tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38217595089209411062024-02-19T01:52:11.256-05:00The Viking Music RoomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-78251715185108174362018-01-31T15:41:00.001-05:002018-01-31T15:41:59.259-05:00Treble Makers Hard at Work<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The FPD Treble Makers Orff Ensemble has been practicing hard for Grandparents Day! It's just under two months away, and we are working diligently to prepare some difficult music. Our biggest piece to date is called "Crunchy, Crunchy, Crunchy." It's a 3-part piece in 3 different sections. Today, we knocked out the 3 part of section A and put it all together. They were rockin' the barred instruments this morning! I'm so proud of this group! Have a listen! </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oEA9HfMGwhk/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEA9HfMGwhk?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-5359140025447106012018-01-24T10:26:00.000-05:002018-01-24T10:34:32.018-05:00Good King Leopold in Kindergarten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMgSpE3vVQ4sjHblR1gknH45JVkHhJZQU1IZG6t_OOTeVUeEcz7UofJnqv7TvkY-Q8EtO05L817ERXyIzKcMusOcJUbQprMm57C4ZRb3uXbovDBqr5PA2c0x3QA2hdNUaNdBBRIZIf0tl/s1600/Good+King+1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1459" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMgSpE3vVQ4sjHblR1gknH45JVkHhJZQU1IZG6t_OOTeVUeEcz7UofJnqv7TvkY-Q8EtO05L817ERXyIzKcMusOcJUbQprMm57C4ZRb3uXbovDBqr5PA2c0x3QA2hdNUaNdBBRIZIf0tl/s320/Good+King+1.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyLRUMyLHa374ptnddH88TD49rKrT1d3r645E_HB7j11SC0dtPHvyGu81qJMrLU3IDnJvcnT5uHcleNklKJAUGj5AhxoZTbpkTbfEMoG6Xs_zFp5Eckih3ANo4Z_aNKOFbZQaGYEIofkr/s1600/Good+King+2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1493" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyLRUMyLHa374ptnddH88TD49rKrT1d3r645E_HB7j11SC0dtPHvyGu81qJMrLU3IDnJvcnT5uHcleNklKJAUGj5AhxoZTbpkTbfEMoG6Xs_zFp5Eckih3ANo4Z_aNKOFbZQaGYEIofkr/s320/Good+King+2.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The pictures of the crowns show the students long and short sounds--the rhythm-- of the song. This is a beginning step in reading musical notation for the kindergartners! </span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Kindergarten music classes, we spend a lot of time exploring! This singing game is a fun way to explore our voices and different ways to move. This song is called "Good King Leopold." Students learn to sing to the "king," and then the "king" gets to solo sing back to the whole group. The "king" assigns a request to the students--they must ask their question in a singing voice, a speaking voice, or a whisper voice. When the "king" grants their request, the students travel across the "kingdom," moving in a different way each time. We used movement words like march, jump, tiptoe, and walk to travel with. This singing game also allows me as the teacher to assess each child on their ability to solo sing and match pitch. Pitch matching is a vital skill acquired in these younger years! Below are a few pictures and videos of a kindergarten class in action early this month. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXl_01w31LC1JQy0fprQngYU1OTRnwArdPcxlPLjleSOWFqO57kshl2aoPX3cHQFEHc2E-8mf12pKuLGV942JgUEzSOwXG9BmDc-6d11NnFOclkngfKzLtFib9xsIzrFBiW0y8PlcFT1e/s1600/IMG-0687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXl_01w31LC1JQy0fprQngYU1OTRnwArdPcxlPLjleSOWFqO57kshl2aoPX3cHQFEHc2E-8mf12pKuLGV942JgUEzSOwXG9BmDc-6d11NnFOclkngfKzLtFib9xsIzrFBiW0y8PlcFT1e/s400/IMG-0687.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Good King Leopold in his "royal throne" listening to his "subjects" sing! </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloaSartwXSYa8z-oxQre9F8rAFqpcSqI_5KpFabPjXU1RnoJ15uJnuZUQktzI_c4v9XYfaAX7zwegw7JfsMEFgxg9reXq807vkqqaIZ7kMxNTM5izqDtXPbbN39FEj-r304Uv9CaQPc0G/s1600/IMG-0690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloaSartwXSYa8z-oxQre9F8rAFqpcSqI_5KpFabPjXU1RnoJ15uJnuZUQktzI_c4v9XYfaAX7zwegw7JfsMEFgxg9reXq807vkqqaIZ7kMxNTM5izqDtXPbbN39FEj-r304Uv9CaQPc0G/s400/IMG-0690.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The "royal subjects" singing to King Leopold for permission to cross the kingdom</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wOVp39mxaJM/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wOVp39mxaJM?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">King Leopold and the royal subjects singing</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jvmlLt4uX_0/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jvmlLt4uX_0?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">King Leopold singing the solo instructions</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-34091747711890151692017-11-06T19:45:00.000-05:002018-01-24T10:12:33.263-05:00Christmas Music to Practice with at Home!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Believe it or not, we are one month out from the Elementary Christmas Program! Here are some links to songs if you'd like to practice/listen at home! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1st and 2nd </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>TWINKLE, TWINKLE </b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1fmEaTSqxyg/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1fmEaTSqxyg?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>HALLE, HALLE, HALLE</b></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ds8hSP4l-SE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ds8hSP4l-SE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3rd, 4th, and 5th </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>WE THREE KINGS</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/feG9A-VLGFA/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/feG9A-VLGFA?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0LZrCtBGI9W8UOzmHgs6S3X7nQ5KFbExxjm-cNAAdV9hL6fw7Miq2zy9VLw_jKMFSCYNFh0tGBhP4aYgspNTLLzyN8Y7_uS6HbNcRDXkT6o9-WFIZaOA7gpxJ-jl3DA4_yuiDV0_B8-X/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1530" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0LZrCtBGI9W8UOzmHgs6S3X7nQ5KFbExxjm-cNAAdV9hL6fw7Miq2zy9VLw_jKMFSCYNFh0tGBhP4aYgspNTLLzyN8Y7_uS6HbNcRDXkT6o9-WFIZaOA7gpxJ-jl3DA4_yuiDV0_B8-X/s320/Capture.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
RECORDER PART FOR WE THREE KINGS</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>HALLE, HALLE, HALLE</u></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ds8hSP4l-SE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ds8hSP4l-SE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>THE ANGELS SANG (NOTE: it's not the full song, but it's most of it!)</u></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p9uYzb2J8Qs/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p9uYzb2J8Qs?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-69581302895556595402017-10-10T10:50:00.003-04:002017-10-10T10:50:54.241-04:00Genesis 1 and Hot Cross Buns Creation and Composition were the theme in 4th grade last week! We reviewed the song "Hot Cross Buns" on our recorders, as well as the 3 notes in the song. Next, I showed the students the song with one measure missing. Then, I told the students they were going to fill in that missing measure on their own! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjHOMMTzNo3OfDjLiBVwxy2-f0_zVD2L4L2l6Q_TCwgto2Hph7Yks8gP7exDlCqXRTyAh4V8FsrS9NSACnnSVDDrH83zWYXlKwvtJU7cIvi1KzFTEPROSYy4R4XHM7G5p3iKU-KH5S31L/s1600/HCB+Composition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="1600" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjHOMMTzNo3OfDjLiBVwxy2-f0_zVD2L4L2l6Q_TCwgto2Hph7Yks8gP7exDlCqXRTyAh4V8FsrS9NSACnnSVDDrH83zWYXlKwvtJU7cIvi1KzFTEPROSYy4R4XHM7G5p3iKU-KH5S31L/s400/HCB+Composition.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Before diving in, I asked the students, "What was the first thing God did in the Bible?" They thought for a few seconds before eagerly proclaiming, "He created everything!" We talked for a few minutes about how we see God as the Creator in Genesis 1. Later in the same chapter, He tells us that he created us to be like Him. And, He even gave us the task to be creative! (See Gen. 1:27-28. In theology, this is known as the Creation Mandate.) </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Then, I shared that a person who writes music is creating something new. In musical terminology, people who create music are composers. And, you don't have to be a famous, old dead guy to be a composer! I reminded the students that they were going to participate in the very work of God--creating--even thought they were "only " composing one new section of the song. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So, why only one measure instead of a whole new song? In the Genesis account of creation, even God created within parameters (the 6 days, one focus a day, etc.) We have to begin somewhere! In the Orff-Schulwerk methodology, the focus is on the elemental aspects of music. These concepts are referred to as the building blocks of all music. Elemental components are foundational patterns of rhythm and melody that are easy to produce and manipulate. In the next few lessons, we will move from one measures to two measures, then to a full Question and Answer form. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
After we got the parameters of the composition project laid out, the students worked in groups of 2 or 3 to create their own version of Hot Cross Buns. Then, we played them for each other, showing off our creations. The neat thing was that even using the same set of notes and rhythms, each group created a distinct version of Hot Cross Buns!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here are several examples from Mrs. Rabun's class last week: </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w-wcyoNfi1Y/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-wcyoNfi1Y?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0RcQWKnSWnU/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0RcQWKnSWnU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5MROQgHUm2Q/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5MROQgHUm2Q?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wFkUQ8YAjBY/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wFkUQ8YAjBY?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MuvB6n9UyY8/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MuvB6n9UyY8?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qCrfprAXcoE/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qCrfprAXcoE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Iw_m6JH-0I/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Iw_m6JH-0I?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-41979747035087698962017-03-08T11:26:00.003-05:002018-01-24T10:11:08.007-05:00Getting Geared up for Grandparents Day!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's March Madness in the Music Room! Around here, though, that means Grandparents Day, not basketball! All the grade levels are working hard to get ready for our programs. Our theme this year is "Ocean Commotion." We hope you can join us on Friday, March 24th at 9am and 10:30am for our performances. Below are a couple of videos of the students preparing their pieces. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1st Grade on the drums for "1,2,3,4,5""</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bpqldEPIBzE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bpqldEPIBzE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our Brand New 3rd and 4th Grade Ensemble, The FPD Treble Makers, with "Balafon"</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Ux3AQdpWyk/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Ux3AQdpWyk?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-3403723320174854312016-02-01T12:23:00.003-05:002018-01-24T10:11:07.997-05:00How to Sign Up for Quaver at Home!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quaver Music is a phenomenal music education curriculum that we use here at FPD. We have videos of Quaver, the quirky music store owner and music laboratory mad genius. We use SmartBoard enriched activities to learn songs, rhythms, solfege, recorder pieces, and on and on. The student section of the website has been updated to include several games, music theory lessons, and even play at home recorder pieces. Here is how to sign up for a free account! There is also an app for smartphone, iPod, or tablets called "QStudent." Students can download the free app and log on with their same computer log-in and access these materials a second way. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) Go to <a href="http://www.quavermusic.com/">www.quavermusic.com</a> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) Click on "Sign Up"</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3) Create a username and password you can remember. Put in the fpdmusic@gmail.com email address for sign-up (This is monitored by Mrs. Krejci) OR use a parent's email. Check gender box and the Agree box. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCwemFX0cI7C4QU04xtRlHMNnczeuhDiwuB4itiwhreH8m2EyofkrokFWJLflRpY_zSX6L-suzBJg0hZgQQo1N7XoJ6pDO8sA_SGQp8U_zv58LIpwj2QbWT6MVgDtNQmYPraHkdx5wS5J/s1600/Quaver+Sign+up.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCwemFX0cI7C4QU04xtRlHMNnczeuhDiwuB4itiwhreH8m2EyofkrokFWJLflRpY_zSX6L-suzBJg0hZgQQo1N7XoJ6pDO8sA_SGQp8U_zv58LIpwj2QbWT6MVgDtNQmYPraHkdx5wS5J/s320/Quaver+Sign+up.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4) You'll be asked if you have a "Special Quaver Code." You need to <a href="mailto:fdpmusic@gmail.com">email Mrs. Krejci </a>and ask for this code. Put "Secret Code" in the Subject line. Write your name and your grade in the body of the message. I'll send you back a 6 digit code to type in here. This allows you access to more student games. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-meKTieKk-HGi3SWB7rbr9-10a-ElviAWlwbZbbZjXGLcyIu1pEXsJCR9uwEFCGJmn9ncuGY7Twn5FtawxAYXkRVIIjsqHv4ghAfwKqTSO4-vMVNPBbZpEyzogjKMLZOV_goLH9Zkh3j/s1600/Secret+Code.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-meKTieKk-HGi3SWB7rbr9-10a-ElviAWlwbZbbZjXGLcyIu1pEXsJCR9uwEFCGJmn9ncuGY7Twn5FtawxAYXkRVIIjsqHv4ghAfwKqTSO4-vMVNPBbZpEyzogjKMLZOV_goLH9Zkh3j/s320/Secret+Code.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5) And now you can begin creating! Click on your Avatar to change clothes, hair, shoes, and more! Click on the "Student" tab to be taken to all student content. Click on the "Student Interactives" to be taken directly to the apps. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoG6xD2NlrBOjKczvx4GZYoCv0Vm1vfAJWDxoK_sFF4U7QSJDTgullpZpCRTBTVb2B5R5M7sdh1E0ZvAniD6fHHtDBExoiG7bhiaN4iftrojH4ZaZGGr-pbNr5EQu0k-aTUwIziwvfSX1/s1600/student+tab.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoG6xD2NlrBOjKczvx4GZYoCv0Vm1vfAJWDxoK_sFF4U7QSJDTgullpZpCRTBTVb2B5R5M7sdh1E0ZvAniD6fHHtDBExoiG7bhiaN4iftrojH4ZaZGGr-pbNr5EQu0k-aTUwIziwvfSX1/s320/student+tab.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mrs. Krejci ran into Quaver at a Music Teacher conference last week. He has a special message for the kids at FPD! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/35bd9Y5Gvxs/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/35bd9Y5Gvxs?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-30952110536674109332015-12-02T12:12:00.001-05:002018-01-24T10:11:07.990-05:00Costume Info!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>COSTUME INFORMATION FOR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: </u></b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Elementary Christmas program, “Christmas in Central Park” is only a few weeks away! Performances are Thursday, December 10<sup>th</sup> at 1 and 7pm. All students in 1<sup>st</sup> – 5<sup>th </sup>grade will be involved. Also, check out the FPD Music Room blog at <a href="http://www.fpdmusic.com/">www.fpdmusic.com</a> where all song lyrics are under the “Special Programs and Events” tab.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Costume Information</u>: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">All students 1st-5th grade: Students should wear </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">blue</u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> jeans or </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">black</u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> pants, a long-sleeve top in red, green, or white (small print is fine, but no logos, please), and a winter scarf (any color is fine.) They are going to be dressed as neighborhood kids at an outdoor Christmas party. Please wear this to school on Thursday, December 10</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">§<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Shoes: Everyday school shoes (tennis shoes) are fine.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-64059291979702247712015-11-18T08:06:00.001-05:002018-05-11T11:11:07.241-04:00Christmas Program Preview<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 3 short weeks, the FPD Elementary students will present their annual Christmas program! This year's theme is "Christmas in Central Park." The students are children at a neighborhood Christmas party where the snow is falling and the music is rocking! We will present two shows on Thursday, December 10th at 1pm and 7pm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are two video previews of some of the songs the students are working on. The 3rd graders added the Stick Stations to a traditional carol from Sussex, England. The 4th graders have been working hard to learn "Coventry Carol" on their recorders. Enjoy these "sneak peeks," and be sure to join us on December 10th! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Backdrop WI024 Central Park Winter 1" src="http://www.backdropsfantastic.com/backdrop_images/Large/wi024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preview of our "Christmas in Central Park" backdrop!<br />
<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5cnS8YAZ7OQ/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5cnS8YAZ7OQ?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
3rd Grade performing Sussex Carol</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r3LURKvoMKw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r3LURKvoMKw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
4th Grade recorders on "Coventry Carol"</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-76839856178267777902015-11-11T08:42:00.001-05:002018-01-24T10:11:08.049-05:00Five Smart Turkeys<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Kindergarten and PreK this week we are starting to celebrate Thanksgiving through some fun turkey songs. We learned a song called "Five Smart Turkeys" about five turkeys who evade the cook by hiding in a tree. We used our imaginations to act out the story of the song. Then, we added in the instruments! The five "turkeys" got to play on the soprano xylophones. This was our first exposure to playing on the barred instruments! We used the note F on the xylophones. The students played an F on each of the rhyming words in the song--we, tree, and see. We talked about mallet rest position (on our shoulders) and bouncing the mallet on the "belly button" of the bar for the best sound. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are some pictures and videos of a Kindergarten class in action!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qmxJ-U18DhA/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qmxJ-U18DhA?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The practice session before the song!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/swomug2S24g/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/swomug2S24g?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Final performance</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iACNKETVzjQveC05O8EcXFC6BpeAFf7ORk47H_4bnT_emvmmvqV0EkkJ1xqiZNrYKYF-mPDURoNZEuWGNEjKsIwkIsOjMUFQe4r-2qKq6CP9G_rQjwjNjkj0LGPadlu5fbMlbFolayWT/s1600/5+Turkey+K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iACNKETVzjQveC05O8EcXFC6BpeAFf7ORk47H_4bnT_emvmmvqV0EkkJ1xqiZNrYKYF-mPDURoNZEuWGNEjKsIwkIsOjMUFQe4r-2qKq6CP9G_rQjwjNjkj0LGPadlu5fbMlbFolayWT/s400/5+Turkey+K.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVXuCu3KR_flRL-rq-NIID1fsjMqKLcAeXFmzdA06EA-mC_-YjKAbjjPoIfxAcHmdfUPFotFBeQ7EIWIvQb5lPxyrShAT0L7mpk0gGhxXkuni1zZXYIqwr4b0RM0HxakS6kMPjfDHeZ7t/s1600/5+Turkeys+K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVXuCu3KR_flRL-rq-NIID1fsjMqKLcAeXFmzdA06EA-mC_-YjKAbjjPoIfxAcHmdfUPFotFBeQ7EIWIvQb5lPxyrShAT0L7mpk0gGhxXkuni1zZXYIqwr4b0RM0HxakS6kMPjfDHeZ7t/s400/5+Turkeys+K.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-75236933162610973412015-10-30T14:46:00.003-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.042-05:00Musical, Minor, Percussive Pumpkins<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we're in the final days of October, we used a fun pumpkin song to round out this week. We learned the song "Pumpkin Stew," which is another song in a minor key. (Remember from a previous post, minor music has that "spooky" or "sad" sound to it--perfect for windy, dark nights). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried something different this week and used the same exact song in grades PK-4th, however, we added in more complex musical ideas and components as the grades went higher. In general, the classes learned the song "Pumpkin Stew" by listening to me perform and sing it on the Bass Xylophone. Then, after they could sing it without me, we added in percussion instruments and formed the Pumpkin Stew Band. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We talked about how to play the various instruments in the percussion family and how musicians work like a team. In 4th grade, we added our recorders to the song, along with a new recorder note. (Unfortunately, I didn't get a video of 4th grade playing!) We also used our imaginations as we became "Musician Chefs" and added ingredients to the stew pot in the lower grades. We even used wind chimes as a sound effect for the kitchen timer! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below, are videos and pictures from various grade levels performing their version of the song "Pumpkin Stew." Enjoy!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJdOrelNtTPJ7ktKQBbNbnJOoDst9wdXMdwlgaj_ROEu6WiBKK-uPgWkkDeDSkL9f7Y3zBRMY3cWjtwb1pS57Hliv710QiuviirXUCl2edT3vduSJjmBuN6HBYm__ALAJIb2xzOdBzUj_/s1600/Pumpkin+Stew+Set-Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJdOrelNtTPJ7ktKQBbNbnJOoDst9wdXMdwlgaj_ROEu6WiBKK-uPgWkkDeDSkL9f7Y3zBRMY3cWjtwb1pS57Hliv710QiuviirXUCl2edT3vduSJjmBuN6HBYm__ALAJIb2xzOdBzUj_/s320/Pumpkin+Stew+Set-Up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pumpkin Stew Instrument Set-Up</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mPau6pGoyFM/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mPau6pGoyFM?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pre K</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GZ7M06oihQc/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZ7M06oihQc?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kindergarten</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BQrN47wBXZ8/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BQrN47wBXZ8?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kindergarten</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ULM0qQsobiE/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ULM0qQsobiE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
1st Grade </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HzIB9dZhs4I/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HzIB9dZhs4I?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
2nd Grade </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LJFJVtE399JkAVL-akdZo-XgUga5slDbpX2n0nEkPDdP_1qyOlGodDYDMmPB6t7VcaUnkpjwv5AfkuoAfNv6QvOYouap0Eil153zXcgmV61N9HTBcEO9E5yjIUby8tETL8kOBvnc0lNb/s1600/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LJFJVtE399JkAVL-akdZo-XgUga5slDbpX2n0nEkPDdP_1qyOlGodDYDMmPB6t7VcaUnkpjwv5AfkuoAfNv6QvOYouap0Eil153zXcgmV61N9HTBcEO9E5yjIUby8tETL8kOBvnc0lNb/s320/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCy3OAtxwmcUMSrddtsau2I5nXs_vClnqLKAgXHX8mAygluU8VMhxkJZfT0MJQ97tEhXHDGO6B2nwbEX6FOiohgvJg3n6b3lHCNVgDFasLGO_HLkBydYzCUXQvPZYFvpJ920ekWwZm_ym/s1600/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCy3OAtxwmcUMSrddtsau2I5nXs_vClnqLKAgXHX8mAygluU8VMhxkJZfT0MJQ97tEhXHDGO6B2nwbEX6FOiohgvJg3n6b3lHCNVgDFasLGO_HLkBydYzCUXQvPZYFvpJ920ekWwZm_ym/s320/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbWs9rmvrvZ5_XoRfA9oWOzkQlWyyfwuYC_An-j9LoI3wRrEFfE-9OJVKb7PKJCWxMW6PH9ZLOuLmd4GLqHg9Yh7pPUnGd4b-hZNS89JjvaiGHeGdlSGS6IiotRg_59Qc1_L8ntWzYcP3/s1600/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbWs9rmvrvZ5_XoRfA9oWOzkQlWyyfwuYC_An-j9LoI3wRrEFfE-9OJVKb7PKJCWxMW6PH9ZLOuLmd4GLqHg9Yh7pPUnGd4b-hZNS89JjvaiGHeGdlSGS6IiotRg_59Qc1_L8ntWzYcP3/s320/2nd+Pumpkin+Stew.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-18464329652741290782015-10-15T14:37:00.002-04:002018-01-24T10:11:07.983-05:00Major vs. Minor Sounds<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October is a great month to talk about minor music, with the dark evenings, cooler temperatures, and the falling leaves twirling about. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Major keys, just like the Major Leagues in baseball, are much more important in the musical world, but minor keys have their place! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs in minor keys have a sound of sad, unsettled, or even a little spooky. A great example of a minor piece is Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata in D Minor" for organ. I've put in a video of the Toccata being played on organ. You are probably familiar with the piece, even if you don't know the name! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nnuq9PXbywA/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nnuq9PXbywA?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second grade this week learned a minor song called "Pass the Pumpkin." Since it's a minor song, the "spooky" sound is from the musical tonalities. We played a passing game and added lots of instruments. Below are a video and some pictures of a 2nd grad class playing and singing! It was a lot of fun to talk about how music can convey different emotions or feelings just with sound! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xW3HSsQK1vg/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xW3HSsQK1vg?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aiPgMkF59MZx5GQOfQ59djbiLEZRWn4kUw4pbfcspXt-BSguaIMdX9uCXkhX_SB5jCdIGJoSXn24NUwqO98uWBc4isio7WWmnQIbLYap8eoZx1_rRIyNQ-_0Lfbv4Q0Qp31X5nU7PNd5/s1600/IMG_3808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aiPgMkF59MZx5GQOfQ59djbiLEZRWn4kUw4pbfcspXt-BSguaIMdX9uCXkhX_SB5jCdIGJoSXn24NUwqO98uWBc4isio7WWmnQIbLYap8eoZx1_rRIyNQ-_0Lfbv4Q0Qp31X5nU7PNd5/s320/IMG_3808.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFT-PxZ8tN96iQzc5uYN_S50V_QeW_93cz-1JWzIQYnZw5QRyWTrXgb_eDFArsmP3uYLRAM_U_TWRqXFmOojR-_oeYmsIId46j_XGmZRCuqwLHga75p4fA-ibpOeOsC4bbFlJu2zzo5Tb/s1600/IMG_3809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFT-PxZ8tN96iQzc5uYN_S50V_QeW_93cz-1JWzIQYnZw5QRyWTrXgb_eDFArsmP3uYLRAM_U_TWRqXFmOojR-_oeYmsIId46j_XGmZRCuqwLHga75p4fA-ibpOeOsC4bbFlJu2zzo5Tb/s320/IMG_3809.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1wkG2GXdj2cIq1UWTXUdf0RqcyH2limpbZ_KN5LNg6vvdseQGugM5z3vy8nXFSeUyBYcvpdbeCVsdOpBjLsVO8gltR6QvopbT5h4HxSocmbBt6oZpy0_InR70KUVjFXxZKNT7JlEb_K9/s1600/IMG_3811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1wkG2GXdj2cIq1UWTXUdf0RqcyH2limpbZ_KN5LNg6vvdseQGugM5z3vy8nXFSeUyBYcvpdbeCVsdOpBjLsVO8gltR6QvopbT5h4HxSocmbBt6oZpy0_InR70KUVjFXxZKNT7JlEb_K9/s320/IMG_3811.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHc8VxlEYPPUH-t3riVjkpt4VfS51AjNGLO96nhS4zgEckviygdbdZSV98UKrCh8lf9WsnFRkbmp5pgDFrNCFYfooWdGjrSxuzJFU1fr5ER2GP79pInE_q4QuLZqPPKl1pSd3cB-0Qf-eA/s1600/IMG_3812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHc8VxlEYPPUH-t3riVjkpt4VfS51AjNGLO96nhS4zgEckviygdbdZSV98UKrCh8lf9WsnFRkbmp5pgDFrNCFYfooWdGjrSxuzJFU1fr5ER2GP79pInE_q4QuLZqPPKl1pSd3cB-0Qf-eA/s320/IMG_3812.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-10446381422688748012015-09-23T08:19:00.002-04:002018-01-24T10:11:07.974-05:00Apple Tree, Apple Tree<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fall is in the air, and that means songs about apples, pumpkins, and leaves. It also means a new pitch on Music Street for 2nd graders! We've been learning about "Do" in 2nd grade the last few weeks. Do lives at the bottom of the Music Street. You might think of it as the first note of a musical scale, or "Do, a deer, a female deer" if you are a <u>Sound of Music </u> fan. We often find Do at the beginning and end of a song. In "Apple Tree," we go the entire song on Sol, Mi, and La, and Do sneaks in at the very end. The students decoded the solfege and rhythms in this song, then we added back in the words. After we had learned the song, we added a bass xylophone ostinato (a repeated pattern) and the game. See if you can figure out how the game is played from the videos of 2nd graders below! There are also some photos of the game, song, and instruments in action. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z_jetaWGHMw/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_jetaWGHMw?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bHQf3mhxjPU/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bHQf3mhxjPU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bwXlgcl_wYXJ_wHvqY8d1HhzAOxTOAKuwFD_IugcgDETJFwVOms40erHd4_0mkjx4c7CUz1sKtSs6zAQOG4uO6LEyWuinNQUyxhsVBJOpN-jTcacxEe4spM_fJWNkUfZnItLT-cfXOBN/s1600/IMG_3573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bwXlgcl_wYXJ_wHvqY8d1HhzAOxTOAKuwFD_IugcgDETJFwVOms40erHd4_0mkjx4c7CUz1sKtSs6zAQOG4uO6LEyWuinNQUyxhsVBJOpN-jTcacxEe4spM_fJWNkUfZnItLT-cfXOBN/s320/IMG_3573.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m-a-SKm1CirPphrzizCUvTVXsLCTJw7hF8bIn9VfnpY9r_9fYVrg0pPGJRuN9JKVdw3uipJpvnBz0QVp9vrTwdh64eeOykMNO-nr_m7rEAZACN9ed_hrUDv4fKdbz8kBRLi8__X24q2u/s1600/IMG_3577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m-a-SKm1CirPphrzizCUvTVXsLCTJw7hF8bIn9VfnpY9r_9fYVrg0pPGJRuN9JKVdw3uipJpvnBz0QVp9vrTwdh64eeOykMNO-nr_m7rEAZACN9ed_hrUDv4fKdbz8kBRLi8__X24q2u/s320/IMG_3577.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXY-VBKLdvYAhU2y7sa7h7f991_mNt74wQQu8qVd3h2m4iS-av05f62KjYCV1m6xLaT9Yf2zF-tkeaW8o-4mZ0VFRH1TL33Kwv8k6EWA-xrgjd_6tLTnitRdkn6zHBFYoInoBEcIceL65/s1600/IMG_3580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXY-VBKLdvYAhU2y7sa7h7f991_mNt74wQQu8qVd3h2m4iS-av05f62KjYCV1m6xLaT9Yf2zF-tkeaW8o-4mZ0VFRH1TL33Kwv8k6EWA-xrgjd_6tLTnitRdkn6zHBFYoInoBEcIceL65/s320/IMG_3580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAHJLQufvkfrVshNf8rHiw_xALO7uErOGsaglQm7fs8ZnuLp4LFNnR61XnHzZnHaalSOo4DkFJDO9CrFrA6-j-gkcQBD9QAWK9p1OPe_rROfXxyO2O8_nrL-Vk4Mlfpptpezv1MxaJupg/s1600/IMG_3581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAHJLQufvkfrVshNf8rHiw_xALO7uErOGsaglQm7fs8ZnuLp4LFNnR61XnHzZnHaalSOo4DkFJDO9CrFrA6-j-gkcQBD9QAWK9p1OPe_rROfXxyO2O8_nrL-Vk4Mlfpptpezv1MxaJupg/s320/IMG_3581.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe4d7GCzNyjxhGK5CpFFBwkcGZ-AyrIoUJnJR0Uycmat6ka8bB5yT3HDZ8nsVE7AO07FrHfBGQ68im3tzcy_esOexxVKF3LWHkxmFyn0Gc0u9mfLHvTZ1rBl7twILNCzQY2G8C8wc_Non/s1600/IMG_3582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe4d7GCzNyjxhGK5CpFFBwkcGZ-AyrIoUJnJR0Uycmat6ka8bB5yT3HDZ8nsVE7AO07FrHfBGQ68im3tzcy_esOexxVKF3LWHkxmFyn0Gc0u9mfLHvTZ1rBl7twILNCzQY2G8C8wc_Non/s320/IMG_3582.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-92061118463974123592015-09-23T08:06:00.003-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.059-05:00Hot Cross Buns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have added a new pitch to Music Street in 3rd grade--Re. We decoded the pitches and rhythms of the folk song "Hot Cross Buns." The only three pitches used in "Hot Cross Buns" are Mi, Re, and Do. First, we practiced singing our new pitch with our solfege hand signs. Then, we decoded the pitches of the song, "Hot Cross Buns." Next, we figured out the rhythm patterns of the song. After that, we added back in the words to the song and headed to the instruments. We set up our instruments in G Pentatonic (means "five tones") and I set the students free to figure out how to play the song on their instruments. And, they did it! Using their aural skills, each student tested out their instrument. We collaborated as a group to fine tune the patterns. Finally, we added in the solfege and the words. In the video below, you'll see our final result! And remember, all this took place in our 40 minutes class period--these 3rd graders are amazing! :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xnqLE2TgM_Q/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xnqLE2TgM_Q?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JUST FOR FUN: </span></h3>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song name "Hot Cross Buns" usually elicits some giggles from students. Our American brains don't immediately make the connection to the tasty baked good this song is about. This is a folk song from England about a bun eaten on Good Friday. It is a spiced sweet bun filled with currants or raisins, and there is an icing cross place on top. In previous years, I've spotted hot cross buns for sale at Panera Bread around Easter time! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqnj4xjSyWwWoTFB2ScNMgbWWJLEiIp2CNfQUbVe9TeIs4oZabLq7Jb8PEebXdACpWHXHP8CMacVSWdkK7Ctz_ae7_UipXi_T7RbtFPBbXtyGtQAD1M7FnSH5quw-z51Pz10E-z5VkteI/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqnj4xjSyWwWoTFB2ScNMgbWWJLEiIp2CNfQUbVe9TeIs4oZabLq7Jb8PEebXdACpWHXHP8CMacVSWdkK7Ctz_ae7_UipXi_T7RbtFPBbXtyGtQAD1M7FnSH5quw-z51Pz10E-z5VkteI/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot Cross Buns ready to eat!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-39234195531352957602015-09-10T10:59:00.002-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.004-05:00Doggies, Bears, and Beat Buddies--Oh My!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We use our imaginations in the music room all the time! This week, 1st grade and PreK/Kindergarten have been pretending to be animals in two fun music games. We use games in the music room to practice the musical concepts we've been learning about. Play is such an integral part of childhood that it helps children grasp and remember ideas. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st Grade</span></h3>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are learning about high and low sounds in 1st grade. Last week, we met two friends on Music Street named Sol and Mi. This week, a new friend, La, moved in. La lives higher up the street, so he has a higher sound. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd9sCvo24eaU9uPc7ykW8hPBVRkeVkRoxvgM1uzYcA4-ktexq3ITH0FO-OQvdf5HL61gv7TfygVSPulGIvykPwwmUaSDZKrlEWuXfVObkPm4IXP4LFN2UpKTPDFUtc5Zg7hfGuWE5iz7-/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd9sCvo24eaU9uPc7ykW8hPBVRkeVkRoxvgM1uzYcA4-ktexq3ITH0FO-OQvdf5HL61gv7TfygVSPulGIvykPwwmUaSDZKrlEWuXfVObkPm4IXP4LFN2UpKTPDFUtc5Zg7hfGuWE5iz7-/s320/Capture.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song "Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone?" has our new friend La in it. We learned the song, found where Sol, La, and Mi are in the song, and then we played the game. This song also has a chance for everyone to sing a solo! When the children solo sing, I'm able to assess their ability to match pitch. Watch the video below and see if you can figure out how the game works: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2FrZTlX1FR8/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2FrZTlX1FR8?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PreK/Kindergarten</span></h3>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the youngest Vikings, we just finished up talking about four different ways to use our voices. Ask your child if he or she remembers all four! (They are whisper, talk, shout, and sing.) This led us into our exploration of musical opposites. This week, we explored the opposites of loud and soft. We learned a song called "Grizzly Bear." The grizzly bear starts out asleep (soft voice) and then wakes up at the end (loud voice). There's a great game that goes with this song. We used our Beat Buddies to fill in for the grizzly bear and to show the difference between the loud and soft parts of the song. Here are two videos of Kindergartners playing and singing: </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W_OY-nI4iSw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W_OY-nI4iSw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kt0bcGF3k9A/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kt0bcGF3k9A?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, just because they did such a good job with the Beat Buddies and showing opposites, here are a few pictures of the class in action!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Aj_RzbzMsnAd_n5OGNkvazASpBs94kOddfgu5fyGzJYrF0PRCtGzQCvLKRScpA9UcPALKkSbfqRzW3BBSjbG4_y_wpA6gqQFs7q95jQ5b2eJXbY5DepRhVgYuCYmWQ8kmlzaxO7zBwix/s1600/IMG_3562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Aj_RzbzMsnAd_n5OGNkvazASpBs94kOddfgu5fyGzJYrF0PRCtGzQCvLKRScpA9UcPALKkSbfqRzW3BBSjbG4_y_wpA6gqQFs7q95jQ5b2eJXbY5DepRhVgYuCYmWQ8kmlzaxO7zBwix/s320/IMG_3562.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq0VcyRdO4ms-tpJeetvbjLv2hvWHB8tCXC4fv-7KG2_4D1AwaHolwws4nDqqrFTlWJnEg8ZSIT2y46ULVLIeoljRsH5mTO9P4X8tDyCGPRG6hkRIaHV3OiUWQt2KR-GKkqW3qaG9LdVD/s1600/IMG_3558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq0VcyRdO4ms-tpJeetvbjLv2hvWHB8tCXC4fv-7KG2_4D1AwaHolwws4nDqqrFTlWJnEg8ZSIT2y46ULVLIeoljRsH5mTO9P4X8tDyCGPRG6hkRIaHV3OiUWQt2KR-GKkqW3qaG9LdVD/s320/IMG_3558.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsUlmW8v87usVn26B18nPq_oK39nzWuE3uo4_Yh_Um-usJEisR36D4kikfnwCEdltr7qaiB7PYgNyD22OpyShULsa39TIv2IbMHudnvqyD7xk1l4HE1ewQ_vkBNjQCe9agq_1gsSZZcdf/s1600/IMG_3560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsUlmW8v87usVn26B18nPq_oK39nzWuE3uo4_Yh_Um-usJEisR36D4kikfnwCEdltr7qaiB7PYgNyD22OpyShULsa39TIv2IbMHudnvqyD7xk1l4HE1ewQ_vkBNjQCe9agq_1gsSZZcdf/s320/IMG_3560.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-32156208304970578412015-09-03T11:13:00.001-04:002018-01-24T10:11:07.994-05:00Engine, Engine<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spend most of 1st grade covering essential musical concepts that build a foundation for all musicians. The things we learn in 1st grade are STILL important in 2nd grade, 5th grade, high school, and for professional musicians! Two concepts we work hard on are pitch and rhythm. For our pitches, we are beginning with high and low sounds, specifically Sol and Mi. Our rhythmic building blocks are the rhythms ta and ti-ti (you might know them better as quarter notes and eighth notes.) </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We learn these concepts through experience of the music--with our voices, with our bodies, with instruments, and with play. This week, we are experiencing pitch and rhythm with the fun song "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." After we learned the Sol-Mi patterns for the song, we learned the words and the rhythm, learned the instrument part, and played the game. All of this was accomplished in 40 minutes! :) Below is a video of a 1st grade class combining all these elements. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C8Rs605ei_o/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C8Rs605ei_o?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-57570852990794937262015-09-01T14:26:00.004-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.024-05:00Have You Ever Heard Such a Sound?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week is a BIG DEAL in 4th grade music class. The student received their recorders!! Our first lesson includes how to put the instrument together, how to use steamy air and hole-ly fingers to produce a great recorder sound, and how to start our air with a "too" sound. The students have done an amazing job! A lot of patience is required for this very first lesson, and the 4th grade classes have made me so proud! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, what does a brand new recorder player sound like??? Watch the video below for a 4th grade class making some of their very first sounds on their recorders. I think they sound great! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hMOGeDbyMjM/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hMOGeDbyMjM?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, 4th graders, remember to click on the "Recorder Resources" tab at the top of the page for your very own section to this website! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added Bonus: <a href="http://www.joytunes.com/teachers/master.php">Here's the link to the Recorder Master Game! </a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-212139689230749202015-09-01T13:38:00.003-04:002018-01-24T10:11:07.987-05:00Lost Pockets, Howling Wolves, and Review Galore!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2nd Grade</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2nd grade last week, we reviewed three pitches from Music Street--Sol, La, and Mi. These three pitches (or musical sounds) make up a bunch of songs. We learned the song "Lucy Lockett Lost Her Pocket," which has a fun guessing game that we play while we sing the song. We also added in a simple instrument part on the bass Orff instruments to review our technique. Singing games like "Lucy Lockett" really help to reinforce the concepts we're learning. Plus, they are fun! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a video of a 2nd grade class in action:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ymyC8YFMaoI/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymyC8YFMaoI?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2rqQ1Ql1ePQjtS8R2Jx8zM2X8k3DW6phULbs_0AlZJXC0SRk-3nYGwaCHdxXW7W6E1PnSEDMDoMPx7UNjwbOGroOw5QBezkZwoO8N0OKgWLr43oTGnVneApsjs0dPESitAkLfBsIQC0E/s1600/IMG_3433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2rqQ1Ql1ePQjtS8R2Jx8zM2X8k3DW6phULbs_0AlZJXC0SRk-3nYGwaCHdxXW7W6E1PnSEDMDoMPx7UNjwbOGroOw5QBezkZwoO8N0OKgWLr43oTGnVneApsjs0dPESitAkLfBsIQC0E/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting to start the pocket-passing!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97F9HSu_1RanowwdZE-0Np4ADXsLXb-bUwD9Sb74pabApjI58AmpKyym-ybECFedEyaQSy9QvH9tLLTlekINF7p8F4c9_V-xzXMOK8G2b5xP-TpV7yosVOkJYUzvDGB5F6eMBlvnECLo_/s1600/IMG_3434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97F9HSu_1RanowwdZE-0Np4ADXsLXb-bUwD9Sb74pabApjI58AmpKyym-ybECFedEyaQSy9QvH9tLLTlekINF7p8F4c9_V-xzXMOK8G2b5xP-TpV7yosVOkJYUzvDGB5F6eMBlvnECLo_/s320/IMG_3434.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All set to play the bass Orff instruments while the class sings</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3rd Grade</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also reviewed the pitches Sol, La, and MI in 3rd grade last week. Plus, we reviewed basic quarter note and eighth note rhythms. We learned the song "We Are Dancing in the Forest" and the students figured out ALL the rhythms and pitches in the song. Then, we added some Orff instrument parts for review. On the Orff instruments, we use the 3 B--Bicycles, Bounce, and Belly Buttons. We hold the mallets like we're holding bicycle handle bars and we bounce off the middle, or "belly button," of the bar. We also used the the big low drum to help get in the feel of a wolf prowling around.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song "We Are Dancing" has the children playing in the forest, wondering whether or not the wolf is around. At the end of their singing, they ask "Wolf, are you there?" Then, the wolf (in the center of the circle) gets to either howl as yes or give a creative reason why he or she is not there. It was quite a lot of fun! I will say, some classes were more eager to howl than others :) </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are videos of two classes with instrument part, the singing, and the game in progress. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XPRqZZpPxDw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XPRqZZpPxDw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oG9bK2msOzI/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oG9bK2msOzI?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here are some candid shots of the 3rd grade classes! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyulNQLc6_EWloMNdyBv7eBY6KUIwexfTa8jJhu3bhfTmtnOeIalF5GKswumPi0GdJkNCNUU0UWqU5IAsl7nuBGcP4Ebby0bcawsH6gi_2dJkWDvpNxBsYLAyMClNxt1H5xeuC-iLPJlu/s1600/IMG_3388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyulNQLc6_EWloMNdyBv7eBY6KUIwexfTa8jJhu3bhfTmtnOeIalF5GKswumPi0GdJkNCNUU0UWqU5IAsl7nuBGcP4Ebby0bcawsH6gi_2dJkWDvpNxBsYLAyMClNxt1H5xeuC-iLPJlu/s320/IMG_3388.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquTkVH3t7I6rbjI1JQzoxmGBijoLfNQYhflXHgtjnFhAgJZzYzZT4AeFsq9D4TfWaKyhe3wui8dV4b_UUmT9gXpY3AVY27yh5HGSoBTXYLTtbuqcP7Rkh1lYVLP5RE1lb23nFSFANc5D6/s1600/IMG_3389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquTkVH3t7I6rbjI1JQzoxmGBijoLfNQYhflXHgtjnFhAgJZzYzZT4AeFsq9D4TfWaKyhe3wui8dV4b_UUmT9gXpY3AVY27yh5HGSoBTXYLTtbuqcP7Rkh1lYVLP5RE1lb23nFSFANc5D6/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD09ak_foxbWJjnUTawKlJtzS1iW8zjsEGs0YGHF0rW-CFuaxBhk_BUt_1QUuEXRk9ec5p54AY5S2Sp6KKJ-VWOttVYDySgnp3MVXeGEe3s9VUcAin-3u90u-S6GQ8_mq7TtYHvb83B99/s1600/IMG_3395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD09ak_foxbWJjnUTawKlJtzS1iW8zjsEGs0YGHF0rW-CFuaxBhk_BUt_1QUuEXRk9ec5p54AY5S2Sp6KKJ-VWOttVYDySgnp3MVXeGEe3s9VUcAin-3u90u-S6GQ8_mq7TtYHvb83B99/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpuXNucKYoXUg00hLBHxeLNyJwyJOX-2jhsEGyHZgc-EttaGwPUlOrKU-iYN5btlYr4uU1paF8l5-EtkJqfDCujhtbIXKgMQnqa2csyxthS8J71bDh9eLMDlP8Xf6_MXoPEsjC_p1gOlM/s1600/IMG_3391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpuXNucKYoXUg00hLBHxeLNyJwyJOX-2jhsEGyHZgc-EttaGwPUlOrKU-iYN5btlYr4uU1paF8l5-EtkJqfDCujhtbIXKgMQnqa2csyxthS8J71bDh9eLMDlP8Xf6_MXoPEsjC_p1gOlM/s320/IMG_3391.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr639xvf4dbn9SQaO-_yE7WE3YG0c5xhVFj5l-43-N_YKsx9WtzJLrTBg4U3B-BhhBrIV1vltIdXHL9SJg_7rNNd37LsTv-PU5tneugtQYeHwZvt6YnQfbLCPfr4WD7GQxrYSUh1ZwJPt/s1600/IMG_3430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr639xvf4dbn9SQaO-_yE7WE3YG0c5xhVFj5l-43-N_YKsx9WtzJLrTBg4U3B-BhhBrIV1vltIdXHL9SJg_7rNNd37LsTv-PU5tneugtQYeHwZvt6YnQfbLCPfr4WD7GQxrYSUh1ZwJPt/s320/IMG_3430.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTjRFlWfumacelHNhxVGSErqHfYduf2MhnGqUGCqPzG3oBTUs2VHnnk1aQvFWTRu41qgas0nM1bfcFR0vDwxoxR6iWljKWfzQMDM6B7UYchIQRdBLFC0Vn9oNq_IGrC_LDv07q4KkpuIA/s1600/IMG_3428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTjRFlWfumacelHNhxVGSErqHfYduf2MhnGqUGCqPzG3oBTUs2VHnnk1aQvFWTRu41qgas0nM1bfcFR0vDwxoxR6iWljKWfzQMDM6B7UYchIQRdBLFC0Vn9oNq_IGrC_LDv07q4KkpuIA/s320/IMG_3428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkrWJfqvyDpPF350pOdI4H_lCTrWsck_T8-q8GQGWvv-YsOPq2FFyi07vR4EewmkeFspHbclga4V_I_z25P9Qz11KrZQr8ctj-DRAOXyeah7zNGvH4SNxM-etOXnvock_Cy0ffufF4qDv/s1600/IMG_3397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkrWJfqvyDpPF350pOdI4H_lCTrWsck_T8-q8GQGWvv-YsOPq2FFyi07vR4EewmkeFspHbclga4V_I_z25P9Qz11KrZQr8ctj-DRAOXyeah7zNGvH4SNxM-etOXnvock_Cy0ffufF4qDv/s320/IMG_3397.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-76151447551318018992015-09-01T08:35:00.003-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.045-05:00Beat Buddies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">We have some new friends in PK and Kindergarten music class--the Beat Buddies! Everyone gets to have a buddy to help them show the beat. The students have loved using the buddies! The video below shows the students using their buddies to show whether the beat of the music is FAST or SLOW. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nJdNGZXasZA/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nJdNGZXasZA?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More pictures of the students with their buddies!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9vkiClkgd73T0vi5EHc9xsm-IpwEOq0DoWauSLIdKAmDGVFetAKB5GAlRdS9FhYZVxEJOLLq_rwTqqelZwxTMez778Iy16jKnao3XOr3_Lz0xQrDT-bafmCU9GJKHYWtZsuHGVuDFJE3/s1600/IMG_3443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9vkiClkgd73T0vi5EHc9xsm-IpwEOq0DoWauSLIdKAmDGVFetAKB5GAlRdS9FhYZVxEJOLLq_rwTqqelZwxTMez778Iy16jKnao3XOr3_Lz0xQrDT-bafmCU9GJKHYWtZsuHGVuDFJE3/s320/IMG_3443.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qz3WR2-7v_aWrmpTt9dqqnlOu3qhnB1COnLlBOpwkmgbi2zv9IpEqh_q_tLDYzohfzPi-sW50LJFjSjRvlL80d3iIqiutVfTaR1kBMML3J8WCE5grjQseeaDn54kXpWvwnfy51UYepu8/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qz3WR2-7v_aWrmpTt9dqqnlOu3qhnB1COnLlBOpwkmgbi2zv9IpEqh_q_tLDYzohfzPi-sW50LJFjSjRvlL80d3iIqiutVfTaR1kBMML3J8WCE5grjQseeaDn54kXpWvwnfy51UYepu8/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v17rO5PynwFU1wTGjym1F8ZcyuSF-PwTdo9bO6DeiIF_Z1ZKesXsoMGx5EP7SXRyRQEti5h9wrpkK9cpzjdW95d5SdapXscSD6KyvqAk5cQJ3RB5dONy-XupQG0OtoKI1fUwYa5VZ7Dr/s1600/IMG_3445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v17rO5PynwFU1wTGjym1F8ZcyuSF-PwTdo9bO6DeiIF_Z1ZKesXsoMGx5EP7SXRyRQEti5h9wrpkK9cpzjdW95d5SdapXscSD6KyvqAk5cQJ3RB5dONy-XupQG0OtoKI1fUwYa5VZ7Dr/s320/IMG_3445.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd9xPledoJxarsQW7Lp3xfTFTsX7M3s7mP9i8rt-dT9S-oPkMvG_Fw72r6XbtHOgk2w8pLRUzTfS8y2ubzDTIvb4jrODxsYuZkvT25KtWfXH-7SliJqbgdNI5hdEYsEGZUCQfmFKqyaj_/s1600/IMG_3446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd9xPledoJxarsQW7Lp3xfTFTsX7M3s7mP9i8rt-dT9S-oPkMvG_Fw72r6XbtHOgk2w8pLRUzTfS8y2ubzDTIvb4jrODxsYuZkvT25KtWfXH-7SliJqbgdNI5hdEYsEGZUCQfmFKqyaj_/s320/IMG_3446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My parents graciously dug out our old Beanie Babies from the attic so the students could use them. If you have old Beanie Babies lying around you'd like to donate to the music room, let me know! :) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-47477649962783214462015-08-20T08:07:00.004-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.021-05:00We're Off!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The year is off to a great start in elementary music!
The first week or so we focus on steady beat in all grade levels. Steady
beat is the “heartbeat” of music. All grades have used instruments to
experience the beat of music. PK-K used our egg shakers to the “Hip-Hop
Body Rock,” 1<sup>st</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> used the Stick Stations to copy
steady beat patterns, and 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> used the African drums
to experience a call and response game called “What’s Your Name?” It has
been loads of fun to see the students after the summer and get to make music
with them again! In the coming weeks, we’ll learn more about the
instruments in our classroom, we’ll practice finding our singing voice, we’ll
do movement activities, and the 4<sup>th</sup> graders will start
recorder. Come by anytime and experience music-making with us!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for your support!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mindy Krejci</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a video of a 3<sup>rd</sup> grade class playing the
“What’s Your Name?” call and response drum game:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hkR7XnqXp9E/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hkR7XnqXp9E?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And,here is a picture of the area of the classroom I
affectionately refer to as “Instrument Zoo.” Just like in an animal zoo,
everything has a place of its own!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKJM32_x0__S6FXadDVgfGaVXQD1d6rBzUsSXuSBk0sQtpMC6UXH1bGbES_yyN2YRDn-IDZPMF_jQZ7TaRUZxLuvWC1Utmug2-kIdR7gdH6Ld_XZKn9VfJvNXGCieqrXFWz_Axn8IkDD4/s1600/IMG_3334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKJM32_x0__S6FXadDVgfGaVXQD1d6rBzUsSXuSBk0sQtpMC6UXH1bGbES_yyN2YRDn-IDZPMF_jQZ7TaRUZxLuvWC1Utmug2-kIdR7gdH6Ld_XZKn9VfJvNXGCieqrXFWz_Axn8IkDD4/s400/IMG_3334.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-47361054404792594742015-05-21T14:46:00.001-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.017-05:00Making Your Own Stick Station<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had such fun playing with the Stick Stations the last two weeks of the school year! I talked with the kids about how they can make their very own Stick Station out of items they have at home. It would be a great summer time music project. </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_pSy_RzHxzbNT8cDWVhcD9GFkiZOiPhI6DHWik9fb2b4JTQcnT3b9zp80c7MkAm8TTZlZdW93nNO2EZiIq4Ljh32u4H6gBr-w7vKKNBnZstsCsx3rSG_b-R9wCSTmDDJMUaXlRxVacux/s1600/Crash+Cans+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_pSy_RzHxzbNT8cDWVhcD9GFkiZOiPhI6DHWik9fb2b4JTQcnT3b9zp80c7MkAm8TTZlZdW93nNO2EZiIq4Ljh32u4H6gBr-w7vKKNBnZstsCsx3rSG_b-R9wCSTmDDJMUaXlRxVacux/s320/Crash+Cans+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h2>
<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make Your Own Stick Station!</span></u></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some ideas that we brainstormed for each component: </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Crash Can</u></b>--class set made of #10 metal food can covered in duct tape with a foam circle on the bottom. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2cE58ezNQaN9TwEUGK8noTQ_b4nmGx6EvRTVfjEzMLBq9ceCAVUEpMRnghyphenhyphen7bh6w2BGZ2auqjYWAZXzCefDYqBKUmxpJeQV3UB8bixOoZV0VEqwo6ZAUHpekNg5mcQOOUYdOlzanYXJv/s1600/IMG_2627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2cE58ezNQaN9TwEUGK8noTQ_b4nmGx6EvRTVfjEzMLBq9ceCAVUEpMRnghyphenhyphen7bh6w2BGZ2auqjYWAZXzCefDYqBKUmxpJeQV3UB8bixOoZV0VEqwo6ZAUHpekNg5mcQOOUYdOlzanYXJv/s320/IMG_2627.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2V5EpCZOYKQ3gOTQLHyfrT-aBoycOo-gReCw4ZakCyHGOsqGJzsezlE6noIg5d_2X4j536KJ_LMV664uPeSzqLUJbBNRxeRiAET27jsx87V3sH6LtH-q-bkrhk0AG55qm5tmiEpeVn43/s1600/IMG_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2V5EpCZOYKQ3gOTQLHyfrT-aBoycOo-gReCw4ZakCyHGOsqGJzsezlE6noIg5d_2X4j536KJ_LMV664uPeSzqLUJbBNRxeRiAET27jsx87V3sH6LtH-q-bkrhk0AG55qm5tmiEpeVn43/s320/IMG_2629.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suggestions: plastic boxes (Rubbermaid), pots (with permission), shoebox, can, real drum</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Tambourine</u></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suggestions: Jingle bells, homemade shaker (empty water bottle with beads/rice), maraca, metal object, baby toy with jingles, or order a mini tambourine from Amazon. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Drum Sticks</u></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suggestions: Pencils, wooden sticks, crochet hooks or knitting needles, wooden spoons, or real drumsticks. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Beat Board</u></b>--class set uses a small, plastic cutting board from the Dollar Tree</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjnsCnCtEHTedfjZ-FM7lG88wLTDQgFI6OCarHpgPs8s-CV1DqhAIkpUKVuK7c1JzGQuEjrJeTNp9-M8vhJTLVj67v-pSycl6315A7XFA9aPoh9q3xUh2FavSSEAFo_avt2bwPVe-mMq4/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjnsCnCtEHTedfjZ-FM7lG88wLTDQgFI6OCarHpgPs8s-CV1DqhAIkpUKVuK7c1JzGQuEjrJeTNp9-M8vhJTLVj67v-pSycl6315A7XFA9aPoh9q3xUh2FavSSEAFo_avt2bwPVe-mMq4/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suggestions: plastic or wooden cutting board, an old book, piece of heavy plastic, a cookie sheet, heavy cardboard. </span></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Using the Stick Stations</u></span></h2>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are lots of fun ways to use the Stick Stations. Such as: </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create patterns using long and short sounds and rests. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Play a pattern and experiment with different items in the Stick Station. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Experiment with musical opposites</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you play loud? Can you play soft? Can you play high sounds? Can you play low sounds? How about fast and slow? </span></div>
</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turn on a favorite song and play the steady beat on different stations!</span></li>
</ul>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some great musical selections to play the steady beat to! (Note, the links are to Youtube videos). </span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPLXNmKvLBQ">In the Hall of the Mountain King</a> by Edvard Grieg </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA">The Can Can</a> by J. Offenbach</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxrh1CrMmTY">Washington Post March</a> by J.P. Sousa</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O91GDWGPU">William Tell Overture</a> by Rossini </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S1I_ien6A">Sing, Sing, Sing</a> featuring Benny Goodman</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-46175399554581177492015-05-18T12:09:00.001-04:002018-01-24T10:11:08.014-05:00Recycling and Drumming<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I asked the lunch room back in February to save a bunch of
#10 cans for the elementary music room. After maternity leave, I returned
with a fresh supply of drumming kits called Stick Stations that feature those
cans—cleaned out and taped in fluorescent duct tape! The kids are having
a blast with them! And, we got to help the environment by recycling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A music teacher from Orlando came up with the idea for the Stick Stations and published a book called <i>KidStix. </i>We've used the Stick Stations and some of the activities from the book in every grade, 3K-4th, in the past week. It's been a fun way to review rhythms and preview next year's music classes. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fun summer project would be helping your child create his or her own Stick Station at home. You can use any type of can, container, box, pot, etc. for the Crash Can, some jingle bells would work for the tambourine, any flat, hard surface would work for the beat board, and even pencils work as drum sticks. Be creative and see what you can create! You are welcome to <a href="mailto:mindy.krejci@fpdmacon.org">email me</a> pictures of your homemade Stick Stations in action! </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll also use the Stick Stations some in my "Drumming Up Fun!" Summer Camp through the Center For Discovery. <a href="http://www.fpdmacon.org/summer-camps/"> Sign up your rising 3rd-5th grader </a>for this fun class the last week of July! </span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuUgUAuDtju3cdSuLPHNCPPTQ129qbvn3pqhyphenhyphenm0wT9JuWLU1mKQj-RKdWLzp7YRaS1trjMiLP3YPJrlpzxuV7sq9JT0ioDKInIg2lU5vGSk0bG6pGugLdm1vgvdb8K6L10atLqMR5KK5g/s1600/Crash+Cans+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuUgUAuDtju3cdSuLPHNCPPTQ129qbvn3pqhyphenhyphenm0wT9JuWLU1mKQj-RKdWLzp7YRaS1trjMiLP3YPJrlpzxuV7sq9JT0ioDKInIg2lU5vGSk0bG6pGugLdm1vgvdb8K6L10atLqMR5KK5g/s400/Crash+Cans+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sticks Stations with Crash Can, Tambourine, Beat Board, and Drum Sticks</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wRuAwxvJnAE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wRuAwxvJnAE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
2nd Grade playing on the Stick Stations. The Crash Cans have a piece of foam taped to the top.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IN CASE YOU ARE CURIOUS...</span></h3>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Krejci, Calder, and I are doing great! Calder's Grandma (my mom) has been staying with us to help take care of him. He is 14 weeks old, is just learning to hold his head up, grunts a lot, and loves to listen to music! He is a sweet, happy baby and we are so thankful the Lord picked us to be his Mama and Daddy. Here's a picture of him at 13 weeks :) </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPDAYuKWdPaRTSLa2vFX7ughjTQXm4iqa_2LcwgCUdq0umClRhITTOyLTQlgNkyWOKFup82_LJyjuWEC4U4kF5SStdnc0X7OCwqUQxLgLeVZKavOHqHpsO9XF7Gc5cdnC6Jai9fvhyphenhyphenNSM/s1600/Calder+Bowtie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPDAYuKWdPaRTSLa2vFX7ughjTQXm4iqa_2LcwgCUdq0umClRhITTOyLTQlgNkyWOKFup82_LJyjuWEC4U4kF5SStdnc0X7OCwqUQxLgLeVZKavOHqHpsO9XF7Gc5cdnC6Jai9fvhyphenhyphenNSM/s400/Calder+Bowtie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Calder Elias Krejci 05.11.15</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-45492734942873392022015-02-19T17:53:00.001-05:002018-01-24T10:11:08.011-05:00Big News in Elementary Music!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big News in the elementary music world! Mrs. Mindy
Krejci and her husband Kyle welcomed their first child into this world last
week! Calder Elias Krejci was born on Wednesday, February 11<sup>th</sup>.
Baby Calder, Mindy, and Kyle are overjoyed and feel blessed by the FPD
Community. Dr. Ernie Carlton, FPD Parent, delivered little Calder.
And, now, FPD Parent Niki Mixon is at the helm of the elementary music program,
filling in for Mrs. Krejci while she is out on maternity leave. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elementary students have been busy preparing for our annual Grandparents’
Day programs. This year’s theme is patriotic music. Grandparents’
Day will be held at the FPD Campus on Friday, March 27<sup>th</sup>. There will be separate shows for grades 3K-2<sup>nd</sup> and grades 3<sup>rd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>.
Look for more information to following the coming weeks. We hope to see
you there as we celebrate America! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-VEi3qoj3l4dQmtd23leyhdx6holIEVNwJTApDE-N7MLOuv6U-StVNWd8bT-4TWkCOAuLpL8Dr4jP5jNlEfN_X0RFisDk7rMv_Si0gAowGOWgr2z7FJDC0nP1DdwNJ67DogTiXS28PS2/s1600/Calder+Elias+Krejci.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-VEi3qoj3l4dQmtd23leyhdx6holIEVNwJTApDE-N7MLOuv6U-StVNWd8bT-4TWkCOAuLpL8Dr4jP5jNlEfN_X0RFisDk7rMv_Si0gAowGOWgr2z7FJDC0nP1DdwNJ67DogTiXS28PS2/s1600/Calder+Elias+Krejci.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calder hopes to be a Wee Viking in 2018! :) </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-69218059451556219672015-02-03T12:18:00.000-05:002018-01-24T10:11:08.035-05:00Quaver Kids' Website<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In music class, we watch Quaver, the quirky Music Store Owner teach us about various topics--from steady beat, to instrument families, to music styles. There are Quaver songs and learning activities we use in the classroom. But, there is also a whole world of Quaver games and music activities that kids can use at home!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students can log on to our free FPD account, or they can make their own account at home. It's free to register and free to use. It's simply for their enjoyment and learning--Mrs. Krejci does not have access to their own individual accounts. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to <a href="http://www.quavermusic.com/">www.quavermusic.com</a> and enter the info below to use our shared account! (Note: it might kick you out if more than one person is trying to log on at a time--another great reason to create your own account!) </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Username: fpdmusic</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Password: govikings</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIslzAZKUGvhJqZD3dxQSO0yh7FkMJePLfJNbyzyItUVyJENRvuJXMEVScdqZ6GM6qDygduEMG1dP3qght3lGcQoQJxFqODI35UVubBnZDrRp9orEWlmvKgSqmVzP00HHu0xOWR9N_Icu/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIslzAZKUGvhJqZD3dxQSO0yh7FkMJePLfJNbyzyItUVyJENRvuJXMEVScdqZ6GM6qDygduEMG1dP3qght3lGcQoQJxFqODI35UVubBnZDrRp9orEWlmvKgSqmVzP00HHu0xOWR9N_Icu/s1600/Capture.PNG" height="226" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-68031912461185261972015-01-28T12:25:00.003-05:002018-01-24T10:11:08.031-05:00Even More Bow Wow Wow <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about the song and game "Bow Wow Wow" that we've played in 1st grade this month. At the time, I only had one class videoed. Since then, the other two classes have gotten to make their video version. So, posted below, are Mrs. Kross's class and Mrs. Hooper's class. Enjoy! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/82QqddHWiGU/0.jpg" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/82QqddHWiGU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mrs. Kross's 1st Grade Class<br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NnHyWfQGiQE/0.jpg" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NnHyWfQGiQE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mrs. Hooper's 1st Grade Class</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821759508920941106.post-10706497757592219532015-01-23T14:33:00.002-05:002018-01-24T10:11:07.978-05:00Recorder Song for Grandparents' Day<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our 4th graders are hard at work on a brand new song for Grandparents' Day. Our theme this year is Patriotic Music, so we are learning a jazz standard called "When the Saints Go Marching In." Jazz is a type of music that was first developed in America--what's more patriotic than that? </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a video of "When the Saints Go Marching In" played by a jazz band with Louis Armstrong on trumpet and vocals. Louis Armstrong is one of the best known jazz musicians from America. He is famous for playing trumpet. Legend has it that he earned his nickname from the unique way his cheeks puffed out when he played. Some people thought it looked like his mouth was a satchel (a bag), so they started calling him "Satchel Mouth", which was shortened to "Satchmo," a nickname he is still recognized by. </span></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/wyLjbMBpGDA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the link to the song,4th graders can look under the "Recorder Resources" tab on this blog. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the two new notes 4th graders are learning: </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKqBeKD4m5A8_1H5xKxM3TMg57OGEUGa0UcTMKStbl-Wmfve0WBWPWK4ZwRMesgGfBBIyPJDRB_cfnexXNePMLm04M-BM53zFYXTlwqfQqlShjmlAFt7oLLOAyVfeBecRDey1NyPC0Hlb/s1600/High+C+Recorder.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKqBeKD4m5A8_1H5xKxM3TMg57OGEUGa0UcTMKStbl-Wmfve0WBWPWK4ZwRMesgGfBBIyPJDRB_cfnexXNePMLm04M-BM53zFYXTlwqfQqlShjmlAFt7oLLOAyVfeBecRDey1NyPC0Hlb/s1600/High+C+Recorder.PNG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW3YSRcv-IER4QFsjjiAkE8mB3brcYQrohAgMF2l0PN4CnJN96xsj9NNtrXLW07OxOW7wyK1V-BWAN3LcH_mUwrlyK3io8BQ9_yRY1H6WOkqcTXhNbnSBfYJZa6__ig9Qwscl7sAPjKa0/s1600/High+D+Recorder.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW3YSRcv-IER4QFsjjiAkE8mB3brcYQrohAgMF2l0PN4CnJN96xsj9NNtrXLW07OxOW7wyK1V-BWAN3LcH_mUwrlyK3io8BQ9_yRY1H6WOkqcTXhNbnSBfYJZa6__ig9Qwscl7sAPjKa0/s1600/High+D+Recorder.PNG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0