Music Week 27

Stomp project continues-

All classes had a chance to explore ostinato and improvisation this week. We had a lot of creative ideas using this method:

Materials: Push brooms, plywood, garbage cans, paint buckets, extra percussion

Objective: Students improvise own ideas on whatever instrument they are playing
Improvisation: spontaneously creating a rhytmic or melodic idea



Procedure:
1. review ostinato
2. use patterns from last week
3.define improvisation
4. encourage individual improv
-student exploration
-teacher demonstration
5. If time allows, begin composing a routine based on student ideas

Music Week 26

This week we began our Stomp Project our main objective was to learn the term Ostinato which means repeated musical rhythm or pattern. Our secondary objective was learning about improvisation.

Materials
Orff-Schulwerk: Music for Children pg 60

Using brooms, garbage cans, tubs, drum sticks, buckets, mallets rhythm sticks

Brooms-#3
Garbage Cans-#6
Buckets#9
Lids?#18 Measure 2

Use to begin teaching improvistiation.


-Display rhythms on board
-clap rhythms on hands
-transfer to instrument
-repeat process for all lines
-remind students that rythms should line up and every one should be doing same tempo

EQ/Evaluation: Can students perform ostinato?


K-2 began learning about ostinato but they used boomwhackers.

Orff Schulwerk: Music for Children pg 53 #1

Fun with Boomwhackers: Diddle, Diddle Dumpling
teaching ostinato
-teach song by rote
-sing song while clapping ostinato pattern
-transfer to tubes

Next week they will try the garbage cans and brooms and etc.

Music Week 25

This week were outside with Coach doing fitness stations and Geo Mats

Here's how to do the songs

Song: Yeah 3x
Artist Chis Brown
High Impact

Intro:

Football Run
4,6 Jump 5, 5

Verse 1:

Start 7
Shuffle R-5, hop switch L 5, 3, hop switch R 3
4 count walk back to 9

Start 9
Shuffle L-5, hop switch R 5, 1, hop switch R 1
4 step back to 7

Repeat

Chorus:

Football Run
4,6 Jump 5, 5
6, 4 Jump 5,5

Front Kick R, Side Kick L

Front Kick L, Side Kick R


Verse 2:

Repeat Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 1


Song: I Like It
Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Medium Impact

Verse 1:

Start on 5
R 2, Lift L, 5, 5- 32 counts
L 2, Lift R, 5, 5

Side Step 4,4,6,6-24 counts
March to 4


Chorus:

start 4,
R 5,Step Turn 180 5,6, 6-4 count
R 5, Step Turn 180 5, 4, 4

March to 6

L 5, Step Turn 180 5, 4, 4
L 5, Step Turn 180 5, 6, 6

Leg Curl-8 count

Verse 2:

repeat v1

Chorus

Bridge:

Start 7
R 5,5,3,3 back 4 counts to 9
L 5,5, 1, 1 back 4 counts to 7

Chorus


Song: Dynamite
Artist Taio Cruz
Low Impact

Intro:

Jab, Jab Hold
Jab, Jab Hold
Rotate R arm
Rotate L arm

Verse 1:

Reverse Triangle Step L-8counts-1,3,55
Home 8
Reverse Triangle Step R-8 counts-3,1,55
Home 8
Diamond Step L-4 Counts-2,6,4,8
Home 4
Diamond Step R-4Counts-2,4,6,8
Home 4

Chorus:

Jab Jab Hold
Jab Jab Hold
Rotate R
Rotate L

Square Squat 32 counts-1,3-3,9-9,7-7,1 then reverse direction

Verse 2:

Triangle Step L 8 counts- 7,9,5,5
Home 8
Triangle Step R 8 counts-9,7,5,5
Home 8
Diamond Step L 4 counts-2,6,4,8
Home 4
Diamond Step R 4 counts-2,4,6,8
Home 4

Chorus:
Jab, Jab Hold...
Square Squat then reverse

Bridge:
X-Step 32 counts-1,3,5,5,7,9,5,5
Home 16

Chorus

Song: If I Had You
Artist: Adam Lambert
High Impact

Verse 1:

Step Knee- 32 counts

Single, Single, Double(type of foot shuffle)-32 Counts

Chorus:

4,6,Hop 5,5 alternate 6,4,Hop 5,5-48 counts

Football Run(Fast Feet) and touch floor on cue-16 counts

Verse 2:

repeat v1

Chorus

Bridge:

Lunge L 7,1- 32 counts
Lunge R 9, 3-32 counts

Squat 32 counts

Chorus

Song: Magic
Artist: B.o.B
Medium Impact


Intro:

Grapevine L-6, 8,4(approx) alternate Grapevine R-4,8,6(approx)-32 counts

Leg Curl-6,6,4,4,-Step right 6, Left leg curl, Step Left 4 , right leg curl-32 counts



Verse 1:

Jab Jab Cross R-32 counts
Jab Jab Cross L-32 counts

Jab Jab Uppercut R-16 counts
Jab Jab Uppercut L-16 counts

Chorus:

Grapevine L-6, 8,4(approx) alternate Grapevine R-4,8,6(approx)-32 counts

Leg Curl-6,6,4,4,-Step right 6, Left leg curl, Step Left 4 , right leg curl-32 counts



Verse 2:

repeat v1

Chorus



Song: Boom Boom Pow
Artist: Black Eyed Peas
Low Impact

Intro:

Home-march 32 beats/counts-5
Verse 1:

Wide Step Lead L 24 counts-4,6
Home 8
Wide Step Lead R 24 counts- 6,4
Home 8
Chorus:

Home 32
Verse 2:

Wide Together Lead L 24 counts-4,6,5,5
Home 8 counts
Wide Together Lead R 24 counts-6,4, 5,5
Home 8 counts
Bridge:

Side Rock Lead L 8 counts-4,5,4,5
Home 8 counts
Side Rock Lead R 8 counts, 6,5,6,5
Home 8 counts
Rock two Corners 24 counts-1,5,7,5 (I be rockin..)
Home 8 counts
Rock Two Corners 24 counts-3, 5, 9, 5(here we go, here we go...)
Home 8 counts
Step Tap Lead L 8 counts-4,4,6,6
Home 8 counts
Step Tap Lead R 8 counts-6,6,4,4
Home 8 counts
Home 16 counts
Verse 3:


Wide Step Lead L 24 counts-4,6
Home 8
Wide Step Lead R 24 counts- 6,4
Home 8

Music Week 24

All 3rd-5th Classes:

Winning Rhythms Sheet 3 Line A

This week was St. Patrick's Day. We sang the song: Everyone is Irish(On St. Patricks Day)and we talked about what St. Patricks Day is about. Here is a quick link to wikipedia for some brief info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day


3rd Grade:

Objective: Learn Low E on recorder, review C, B, A. Talk about staccato and legato
Materials: Krebbel Giants Dance


Demonstrate where fingers go.
Begin writing in notes on over head, count rhythms, discuss rests
Demonstrate staccato, legato
4th Grade:

Objective: Playing bass clef and treble clef on piano
Materials: pg. 36-38 or 45-46


Remind students that we are still playing the same notes, now we just have to incorporate the staff.
Set up will be the same
have to add bass clef. Will discuss order of letters and how to read

5th Grade:

Objective: Practice Em on guitar
Materials: Pay Me My Money Down


Demonstrate Em chord. 2nd fret, 2nd finger on 5th string, 3rd finger on 4th string
Sing Pay Me My Money Down
Watch Bruce Springteen sing Pay Me...

K-1

Focus: Quarter Notes and Paired eighth notes

Objective: Review beat-rhythm read quarter notes and paired eighth notes


Materials:
Winning Rhythms Sheet 2 Line A
Hey, Hey Look at Me CD7-6
Bluebells CD 7-12
Seesaw CD 7-13
Rhythm Cards on Smartboard


Process:


Lead children in singin Hey, Hey Look at Me:
Encourage them to Think of other Action words to sing in place of those in the song
Perform the actions as they sing the song again
As they sing Hey, Hey... have students
Pat the beat on their knees and then clap the rhthym with their hands as you sing song
Pat the beat or clap the rythms indicated on the beat rhythm flash cards
Encourage students to listen carefully as teacher claps Seesaw
Choose partners move up and down like seesaw
Assess:
As children sing various songs observe whether they use the appropriate movement-patting the beat or clapping the rhythm-as indicated on cards.

Song: Two Sailors lately Come from Sea


2nd Grade

Focus: Meter in 2

Objective: Review meter in 2, so, mi, la, quarter notes, eighth notes

Materials:
Winning Rhythms Sheet 2 Line A
Bounce High, Bounce Low CD 7-30
ball

Process:


Sing Bounce High, Bounce Low with the children. Bounce ball on the strong beats and catch it on the weak beat. On the word Shiloh bounce ball to one of the students who should bounce back to teacher. Continue until everyone has had a turn.
Have song posted on the board with time signature. Have students sing the song again patting thier knees or snapping their fingers. Place the word strong beat and weak beat on the board and help the children recognize they are patting on the strong beats and snapping on the weak beats. Show one way to indicate strong beat is with accent marks. Ask children to describe how bar lines indicate strong beats and weak beats. (Strong beats always come after the bar line)
Teach how to conduct meter in two
Asses:Children will transfer their ability to feel meter in two to conducting patterns of two

Song: Two Sailors lately come from sea

Music Week 23

3-5 had quizzes this week. The previous week we reviewed how to do the fingerings for their respective instruments

3rd Grade Quiz-perform Variation on Cobbler, Cobbler on recorder

4th Grade Quiz-perform either pg. 36 or 44 on piano

5th Grade Quiz-perform C chord, G7 chord, Em chord on guitar/ukulele


K-2 continued and/or finished thier rhythm composition project. It will be posted soon in some of their hallways.

Music Week 22

This week we began a rhythm composition project in K-2. Here is the process:

Composition Project:

Students will work in groups of 4 and compose a rhythm line using quarter notes, half notes, and quarter rests.


1. Students will draw line on paper
2. Students will create time signature
3. Students will create bar lines and double bar lines and measures
4. Students will begin writing rhythms. Explain that beats in each measure must add up to 4.

Students will write an idea then pass paper to next member in group.


3-5

The Monday classes had the opportunity to do stations because last week was a holiday. We also had FCAT writes that week.

By Thursday we were back to normal:

Kagan-Rally Coach Day:

Objective: work on C chord, G7, Em chord.

Students will be in groups of 4. Will have guitars/ukuleles, worksheet packet, and overhead.

Students are expected to coach one another on how to play these chords. Students should be able to answer"

Is the left hand in the correct positon?
Is the 1st fing, 1st fret, 2nd string being held down and strings 1-3 are being played for the C?
Is the 1st fing, 1st fret, 1st string being held down and strings 1-3 are being played for the G7?
Is the 2nd fing, 2nd fret, 2nd string and 3rd finger, 2nd fret being held down and strings 1-6 are being played for the Em?

Students will have time to practice and experiment on how to hold hands in correct position as well as holding guitar pick with correct procedure.

4th Grade;
Objective: Practice pg 36 or 44

Did you follow the diagram for setting up your hands?


3rd Grade:

Objective: Practice C, B, A, G notes

Coach each other:

Did your partner have the left hand on top?
Did your partner use the middle finger down for C?
Did your partner use pointer finger for B?
Did your partner use 2 fingers for A?
Did your partner use 3 fingers for G?