Dancing Bears, and the metronome.

Procedure:

1. Review time signature definition. Use piano and play a rhythmic figure that demonstrates 2/4.
2. Show chart with Dancing Bears. Talk about 3/4 time signature. Play rhythmic figure that demonstrates 3/4
3. Pass out instruments
4. Point to pictures. Student plays instrument on cue.

After we were done with today's lesson we played a musical game called Charlie Over the Ocean. Basically, you play the game like Duck, Duck, Goose but you sing instead of saying duck or goose.