We have had a lot of fun this week in music class.
We started the week with the book Hand Hand Fingers Thumb. We drummed along with it.
We are ending our week with Dr. Suess' My many Colored Days. We watch a video of the Minnesota Orchestra and we get to move creatively for each of the different colors in the book. We love happy pink days! However, at the end of the day we always go back to being "ME"(ourself).
PK finished up Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with Autumn this week. We sang the Eency Weency Spider and Cloudy Weather. We moved to Vivaldi's Autumn. We met 2 of Vivaldi's composer friends in our Quaver story (St. Saens and Debussy)
It has been a fabulous week in the music room at Chapmanville Primary this week!
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Fun in music.......
Phew, It's been a few weeks since I've updated everyone on our music fun. We have been learning about Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. 1st grade listened and did a composer drawing activity with Vivaldi's Winter. They drew whatever the music made them think of. We have beautiful winter artwork outside our music room right now.
We also did Vivaldi's Spring. We showed that we recognized the patterns in the music by playing sticks on the main melody in this piece.
PK has been having fun with our Quaver lessons. Poor Vivaldi suffered from spring allergies during his spring music. Then in his summer music, he climbed a tree and got stuck. Our friend BooBam the drum helped distract him and get him out of the tree.
We also have been celebrating Black History Month this month. We learned about Louis Armstrong and listened to his popular song "What a Wonderful World". Grades k-1 listened and drew pictures to show what the music made them think of. We have some beautiful artwork hung up in the hallway close to the office.
We have continued our Black History/Jazz lessons this week. We read the book "The Jazz Fly" and did a song called "Scat Like That". We love scat singing!
We also did a fun singing game called "Little Sally Walker".
Our song of the week last week also went along with the jazz theme. We sang a jazzy version of "You Are My Sunshine".
PK has really enjoyed our Vivaldi Four Seasons lessons. We have done movement songs with each lesson.
Winter: Frosty Weather
Spring: Rainy Weather
Summer: Sunny Weather
Each of these songs is a circle song that includes movement.
Each lesson has a fun song to go with it also, for spring we did "Los Pollitos", which is little chickens in Spanish. We had fun learning some Spanish words with this song. For Summer, we sang "old MacDonald". For winter, we did a snowman song.
It has been an exciting time in music class! Stay tuned for more!
We also did Vivaldi's Spring. We showed that we recognized the patterns in the music by playing sticks on the main melody in this piece.
PK has been having fun with our Quaver lessons. Poor Vivaldi suffered from spring allergies during his spring music. Then in his summer music, he climbed a tree and got stuck. Our friend BooBam the drum helped distract him and get him out of the tree.
We also have been celebrating Black History Month this month. We learned about Louis Armstrong and listened to his popular song "What a Wonderful World". Grades k-1 listened and drew pictures to show what the music made them think of. We have some beautiful artwork hung up in the hallway close to the office.
We have continued our Black History/Jazz lessons this week. We read the book "The Jazz Fly" and did a song called "Scat Like That". We love scat singing!
We also did a fun singing game called "Little Sally Walker".
Our song of the week last week also went along with the jazz theme. We sang a jazzy version of "You Are My Sunshine".
PK has really enjoyed our Vivaldi Four Seasons lessons. We have done movement songs with each lesson.
Winter: Frosty Weather
Spring: Rainy Weather
Summer: Sunny Weather
Each of these songs is a circle song that includes movement.
Each lesson has a fun song to go with it also, for spring we did "Los Pollitos", which is little chickens in Spanish. We had fun learning some Spanish words with this song. For Summer, we sang "old MacDonald". For winter, we did a snowman song.
It has been an exciting time in music class! Stay tuned for more!
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Sing about Martin.....
This week we have all sung songs about Martin Luther King. Our song of the day was Sing About Martin, which is a call/response song.
Kindergarten did a speech piece called Martin Luther King in ABA form. The A part was loud and we used drums and triangles. The B part was soft and we used sticks.
First grade used their Big Book and read about Martin and sang 2 songs called Martin Luther King and Everybody Oughta Know. Both songs use an AABA form.
We have also been learning about loud and soft. We played a singing game in PK and K called Grizzly Bear. When the bear gets woke up, he is very LOUD AND MAD!!!
PK has enjoyed their loud and soft Quaver stories. This week we did "The Cowboy Cavelier Comes Home". He sings softly when he is in the hot desert and loud when he is close to home. We also listened to the story "The Rain, The Wind, and the Cloud". The 3 characters are fighting over who is louder and who is softer. The sun comes and helps them solve their problem by teaching us that it really doesn't matter b/c we all need to work together and be friends.
It has been a fun week in music class! Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
Kindergarten did a speech piece called Martin Luther King in ABA form. The A part was loud and we used drums and triangles. The B part was soft and we used sticks.
First grade used their Big Book and read about Martin and sang 2 songs called Martin Luther King and Everybody Oughta Know. Both songs use an AABA form.
We have also been learning about loud and soft. We played a singing game in PK and K called Grizzly Bear. When the bear gets woke up, he is very LOUD AND MAD!!!
PK has enjoyed their loud and soft Quaver stories. This week we did "The Cowboy Cavelier Comes Home". He sings softly when he is in the hot desert and loud when he is close to home. We also listened to the story "The Rain, The Wind, and the Cloud". The 3 characters are fighting over who is louder and who is softer. The sun comes and helps them solve their problem by teaching us that it really doesn't matter b/c we all need to work together and be friends.
It has been a fun week in music class! Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
Thursday, January 10, 2019
New Year, New Start!
First of all, December was a blast in music class. Our Christmas programs were fabulous! I'm very proud of our students.
This week has been a great week in music class. Here is what we have done this week.
PK completed 2 lessons this week. The first one had a "New Year, New Start" theme. We talked about how making a fresh or new start can feel good. We watched a Quaver story called JJ's Big List. JJ had a list of new, different, and exciting things he wanted to do in the new year. After our story, we sang the song "This Little Light of Mine". We talked about how we could let our light shine in 2019. We listened to Handel's Music for Royal Fireworks and jumped to the beat.
The 2nd lesson PK did was about the ocean and loud and soft sounds. We sang two songs: "At the bottom of the sea" and "Charlie Over the Ocean". Our Quaver story was about Charlie and how he caught his big fish. Ask your child, how Charlie caught his fish? Also, ask them if Charlie's dad snores loudly or softly?
We sang the song Charlie Over the Ocean loud and soft. Then we listened to Camille St. Saen's Aquarium music and pretended to be a fish.
K-1 have had a great week too! We read or well sang the book Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See. Then we played the singing game with our music friends(puppets and beanie babies). Every child sang a solo with this activity.
We also read the book Polar Bear Polar Bear What do you Hear. In this book, the students created the animal sounds. We used zoo pal plates to create an animal song on our carpet. It was very fun to perform our song as a class!
We also talked about loud and soft sounds. We really like Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
It has been a fabulous week in music class!
This week has been a great week in music class. Here is what we have done this week.
PK completed 2 lessons this week. The first one had a "New Year, New Start" theme. We talked about how making a fresh or new start can feel good. We watched a Quaver story called JJ's Big List. JJ had a list of new, different, and exciting things he wanted to do in the new year. After our story, we sang the song "This Little Light of Mine". We talked about how we could let our light shine in 2019. We listened to Handel's Music for Royal Fireworks and jumped to the beat.
The 2nd lesson PK did was about the ocean and loud and soft sounds. We sang two songs: "At the bottom of the sea" and "Charlie Over the Ocean". Our Quaver story was about Charlie and how he caught his big fish. Ask your child, how Charlie caught his fish? Also, ask them if Charlie's dad snores loudly or softly?
We sang the song Charlie Over the Ocean loud and soft. Then we listened to Camille St. Saen's Aquarium music and pretended to be a fish.
K-1 have had a great week too! We read or well sang the book Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See. Then we played the singing game with our music friends(puppets and beanie babies). Every child sang a solo with this activity.
We also read the book Polar Bear Polar Bear What do you Hear. In this book, the students created the animal sounds. We used zoo pal plates to create an animal song on our carpet. It was very fun to perform our song as a class!
We also talked about loud and soft sounds. We really like Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
It has been a fabulous week in music class!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
November fun in music class
November is a short but busy month in music. There is a lot of days off due to holidays, such as election day and veterans day. We also had a PD day for teachers. Then throw in Thanksgiving Break and we really don't have much school left; however, we have made lots of music.
First, we celebrated Veterans Day by singing patriotic songs. We had our program and I am very proud of our students. The veterans loved our program.
Second, we did manage to squeeze in some Thanksgiving fun in music class. We did an ABA form version of the song Five Fat Turkeys. Those silly turkeys are hiding from the cook so they won't be cooked on Thanksgiving Day. We also did the pumpkin song/game. The kids really like this activity. When they get out, they get to play pumpkin shakers.
We also squeezed in a little Thanksgiving Freeze Dance fun before break!
After Thanksgiving break we will begin the process of learning songs for our Christmas program.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Tiny Awards
This week we started using tiny awards. These little slips of paper are given out to 1-2 students each class.
They may be given out for the following:
1. super singer
2. awesome listener
3. Caught you being awesome
4. Dancing Machine
5. Musician of the Day
Watch your child's folder to see when they receive one.
They may be given out for the following:
1. super singer
2. awesome listener
3. Caught you being awesome
4. Dancing Machine
5. Musician of the Day
Watch your child's folder to see when they receive one.
Patriotic and Halloween fun in music class
We have learned 2 more patriotic songs in music class. We sang God Bless America and God Bless the USA. We learned that God Bless the USA had a pattern to it: verse, chorus, verse, chorus.
We added 2 letters to our music alphabet wall. We learned H for Harp and I for Igil. The harp is a string instrument and we watched a video of a lady playing JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue on the harp. The Igil is a string instrument from central Asia. We also watched a video of a man playing the igil.
We had some fun with the witches pot this week. All classes did the spooky rhythm brew and read rhythmic patterns that included quarter, 2 eighths, and quarter rests. We also did the Witches Brew.
K-1 classes had some fun doing the Pumpkin Pumpkin partner game this week.
We also used the book Dem Bones and learned the song and skeleton dance.
Overall, it was another fantastic week in the music classroom. We ended our week by celebrating Halloween at the school. Our Halloween parade and trunk or treat event was very fun. The high school band provided entertainment for this event. They did a fabulous job!
We added 2 letters to our music alphabet wall. We learned H for Harp and I for Igil. The harp is a string instrument and we watched a video of a lady playing JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue on the harp. The Igil is a string instrument from central Asia. We also watched a video of a man playing the igil.
We had some fun with the witches pot this week. All classes did the spooky rhythm brew and read rhythmic patterns that included quarter, 2 eighths, and quarter rests. We also did the Witches Brew.
K-1 classes had some fun doing the Pumpkin Pumpkin partner game this week.
We also used the book Dem Bones and learned the song and skeleton dance.
Overall, it was another fantastic week in the music classroom. We ended our week by celebrating Halloween at the school. Our Halloween parade and trunk or treat event was very fun. The high school band provided entertainment for this event. They did a fabulous job!
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