Here is where it all begins!
From finding our voices, to discovering basic elements of music, or learning to play together, there is always something new to discover!
DISTANCE LEARNING and MUSIC EDUCATION
You have your voice, your body, and objects around the house! Music is everywhere!
In addition, please find these resources helpful during times of school closure.
From finding our voices, to discovering basic elements of music, or learning to play together, there is always something new to discover!
DISTANCE LEARNING and MUSIC EDUCATION
You have your voice, your body, and objects around the house! Music is everywhere!
In addition, please find these resources helpful during times of school closure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ School Readiness (Pre-K) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Preschool and Kindergarten Come to music 2 to 3 times per week for a half an hour.
Offline Activities:
Each Week: Cut-outs and Song Choose one of the songs, cut out the characters, and sing the songs using the cut outs. There are enough songs to do a couple per week! Follow this link for the printouts: http://www.homemade-preschool.com/music-worksheets-songs.html Week 1: Print out and cut apart these action cards (Stomp, clap, snap, pat on lap). Download the cards here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gKPG04PexyBTc1FqxEK4EqgdTdm3rKnp/view?usp=sharing 1. Line them up and do what the cards say in order. 2. Make patterns. 3. Try to do them in a steady beat. 4. Have a parent perform a small sequence, and student lay the cards out in the order of the sequence, then perform it together! Week 2: Vocal movement and drawing. Draw curvy lines across a blank piece of paper (Click here for an example). Trace the line with your finger, and make your voice go up and down. Try using different words with long vowel sounds while your voice goes up and down - like: (We or Me) WeeEEEeee (Moo or Boo) MoooooOOOOooooo (Ah, like open wide at the doctor's office) AAAAaaaaaAAHHH Bounce a ball - and move your voice up and down with the ball - the higher the ball bounces, the higher pitched your voice! When the ball goes down to the ground, so does your voice! Week 3: Make up words to a familiar song (improvise!) Sing to the tune of London Bridges Falling Down I am thankful for my ______, For my _______, For my ______, I am thankful for my ______, I am thankful! Example: I am thankful for my school, For my school, For my school, I am thankful for my school, I am thankful! Instead of the Wheels on the bus, sing The Animals on the Bus! This could be quite a zoo! Example: The cat on the bus goes meow meow meow, meow meow meow, meow meow meow, The cat on the bus goes meow meow meow, All through the town! Make songs for simple tasks (The tune is the same as wheels on the bus). Examples: This is the way we sweep the floor, sweep the floor, sweep the floor. This is the way we sweep the floor, after we eat lunch. This is the way we put toys away, put toys away, put toys away, This is the way we put toys away, after we play all day! Week 4: Home made instruments Drum: Decorate a coffee can, ice cream pail, or any other empty, clean container. Ideas: Paint the sides and lid, tape or glue paper to the sides to color or decorate, use markers to draw on the sides and lid. Use your hands, spoons, sticks, or other long sturdy objects to tap the top of the drum. Questions to encourage listening and describing music: 1. Do different containers make different sounds? 2. Does hitting it with different tools make different sounds? 3. Do the top, bottom, and sides make different sounds? 4. Does it sound different if you put the drum on the floor versus holding it or putting it in your lap and tapping on it? 5. Can you tap it loudly? Quietly? Fast? Slow? Shaker: Use a clean, empty plastic container with a screw on lid such as a mayonnaise jar or peanut butter jar. Experiment by putting different objects inside such as: Cotton balls Rice Dry noodles Washers or Nuts Legos Bottle Caps Pop Tabs Find your own ideas! Questions to encourage listening and describing music: 1. Do different sized containers make different sounds with the same objects? 2. Describe how the sound changes depending on the contents. 3. Can you shake it loudly? Quietly? Fast? Slow? 4. What happens if you put a mixture of different objects inside the container? 5. Play a game by putting different objects inside without the student seeing it, shake it, and have them guess what's inside! An alternative to a plastic jar: Use an empty cardboard tube such as a toilet paper, wrapping paper, or paper towel tube. Tape, staple, or glue (hot glue with adult help) the ends together. Week 5: Play those instruments Play the instruments you made last week. 1. Make patterns using Ta, Ti-Ti and Rest (Quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests) or one sound, two sounds, or no sounds. Print these cards to help make patterns or songs. Quarter Notes (1 sound, Ta) Eighth Notes (2 sounds, Ti-Ti) Quarter Rest (No Sound, Sh) 2. Play along to your favorite song on the radio, or one you can sing yourself. Try to keep a steady beat, or play along with the rhythm of the words. Week 6: Instruments of the Orchestra Print out and cut apart these cards. 1. Have students put the cards into groups according to how they make sounds, or how they look. 2. Lay them all face up on the table, say the name of the instrument, and have the student point to that instrument. 3. Flash cards: Set a timer and see how fast they can name the instruments. Keep track of time and see if they can break their record! 4. Print two sets and play a memory matching game. Put all the cards face down, take turns flipping them over, one at a time and finding matches! |
Online Activities:
Frequently used You Tube Channels: The Learning Station The Kiboomers Dave and Ava Super Simple Songs Patty Shukla Dance and Beats Lab Videos by Dr. Jean Week 1: Dance and Sing each day! Our favorite videos:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KINDERGARTEN: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Year overview
September: Finding our singing voices, echoes, steady beat, circle games, playing and respecting instruments, opposites: loud/quiet, fast/slow, high/low, short/long, texture (comparing musical works and songs we sing), singing together. October: Basic solfeggio and note patterns (do-re-mi etc, 1 sound - quarter note, 2 sounds- eighth notes, no sound - quarter rest) Music has patterns (form) Music helps tell a story (Mountain King and Sorcerer's Apprentice) Fall/Halloween songs and "you're it" games School Song for Fall Homecoming Getting Ready for Veteran's Day November: - Our first Concert: Veteran's Day - Preparation begins for the Winter program. Memorizing songs, actions, independent singing, playing instruments together and at the right time, learning how to be a "performer": standing, listening, singing with the piano, being a good audience member, and more! Our hard work pays off! - Non-program years include Thanksgiving songs, studying Native American song and dance, and circle games. December: Preparing for the Winter Program. On non-program years we sing many popular winter and christmas tunes, having fun in our own classroom! January: All about instruments! Learning names, sounds, families, and rescuing them from the African Savannah! (Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra). Important concept Bigger or longer = lower sound, shorter or smaller = higher sound. Matching instruments by like features. February: School song again for Winter Homecoming Reading, following, and performing music using handbells and other classroom instruments, solfeggio, and rhythm charts. March: MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH! Music centers! Students love breaking into groups and playing games designed to use the skills we've learned this year. Center activities include: music creation, note writing, performance, rhythm exercises, games, cooperation, listening activities, and more. We get to listen to the bands play in a special MIOSM concert in the gym. We can identify all the instruments and their sounds now! More nursery rhymes and games. - Getting ready for the Spring Concert (if it's the correct year). These concerts give the best variety of possible themes! April: We will sing spring songs, learn folk dances, and play more partner games or dances. - More preparing for the Spring Concert. May: Music centers if it were a Spring Concert year, or Multicultural studies if it were a Winter Program year. We visit Japan, the Middle East, Australia, and Mexico to name a few. |
Regularly used Resources, videos, and links
Music Play Curriculum Videos: Patty Shukla to get moving, break the ice and have fun! Video: Peer Gynt Sute: "Morning" (beginning to 4:08) "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (13:12 - 15:28) Video: Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice Website From Carnegie Hall: An interactive instrument rescuing safari! Listening Adventures: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Video: Orchestral Video - Britten's Young Person's Guide Website: BBC - Musical Mysteries - Environmental Sounds Singing Books: - We don't just READ it, we SING it!!! I have the books and sing them to the class, or we sing together. "The Wheels on the School Bus" "I like Myself" "Holler Loudly" (Reading) "Itsy Bitsy Spider" - longer versionIf You're Angry and you Know it "5 Little Ducks (Went out one day)" "6 Little Ducks that I once Knew" "10 in a Sled" SOME popular songs: (not, by any means, a complete list of songs we sing during the year). Students will LOVE to sing these songs at home with you! Music is a part of home life, too! Building upon and singing songs students may already be familiar with creates excitement and makes more connections. Lyrics and sound samples can be found at Kididdles.com. JUST HAVE FUN!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIRST GRADE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Year overview
September: Welcome back to school! Review of stead beat, echoes, and notes: quarter, eighth, and quarter rests. Solfeggio exercises (Do-Re-Mi, etc), musical direction (up/down, steps and skips) group games. Finding patterns in music (form). October: Dynamics: pp- ff, school song for homecoming, the purpose of music/genre/texture (lullaby, march, celebrations, etc), halloween music and games. Veteran's day music. November: Veteran's Day Concert, winter program music. First graders use handbells to accompany their winter program songs. On non-winter program years, Native American dance, song, and instruments are explored, as well as Thanksgiving songs and improvising lyrics to songs of thanks. December: Preparing for the winter program, or singing popular and cultural winter/ Christmas songs, using instruments to play the melody or accompany. January: Melody Street stories and games to review instruments and families. Listening activities, learn about, identify themes, and compare and contrast the music of The "Carnival of the Animals" and "Peter and the Wolf". February: Reviewing notes, rhythms, and solfeggio using handbells and rhythm charts, and student created patterns/songs. School song for winter homecoming. March: Music centers to practice and review the concepts, rhythms, and themes throughout the year. Center activities include: composition, note writing, performance, rhythm exercises, games, cooperation, listening activities, and more. Preparing for the spring concert (if there is one that year). April: Spring concert preparation, using handbells, critical music listening in practice and group/self correction exercises. On non-spring program years we sing spring and peace songs, folk dances specifically including irish/celtic music. May: Marches, star spangled banner, summer and traveling songs. Multicultural music including learning songs from Japan, Mexico, and Africa. |
Resources, videos, and links
Music Play Curriculum Video: Carnival of the Animals Video: Disney's Peter and the Wolf Teaching Books: Freddie the Frog - Thump in the Night and The Mystery of Crater Island Singing Books: "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" "Over in the Meadow" SOME popular songs: See Kididdles.com for lyrics and sound clips. Music helps reading! Show your kids the lyrics at home, too!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SECOND GRADE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Year overview
September: Welcome back! Solfeggio (Do-Re-Mi, etc) exercises, rhythm reading and creation activities with instruments, Group and mixer games. Building beautiful voices - refining tone, pitch, and expression. October: School Song for winter Homecoming, 12 Days of halloween, Halloween songs and games. Getting ready for Veteran's Day, Star Spangled Banner November: Veteran's Day performance. Getting ready for the winter Concert. Each Class will have different instruments to play during the concert, either a rhythm band, Boomwhackers, or glockenspiels. Students will learn accompaniments to songs and playing the melody. On non-winter program years, we study Native America traditional dances, songs, and instruments, and culture. Thanksgiving songs and traditional folk dances. December: Preparing for our winter program. On non-program years, we will sing traditional and popular winter/Christmas songs, exploring some songs in other languages. We will make accompaniments and play melodies to these songs. January: We read the story of the Nutcracker, discuss ballet, and try out some ballet positions. We also watch clips from the Royal Russian Ballet. February: Rounds! We start with body percussion, then rhythm instruments, and finally progress to voices. We also explore the difference between a round and a cannon, and Rondo form. We begin our Glockenspiel packets. The students really love this as they get to learn to read "real" music, the music alphabet, and play the bell sets. This unit will familiarize them with music to be successful with recorders in third grade. March: More Bell Packets - Classes will get to read and play music from Middle C to C "in the staff"; learn about music structure (bar lines, measures, counting, etc); rhythms including quarters, eighths, quarter rests, half notes, whole notes, and dotted half notes; and practicing habits. Advanced classes will get to experience sharps and flats, moving eighth notes, and begin talking about time signatures. Though this is the "toughest" part of 2nd grade music, the students love coming to learn more every time. We prepare for the spring concert. April: Preparing for the Spring Concert. On non-spring concert years, we will do Centers. Activities include: composition, note writing, performance, rhythm exercises, games, cooperation, listening activities, and more. May: After the Spring Concert we will get as far as we can in the bell packets. Non-concert years we sing spring songs, folk dances, and partner or mixer games, including games and dances from other countries. |
Resources, videos, and links
Music Play Curriculum, Share the Music Videos: Royal Russian Ballet: The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet 2008). - A better version of "Pas de Deux" (the beginning is choppy in the version above) Glockenspiel Packets (revived, remastered, and updated Mitchell Bell Packs). Websites to help with note names and rhythm: Classics for Kids - Note Name Game Music Learning Community - VERY GOOD AND MANY GAMES! Music Teacher's Games - Symbols, Lines and Spaces, Rhythm Notes Flashcards Singing Books: "Over in the Meadow" "Miss Mary Mack" SOME popular songs: Being able to read will open the doors to new songs! Singing the song makes reading easier! Kididdles.com for lyrics and sound clips.
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Websites with many games/interactives:
New York Philharmonic Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids SanFrancisco Orchestra Kids Creating Music Exploratorium - The Science of Music Classics for Kids (Games and Music History) Arts Alive! Learning Games for Kids PBS KIDS.org - Music TONS OF GAMES! - Music Learning Community Kidtastic Music Center Ultimate list of Music Games - Some I've mentioned, and MORE!! Videos/Other: New York City Ballet - meet dancers, watch videos Royal Opera House - Nutcracker behind the scenes Royal Opera House - More of ballet and the life of dancers Digital Music - Animated dot representation of great works - more than just these! Resources for Music and Songs: Songs for Teachers Kididdles |
Individual sites/games:
Lomax - the Hound of Music Virtual Keyboard Musical Reindeer Simon Wreath - building memory Building Blocks - Boogie Band Studio and Recording Studio Worksheets and Theory Activities: NoteFlight Making Music Fun! |
FORMS and DOWNLOADS:
The Music Curriculum at Mesabi East is built upon the Minnesota Academic Standards in the Arts (2008). The Engaging Activities in the Arts file explains terms, expectations, and sample outcomes. Please feel free to download these documents to view the framework for my teaching.
The Music Curriculum at Mesabi East is built upon the Minnesota Academic Standards in the Arts (2008). The Engaging Activities in the Arts file explains terms, expectations, and sample outcomes. Please feel free to download these documents to view the framework for my teaching.
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Click here to see a my Learning Map below. This map helps myself and students understand how the standards fit together.
Derived from the standards documents above, the Standards based Parent Communication and Grading forms are a brief overview of music behavioral expectations and learner outcomes for each grade.
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