tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48387102560679625192023-12-02T17:54:26.568-05:00♫ We ❤ Music @ HSES! ♫Welcome to the HSES Music Room Blog! We hope you check in with us often to find out what our marvelous musicians are learning!Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-24380150149360943012019-04-22T15:34:00.001-04:002019-04-22T15:34:50.927-04:00Save the PlanetWe have really been enjoying our free <a href="https://www.quavermusic.com/info/">Quaver</a> trial this semester! Today in Kindergarten, we celebrated Earth Day by learning the song "Save the Planet." Then, we added a quick, easy, and fun accompaniment with Boomwhackers.<br />
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(<a href="https://www.quavermusic.com/info/save-the-planet-by-writing-lyrics/">https://www.quavermusic.com/info/save-the-planet-by-writing-lyrics/</a>)</div>
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We discussed some of the different ways that they could take care of the planet. Some of their ideas were pick up trash, don't litter, plant a tree, and reuse our things. Each student wrote their idea on the provided worksheet and enjoyed coloring the sheet as well.<br />
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At the end of class, the students took turns singing their ideas as a "solo" in the song.<br />
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Here's the <a href="http://quavermusicblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Save-the-Planet-Lyric-Writer-Worksheet.pdf">worksheet</a> for anyone interested! :)<br />
<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-49753679370793208332019-03-07T10:35:00.003-05:002019-03-11T14:44:54.547-04:00Composer of the MonthThird, fourth, and fifth grade students really enjoy our month composer studies! The first week of our study, we read a biography about the famous composer and discuss facts about their life. In the following weeks, we listen to and learn about the most famous and important pieces by the composer. Many times, I show the students a video of the piece being performed but my favorite way to introduce a piece is to show a listening map. Our most recent study was about Beethoven. Here are a few of the listening maps that my students enjoyed watching throughout our study.<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-18881967624844639692019-01-21T15:54:00.001-05:002019-01-21T15:54:55.477-05:00Sixteenth Note Practice!Third graders at HSES have been reviewing notes and rests. We reviewed the rhythms we learned earlier in the year and just added in sixteenth notes. I've recently gotten a trial of Quaver to use in my classroom and so I looked to see what was available for teaching sixteenth notes. Quaver's "Sixteenth Note Samba" is SO catchy and my students LOVED it.<br />
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Also, I don't think I've ever had a group of students catch on so quickly to counting sixteenths. :) Here they are working with partners to create, notate, and perform rhythms with sixteenth notes.<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-22359553719662788272018-09-06T13:19:00.000-04:002018-09-06T13:19:25.966-04:00Rules and Rhythms - Updated!<a href="http://highshoalsmusic.blogspot.com/2015/08/rules-and-rhythms.html" target="_blank">Rules and Rhythms</a> has become my favorite back-to-school lesson! It is the perfect way to review our music rules and expectations while also practicing rhythms and having fun! This year, I tweaked the lesson a little and the students did a great job and seemed to really enjoy it.<br />
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First, each group was given one of our music rules and they had to notate the rhythm using their rhythm cards.<br />
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Next, the groups were asked to create a body percussion pattern to perform their rhythm. They used creative combinations of snapping, patting, stomping, clapping, and more. After some practice, each group performed their body percussion and rule for the class to a beat track. This is the track we used and it worked really well: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCq5XLnnKY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCq5XLnnKY</a><br />
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Finally, we had each group perform their body percussion at the same time while saying their rule out loud (using the beat track). So much fun! Now, the students know our music rules and they are ready for our rhythm unit!Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-39078242571892292032018-02-19T09:24:00.002-05:002018-02-19T09:24:14.897-05:00Instrument AikendrumKindergarten students have been learning all about our classroom percussion instruments. They've learned to identify the instrument names and play them using correct technique. I got the idea from <a href="http://mrsmattsonsmusic.blogspot.com/2013/05/aiken-drum.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Mattson's Music Room</a> to use this "Aikendrum" activity to review all that they've learned. First, I introduced the song and we talked about what they heard. The students loved hearing all of the silly things Aikendrum was made from.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/flannel-friday-aiken-drum/">http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/flannel-friday-aiken-drum/</a>)</span></div>
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Next, we learned the song and sang it together. I used Raffi's version.<br />
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Then, I had a few students come to the board to choose their own Aikendrum food items and we sang the song again.<br />
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After some fun singing together, I told the students that they were going to get to be even more creative together and create an Aikendrum from our classroom percussion instruments. I put them into groups, gave them a bucket of instruments, and the fun began. Once they were finished creating their Aikendrum, they worked together to draw a picture of each instrument part and write the instrument's name in the blank for their creation. They also tried to sing their own version of the song.</div>
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-5354132969402447592018-02-09T19:18:00.000-05:002018-02-09T19:18:01.879-05:00Treble Clef Practice with BoomwhackersFourth and Fifth grader music classes have been learning about and reviewing the treble clef staff. They've been playing <a href="https://highshoalsmusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/note-identification-centers.html" target="_blank">games</a> to practice identifying the names of the lines and spaces. Before we begin playing soprano recorders, I wanted to give them a little more practice with reading a melody on the treble clef. I set up 5 stations around the room with a variety of children's melodies (Twinkle Twinkle, Old MacDonald, etc.) and but a set of Boomwhackers at each station. When the students arrived at a station, they were to divvy out the Boomwhackers and review which note they had an where it was located on the staff. Then, they worked together to play the notes in order to create the melody. Each group typically had time to play through each melody about 4 times before they had to rotate to the next station. This took concentration and team work!<br />
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Next, I show the students these Aleatoric Maps, created by my friend <a href="http://primarilymusicocps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Charlotte</a>, and they play their instrument as I trace the line. You can also trace from each end point as well as point slower or faster. We do several of these together and then I have a few students come to the board to make one collaboratively. </div>
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Finally, I have the students work in groups to create their own maps. They take turns creating their line with a piece of yarn and then place the shapes (cut out on the die-cut machine) wherever they want. The student who created the map gets to be the pointer while the other students play. The students really enjoyed this and I loved seeing all of their creativity. It also gave me a chance to work one-on-one with any students who were still struggling with technique or playing on cue. Here are a few pictures of them hard at work in their groups:<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-81866614801535500252017-11-16T10:43:00.001-05:002022-01-20T11:24:21.771-05:00Ukulele Strumming ExercisesFourth and Fifth graders have been working on their ukulele skills in music class. After learning F, C, and G7 chords, we used these YouTube ukulele exercises to practice chord changes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsCk0lVIUDA&t=51s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsCk0lVIUDA&t=51s</a><br />
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Then, I had the students create their own exercises using the notation provided in the videos. After they created their own and practiced it, they switched papers with another group and had fun trying to play their composition. Here is the worksheet I provided if you'd like to try this with your students: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gtTs-kDEgD3foyKGFssVW9zXxmNJ3k45/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Ukulele Chord Practice.</a><br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-9486866492250978172017-10-03T15:27:00.000-04:002017-10-03T15:27:37.077-04:00AlashHSES was incredibly fortunate to host the Alash Ensemble recently for a performance at our school. They are currently on tour in North America and were performing at the university nearby, UGA. I discussed the group's country of origin, the Republic of Tuva, and their unique style of performing called throat singing. They were fabulous and the students were so fascinated! I heard from many parents that throat singing was the topic of conversation at their dinner table that night including some demonstrations. ;)<br />
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Here are a few pictures of their performance a some video clips of the group you can check out. Their website also has some wonderful information if you'd like to learn more about them: <a href="http://alashensemble.com/">http://alashensemble.com/</a><br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-31726967355992503072017-09-15T17:15:00.000-04:002017-09-15T17:15:01.879-04:00Love Will Keep Us Together<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another one of my favorite Randy DeLelles and Jeff Kriske
activities uses the classic song, "Love Will Keep us Together," by
Captain and Tennille. I got this lesson from an <a href="http://aosa.org/" target="_blank">ASOA </a>conference I went to years ago and my students
always really enjoy it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I start out by having the
students practice walking to the beat of a drum in scattered formation. We talk
about the importance of walking in unique pathways and not just walking in a
counterclockwise circle as is a tendency. Next, we practice walking sideways
and backwards to the beat and then we add simple repetitive arm
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At this point, I have students
form groups of 5 with the person at the front of the line assigned as the
leader. The leader begins walking to the beat doing some kind of simple
locomotor movement and the rest of the group follows, copying the motions of
the leader. To take turns, I have the leader rotate to the back and the next
person in line has an opportunity to lead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This can be added to the verses
of "Love Will Keep us Together." I also teach this simple
choreography to the refrain of the song:</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lesson is great for the end of the year when the kids really need to get up and
moving a lot or of course it is appropriate for Valentine's Day. Here are a few
pictures of the students in action:</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-41095978300402554942017-02-02T15:58:00.000-05:002017-02-02T15:58:05.440-05:00The Tissue DanceKindergartners have been learning about different ways to move to music. We've used many different props such as scarves, streamers, and beanbags to experiment with locomotor and non-locomotor movement. In order to practice expressive movement, I used this activity from True Aim: The Blue Manor Blog called "<a href="http://www.trueaimeducation.com/the-tissue-dance/" target="_blank">The Tissue Dance</a>." According to their blog post, the original idea came from the book called, <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785349006/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0785349006&linkCode=as2&tag=trai0b-20" target="_blank">Circle Time Activities</a></u> by Nancy Alexander.<br />
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Since we had been singing songs about winter and snow, we talked about what snowflakes look like when they move (slowly, delicately, floating, etc.) and used it for inspiration for our version of the game. The students each received a tissue and had to try to keep the tissue on their head while they moved around the room to the wintery music. First, we just practiced moving and then we turned it into an elimination game - if their tissue fell off their head they were out of the game. After we finished the game, we balled up out tissues and threw them like snowballs. They really enjoyed it and I wish I had gotten a picture of that! :)<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-73025128239742244462016-11-18T10:39:00.000-05:002016-11-18T10:40:05.619-05:00Pipe Cleaner Rhythms!First grade classes have been learning all about basic rhythms in music. I was inspired by Tracy King's "<a href="http://mrskingrocks.blogspot.com/2013/02/pipe-cleaner-notation.html" target="_blank">Pipe Cleaner Notation</a>" post and decided to try it myself! It was a great way for the students to learn how to create the note shapes as well as practice rhythm patterns. They enjoyed the tactile experience. :)<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-9660650237589047242016-11-18T09:05:00.001-05:002016-11-18T09:05:43.277-05:00The President's Own!Our school was incredibly honored to host "The President's Own" US Marine Band Woodwind Quintet! They were giving a concert nearby at UGA and were able to stop by our school to do a performance for our students. It was an incredible experience for all of us!<br />
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<br />Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-5603408600875086282016-08-26T15:59:00.000-04:002016-08-26T15:59:18.210-04:00Alexander and the Rhythm/Instrument Review!One of my favorite children's books is the classic, <u>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</u>, by Judith Viorst. <a href="http://www.artiealmeida.com/" target="_blank">Artie Almeida</a> has a wonderful lesson plan in her book, <u>Mallet Madness</u>, that serves as a great review activity for the beginning of the year! Not only does it review basic rhythms but you can also use it for an instrument technique refresher as well. Our HSES 2nd graders have really enjoyed this activity as we have gotten back into the swing of things in music class.<div>
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Next, we reviewed the quarter note, eighth notes, and quarter rest, and then I had the students discover the rhythm of the repeated phrase in the book, "...terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."</div>
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I divided the students into 4 groups and each group practiced one part of the phrase. Then each group played their rhythm on their instruments and we put the phrase all together.</div>
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Then I read the book again, and each group played the rhythm on their instrument on the correct words. Great job, 2nd graders!</div>
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Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-6510277473240753902016-04-15T12:14:00.000-04:002016-04-15T12:17:42.145-04:00Kahoot!Have you heard of <a href="https://getkahoot.com/" target="_blank">Kahoot</a>? It is an interactive online quiz website where you can create and take quizzes on various topics. Our 4th and 5th graders have been studying about John Williams this month and we used Kahoot! to review all of the information we had learned about him.<br />
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The students got into groups and worked together to answer the questions of the quiz on an iPad. They enjoyed being able to come up with team names and see their scores up on the board as they played the game. It was a great way for me to assess their knowledge and they had so much fun in the process! We will definitely be doing this again. :)<br />
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Here are a few pictures of them in action...<br />
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Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-74093387649434479322016-03-25T16:00:00.003-04:002016-03-25T16:14:23.866-04:00The MittenOne of my absolute favorite lessons each year goes along with the children's book, <u>The Mitten</u>, by Jan Brett.<br />
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I got this idea from my mentor teacher years ago and have adapted it and tweaked it over the years. I use it as a way to culminate the major units that my first graders have been studying throughout the year - rhythm patterns and basic mallet skills. It is also a great way to ease them into preparing for their Spring Musical.<br />
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First, I read the story to the students and we discuss the various characters in the book. For each character, we learn a rhythm pattern and I have the students practice playing the rhythms on various percussion instruments.<br />
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Then, I teach the students a song that goes with the book. We add a simple bordun and an octave glockenspiel part at the end of each phrase.<br />
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Finally, we add some actors! I choose students to represent each character and they follow the narration of the book. I created some <a href="http://janbrett.com/mitten_masks_main.htm" target="_blank">masks</a> that I printed from Jan Brett's website, laminated them, and added some elastic bands.<br />
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I used a cheap white sheet and cut it into the shape of a mitten for the actors to sit on top of during their performance.<br />
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After the students have practiced all of the parts, we put together a performance that we show to their classroom teacher. As the story is read, one student plays the rhythm pattern on the percussion instrument while that character "gets into" the mitten. When the bear sneezes in the story, the actors toss the mitten up into the air and pretend to fall into the snow while the percussionists play all together. We begin and end the performance with our mitten song accompanied by the mallet instruments.<br />
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If you have larger classes, you can add actors for Nicki and his grandmother, Baba. You can also double instrument parts and even add sound effects on the sneeze part (think: crank, vibraslap, slapstick, etc.) This activity makes a great "informance" piece at PTO meetings or other school events.<br />
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The students LOVE it and it is definitely a crowd-pleaser for teachers, too. Fun and learning - that's how we roll at HSES! :)Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-34525899558838655762016-02-05T14:38:00.001-05:002016-02-05T14:38:52.236-05:00A Special Concert at HSES<br />
How lucky are we at HSES?? Our new principal, Mr. Eddy, is a musician and former band director so our 2nd grade classes were treated to a special concert performed by him and his family! The Eddys demonstrated the clarinet, oboe, saxophone, flute, piccolo, and violin. Since our 2nd graders are currently learning about the Instruments of the Orchestra, they loved being able to see the instruments up close and hear their sound in person. Here are a few pictures from their performance:<br />
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I love the book, <u>The Snowy Day</u>, and so do my students! First graders have been experimenting with various sounds they can make with the mallet instruments. I thought this activity would be a perfect way to give them experience on the instruments as well as allow them some creative expression.<br />
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First, we read the story and talked about all of the things Peter did in the snow. Then, I had the students partner up and I assigned each of them an action from the story...<br />
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The students then worked with their partner to create a sound effect that could represent that action in the story. It was so neat to see the ideas they came up with!<br />
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After each group shared their ideas, I re-read the story and had the groups add their sound effect at the appropriate point in the story.<br />
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An extension idea could be having half of the class play the sound effects and the other half act out the story. Maybe we'll try that next! :)Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-41951211333262840262015-11-05T12:11:00.000-05:002015-11-05T12:11:38.478-05:00Shut the {Music} Box!My 3rd grade students have been working on remembering their note values. We've played several games recently to help them work on this skill, including "<a href="http://highshoalsmusic.blogspot.com/2014/03/pizza-rondo-and-rhythm-war.html" target="_blank">Rhythm War</a>." After finding the "Shut the Box" game on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, I decided to give it a whirl and my students have really enjoyed it!<br />
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To play, students work with partners and take turns trying to mark off as many numbers in their row as possible. They roll the dice and can either mark off the note values separately or add them together. For example, if they rolled a half note and a quarter note, they could mark off a 2 and a 1 or they could add them together and mark off 3. The object of the game is to get the most boxes crossed off.<br />
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(You can see the original blog post at Notable Music Studio and print off the game board here: <a href="http://sherylwelles.blogspot.com/2013/05/shut-box.html">http://sherylwelles.blogspot.com/2013/05/shut-box.html</a>)Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-9908238374255589922015-10-26T10:57:00.000-04:002015-10-26T10:57:17.056-04:00Tennis Ball RhythmsTo go along with our Rhythm unit, 4th and 5th graders have been talking about subdividing and how music note values are related to fractions.<br />
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Classes have really enjoyed this tennis ball rhythm activity! Each note has a different movement that goes with it to represent that note value. It helps to reinforce steady beat, how the notes are related to each other, and how they fit in the measure. Here are some pictures of the students practicing:</div>
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<b>Whole Note</b>: tennis ball goes around the body in a large circle for 4 counts</div>
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<b>Half Note</b>: bounce tennis ball for 1st count and catch ball for 2nd count</div>
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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...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After hearing a fast/slow story about a school bus, students move their buses fast and slow to the music.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and playing "drums" for short sounds.</td></tr>
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Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-28996103466208654162015-08-19T15:51:00.000-04:002015-08-24T14:36:17.898-04:00Rules and Rhythms!It's the beginning of the new school year and the time to talk about rules and procedures in the music room. I took some advice from Aimee from "<a href="http://ofortunaorff.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-day-of-schoolrules-of-music-room.html" target="_blank">O For Tuna Orff,</a>" and combined our rules talk with reviewing rhythms!<br />
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First, the students were divided into 6 different groups and they were given one of our music rules. They were asked to work together to figure out what the rhythm of their phrase was and they displayed their answer on their beat sheets using rhythm cards.<br />
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After practicing their rhythms, they performed them for the class. Next, was their favorite part: adding instruments! We were even able to perform these rhythms together as ostinato patterns. This will lead wonderfully into our first unit about performing contrasting rhythm patterns together.<br />
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This activity made learning and reviewing the rules so much more fun and meaningful!<br />
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Twenty-five 4th and 5th graders were selected from each school through an audition process. The students rehearsed together at each school to prepare the music and then rehearsed the music together on a Saturday in March. We were honored to have Mrs. Carol Reeves, the artistic director of the Georgia Children's Chorus, as our guest clinician. She worked with the students throughout the day on their 6 selected pieces and then they presented a concert that afternoon for parents and community members. We were so proud of our Oconee County singers!</div>
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Clare Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814083003048098532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838710256067962519.post-12105552218119747582015-05-20T14:06:00.001-04:002015-05-20T14:06:33.532-04:00E-I-E-I Oops!Our 1st graders did such a fabulous job of presenting this year's Spring Musical, "E-I-E-I Oops!" by John Jacobson and John Higgins. They were such a precious group of farmers and farm animals! Check out a few pictures from the show...<br />
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