These activities are completely voluntary and are intended as options for students and families during this challenging time.
Week of June 8
- I made a video of another fun camp song for you this week - "Hi, My Name is Joe."
- A BIG THANK YOU to Mr. McQuaid for helping me set up and organize some skipping videos, and to all the staff who participated!! We had fun but we sure miss having you at school!
- I would love to see you try out one of the activities below, make up your own skipping chant, or challenge a family member to a skip off!
- You can use the "Submit Activity" button to upload your work, or send me an e-mail at [email protected].
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Week of June 1
- I've made four videos for you this week: one is creating rhythms with blocks, and the other three are flashcard play alongs with me! You'll need some instruments from your 'At-Home Instrument Kit' to echo the rhythms I play. I tried out some new technology this week and am still learning (!), so I apologize that the sound on the flashcard play along seems to be either really loud, or you can't hear the music!
- In the play along videos, I show you how to get to them from the home page of musicplayonline.com. This is just to show you how to get there if you wish to try the play alongs on your own (there is no need to go to the website while also watching my video).
- I can't wait to see what block rhythm creations you come up with this week.
- You can use the "Submit Activity" button to upload your work, or send me an e-mail at [email protected].
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Examples of Block Rhythms
Week of May 25
Camp Songs
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Week of May 19
Peter and the Wolf
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Bucket Drumming - Lesson 2
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/bucket-drum-lesson-2/ |
Week of May 11
Obwisana - with Heather Nail from Fun with Composers.com
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Bucket Drumming
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-5-lesson-7/ |
Week of May 4
Introduction to Body Percussion
- Check out the videos below to learn some fun body percussion rhythms (sourced from: www.bodypercussionclassroom.com, Michelle Wirth, B.M., M.Ed).
- There are 3 different levels of videos, and in the spirit of May the 4th, I have named them Padawan, Jedi, and Jedi Knight.
- Have fun performing some of these rhythms along with your favourite songs! I would love to see what you come up with!
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Body Percussion Lesson - Offline
If you are unable to watch the above videos, check out the lesson below from Andrea Lewis, Fine Arts Coach, Anglophone South School District. Click here to download and print a pdf copy.
If you are unable to watch the above videos, check out the lesson below from Andrea Lewis, Fine Arts Coach, Anglophone South School District. Click here to download and print a pdf copy.
- How many different sounds can you make by clapping your hands? Try holding them flat, cupping them, using two fingers, etc. How many different sounds can you make with your feet?
- Create body percussion patterns to accompany a song of your choice.
- Use your feet, pat your legs, clap your hands, snap your fingers - get creative! Make some sounds loud and others quiet.
- Try to use rhythms you have learned in music class, such as quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests (ta, ti-ti- and shh).
- Create 3 different body percussion patterns called A, B, and C. Write them down in a way that makes sense to you. Decide what order you will perform them in.
- Practice your body percussion accompaniment to your song.
- Teach your body percussion composition to someone. Record it and share it with family or friends, or me!
Celebrate Music Monday 2020
Monday, May 4th is Music Monday in Canada!
A message from the Coalition for Music Education in Canada:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjk-DsFWM6XNiq9HeUpLKA
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionCanadaCA/
Monday, May 4th is Music Monday in Canada!
A message from the Coalition for Music Education in Canada:
- On May 4, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, parents, musicians, and music lovers will join #TogetherInHarmony for a day of performances and warm wishes from all over Canada!
- Our 12-hour digital broadcast will take viewers on a musical journey from coast to coast to coast, with performances from every province and territory! The broadcast will begin at 9:00 am ET with a specially curated Spotlight Celebration which will air three times throughout the day, and regional content beginning in Atlantic Canada and ending in British Columbia.
- To view the Music Monday @ Home broadcast please select one of the options below:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjk-DsFWM6XNiq9HeUpLKA
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionCanadaCA/
Week of April 27
Inuit Lullaby
"Inuit Lullaby" is a traditional Inuit song. It is a beautiful lullaby - a song to put babies to sleep. https://musicplayonline.com/?s=inuit+lullaby&meter_stat= |
Lost my Partner
"Lost my Partner" is a fun 'partner song' (meaning, to sing two different songs at the same time). Follow the link below to the complete lesson on Musicplay Online (it says for Grade 4, but this is a great activity for Grades 3-5). Follow activities 2, 6 and 8.
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-4-lesson-6-a-4/ |
Find Some At-Home Instruments
Check out this video I made for K-2 (you don't have to watch to the end!) for some inspiration to find some at-home instruments to play along with Tinga Layo below. |
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Tinga Layo
Use some at-home instruments to play rhythms along with "Tinga Layo," and to create or improvise an 8 beat rhythm. |
Week of April 20
I love the Mountains This is one of my favourite part songs (or rounds). Try singing this song about Spring and Summer – what do you love about this time of year? https://musicplayonline.com/?s=i+love+the+mountains&meter_stat= |
Poison Melody
Click on the link below, then select the ‘La-So-Mi-Re-Do’ tab to play 'Poison Melody': https://musicplayonline.com/solfa-practice-poison-melody/ |
Body Percussion Flash Card Play Along
Click on the link below, then select the second tab (ta, titi, rest), and exercise 02.
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Rhythm Composition
Click on the link below and compose your own Rhythm using the Interactive Rhythm Composition tool.
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Week of April 13
At MCS we use the Musicplay Curriculum in our classroom regularly. Mrs. Gagne at Musicplay Online has been busy making online learning modules for all students to use for at-home learning. Follow the links below to the website. You can choose one, some, or all of the activities suggested in the lessons.
If you happen to have a recorder, ukulele or a guitar of an older sibling (or parent!) at home, there are great on-line resources for learning and playing here:
Recorder: https://musicplayonline.com/recorder/
Ukulele:https://musicplayonline.com/ukulele/
Guitar: https://musicplayonline.com/guitar/
At MCS we use the Musicplay Curriculum in our classroom regularly. Mrs. Gagne at Musicplay Online has been busy making online learning modules for all students to use for at-home learning. Follow the links below to the website. You can choose one, some, or all of the activities suggested in the lessons.
If you happen to have a recorder, ukulele or a guitar of an older sibling (or parent!) at home, there are great on-line resources for learning and playing here:
Recorder: https://musicplayonline.com/recorder/
Ukulele:https://musicplayonline.com/ukulele/
Guitar: https://musicplayonline.com/guitar/
Grade 3
If you have enough people in your house to try the actions to Stella Ella Olla, I would love to see pictures or videos! You can use the "Submit Activity" button to upload your work, or send me an e-mail at [email protected].
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-3-march-week-3-lesson/
If you have enough people in your house to try the actions to Stella Ella Olla, I would love to see pictures or videos! You can use the "Submit Activity" button to upload your work, or send me an e-mail at [email protected].
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-3-march-week-3-lesson/
Grade 4
Play the "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?" game and let me know how you did! You can choose the level. Or, complete the 'Mood Comparison'. Feeling extra courageous? Send me a video of you singing Toembaii, or playing an ostinato (a repeated pattern) along with the song.
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/gr-4-lesson-2-march-week-4/
Play the "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?" game and let me know how you did! You can choose the level. Or, complete the 'Mood Comparison'. Feeling extra courageous? Send me a video of you singing Toembaii, or playing an ostinato (a repeated pattern) along with the song.
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/gr-4-lesson-2-march-week-4/
Grade 5
Are you slowly going crazy, Grade 5? I'd love to see you sing the song and do the actions for the song! Or, any of the assessment suggestions listed at the end of this lesson:
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-5-march-week-3-lesson/
Are you slowly going crazy, Grade 5? I'd love to see you sing the song and do the actions for the song! Or, any of the assessment suggestions listed at the end of this lesson:
https://musicplayonline.com/modules/grade-5-march-week-3-lesson/