The 3rd graders will soon be beginning a unit on recorders! Please review the information on the letter below if you are interested in purchasing your own recorder. All students will be supplied a disinfected school recorder, but understandably, some students may want their own to practice at home! A few stores are listed in the letter which will usually have the recorders in stock. Otherwise, Amazon is a great option, and the link is provided below! The YRS-20, YRS-23, and YRS-24 are all acceptable styles, and can be found for as little as $4.99, last I checked! (Green color). https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YRS-23Y-Soprano-Recorder-Natural/dp/B0014ZG676/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=yamaha+soprano+recorder&qid=1583940708&sr=8-2
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4th Graders are so excited to be learning the baritone ukulele! It will take us a little while to get going, however, because it is very important for us to understand the basics of chords and how to play them. We also need to coordinate our strumming with the chords, all the while learning to change chords at the same time. The students have had a GREAT start!
Here's another fun song we learned with a focus on melody. We played repeated notes, steps, and skips, and jumps in this piece.
After playing our version, we listed to this next version! As we analyzed the song, we realized Mr. Guthrie added new words, changed other words, and ultimately, we learned the melody changed a bit from what we played, as well as the rhythms! We like this version...a lot! The 4th graders have had a few weeks to analyze music with various sections or parts. A lot of instrumental music labels these sections with letters, such as an A or B section. They also use terms such as Introduction, Bridge (Transition), and Coda (ending). Modern music (especially music with lyrics) utilize different language, such as verse, chorus or refrain, and pre-chorus. After analyzing and comparing various pieces, the students were asked to create their own songs that had at least an A section and a B section. Their sections had to have differing melodies, rhythms, and instrumentation, like a lot of the music they analyzed. Listen to their newest compositions!
1st Grade is beginning a big unit on MELODY! We are learning that melodies are made of pitches which move up and down in different ways. For example, when we sing a melody, the pitches might move up or down one by one (steps) or by skipping and jumping. Sometimes the melody may stay the same for a moment, which is called repeated notes. The Barnyard song as a melody that moves by steps and skips, but also repeats at times.
Below are the final recordings from Kapiti Plain! Check out the previous 3rd Grade posts for more info! The kids really did a wonderful job putting together all four parts!
The Kindergarten kids learned to play a melody for the nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill. Just like Jack and Jill, the melody goes up, then down! In their classrooms, the Kindergarten kids use "Picture Power" to help them read the words in a book or on a page. In music, we can use Picture Power too! Except we use symbols and icons to show "how the music goes" instead of what the words say. Check out the picture below and their recordings as well!
Here are just a few pics of the kids working on xylophones. Check out the post from last week to listen to the music they've been working on!
The Hamlin 2nd Graders traveled down to the Caribbean for this song! It's called "Cookie," but has nothing to do with the cookie you eat. In this piece, 'cookie' is referring to the nickname given to the children by the adult (a mom, grandmother, or perhaps an aunt). Ask your kiddos about what's going on in the song! Musically, "Cookie" includes a the concept of 'call' and 'response,' where one person (or group) sings something, and another person (or group) responds. The response can either be an echo, or a completely different response altogether. Cookie contains a different response, revealing a conversation between the adult and the children. In the beginning, we had fun acting out the calls and responses during class! Then, we learned that we could actually play the calls and responses on instruments. The picture below shows the students figuring out the melody of the song and putting the calls and response in the correct order before learning to play. The recordings are below the pic!
Our Hamlin First Graders traveled across the world to Europe to learn about Polka Music! We even tried a Polka Dance which was a ton of fun! Below, listen to the students playing drums and shakers along with the famous "Clarinet Polka." Through this song, we talked about traditional music notation. The students successfully played rhythms which included quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. They might not remember the names, but they should remember certain notes are longer and shorter, and are consequently played differently :)
And just for fun....I somehow missed posting these lovely Holiday recordings!
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