Music Activities - May 25, 2020

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Here is a little song to help you practice some basic rhythms. 
(ta and ti-ti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-oQe5HR2YE

The kindergarten students are learning about the farm. Check out this song Animals on the Farm and an Old MacDonald Had a Farm dance. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBIjRY3ad_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXEq-QO3xTg

                          All Grades

The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has recently put out a new 4-part online series called An Orchestra Adventure. Every couple of weeks they will release a new video. The first Webisode is called Wondrous Woodwinds. Check it out!

http://calgaryphil.com/kids-project/

After watching it, can you answer these questions???

- What are the instruments of the woodwind family?
- How would you describe each of their sounds? Which one is the highest, and which one is the lowest? Which one is the oldest?
- Which woodwind instrument was your favorite, why?
- About how many musicians play a woodwind instrument in the orchestra?
- What did you learn about one of my favorite composers named Mozart?

 Art time for Everyone! 

Try drawing some musical instruments or anything else you might be interested in. Art For Kids Hub on YouTube has some really great things to draw and they teach you how to do it. So much fun!

Grand Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp3tnvm4a7k&t=10s

Violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIvHQ_ivkPY&t=1s

Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzjBWlO42cc

Music Activities - May 18, 2020

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Here is one of our favorite silly movement songs related to Spring! It's Singing in the Rain.

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

                         All Grades

In the music room we like to listen to different kinds of music and talk about what we imagined, felt or heard as we were listening.
Listen to this song by a composer named Offenbach and draw a picture or write about it. 
- What did you imagine?
- How did the song make you feel?
- What instruments did you hear? Which ones were high, which ones were low?
- What was the tempo (speed) like? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA

  Grades 2 - 4 

Here is a great video that explains the fundamentals of music including pitch, beat, rhythm, and the staff. Check it out!

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-read-music-tim-hansen 

After you have watched the video, you can answer the following questions:

- What are 5 things you learned about music from watching this video?

- What is pitch?

- What letters make up pitches in music?

- What is the difference between a whole note (ta-a-a-a), half note (ta-a), quarter note (ta) and eighth note (ti)?

Bonus questions:

- What does a time signature do?

- What are bar lines?

Now you can try making your own rhythm and beats using the Chrome Music Lab!
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Rhythm/

Music Activities - May 11, 2020

Kindergarten and Grade 1

It is so much fun to sing!!! Here are a couple of fun echo songs to help find your singing voice.

Sing After Me 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Lgli7TgWs

I Am a Pizza 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zdmGDbL9Qs

All Grades

Singing is an invaluable skill that many children love to learn. Check out this So Mi La challenge to develop your singing technique. Remember to stand (or sit up tall) and take nice deep breaths when you sing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPp01NoUHA

                    Grades 2 - 4 (but any age really)

Here is a basic body percussion routine to learn and practice this week. Body percussion is often made up of clapping, stomping, patting and snapping patterns. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnt6O8N6eDg

Once you have aced that one, you can use this hip hop beat to try and create your own body percussion patterns. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQFASlG02A

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is coming up in a couple days. It is this Sunday, May 10th. Here is a lovely song dedicated to all the wonderful mothers out there! It is called...

                                         Mom is the Sunshine

Log in to musicplayonline.com

Username: snow
Password: 2020

Then copy and paste this link and scroll down for the video.

https://musicplayonline.com/?s=motherday5&meter_stat=

Hope you enjoy the song!

Here are a couple of more songs for Mother's Day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i49icozXSsg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9rptz0mDI

Music Activities - May 4, 2020

Kindergarten, Gr 1 and 2

In the music room we like to learn about different composers and styles of music. Here is a good website you can explore to learn about some of our favorite composers like Mozart and Tchaikovsky. 
(Hint: In this website if you click on the words, the computer will read them for you.)

https://www.starfall.com/h/ftr-music/?sn=fun-to-read&mg=m

Here are some questions you can try to answer after looking at this website.
- How many works of music did Mozart write in his life?
- What happens to the toys in Tchaikovsky's the Nutcracker?

All Grades

Today is May the 4th. (May the forth be with you). 
Here is a song by the Piano Guys called Cello Wars to help celebrate Star Wars Day. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o

Stay tuned for a Mother's Day Song that I will post later this week!

Grades 2 - 4

This week, try to get up and move to these awesome rhythms. Try to find two sticks or some other objects to tap together as you learn this routine. Maybe ask a family member to join you. Have fun!! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qti8j5xKqSQ&list=PLfs0pyTEUYIVQFZ7jsduCx-livllTjYfi

Grades 3 - 4 

Learn more about the instruments of the orchestra.

Explore the SFS kids website a little closer.      http://sfskids.org/
- Go in and click on Discover 
- Click on Let's Start
- Click the Instruments bubble and read the information
- Click Instrument Families and pick one family to learn more about.

Answer the following questions. 
- What are the four instrument families?
- What instrument family did you chose to explore? 
-What instruments make up that family? 
-Which of those instruments is your favorite?
- Describe the instrument and the sound it makes.
- Sketch a picture of the instrument.