This week Grade 1/2 students continued to solidify their knowledge of so and mi through a brief listening assessment and began learning how we write these pitches on the music staff. We used a phrase from a well-known song (Apple Tree) to discuss the relationships between the notes as we wrote them on the staff (so and mi are copycats!). We also enjoyed learning about and listening to Haydn's Surprise Symphony (while testing our listening skills with a passing game!). We discussed the term 'composer' and what it means to create music. We continue to solidify our knowledge of ta (quarter note), titi (eighth notes) and rest (quarter rest) through review games and activities.
In Grade 3/4 we also completed some rhythm review, performing rhythm flashcards in canon. We learned that not all beats are the same and that the stronger beats allow us to group notes into sections call measures. We worked to identify a 'mystery song' by reading a rhythm on the board and learned about what else we would need to include to communicate this song to another musician, leading to a discussion about the music staff and pitch (a magnetic staff provided a helpful visual!). We continue to study the orchestra and it's instruments and instrument families through our study of Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Kindergarten students enjoyed moving and listening to an excerpt from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro (following a story about a magical chef from the series Fun with Composers by Deborah Ziolkoski). They continue to work on developing a steady beat through reciting poetry and moving to the beat in our singing games. Room 18 students enjoyed performing movement with scarves to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and using boomwackers to perform the theme from Pirates from the Caribbean. They completed their brief study of the orchestra and discussed favourite instruments and instrument families.
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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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