Grade 1/2 students were busy putting their knowledge of rhythm to use, using ta, titi, and rest to identify a mystery song and to play the game "Poison Rhythm". They also explored movement and lyrical singing in The North Wind Doth Blow while discovering that music can be used to express sadness and hardship as well as feelings of happiness and celebration. We also listened and moved to "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks" from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition as linked to a story by Deborah Lyn Ziolkoski of Fun With Composers.
Grade 3/4 students began singing the traditional Canadian folksong My Paddle with movement as well as the folksong Black Snake in preparation for new rhythmic concepts. They also worked on compiling their written work from music in their new music Duo-Tang folders. They especially enjoyed learning a cup passing rhythm pattern which we attempted to perform to Zoltán Kodály's "Viennese Musical Clock" from his opera Háry János. The students did well for their first time through this challenging exercise! Kindergarten students learned a new singing game, Charlie Over the Ocean which provided opportunity for solo singing and lyric improvisation. They also performed movement to the song Diddle Diddle Dumpling, preparing to work in partners next class. They continue to work on in-tune singing and pitch matching as well as moving to a steady beat.
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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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