In the Orff-Schulwerk Music for Children I, there is a selection of melodies to be completed. Today, Grade 4 completed three different melodies (one per class) and learned to play their melody on the recorder. Here is what each class came up...
Don’t know a note? Check the fingering chart below: *Low C is T123456Pinky – All holes covered. Slow, warm air. **High C is T-2 – Like an A without the first finger
Hey Low Brass Land! Below you will find your Lip Slur and Chromatic Scale document. Use this everyday when you warm up and cool down. Print a copy and put it in your folder. TBN Lip Slurs and Chromatic BTN Lip Slurs and Chromatic Happy...
Guiding Questions: What is composition? Is a composition the same or different every time you perform it? What are two examples of compositions you created during this unit? Were you given any patterns or examples to inspire your compositions?...
Guiding Questions: What is a simple bordun? What is a broken bordun? What is a crossover bordun? 3K Performs “Yes Ma’am” – An introduction activity to crossover borduns. Students, what should your parents notice in this...
Guiding Questions: What is composition? Is a composition the same or different every time you perform it? What are two examples of compositions you created during this unit? Were you given any patterns or examples to inspire your compositions?...
Grade 2 students at IICS have learned a lot of songs this year. In addition to singing and creating melodies, students have also learned to play too different accompaniment patterns called borduns. One is a simple bordun and the other is a broken...
Guiding Questions: What music did you explore during the unit, “How We Express Ourselves”? From which countries did you learn music? Which musical skills did you develop during this unit? Activity: Watch a performance by your class...
As per your request, here are the lip slurs and chromatic scales we’ve been doing in class written out on the staff. Use this during your warm up routine at home to develop your range and flexibility so that you can do stuff like this: How...
This week in Grade 2, students are notating Do-Re-Mi melodies using a speech pattern about Tarzan. First they had to use their critical listening skills to identify when there were words and when there was silence within a 16-beat chant. They...
I was spying on two students in 6R who were very diligent and focused as they practiced their “Foot Twister” composition together. I have to share this video because they laugh and smile. Their laughter is evidence of immediate...
As March comes to a close and April begins, Grade 2 reviewed proper hand drum technique (down and up strokes) using the chant “M-A-R-C-H” from Game Plan 2. We continue to study the various forms that music takes and the patterns that...
