Music Week 5

This week 3rd-5th learned the song La Raspa. It is a folk song and dance from Mexico. There are lyrics that go with the dance that we have already learned.

3rd grade continued recorder and was able to successfully play Hot Cross Bun

Objective: Students will learn the fingerings for B, A, G and play Hot Cross Buns
Review Music Theory basics-staff, treble clef, quarter notes, half notes, rests

Review posture, how to hold, and how to blow into recorder

1. Begin reading notes to Hot Cross Buns
2. Have students begin to write in notes for song
-ask how many fingers are needed for each note
3. Play first four measures

4th Grade was able to work on piano skills with Sorry Spike(coincindently also Hot Cross Buns on Piano)

Book-Alfred's Piano Lessons

pg. 12-13


EQ: How do we play piano?

Objective: Students will learn how to use fingers 2,3,4 on left and right hands


Review Music Theory basics-staff, treble clef, quarter notes, half notes, rests-we do


Review posture, hand position at keyboard

1. Begin using the left on My Dog Spike, move to on to Sorry Spike for right hand
2. Have students begin to write in notes for song
3. Play line
4. Practice playing My Dog Spike/Sorry Spike with headphones

5th grade continued learning E,F,G and guitar:

Review Music Theory basics-staff, treble clef, quarter notes, half notes, rests


Review posture, how to hold, and how to pluck strings on guitar

1. Begin reading notes for line 2
2. Have students begin to write in notes for song
-ask what fingers are needed for E, then F, etc and what frets to use
3. Play first four measures
4. Students that are comfortable will play individually for Mr. Thomas

K-1 learned the song El Coqui- It is a folk song from Puerto Rico. It means the Frog

We also learned an activity with the Noble Duke of York:

Noble Duke of York

Objective: Perform steady beat with movement and on drums, perform upward and downward motion on glockenspiels

EQ: After all of these activities we have done (beat buddies, instruments, patting our laps), can you feel the steady beat?

Sitting: sing song while marching with hands: Discover-
-size of army, where they went

- where to raise "flag-every time we sing up or down

Moving: March beat. Piano or guitar plays. Continue to raise on up and down


Divide class into two groups: one marchers one plays on drums


Introduce upward and downward motion on glockenspiels


Divide class into three groups: one group marches, the other plays steady beat on drums, the third plays glissandos on glockenspiels on the up and down


2nd Grade worked on El Floron(Pass the Flower) It is a folk song from Puerto Rico as well.

Engine Engine No. 9

Engine, Engine No. 9

Going in down the Chicago Line.

If the train should junk the track

Do you get your money back?



Students learn song by rote, march to the pulse of the song, several students play Orff instruments, one student plays temple blocks at various speeds.The player will "get off" the beat, causing train to stumble. The temple block player will play frantically to imitate a crash, ending with loud tap and then silence. train players should "crash" and fall into an interesting shape. the watcher picks someone with an interesting shape and takes his place in the train. The introduction signals train members to stand up and form the train and get ready to move. Students rotate between instruments, temple blocks, and Orff instruments.Everyone should get a turn if time allows