May 18-May 24
Last assignment for the year! Great job with distance learning everyone!
Assignment due: Sunday May 24, 2020
Send assignments to: [email protected]
 

Pre-K to 2nd Grade:

Chrome Music Lab is a popular ‘go-to’ digital music making resource at the moment. Following is your music assignment for the week. Please send all completed assignments to [email protected]. If you have trouble sending it, a quick e-mail from parents saying the assignment was completed will be accepted! Parents will need to assist with this project this week.

An artists delight 

To begin with, draw any of the following shapes on a sheet of paper:

Lines, Circles, Squares/Rectangles (quadrilaterals) or Triangles. 

The shapes can be as big, small or as numerous as you like. You might even only want to use one shape! Once you have created your images, click on Kandisky. Kandinsky is a beautifully simple ‘experiment’, all you have to do is draw! Copy your original pictures into Kandinsky, then hit play.  

 

What do you notice about the different sounds produced? Do the shapes all make the same sound? What is the difference between larger shapes? What happens when you draw shapes higher or lower on the screen? Please answer these questions and send them to me: [email protected]

Change the colour scheme and see what you think now! 

Extra-Credit: Look into the life and work of Kandinsky 

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Continue with our make at home instrument projects. This week: rainsticks
https://youtu.be/k0C-K0VxMMk

3rd, 4th and 5th Grade:

Chrome Music Lab is a popular ‘go-to’ digital music making resource at the moment. Following is your music assignment for the week. Please send all completed assignments to [email protected]. If you have trouble sending it, a quick e-mail from parents saying the assignment was completed will be accepted.

An artists delight 

To begin with, draw any of the following shapes on a sheet of paper:

Lines, Circles, Squares/Rectangles (quadrilaterals) or Triangles. 

The shapes can be as big, small or as numerous as you like. You might even only want to use one shape! Once you have created your images, click on Kandisky. Kandinsky is a beautifully simple ‘experiment’, all you have to do is draw! Copy your original pictures into Kandinsky, then hit play.  

 

What do you notice about the different sounds produced? Do the shapes all make the same sound? What is the difference between larger shapes? What happens when you draw shapes higher or lower on the screen? Change the colour scheme and see what you think now. Send answers to these questions to: [email protected] 

Extra-Credit: Look into the life and work of Kandinsky, and use your compositions as examples of work inspired by him.  

6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Chrome Music Lab is a popular ‘go-to’ digital music making resource at the moment. Following is your music assignment for the week. Please send all completed assignments to [email protected]. If you have trouble sending it, a quick e-mail from parents saying the assignment was completed will be accepted! 

An artists delight 

To begin with, draw any of the following shapes on a sheet of paper:

Lines, Circles, Squares/Rectangles (quadrilaterals) or Triangles. 

The shapes can be as big, small or as numerous as you like. Once you have created your images, click on Kandisky. Kandinsky is a beautifully simple ‘experiment’, all you have to do is draw. Copy your original pictures into Kandinsky, then hit play.  

 

What do you notice about the different sounds produced? Do the shapes all make the same sound? What is the difference between larger shapes? What happens when you draw shapes higher or lower on the screen? Change the colour scheme, what do you think now? 

 

Look into the life and work of Kandinsky. Answer the above questions and send me a paragraph or two summary about Kandinsky’s life. Send to: [email protected]

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May 11-18, 2020
Assignments due: Sunday May 17, 2020
Send to: [email protected]

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Pre-K and Kindergarten:

Let's get back to making your own instruments! This week we are going to learn about the string instrument the violin. Watch this violin tutorial to learn about the basics of the violin instrument as well as a step-by-step guide on how to make your own violin at home with materials you have in the house.
https://youtu.be/cOHsJEAGmcA

Send a picture of your beautiful violin to: [email protected]. I can't wait to see it!
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1st and 2nd Grade:

Choose from the following two options:

option #1

Rodgers and Hammerstein were a successful American musical theater wrting team, and composed musicals for the stage such as Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and the Sound of Music.

Review your solfege syllables by watching this clip "Do Re Mi" from the Sound of Music. If you have time, watch the entire movie with your family. There are many delightful songs and dances in this classic American music drama film. https://youtu.be/drnBMAEA3AM

Write the solfege syllables on a piece of paper and send it to me: [email protected]

Solfege Syllables: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
 

option #2

Let's get back to making your own instruments! This week we are going to learn about the string instrument the violin. Watch this violin tutorial to learn about the basics of the violin instrument as well as a step-by-step guide on how to make your own violin at home with materials you have in the house.
https://youtu.be/cOHsJEAGmcA

Send a picture of your beautiful violin to: [email protected]. I can't wait to see it!
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3rd and 4th Grade:

Choose from the following two options:

Option #1

John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. He has won 25 Grammy Awards as well as countless other awards. He has composed for critically acclaimed movies such as Star Wars series,  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones series, and Harry Potter films. All of these films are PG rated. Pick any of these movies to watch, and try to pay attention to the music. Send me a movie report from the film answering the following questions: 1)name of movie 2)name of song or music 3) Name three instruments you hear in the music.

Send to [email protected]
 

Option #2

Let's get back to making your own instruments! This week we are going to learn about the string instrument the violin. Watch this violin tutorial to learn about the basics of the violin instrument as well as a step-by-step guide on how to make your own violin at home with materials you have in the house.
https://youtu.be/cOHsJEAGmcA

Send a picture of your beautiful violin to: [email protected]. I can't wait to see it!
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5th and 6th Grade:

Choose from one of the following two options:

option #1

John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. He has won 25 Grammy Awards as well as countless other awards. He has composed for critically acclaimed movies such as Star Wars series,  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones series, and Harry Potter films. All of these films are PG rated. Pick any of these movies to watch, and try to pay attention to the music. Send me a movie report from the film answering the following questions: 1)name of movie 2)name of song or music 3) Write down three instruments you hear in the music.

Send to [email protected]
 

option #2

Listen to this recording by conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Write down the names of the first 5 instruments featured in this great work,  Bolero by Maurice Ravel. https://youtu.be/mhhkGyJ092E

Send to [email protected]

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7th and 8th Grade:

You have 3 options for this week: Choose one assignment to complete for the week.

Option #1

John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. He has won 25 Grammy Awards as well as countless other awards. He has composed for critically acclaimed movies such as Star Wars series,  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones series, and Harry Potter films. All of these films are PG rated. Pick any of these movies to watch, and try to pay attention to the music. Send me a movie report from the film answering the following questions: 1)name of movie 2)name of song or music 3) Write down three instruments you hear in the music.
 

Option #2

Compare these two recordings of Beethoven’s Cavatina Op. 130 String Quartet. Write a paragraph on which recording you liked better and why.

Recording #1: Heifetz Institute Players:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-LcmrTKWBc&feature=youtu.be

Recording #2: Guerneri String Quartet: https://youtu.be/go0QFAc1AF0

You can also send a summary of the work. See example below:

"I listened to the Cavatina movement of the Beethoven String Quartet op. 130. A string quartet is a work consisting of 2 violins, viola, and cello. Beethoven wrote 16 works for the string quartet. This one is in the key of B flat and is the 13th quartet he wrote."

Option #3

Listen to this recording by conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Write down the names of the first 5 instruments featured in this great work,  Bolero by Maurice Ravel. https://youtu.be/mhhkGyJ092E

Send to [email protected]

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May 4- May 10

Pre-K -1st Grade:

Pick ONE of the following activities:

Watch these classic Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoons that your parents watched when they were kids. Rhapsody Rabbit :https://youtu.be/WqGEeymMzQM What’s Opera: https://youtu.be/6jDcWAWRRHo or Bugs Rules: https://youtu.be/BX1ljYx3g3k. Send me your best drawing of Bugs Bunny! Send to: [email protected]

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Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music: https://youtu.be/-FfIENgKRDg. After listening to this classical work do the following: Choose a quiet activity in the backyard, either gardening, coloring quietly, or exploring for insects. If you are doing this on a nice and sunny day, for about 10 minutes, you will probably hear a cardinal singing in the background. Click on link for a coloring page of a cardinal: http://clipartmag.com/download-clipart-image#red-bird-drawing-10.jpg. Send to: [email protected]

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Watch this video titled Animal Musicians: https://youtu.be/59hcUPXbA2M 
Choose one animal from the video and choose from the following activity: 1) Choose one of the featured animals to draw 2) Imitate the animal call using your own voice and send me a video: [email protected]

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Bedtime Music Lullabies: Listen to the following recordings right before bedtime.  Under the Moon Jazz Standards and Lullabies: https://youtu.be/8y9TSOQYWMU, or  Dreams Are Made for Children: https://youtu.be/5StzbXtbydM.  You can wake up in the morning and draw a picture of something from your dreams: Send to [email protected]

2nd and 3rd Grade:

Watch these classic Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoons that your parents watched when they were kids. Rhapsody Rabbit :https://youtu.be/WqGEeymMzQM What’s Opera: https://youtu.be/6jDcWAWRRHo or Bugs Rules: https://youtu.be/BX1ljYx3g3k. Send me your best drawing of Bugs Bunny! Send to: [email protected]

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Watch this cool video of Animemusic called Pipe Dreams: https://youtu.be/HR8Oz8Pp8hI
Write down 5 instruments that you see or hear. Send to [email protected].

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Watch this video titled Animal Musicians: https://youtu.be/59hcUPXbA2M 
Choose one animal from the video and choose from the following activity: 1) Choose one of the featured animals to draw 2) Imitate the animal call using your own voice and send me a video: [email protected]

3rd-5th Grade

Watch this cool video of Animemusic called Pipe Dreams: https://youtu.be/HR8Oz8Pp8hI
Write down 5 instruments that you see or hear. Send to [email protected].

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Watch these classic Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoons that your parents watched when they were kids. Rhapsody Rabbit :https://youtu.be/WqGEeymMzQM What’s Opera: https://youtu.be/6jDcWAWRRHo or Bugs Rules: https://youtu.be/BX1ljYx3g3k. Send me your best drawing of Bugs Bunny! Send to: [email protected]

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Watch this video titled Animal Musicians: https://youtu.be/59hcUPXbA2M 
Choose one animal from the video and choose from the following activity: 1) Choose one of the featured animals to draw 2) Imitate the animal call using your own voice and send me a video: [email protected]

6th, 7th, and 8th Grade

1) Animemusic: Watch this cool video of Animemusic called Pipe Dreams: https://youtu.be/HR8Oz8Pp8hI
Write down 5 instruments that you see or hear. Send to [email protected].

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2) Compose Your Own Rhythmic Ostinato:

1. Find two pieces of wood in your backyard. 
2. Compose a 2 measure rhythmic ostinatos (repeated rhythm patterns) and practice it, making sure to keep the rhythm steady. 
3. You may use the rhythms you hear/see in this piece by American Minimalist Composer Steve Reich. https://youtu.be/Mv_8UaP_QRI
4. Write down the ostinato on manuscript paper, here is a link for free manuscript paper. https://makingmusicfun.net/htm/printit_manuscript.php
5.  Extra-Credit (Optional): Try teaching the rhythm patterns to different members of your family. If you send a video of the whole family playing 3 different ostinato patterns, you can skip next week’s assignment. Send to: [email protected].

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3) Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes:

Watch these classic Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoons that your parents watched when they were kids. Rhapsody Rabbit :https://youtu.be/WqGEeymMzQM What’s Opera: https://youtu.be/6jDcWAWRRHo or Bugs Rules: https://youtu.be/BX1ljYx3g3k. Send me the name of the composer and classical composition featured in each cartoon. Send to: [email protected]

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April 27-May 1

All assignments due Sunday, May 3. E-mail me if you need an extension: [email protected]

Pre-K, and Kindergarten 

Choose one activity to view this week!

1. Learn reading and writing numbers 1-5 through listening to this great acapella band called the “Pentatonix” on Sesame Street! After watching the video, draw numbers 1-5 with your favorite crayon, marker, or colored pencil and e-mail it to me! [email protected] https://youtu.be/0b-v-wMR69k

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2. Learn this classic nursery rhyme song! https://youtu.be/w_lCi8U49mY,  Itsy-Bitsy Spider. See if you can learn it by heart without the video. Try these different challenges every time you sing it: 
   1. Standing on one leg
   2. Standing on the other leg
   3. With a book on your head
   4. Lying on the floor
   5. With your eyes closed

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3.Learn about  Four Musical Instruments! They are the  Vioin,  Piano,  Bass Drum, and  Saxophone. Watch this video and sing and dance along!
https://youtu.be/22kqia2ibVU

1st and 2nd Grade
 

1. Did you know that the shower is one of the best places to sing in your house? It has great “resonance” which is a fancy word for a “live” sound. When you have a lot of resonance, your sound is louder and fuller than it would be in a normal room! You can hear different “acoustics” (the sound in a given room) by singing this song in two different rooms in the house. Sing in the shower or bathroom, and once in a room with lots of furniture and carpet. The room with lots of sound absorbing qualities will sound more “dead” because the sound is being absorbed. Sing this popular song “Baby Shark”  in the two rooms and compare the different sound qualities! Tell a parent the differences. Juhttps://youtu.be/XqZsoesa55w. Draw a picture of a shark and send it to me! [email protected]

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    2.Learn this praise song “This Little Light of Mine”. https://youtu.be/cKkbIZtqhyQ
    
3rd, 4th and 5th Graders

Watch this video for tips on how to memorize a song. The different types of learning are Aural (you learn by hearing things), Visual (You process information by reading it or watching it) Tactile (you like to touch and feel the object you are learning, such as writing out the lyrics by hand).  https://youtu.be/yOOY6VZdjXM

Use these techniques to learn and memorize “Baby Shark”. Draw a picture of your best shark and e-mail it to me: [email protected] 

Or, you can learn this praise song, “What a Beautiful Name" https://youtu.be/nQWFzMvCfLE.

6th, 7th, and 8th Graders

Listen to this youtube video with these performers making music with everyday kitchen items: Percussion Kitchen Duo, https://youtu.be/pPwr4vNds_w and Kitchen Instruments, https://youtu.be/9GqEkxEcL6s 

Compose or improvise your own music using everyday kitchen objects. Must be at least a 5-minute composition. You can either write down your composition or you can perform it and send a video to: [email protected]. If you want to perform with the videos above, that will also be acceptable. Your parents can also submit that you have completed the assignment.

As always, e-mail me if you have any questions! [email protected]

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Monday April 20 to Friday April 24

All assignments are due Sunday April 26, 2020
If you need an extension please e-mail me at [email protected]

Pre-K to 2nd 

Pick one of the following activities for the week!

1. Here is a great video teaching about hand washing! Great esp. for Pre-K and K! The lyrics are about hand washing, but the the song is “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN86StMAtsU

2. Guess the Sound Game! Click on the link below and listen to the sounds. Can you make any of the sounds yourself? Try imitating the sounds that you hear! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1m4h79JZso&feature=youtu.be

3. Review your note reading this week watch this fun YouTube Video!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46FuaUMtBw If you have an instrument or want to sing along with the video, you will have more fun!

4. Play this video on background while you go about your day. It will boost your brainpower, and you will become smarter without lifting a finger! How great is that??? If you want to, go ahead and dance, conduct, or fall asleep! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JmprpRIsEY

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Watch one of your favorite Disney Musicals and pick one song to sing-a-long.  You can send me a video singing, or sing to one of your parents or guardian, and have them send me an e-mail that you have completed the assignment. Some ideas are Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Moana, Lion King, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Camp Rock, Jungle Book. If you want to simply watch it, that’s fine too! But your singing skills will only be maintained if you keep practicing! (Since you are at home, don’t be shy!) send to: [email protected]

3rd and 4th 

Listen to this piece by John Adams called Short Ride in a Fast Machine. What is the mood of the piece? Does the music move fast or slow? Is it loud or soft? Does it sound exciting, like when you are riding a roller coaster, or driving fast on a highway, or moving fast on a train? What makes the piece sound bright and shiny? Can you identify any of the instruments in the piece?http://www.sfskids.org/listen/ (Once you have clicked the link, click on Flashplayer icon, use the Flashplayer icon once, click on start, then on the Short Ride in a Fast Machine tab). Send me a few sentences with your thoughts, or if you want to tell your parents your opinion, they can just e-mail me that you completed the assignment: [email protected]

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Watch one of your favorite Disney Musicals and pick one song to sing-a-long.  You can send me a video singing, or sing to one of your parents or guardian, and have them send me an e-mail that you have completed the assignment. Some ideas are Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Moana, Lion King, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Camp Rock, Jungle Book. If you want to simply watch it, that’s fine too! But your singing skills will only be maintained if you keep practicing! (Since you are at home, don’t be shy!) send to: [email protected]

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

5th and 6th

Watch one of your favorite Disney Musicals and pick one song to sing-a-long.  You can send me a video singing, or sing to one of your parents or guardian, and have them send me an e-mail that you have completed the assignment. Some ideas are Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Moana, Lion King, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Camp Rock, Jungle Book. If you want to simply watch it, that’s fine too! But your singing skills will only be maintained if you keep practicing! (Since you are at home, don’t be shy!) send to: [email protected]

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Listening Assignment: For this assignment you will need a pencil and a notebook. Spring is here, and most of you probably have a backyard: Go outside and record or simply list sounds that you hear. It maybe an airplane passing by, a bird singing, a neighbor mowing his lawn, or a baby crying. Write down how many things you hear in a ten-minute period. I think you will be surprised at how much there was going on in your neighborhood that you weren’t even aware of.  Extra credit if you add descriptions to each sound. (For example- an airplane was flying by and it made a very low-pitched sound for about ten seconds) Otherwise, it can simply be a one word list such as- (airplane, baby, woman on the telephone, couple walking by, etc).

Send the list or descriptions to: [email protected]

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

7th and 8th

This week we are going to listen and watch creative and interesting young instrumentals featured on the website www.fromthetop.org. They have a myriad of instrumentalists to choose from for further exploration. For this week watch https://youtu.be/CwLFIixxr3w. It is about a young cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing and her young journey in the world of classical music training, She is interviewed by Pentatonix member and cellist Kevin Olusola. Send me a 1/2 page summary of your thoughts and feelings before, during, and after the video. Did you expect him to play the cello? Are there a lot of African American musicians in the Classical music world? Did Ifetayo say anything about her cello playing journey that you could relate to?  What are your opinions about their playing? Other additional thoughts or comments? Send your completed assignment to [email protected].

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Watch one of your favorite Disney Musicals and pick one song to sing-a-long.  You can send me a video singing, or sing to one of your parents or guardian, and have them send me an e-mail that you have completed the assignment. Some ideas are Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Moana, Lion King, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Camp Rock, Jungle Book. If you want to simply watch it, that’s fine too! But your singing skills will only be maintained if you keep practicing! (Since you are at home, don’t be shy!) send to: [email protected]

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

**Explore the resources below for additional music activities for the week. A longer list can be found on the Music Teachers National Association Website: https://www.mtna.org

www.dariamusic.com- introduction to world music
www.fromthetop.org- a great opportunity to list to "serious" young musicians
www.sfskids.org- a website created by the San Francisco Symphony for kids
www.dsokids.com- Dallas Symphony Orchestra has games, parent/teacher resources
www.nyphilkids.org- a New York Philharmonic website that includes fun games and graphics
www.funbrain.com- offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary
www.musictheory.net- ear training drills, note-reading, key signatures
www.MakingMusicFun.net- lots of free music resources!

Have fun with your assignments, and contact me with any questions or comments!

Warmly,
Mrs. Suk

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Monday April 6- Friday April 17

Pre-K- 2nd Grade

Pick one of the following activities:
1) A bit of music theory- Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do while walking up slowly one step at a time on your stairs at home. Have your parents help you so you don't fall! Extra-Credit challenge, sing the solfege syllables backward! Another option-Create 4 different types of music notes using your Dad’s shaving cream. Draw a whole note, a half-note, a quarter-note and an eighth-note.

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2) Learn about other cultures while continuing making your homemade instruments. This week we will focus on making world instruments. Click on the link below to learn how to make box drums, didgeridoos, shakers, pow-wow drums and guiros. 

   1.    Click on www.dariamusic.com

    2.    Click on the “Instruments” icon.

    3.    Pick an instrument to learn about. Your choices are the cajon, drum,guiro, shekere, washboard,     didgeridoo, dulcimer, and guitar. 

    4.    When you pick an instrument, the right column will have choices to listen to the instrument, hear a song, color a coloring sheet, or instructions on how to make the instrument. Enjoy! Send a pick of your work to [email protected].

 

3rd and 4th Grade

Continue working on the BrainPOP website.
 
    1.    www.brainpop.com

    2.    Loginname: MusicPOP

    3.    Password: Musicatbernies2020

    4.    Click on Arts and Music

    5.    Click on Pick a Musician Icon

    6.    Musician choices are: Beatles, Presley, Armstrong, Beethoven, Motown, and Mozart

    7.    After you watch the 5 minute movie, pick either the worksheet or take the quiz.

Send the worksheet or quiz to: [email protected]
Have Fun!

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

Assignments due April 17th

 

5th and 6th Grade

This week we are going to listen and watch creative and interesting young instrumentals featured on the website www.fromthetop.org. They have a myriad of instrumentalists to choose from for further exploration. For this week watch https://youtu.be/CwLFIixxr3w. It is about a young cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing and her young journey in the world of classical music training, She is interviewed by Pentatonix member and cellist Kevin Olusola. Send me a 1/2 page summary of your thoughts and feelings before, during, and after the video. Did you expect him to play the cello? Are there a lot of African American musicians in the Classical music world? Did Ifetayo say anything about her cello playing journey that you could relate to?  What are your opinions about their playing? Other additional thoughts or comments? Send your completed assignment to [email protected].

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

Assignments due April 17th

7th and 8th Grade

For this week’s assignment watch a video about a young skateboarding, guitar-playing teen named Jason Lewis who talks about the similarities between playing an instrument and doing tricks on his skateboard. https://youtu.be/3w9_Ag5NqNg. He discusses his love of classical music from Bach to Stravinsky which covers the range of composers for our 7th and 8th grade curriculum. Write a 1/2 page review of the video. How much did he practice per day? At what age did he start playing the guitar? At what age did music “click” for him? What are some of his favorite composers? How is it he excels at two things? In what way are the activities related? For more videos go to www.fromthetop.com

Send your finished assignment to [email protected].

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

Assignments Due April 17

**Explore the resources below for additional music activities for the week. A longer list can be found on the Music Teachers National Association Website: https://www.mtna.org

www.dariamusic.com- introduction to world music
www.fromthetop.org- a great opportunity to list to "serious" young musicians
www.sfskids.org- a website created by the San Francisco Symphony for kids
www.dsokids.com- Dallas Symphony Orchestra has games, parent/teacher resources
www.nyphilkids.org- a New York Philharmonic website that includes fun games and graphics
www.funbrain.com- offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary
www.musictheory.net- ear training drills, note-reading, key signatures
www.MakingMusicFun.net- lots of free music resources!

Have fun with your assignments, and contact me with any questions or comments!

Warmly,
Mrs. Suk

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March 30-April 3

Pre-K to 2nd Grade:
Choose from one activity below. When you are finished, ask your parents to take a picture of your work and send it to me. This is not required but optional: [email protected]

1) Continuing with our homemade instrument theme from last week, look for collectible objects you have lying around in your house and make a windchime. It can be from a collection of bottle caps, seashells, keys, pots, pencils, and even juice caps. Click on the link for instructions and more ideas: https://www.thegardenglove.com/13-crafty-diy-wind-chimes for an easy video watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TedvwjD9BU&feature=youtu.be
2) Make a Tin Can Telephone.https://childhood101.com/literacy-spot-20-tin-can-telephone/At the bottom of the website, click the link for Five Simple Listening Games for additional activities for listening.

3rd and 4th Grade:
Have fun this week learning about Vocals. You are going to follow the same steps as last week for logging on the BrainPOP website:

Step 1-Go the the BrainPOP webstite: https://www.brainpop.com.
Step 2-Login name: MusicPOP
Step 3-Password: Musicatbernies2020
Step 4-Click on the "Arts and Music" Tab 
Step 5-Click on "Making Music" Tab
Step 6-Click on "Vocals" Tab
Step 7- Click on "Movie" Tab

After watching the movie, choose from one activity: The movie discusses different styles of singing, operatic, scat, pop, yodeling, throat singing. 1) Sing a song at home and video record yourself and analyze what you hear. You can sing along to your favorite pop singer, or you can sing a capella (solo). Write down 4 sentences at least of observation. (For example, I sing from my chest, and I am singing a pop song, I don't have too much vibrato. At the end of the song I have a head voice, and then when I can't hit the high notes I move to a falsetto voice. For the most part I am on pitch.)
2)Take the Quiz offered on the website. If you would like to send a clip of your singing, send to [email protected]

**** Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

5th and 6th Grade:
5th Grade- Choose from one activity 1) Pick one song from your Google Classroom page and practice it for the week. I would like to monitor your progress. If you can enlist family members to help you perform "Four White Horses" you can videotape it and send it to me. [email protected]. Alternatively, you can practice your Cup Song and send me a solo clip as well. 2) Dress up as your favorite pop star and sing along to your favorite song. Enlist family members to dress up as well and be your back-up band. Use imaginary instruments if you don't have it, or make your own instruments. Use your imagination.
6th Grade- Choose from one activity 1) Continue with your rhythm composition assignments. I added an example of a simple rhythm on your Google Classroom page. 2) Dress up as your favorite pop star and sing along to his/her favorite song. Enlist family members to dress up as well and be your back-up band. Use imaginary instruments if you don't have it, or make your own instruments. Use your imagination.
*5th Grade Google Classroom CODE: bfaxheh
*6th Grade- Terwiliger- Google Classroom CODE: xshtqop
*6th Grade- Cox- Google Classroom CODE: 4ocv5q6

****Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

7th and 8th Grade:
7th-grade, Choose one of the two following assignments: 1) Continue with your Fugue Assignments we have started already in class. Examples of this assignment are posted on your Google Classroom page. This is a written assignment and can be posted on your Google Classroom page. 2) Make a video performance of your Fugue instead of composing your work on paper. Post videos to your Google Classroom page.
8th Grade- Choose one of the following two assignments: 1) Continue with our study of the Romantic Period in Music by reading a one-page biography of Tchaikovsky. Read and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Send answers to the questions to your Google Classroom page. 2) Watch this video in the life of a ballerina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rryxZjqLtNs. Write a half page review of the video. What was your first reaction to watching this video? Did your opinon about the ballerina change the longer you watched it? Describe the ballerinas movements. Does she seem to tell a story through dance? How does the music integrate with her dancing?
*7th Grade Google Classroom CODE: lzj2j3i
*8th Grade Google Classroom CODE: 3d3dzqu

****Grades 4-8 will be graded. Instead of the usual grades out on a scale of 100, our distance learning projects will be graded on a scale of 1-4, aligned with what you typically see on your report card. This grading scale will allow for appropriate feedback and hold students accountable, but will also allow for some flexibility as we are all working in new environment.

Explore the resources below for additional music activities for the week. A longer list can be found on the Music Teachers National Association Website: https://www.mtna.org

www.dariamusic.com- introduction to world music
www.fromthetop.org- a great opportunity to list to "serious" young musicians
www.sfskids.org- a website created by the San Francisco Symphony for kids
www.dsokids.com- Dallas Symphony Orchestra has games, parent/teacher resources
www.nyphilkids.org- a New York Philharmonic website that includes fun games and graphics
www.funbrain.com- offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary
www.musictheory.net- ear training drills, note-reading, key signatures
www.MakingMusicFun.net- lots of free music resources!

Have fun with your assignments, and contact me with any questions or comments!

Warmly,
Mrs. Suk

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March 23-27

Pre-K to 2nd Grade:
Choose from one activity below. When you are finished, ask one of your parents to take a picture of it and send it to me. This is not required but optional. Send to: [email protected]
1) Make a homemade guitar with simple objects you have at home. Rubber bands, paper towel tube, empty tissue box, paint, stickers, any decorative item, construction paper, and glue is all you need. If you have different size rubber bands, even better, they will make different pitches in sound. Click on the wikihow link to see step-by-step how to do this at home.
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Tissue-Box-Guitar
2) Click on the website below and pick one instrument out of 6 to make at home. Homemade harmonicas, can drums, do-it-yourself tambourines, homemade rainsticks, even a paper plate banjo.
https://www.learningliftoff.com/make-homemade-music-with-these-6-diy-instruments

3rd and 4th Grade:
Have fun learning about percussion instruments. Follow the steps below:
Step 1-Go the the BrainPOP webstite: https://www.brainpop.com.
Step 2-Login name: MusicPOP
Step 3-Password: Musicatbernies2020
Step 4-Click on the Arts and Music Tab 
Step 5-Click on Making Music Tab
Step 6-Click on Percussion Tab
Step 7- Click on Movie Tab
After watching the movie choose one of the following two activities:
1) Look around the room. Find four different things you can use as a percussion instrument. Describe how you would use each object to make sound, and what kind of sound you think it would make. (This is a writing assignment. Please use 2 sentences at least per object)
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2) Choose a favorite song with a prominent percussion element. List its title, the artist, and the types of percussion used. Finally describe how the song makes you feel, and how the percussion section contributes to that effect. Write at least 2-4 complete sentences. 
Send completed assignments to [email protected] or keep in a music folder to bring to class when you return.

5th and 6th Grade:
Pick one activity from your Google Classroom page and practice it for the week. After you have learned your assignment, try it in different rooms in the house and observe the difference in resonance. Notice if a room resonates more if it is large and filled with lots of furniture and carpet, verses a somewhat small and bare room such as the bathroom. Notice whether the ceiling height, or size of the room makes a difference in the sound. Put your observations down on paper and post it to your classroom page. This assignment needs to be 4 sentences or more.
*5th Grade Google Classroom CODE: bfaxheh
*6th Grade- Terwiliger- Google Classroom CODE: xshtqop
*6th Grade- Cox- Google Classroom CODE: 4ocv5q6

7th and 8th Grade:
7th-grade, Choose one of the two following assignments: 1) Continue with your Fugue Assignments we have started already in class. Examples of this assignment are posted on your Google Classroom page. This is a written assignment and can be posted on your Google Classroom page. 2) Make a video performance of your Fugue instead of composing your work on paper. Post videos to your Google Classroom page.
8th Grade- Choose one of the following two assignments: 1) Continue with our study of the Romantic Period in Music by reading a one-page biography of Tchaikovsky. Read and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Send answers to the questions to your Google Classroom page. 2) Watch this video in the life of a ballerina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rryxZjqLtNs. Write a half page review of the video. What was your first reaction to watching this video? Did your opinon about the ballerina change the longer you watched it? Describe the ballerinas movements. Does she seem to tell a story through dance? How does the music integrate with her dancing?
*7th Grade Google Classroom CODE: lzj2j3i
*8th Grade Google Classroom CODE: 3d3dzqu

Explore the resources below for additional music activities for the week. A longer list can be found on the Music Teachers National Association Website: https://www.mtna.org

www.dariamusic.com- introduction to world music
www.fromthetop.org- a great opportunity to list to "serious" young musicians
www.sfskids.org- a website created by the San Francisco Symphony for kids
www.dsokids.com- Dallas Symphony Orchestra has games, parent/teacher resources
www.nyphilkids.org- a New York Philharmonic website that includes fun games and graphics
www.funbrain.com- offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary
www.musictheory.net- ear training drills, note-reading, key signatures
www.MakingMusicFun.net- lots of free music resources!

Have fun with your assignments, and contact me with any questions or comments!

Warmly,
Mrs. Suk