Good morning!
It was so great to see so many students on Zoom Tuesday! Recorders are sounding better than ever. 3rd grade even learned a new note! I will upload a tutorial Monday for students to learn and review the note Low E. Band and Choir each began a look at resources for their final project. I appreciate the feedback I've received through the survey I emailed all 5th-8th grade students. I will continue to leave it up through Monday to give everyone time to respond. Be sure to wear your school spirit wear and make it an awesome day!
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Good morning everyone! A very happy Monday to you. In this third week of Eastertide and the last week of April, it is fitting that we look toward May Crowning. This week, let's prepare this week by learning the ancient chant Regina Caeli. Using the following slideshow and accompanying links, it should take your family about 15 minutes to learn.
If you have difficulty downloading the powerpoint, you can use this link to view a copy of the google slide. To save to your own Google Drive, simply select "File" > "Make a copy" > "Entire presentation." You will then be prompted to rename and select file location within your Google Drive.
If you have any questions, please let me know! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gQDpAiaFb3PQ-0FRIl1ZT7op8aKfymFP2LmYP3HxoQQ/edit?usp=sharing Finally, band and choir students, please consider completing the following survey if you have not yet. I hope to see you on Zoom tomorrow! Check out the schedule on your class's page and watch for an email with the link and password. Make it a great day, Eagles!
Good morning everyone!
It's great to be back from break! I pray you had a restful break. At my house, I had the chance to video chat over Easter dinner, start a knitting project, play around with the Acapella app, and snuggle my kitties. I'd love to hear about some of the things you did! We only have a few weeks left in the school year. You can expect each week to look as follows: Monday Assignments posted here by 8am; finished products can be emailed directly to me as they are completed. Tuesday Zoom Meetings These meetings are completely optional, but a great way to stay connected and to receive help on individual work if you like. For 3rd and 4th grade, we will spend the majority of the time on Recorder Karate belt testing. 3rd 10-10:30 4th 10:30-11 5/6 Band 11-11:30 7/8 Band 11:30-12 5/6 Choir 12-12:30 7/8 Choir 12:30-1 Thursday Brief check-in and updates as needed. For this week, I would like to hear from everyone a list of four songs that have kept you in a good mood the last few weeks. These songs must be school appropriate. (If you don't feel comfortable having Fr. Joseph listen to it, it may not not be a good song to share.) Feel free to ask your friends and family about what they've been listening to as well. This Thursday, I will post a playlist on my YouTube channel. I will continue to update it as song suggestions come in. We may not be able to make music together, but we can still listen together! Miss Fletcher's Four Songs: - October by Eric Whitacre - Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles - No One is Alone from Into the Woods - Somewhere Over the Rainbow as performed by Israel Kamakawwiwo'ole Good morning families!
Thank you to those of you who joined us on Zoom on Tuesday. I appreciate your flexibility, grace, and patience as we move into new platforms for learning. This is a final call for assignments, including submissions for General Music Bingo. During our break, I do not expect any work from you. My availability will be limited at that time. May you have a blessed Easter and a restful break! Good morning! Below is the plan for the first half of the week.
General Music This week, we will focus on using instruments--3rd and 4th will focus on recorder while PK-2nd will use the instruments we made last week. If you didn't get to it, no worries! You can take the time this week to create an instrument or simply clap/stomp/tap as needed. All students will need to access MusicPlayOnline. Links can be found here and on the General Music page of the website. For ease of access, you will not need login credentials. PK Beat/Tempo: On the top of the page, go to the Pre-K tab, and type "Sleepy Bunnies" in the search bar. Play the song (either under MP3 Accompaniments or Movies; they are the same song.) When the song is slow, lie down and pretend to sleep. When the song is faster, hop like a bunny to the beat! Rhythm Practice: In the left pane, go to "Rhythm Practice" and "Echo Rhythm." Without changing any preferences, select 01. This should bring you to a video called Rhythm Practice Echo Rhythm Play the video and repeat the rhythm by clapping, patting, or playing on your homemade instrument. The first rhythm in the video is your rhythm of the week. K Beat/Tempo: On the top of the page, go to the Kindergarten tab, and type "Sleepy Bunnies" in the search bar. Play the song (either under MP3 Accompaniments or Movies; they are the same song.) When the song is slow, lie down and pretend to sleep. When the song is faster, hop like a bunny to the beat! Rhythm Practice: In the left pane, go to "Rhythm Practice" and "Echo Rhythm." Without changing any preferences, select 02. This should bring you to a video called Rhythm Practice Echo Rhythm Play the video and repeat the rhythm by clapping, patting, or playing on your homemade instrument. The first rhythm in the video is your rhythm of the week. 1st Rhythm Practice: In the left pane, go to "Rhythm Practice" and "Read, Clap & Play." Change notation preference to and select 01. This should bring you to a video called Rhythm Practice Read and Clap. Perform each rhythm in time. Listen to the echo to see if you were correct! Rhythm Creation: Using the Rhythm Spelling worksheet on the General Music page, spell your name and write out the following grocery list using rhythms. HAM OATS GUM MILK Rhythm Performance: Your rhythm of the week is letter B on the Rhythm Spelling worksheet. Speak and play it for your family! 2nd Rhythm Practice: In the left pane, go to "Rhythm Practice" and "Read, Clap & Play." Change notation preference to and select 02. This should bring you to a video called Rhythm Read and Clap. Perform each rhythm in time. Listen to the echo to see if you were correct! Rhythm Creation: Using the Rhythm Spelling worksheet on the General Music page, spell your name and write out the following grocery list using rhythms. BANANAS CELERY BREAD ORANGES Rhythm Performance: Your rhythm of the week is letter M on the Rhythm Spelling worksheet. Speak and play it for your family! 3rd Individual: In the left pane, go to "Recorder." Learn to play at least two of the songs in numbers 1-7. Zoom (optional): Prepare to play number 8, Hot Cross Buns, for a Recorder Karate belt. Watch for an email with info for Zoom later today. In the rhythm of the week box of your Bingo sheet, spell out your name using the Rhythm Spelling worksheet. 4th Individual: In the left pane, go to "Recorder." Learn to play at least two of the songs in numbers 9-38. Zoom (optional): Prepare to test for your next Recorder Karate belt. Watch for an email with info for Zoom later today. In the rhythm of the week box of your Bingo sheet, spell out your name using the Rhythm Spelling worksheet. BAND Take this time to complete your musician biographies from last week. CHOIR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggp_jJ6tLtg I hope you all are doing well. I terribly miss seeing you in class and being able to work together. Check out below for what you need for today and tomorrow! General MusicIt sounds like you had a ton of fun on the instrument scavenger hunt. I am very impressed by some of the materials you found. Now we can use some of those common items to make our own instruments! You may not have everything needed for every project posted here, and that's okay! This is an optional project. As an added challenge, you can see what other instruments you can make with what you have on hand--egg shakers, pan flutes, tambourines, rain sticks, hand drums, bagpipes.... You're only limited by your imagination! Straw Oboe This may be the simplest project. You just need two things to get going! However, it may take the most time to master. The link above will take you to a video I created. Speaking of masters, you can watch this amazing performance given on...yep, a straw! Mini Banjo Another simple project that you can easily customize. Mine is handheld. Do you have anything at home to make a larger version? A smaller one? How do the sounds compare? The link above will take you to a video I created. Best Percussion Instrument EVER Okay, maybe not ever. But this little doodad has the best of all non-pitched percussion instruments. Tiny Tim also decided to help direct this one. The link above will take you to a video I created and a sneak peak of Tiny Tim. (No, he is not fully grown yet. He isn't even a year old!) These activities fulfill one of your Bingo squares. If you wish to receive a reward, your Bingo sheets are due to me next Friday, April 10, by 7pm. RECORDERS We are beginning a Recorder Zoom where students can test for their Recorder Karate Belts, receive advice from classmates, and get individual feedback and practice with me. This is completely optional, but highly recommended. I hope to see you next Tuesday, April 7th, at the following times:
BANDKeep working on your musician biographies. If you need help finding people who played/play your instrument, let me know! We are beginning a band Zoom. This is completely optional, but highly recommended. We can work together on class music, our small ensemble pieces, or solos. I will see bands next Tuesday, April 7th, at the following times:
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