K-3 will begin learning their songs for the holiday concerts. Grades 2 and 3 will be bringing packets home.
Fourth grade: we will perform our staff songs on the boomsticks and tone chimes.
Fifth grade: we will discuss sound words and how to creatively make the sound. Students will choose 5 sound words with created sounds. They will write a short story using the sound words.
Sixth grade: we will complete a staff sheet using 4 beats/measure. Students will have to clap and chant their composition for me as an individual assessment grade.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
October 21-27
Kindergarten: students will sing Halloween Song and The Witch Rides. We will discuss long and short sounds and perform the songs with tone chime/ostinato patterns. (Hughes, Green, and Frushon will attend the book fair during part of music class)
First grade: students will sing Halloween and discuss loud, soft, and short sounds. All students will perform a brief piano solo as special sound effects to our song!(Cooper will attend the book fair during part of music class)
Second grade: students will sing Halloween is a Very Unusual Night and perform tone chime/ostinato patterns. We will also choose percussion instruments to enhance the creature sounds in the song.
Third grade: Review My Old Black Cat Hates Halloween and perform the melodic ostinato on the bells. We will create other melodic ostinatos to create additional harmonies within the song.
Fourth grade: students will identify instruments and special sound effects in the song Halloween. We will also sing with dynamics, staccato, and legato voices. We will also create our own spooky sounds to perform with a poem.
Fifth grade: students will watch a computer graphics version of Danse Macabre. They will then brainstorm and write their own short Halloween story to match the song. I will also be looking for capital letters, punctuation, and grammatically correct sentences!!!
Sixth grade: students will listen to Thriller and perform the song in 2 part harmony. We will also feature a student performing the voice over!
Chorus: I will be going over solo audition information during chorus. Emails/hard copies of information will be coming home shortly.
First grade: students will sing Halloween and discuss loud, soft, and short sounds. All students will perform a brief piano solo as special sound effects to our song!(Cooper will attend the book fair during part of music class)
Second grade: students will sing Halloween is a Very Unusual Night and perform tone chime/ostinato patterns. We will also choose percussion instruments to enhance the creature sounds in the song.
Third grade: Review My Old Black Cat Hates Halloween and perform the melodic ostinato on the bells. We will create other melodic ostinatos to create additional harmonies within the song.
Fourth grade: students will identify instruments and special sound effects in the song Halloween. We will also sing with dynamics, staccato, and legato voices. We will also create our own spooky sounds to perform with a poem.
Fifth grade: students will watch a computer graphics version of Danse Macabre. They will then brainstorm and write their own short Halloween story to match the song. I will also be looking for capital letters, punctuation, and grammatically correct sentences!!!
Sixth grade: students will listen to Thriller and perform the song in 2 part harmony. We will also feature a student performing the voice over!
Chorus: I will be going over solo audition information during chorus. Emails/hard copies of information will be coming home shortly.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
10/14-10/20
Kindergarten: Halloween on Parade- marching to steady beat, sing, and act out characters in the song. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
First grade: Jack-o-lantern- sing and perform motions, discuss rhyming words in song, discuss tempo changes, and perform accompaniment patterns using tone chimes, Orff, and piano. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Second grade: There Once Was a Witch- Sing and perform motions, perform accompaniment ostinato using tone chimes, Orff, and piano. Listen to The Banshee. Discuss the piano performance and show students the inside of the piano body. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Third grade: Review It's a Small World. Students will sing and perform cymbal and drum accompaniments. Students will also discuss meter in 2 and perform motions to East/West. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Fourth grade: Label staff notes to song # 72, 73, and 74. Students will perform in small groups on the bells. The new note today is C.
Fifth grade: vocab quizzes will be given this week. They will be graded and returned during class. Begin Danse Macabre to prepare for the listening/writing activity next class.
Sixth grade: Students will work in small groups to compose and perform a rhythmic ostinato pattern for 5 different percussion instruments.
Chorus: memorize lyrics. At this time, 4th graders have been asked to bring $1 for a surprise prop! They have been asked to keep it a secret!!
First grade: Jack-o-lantern- sing and perform motions, discuss rhyming words in song, discuss tempo changes, and perform accompaniment patterns using tone chimes, Orff, and piano. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Second grade: There Once Was a Witch- Sing and perform motions, perform accompaniment ostinato using tone chimes, Orff, and piano. Listen to The Banshee. Discuss the piano performance and show students the inside of the piano body. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Third grade: Review It's a Small World. Students will sing and perform cymbal and drum accompaniments. Students will also discuss meter in 2 and perform motions to East/West. Halloween rhythm chants using classroom percussion.
Fourth grade: Label staff notes to song # 72, 73, and 74. Students will perform in small groups on the bells. The new note today is C.
Fifth grade: vocab quizzes will be given this week. They will be graded and returned during class. Begin Danse Macabre to prepare for the listening/writing activity next class.
Sixth grade: Students will work in small groups to compose and perform a rhythmic ostinato pattern for 5 different percussion instruments.
Chorus: memorize lyrics. At this time, 4th graders have been asked to bring $1 for a surprise prop! They have been asked to keep it a secret!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Oct. 6-13
Kindergarten: Vocab- slow, medium, and fast. Students will perform ostinato patterns using hand drums and maracas.
First grade: beat/no beat assessment. Begin loud vs. soft.
Second grade: students will label staff notes for Hot Cross Buns and perform in small groups with rhythmic accuracy.
Third grade: vocab quiz- chorus, verse, rap, tempo, and repeat sign. Quizzes will be graded and returned.
Fourth grade: students will label the staff notes on song # 41 and 42 and perform in small groups with rhythmic accuracy.
Fifth grade: students will complete an in-class assessment on meter in 2, 3, and 4. We will review for a vocab test. Students will bring home a study guide with a practice quiz on it.
Sixth grade: students will perform a rhythm complex accompaniment pattern to the song Give a Little Love.
Chorus: continue listening to your practice CD and memorizing the lyrics!
First grade: beat/no beat assessment. Begin loud vs. soft.
Second grade: students will label staff notes for Hot Cross Buns and perform in small groups with rhythmic accuracy.
Third grade: vocab quiz- chorus, verse, rap, tempo, and repeat sign. Quizzes will be graded and returned.
Fourth grade: students will label the staff notes on song # 41 and 42 and perform in small groups with rhythmic accuracy.
Fifth grade: students will complete an in-class assessment on meter in 2, 3, and 4. We will review for a vocab test. Students will bring home a study guide with a practice quiz on it.
Sixth grade: students will perform a rhythm complex accompaniment pattern to the song Give a Little Love.
Chorus: continue listening to your practice CD and memorizing the lyrics!
Thursday, October 1, 2015
September 29-October 5
Kindergarten: continue reading, writing, and playing ta, ti-ti, and rest. Vocabulary will be fast, medium, and slow.
First grade: continue reading, writing, and playing ta, ti-ti, and rest. Students will distinguish between beat and no-beat.
Second grade: students will label staff notes on music and then perform the song on the bells for Mrs. Schwartz.
Third grade: students will define tempo and perform the wood block to a 'tempo-changing' song. There will be a short quiz on vocab words during the next class. Vocab will include chorus, verse, tempo, rap, and repeat sign.
Fourth grade: students will label the staff notes on a worksheet. They will be given time to choose a song from the worksheet, practice it, and then perform it for Mrs. Schwartz.
Fifth grade: students will discuss spiritual style music. Grades will be given based on singing and tambourine playing on beats 2 & 4.
Sixth grade: students will discuss reggae style music. We will perform chords on tone chimes, bass lines on the piano, and other percussion parts to accompany the song One Love.
Chorus: please spend time listening to your CD and following your part in the music packet. Our rehearsal time is very limited and I would like to add choreography as soon as possible!!!
First grade: continue reading, writing, and playing ta, ti-ti, and rest. Students will distinguish between beat and no-beat.
Second grade: students will label staff notes on music and then perform the song on the bells for Mrs. Schwartz.
Third grade: students will define tempo and perform the wood block to a 'tempo-changing' song. There will be a short quiz on vocab words during the next class. Vocab will include chorus, verse, tempo, rap, and repeat sign.
Fourth grade: students will label the staff notes on a worksheet. They will be given time to choose a song from the worksheet, practice it, and then perform it for Mrs. Schwartz.
Fifth grade: students will discuss spiritual style music. Grades will be given based on singing and tambourine playing on beats 2 & 4.
Sixth grade: students will discuss reggae style music. We will perform chords on tone chimes, bass lines on the piano, and other percussion parts to accompany the song One Love.
Chorus: please spend time listening to your CD and following your part in the music packet. Our rehearsal time is very limited and I would like to add choreography as soon as possible!!!
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