This week we are doing Stations. Here is a brief description of what we are doing this week.I will try to have video so everyone can see how it works in real time.
Station Day: Day used to evaluate student progress on previously learned concepts and skills. The expectation of the student is to rotate thru four areas and perfom the outlined tasks below. Students recieve grade based on completion of task or understanding of concept. Does not have to show complete mastery but does need to be moving toward mastery of the skills.
Station 1: Flash Cards-
Objecitve: Review notes and symbols. Tell note or rest value and/or symbols function
Station 2: Geo Mats
Objective: Review Diamond Steps, Step Hop 180 turn, Step Knee March March
Station 3: Instrument
Objective: Review previously learned songs on either guitar or piano or recorder. Guitar should be able to play C and G7 chord, possible Em chord. Recorder should be able to play C, B, A, G in song learned last week. Piano should be able to move on to either pg32 or 46 with minimal assitance from teacher.
Station 4: Simulator
Objective: Using Dance Dance Revolution: students can practice stepping to the beat with semi-choreographed moves. Purpose is to step on the appropriate arrow to the beat of the music. Similar to GeoMats.
Using Guitar Hero: students practice holding guitar and moving fingers to beat of song. students will have practice in moving and holding down "frets"
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Music Week 20
This week in Music 3rd-5th Grade worked on Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 2 Line(s) E. We sang a song about John F. Kennedy. We also learned a stone passing game:
Oba Simu Sa
Stone Passing Game from West Africa, most likely Ghana
Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa
Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa
3rd grade continued to work out of the recorder book, Do It! Play Recorder pg. 9 #1. Objective: More C Note Practice, 3/4 time, dotted half note, tie.
4th grade had a Alfred's Piano Lessons quiz on pg.30 or 44. Objective: write in correct fingering and perform on keyboard. Copies have been made to take home to practice.
5th grade was taught two finger chords Em. Objective: Learn two finger chords on Em and review C chord and G7 chord.
K-1st grade:
Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 1 Line(s)F
Song: Chatter With the Angels
Objective: Review beat-rhythm; reinforce quarter notes and paired eighth notes
Materials: Engine Engine: CD 7-1
Snail Snail, CD 7-7
Star Light Star Bright CD 7-14
Display rhythms on board
Procedure:
1. Sing greeting to children. Say Listen to the hello I cap. Decide: Will you clap what you hear or will you clap a different pattern. Ask children to clap a pattern in response to your pattern while others tell whether the pattern is the same or different
2. Clap the rhythms of some songs or rhymes Engine, Engine, Snail Snail, etc. help children realize that the pattern in which they hear things clapped can help to tell them whcih song you clapped. each song or chant has own rhythm.
3, Play Engine, Engine-have one child lead the class around the room
4. Display rhythm for Engine, Engine
5. Learn Star Light, Star Bright
2nd grade:
Objective: Recall quarter ntoes, paired eight notes, rest, so, mi, and la
Materials: Bobby Shafto CD 7-27
Rain Rain CD 7-28
Display rhythm for Bobby Shafto on board
1. Show handsigns for Bobby Shafto. Sing song
2. Display rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Guide class to discover that is hows the rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Invite students to change rhythm so that it includes rests
3. Sing Bobby Shafto with words then with solfa syllables
Oba Simu Sa
Stone Passing Game from West Africa, most likely Ghana
Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa
Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa
3rd grade continued to work out of the recorder book, Do It! Play Recorder pg. 9 #1. Objective: More C Note Practice, 3/4 time, dotted half note, tie.
4th grade had a Alfred's Piano Lessons quiz on pg.30 or 44. Objective: write in correct fingering and perform on keyboard. Copies have been made to take home to practice.
5th grade was taught two finger chords Em. Objective: Learn two finger chords on Em and review C chord and G7 chord.
K-1st grade:
Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 1 Line(s)F
Song: Chatter With the Angels
Objective: Review beat-rhythm; reinforce quarter notes and paired eighth notes
Materials: Engine Engine: CD 7-1
Snail Snail, CD 7-7
Star Light Star Bright CD 7-14
Display rhythms on board
Procedure:
1. Sing greeting to children. Say Listen to the hello I cap. Decide: Will you clap what you hear or will you clap a different pattern. Ask children to clap a pattern in response to your pattern while others tell whether the pattern is the same or different
2. Clap the rhythms of some songs or rhymes Engine, Engine, Snail Snail, etc. help children realize that the pattern in which they hear things clapped can help to tell them whcih song you clapped. each song or chant has own rhythm.
3, Play Engine, Engine-have one child lead the class around the room
4. Display rhythm for Engine, Engine
5. Learn Star Light, Star Bright
2nd grade:
Objective: Recall quarter ntoes, paired eight notes, rest, so, mi, and la
Materials: Bobby Shafto CD 7-27
Rain Rain CD 7-28
Display rhythm for Bobby Shafto on board
1. Show handsigns for Bobby Shafto. Sing song
2. Display rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Guide class to discover that is hows the rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Invite students to change rhythm so that it includes rests
3. Sing Bobby Shafto with words then with solfa syllables
Music Week 19
This week we went to the computer lab to use Brainpop to learn about Louis Armstrong.
Objective: Learn about famous jazz figure for Black History Month
We:
1. Watch movie on Louis Armstrong
2. Take practice quiz
3. Take real quiz, email to Mr. Thomas
Quizzes can be made up if failed. I will notify soon of who needs to make up quiz.
K-2 grade classes stayed in the classroom and we watched brainpop on Louis Armstrong and we dicussed where he was from and the instrument he played. We talked about what a solo is in jazz and we listened to one of his songs. 3-5 will be able to listen next week when we are in class.
Objective: Learn about famous jazz figure for Black History Month
We:
1. Watch movie on Louis Armstrong
2. Take practice quiz
3. Take real quiz, email to Mr. Thomas
Quizzes can be made up if failed. I will notify soon of who needs to make up quiz.
K-2 grade classes stayed in the classroom and we watched brainpop on Louis Armstrong and we dicussed where he was from and the instrument he played. We talked about what a solo is in jazz and we listened to one of his songs. 3-5 will be able to listen next week when we are in class.
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