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Week 1

Practice "My Aunt Came Back" with this video. Sing all of the verses we learned in class and add all of the movements together like the kids do here.

 

You can also create your own verses. Make sure your place and thing rhyme (Moon/blue balloon, New York/knife and fork). Add movements to your verse. Sing your verse for someone at home! ESGM2.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing accompanied and unaccompanied pentatonic melodies using head voice.

Make your own paper fan. You'll need a piece of paper, tape and glue. Watch the video for the directions. Make two fans and you can learn this dance with your fans! ESGM2.RE.3 Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Perform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.

Week 2

Echo-sing the do, re, mi, so patterns. Use your hand signs! ESGM2.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing accompanied and unaccompanied pentatonic melodies using head voice.

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Go to the Musicplay website. We have free access right now.

username: snow

password: 2020

After you login, come back to my webpage to click the link for the Poison Rhythm activity.

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Play the Poison Rhythm game on Musicplay. ESGM2.PR.2 Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others. a. Perform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns using body percussion and a variety of instruments with appropriate technique. 

Clap along with the music. Improvise your own body percussion rhythms at 1:39 and 2:50. To improvise means to make it up! Use stomp, clap, pat and snap. Have fun and find someone to make music with at home! ESGM2.CR.1 Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.  a. Improvise simple rhythmic patterns using a variety of sound sources (e.g. electronic sounds, found sounds, body percussion, classroom instruments).

Week 3

Use body percussion to play along with this music video. 

Blue- stomp

Red- pat

Yellow- snap

 

Now, find three objects at home that you can use as instruments- different sounds will work best (ex. cereal box, tin can, metal bowl) and something to play them with like a wooden spoon. Assign each of them to a color. You can play them all or have assign a color/instrument to family members

 

My friend, Ms. Boland (Shallowford Falls Elementary School) made an instructional video on how to do this. For specific instructions, go here. 

ESGM2.PR.2 Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others. a. Perform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns using body percussion and a variety of instruments with appropriate technique. 

Review this patriotic song. ESGM2.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. c. Sing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.  
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Week 4

First, watch the video clip with George and the Sydney (Australia) Youth Orchestra. You will see the conductor and learn about the string family. (Stop at 3:03 after George plays the violin.)

Next, watch a video about using the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids website. (This is my friend, Ms. Boland from Shallowford Falls Elementary School.)  Last, go to the DSO Kids website and explore the string instruments. Today we will just listen to the String Family instruments.

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Week 5

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First, watch the video clip with George and the Sydney (Australia) Youth Orchestra. Skip ahead to the part about the woodwind family. (3:03 - 3:41)

Next, go to the DSO Kids website and explore the woodwind family instruments. Compare and contrast this family of instruments with the string family. You can talk about the similarities and differences with someone or write them in a Venn Diagram.

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Listen to this woodwind quintet playing "Fireflies". Can you spot the instrument that we haven't learned about yet?

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

Week 6

First, watch the video clip with George and the Sydney (Australia) Youth Orchestra. Skip ahead to the part about the brass family. (3:44 - 4:35)

Next, go to the DSO Kids website and explore the brass family instruments. 

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Listen to the New York Philharmonic brass section play a piece of music you'll probably recognize!

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Go to Music Play Online and play the "What Instrument Is This?" game. (You don't need a password anymore.) This link will take you to a unit about the instruments. Scroll down and click on the picture that looks like the one I have here. You are welcome to do more than this activity, if you want.

Week 7

Finish watching the video with George and the Sydney (Australia) Youth Orchestra. Skip ahead to the part about the percussion family. (4:35 - end)

Next, go to the DSO Kids website and explore the percussion family instruments. 

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Listen to Kaboom Percussion play a Star Wars piece on the Marimba! May the 4th be with you!

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ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Play an Instrument Families Kahoot! made by Mr. Homer at Argyle Elementary School. (We've been working together on these lessons for you!) Please use your real first name and last initial. I want to know who you are! Have fun! :) ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

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Week 8

Play What Instrument Is This? made by Mr. Homer at Argyle Elementary School. (We've been working together on these lessons for you!) Please use your real first name and last initial. I want to know who you are! Have fun! :) ESGM2.RE.1 Listen to, analyze, and describe music. c. Identify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

"What a Wonderful World" Listen to me sing this well-known classic song and enjoy the pictures in the book. If you know it, sing along! ESGM2.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. c. Sing multiple songs representing various genres.

Feel free to go back and review or catch up on any of the songs or activities! I look forward to seeing you all again and making music with you in person!!! - Mrs. Yunek

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