Music Activities - April 27, 2020

All Grades

MusicPlay is a great music resource with lots of different songs and themes/musical concepts to explore. Check out some of the fun games that are on there too on the right hand side of the page.  

Log in to musicplayonline.com

Username: snow
Password: 2020

Kindergarten - Gr. 2

Once you are logged into MusicPlay, here are a couple of fun Spring songs you can learn and sing at home.

Copy and paste these links to listen to the songs Eency Weency Spider and Watch Our Garden Grow

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=spbu2&meter_stat= 

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=garden5&meter_stat=

(Hint: If you scroll down to the bottom to the page you can find the videos of the songs that include notation and lyrics)

Grades 3 - 4

Once you are logged into MusicPlay, here is a Spring song you can learn and sing at home. Notice the differences between ta, ti-ti and tika tikas (quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes). Also you will notice this song is a 'round'. Can you figure out what a round is, in music?

Copy and paste this link to listen to the song called Raindrops Round

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=spring1&meter_stat=

(Hint: If you scroll down to the bottom to the page you can find the videos of the song that include notation and lyrics)

Grades 2 - 4

Here is a body percussion challenge to try out this week. It starts off slowly, but watch out when the tempo increases! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXZWgOf2lSA

Continue to check out the website Classics for Kids. You can listen to Vivaldi's 'Spring' from the Four Seasons. There is also this month's activity sheet that you can download and take a look it. 

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

Attention Saddle Ridge Choir

Today is Earth Day.
Here are two beautiful songs to sing. One is called Show You Care and the other is We Can Make a Difference.
Help take care of each other and our planet. Happy Earth Day!

~ 💜 Mrs. MacEachern

Log in to musicplayonline.com

Username: snow
Password: 2020

Then copy and paste these links and scroll down for the video.

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=earthday7&meter_stat=

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=differenceday1&meter_stat=

Music Activities - April 20, 2020

Kindergarten, Gr 1 and 2

Music is one way we have to express our feelings. You can play this game to create music that shows different feelings - happy, sad, or mad. You might even want to move to your music. Time to improvise and compose!

https://pbskids.org/daniel/games/feel-the-music/

Here is a new beautiful song for Earth Day, which is coming up on April 22.  Perhaps you can draw and label a picture related to Earth.

Earth is Our Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLAp30NQ0E0&vl=en

All Grades

Do you know the lyrics to our national anthem, O Canada? Try singing along.

Log in to musicplayonline.com

Username: snow
Password: 2020
Type in 'O Canada' using the orange search bar,  and there you will find the music and a video with lyrics. 

Grades 2 - 4

This week you can try improvising or composing some music using these virtual BoomWhackers. Try out some different rhythms and pitches. 

https://www.musick8.com/boomwhackers/playboomwhackers.php?bwswitch=TRUE

Here is a song for Earth Day, which is coming up on April 22. The StoryBots will tell us a little bit about our planet. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmZjOHrVJ0

Grades 3 - 4

Here is a music website for you to explore and become a bit familiar with. We can do some specific tasks with this site later on. 

http://sfskids.org/

The Power of Music

Here is one of my favorite 'uplifting' songs by the amazing group, The Piano Guys. I really hope you enjoy listening to it! It is called It's Gonna be OKAY.

Perhaps you would like to write a reflection about this song or draw a picture about how it made you feel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pBjopDymts

What 'uplifting' songs do you listen to that brings you happiness and hope?
Hope you all have a nice weekend! 

💜 Mrs. MacEachern

Music Activities - April 13, 2020

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Here is a new music game that you can try out.
You can make up your own musical story with the characters and instruments. Do you know the names of all the instruments in the game?

https://pbskids.org/daniel/games/music-shop/

Here is a new fun song you can move to. Follow the different animal movements and notice how they change to a sound. 
My daughters love this one!

There was a Crocodile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkanoEmIcHM

Here are a couple of our favorite songs from the music room. Show your family the actions and encourage them to participate and 
sing along with you. Have fun!

Slippery Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfTXCIXIq8

Let's Play a Statue Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1L9WCwP32Q

Grades 2 - 4

You can follow along and practice reading different rhythms 
(ta, ti-ti, rest, etc.) There are 3 stages, plus a bonus stage. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vZ5mlfZlgk

Here is one of our favorite videos from class - 
Line Riders, Blue Danube. 
Notice how the dynamics change (p, f) and how the tempo (speed) changes as well throughout the song. Enjoy!

Question - What does tr mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVaHVHuARA

You can continue to visit the following website each week to learn about a different composer or genre of music. You can listen, read and even take a quiz! You can also check out some of the games. 

This website is called Classics For Kids

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

Attention Saddle Ridge Choir

It is now Spring!  ☀🌈☔
Hopefully we get some nice weather soon so we can go outside and enjoy the fresh air. 
I found this song on the MusicPlay website and thought of our amazing choir. I can still hear your beautiful voices! 

Check it out! Perhaps we can find a way to sing it together! Take care.
~ 💜 Mrs. MacEachern

Log in to musicplayonline.com

Username: snow
Password: 2020

Then copy and paste this link. 

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=wind2&meter_stat=

Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and there should be a video with the song called Springtime.

Music Activities - April 6, 2020

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Here are some music games that you can try out.

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/music-maker

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/pegs-parade

https://pbskids.org/sesame/games/monster-music/

Here is one of our favorite songs you can move to. Remember we learned a little bit about Country Music! :) Listen for the keyboard, drums, and guitar.

Snowflakes Falling Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3w_v6Ua9U

Grades 2 - 4

Here you can learn a little bit more about the instruments of the orchestra.

https://datadragon.com/education/instruments/strings.shtml

You can visit the following website each week to learn about a different composer or genre of music. You can listen, read and even take a quiz! I believe this week's composer is Vivaldi.

This website is called Classics For Kids

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

Here is a video from one of our favorite groups, The Piano Guys. :)

Look at all the different ways they can use the piano to make sound.  Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqTwnAuHws

Music Websites

Hello everyone!

I hope that you are taking good care of yourselves and your families during this difficult time. Just know that I am thinking about you and missing all Saddle Ridge students very much. We certainly have a lot of fun together in the music room! 
As we begin our journey of online learning on April 6, I will be using this Music Blog page weekly to provide some websites and activities related to music that you could try at home. 

Here are some music websites that we have looked at in class for you to explore to help practice musical concepts including beat, rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, etc., and to learn about composers, instruments and learn some new songs. 🎵

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/  
(Go to the Learn + Listen section of this website)

https://musicplayonline.com/   (username: snow      password: 2020)
Parents/Guardians, please do not have your child sign up for their own MusicplayOnline accounts. If they sign up as a user, they will lose access to their accounts after 30 days. Students should ONLY sign in using the student account above, as these are valid until August 1st, 2020. Thank you!