This week in music, Grade 3/4 students culminated their study of the orchestra with a brief quiz. They also enjoyed playing some new singing games (Biddy Biddy Hold On and Al Citron) and learning a new call-and-response song (Soup, Soup). They applied their knowledge of syncopa (eighth-quarter-eighth) in identifying a mystery song at the board.
Grade 1/2 students continue to solidify their knowledge of so and mi on the music staff. They sight-read the song Rain, Rain, Go Away from the board and used this melody in a story accompanied with the Orff instruments. They also enjoyed playing singing games Button You Must Wander and We Are Dancing in the Forest. Kindergarten students continue to work on identifying and showing the beat of the music through singing games, songs, and movement. They enjoyed playing the singing games Engine, Engine; Shoo Turkey; Jeannie Had a Little Lamb; and In and Out the Dusty Blue Bells. We also enjoyed reading and singing Five Little Ducks. Room 18 students added to their repertoire of boomwhacker songs by playing Joe Avery Blues and Popcorn. They also applied their knowledge of ta (quarter note), titi (eighth notes), and rest in a game called Rhythm Train and in a new piece about a troll in a mountain cave (leading to a study of Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King). We had a great time imagining what the troll might be doing in the mountain cave and where the story would go next. We'll find out next week!
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AuthorMrs. Bishop teaches music at Andrew Sibbald School. She is passionate about music making and about music literacy. Archives
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