Kindergarten students had a brief music class this week continuing our work with beat and rhythm. They learned a new singing game Cut the Cake and are improving in their ability to sing in-tune, move to the steady beat, and perform rhythm.
Grade 1/2 students began a composition project writing songs using the pitches 'so' and 'mi' on a simple staff. They made some great progress writing their songs and will work to polish, practice, and perform these in the next few weeks. They also enjoyed listening to The Sorcerer's Apprentice by French composer Paul Dukas and imagining the ending to the story. As we celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary, they continue to work on the French-Canadian folksong Ah Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser, adding in the traditional French lyrics. Grade 3/4 students are brushing up their instrumental skills as they use the Orff instruments to accompany their Canadian folk song, Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbour. They also completed a listening log for the piece The Hut of Fowl's Legs from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. We continue to work with rhythm sticks in preparation for a rhythm composition activity. Room 18 students also had a chance to write their own songs using the pitches 'so' and 'mi'. They are growing in their abilities to recognize, read, and write these on the music staff. They began learning the song Canada Is and also enjoyed listening to the The Sorcerer's Apprentice by French composer Paul Dukas and imagining the ending to the story.
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This week Kindergarten students discovered the difference between beat and rhythm. We learned that "rhythm is the way the words go" and a few students performed the rhythm to one of our songs on the rhythm sticks. We also continue to work on feeling the beat and hearing our singing "inside our heads" to foster musical independence and support in-tune singing.
Grade 1/2 students learned a new French-Canadian folk song Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Dancer (with English lyrics!) and performed this with dancing and some instruments. We look forward to learning some of the song in the traditional French. Students also enjoyed learning about Music Monday (a day where we celebrate music making and learning across Canada) and watched this year's Music Monday video as well as some student performances from across the country. Grade 3/4 students started learning a rhythmic chant based on In the Hall of the Mountain King from Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites. Students applied their rhythm knowledge to read this piece and also practiced it with varied tempo and dynamics. We discussed that tempo refers to the speed of the music while dynamics refers to the volume of the music. Students also worked with the rhythm sticks in a passing game Al Citrón and in a partner game Stick by Me. Room 18 students continue to enjoy making music with Boomwhackers and learned a new song Popcorn. They continue to practice reading and performing rhythms through the game Rhythm Train and also started learning the chant to Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King. They enjoyed playing a singing game Biddy, Biddy, Hold On. |
AuthorMrs. Bishop teaches music at Andrew Sibbald School. She is passionate about music making and about music literacy. Archives
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