Below are a few examples of the students creating harmony. We first learned that harmony can be created by two or more pitches together at the same time. Of course, they should be pitches that actually sound good together! We also learned that pitches could be combined between voice and instruments. Here, the students are playing an ostinato (fancy word for repeated pattern) on the xylophones, while they sing other pitches in their voices. It was easy to want to play what the voices were singing, so we had to work hard at doing two parts at the same time.
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We began the Harmony unit with a simple chalk talk. The question was posed, "What questions do you have about Harmony?". Harmonies are prevalent within most music students hear, but they probably have never personally experienced harmony, or even identified this complex musical element. The students asked some amazing questions. By the end of this unit, I can say that the students will be able to confidently answer all of the questions they had about harmony!
I combined all the questions between the 4th grade classes about Harmony. In the short time we have been thinking about and experiencing harmony, many of the questions have already been answered and understood! One of my favorite questions below is "Why is Harmony important?". This question digs to the core of why we are studying harmony. Without harmony, a song could potentially be boring and uninteresting. The use of harmony can make a song more colorful, meaningful, and inviting. We will learn about several ways of creating harmony in the weeks to come! |
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