Friday, October 2, 2015

Oh Opposites!

First graders at HSES have been working on a musical opposites unit! They have learned about loud/soft (quiet), fast/slow, high/low, and long/short. They have had so much fun doing various games and activities to help them identify these changes in music. Here are a few pictures of our fun...

After hearing a fast/slow story about a school bus, students move their buses fast and slow to the music.
After learning about fast and slow music, students participate in a quick check assessment.
Learning about loud and soft -  boys pretend to be grizzly bears hibernating



... and wake up when the song gets loud!

And then the girls get to be the grizzly bears!
So. Much. Fun! :)
Using scarves as paintbrushes - painting long and short sounds
Using sticks to play "violins" when they hear long sounds...
... and playing "drums" for short sounds.
Pretending scarves are taffy - stretching them out to long sounds.

6 comments:

  1. Hi! Love your blog!
    Could you please share what music these students were listening to while "hibernating"?
    Thanks!

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    1. Hi, Jen!
      The students were listening to a song called, "Grizzly Bear" from the Making Music curriculum. They were tip-toeing during the quiet parts and then the grizzly bears would wake up during the loud part. :)

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  2. Hi,

    Love your blog!
    Do you know if the song is available online? Is it part of a set?
    Would love to do this in connection to the Lion in Carnival of the Animals

    Björg

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    1. There are lots of versions of the Grizzly Bear song - I'm sure there are some available online. The one I used is from the Making Music curriculum. I like this recording because it emphasizes the loud/soft parts of the song. Good luck! :)

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  3. Thank you for sharing these photos! They look like they are having a blast!

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    1. Aw, thank you! And thanks for reading, Allison! :)

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