WELCOME FIRST ROTATION!
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MUSIC CLASS: "What did you do today in Music Class?" Here's what we did! Activities are posted for Music Rotation classes. Fifth grade is listed first, followed by sixth grade.
FIFTH GRADE:
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WEEK ONE |
Monday: Stand Up. Names. Where are you from? What you like about music class - group discussion. Tuesday: Rules! Alien Song Wednesday: Double Double - chant. Notate! Perform with actions. Improvise new actions. Music movie Thursday: Recorder History. Recorder sizes and types. Note home. Friday: Grouped unpitched instruments. What is the definition of a percussion instrument? Learn rhythms for "The First Music" by groups. Overlap them. |
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WEEK TWO |
Monday: The First Music - book with
rhythms. Review Percussion instruments. Perform book. Tuesday: What is a composer? Grieg - overview. IHMK story. Make trolls. Clamation (Apocalyptica version) Wednesday: Musical signs - draw them. I Saw the Sign ppt. Thursday: Recorders begin! Scrunchies. Resting position. Learn BAG. Hot Cross Buns Friday: Singing Saying body percussion and rhythms. Hand drums - explore. Perform singing saying on drums. Add movement and improvisation! |
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WEEK THREE |
Monday: BAG review - Smartboard
composition. Flute Beat Box. Tuesday: IHMK movement. Learn "The Apple Song". Try out apples! Wednesday: Names - in rhythm. Introduction to instruments. Names on 1 bar. Names in pentatonic. Create musical form and perform. Thursday: Mary Variations. Outside stations. Friday: Get America Singing Again Day! Do you know these songs? |
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WEEK FOUR |
Monday: LABOR DAY! Tuesday: Assembly/Website. Recorder review of BAG Wednesday: Animusic (sub) Thursday: Rhythm of your name. Put this on the bars. Now compose a melody! Friday: Funeral Dance of the Marionettes. BAG review. Learn "Mary". Mary Variations. Learn Hungarian Rhapso-B |
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WEEK FIVE |
Monday: Music Aptitude Test Tuesday: Little Silver Moonboat. Learn song. Add instrument parts. Switch Wednesday: Hagalena Magalena. Review Hungarian Rhapso-B. Learn Cha Cha Chihuahua. Learn the chorus of American Tears Thursday: It's Not Hard. A. T. with powerpoint. Friday: |
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WEEK SIX |
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Form - William Tell Overture with parachutes. Rossini's background. Friday: Rossini's Ghost. |
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WEEK SEVEN |
Monday: Finish Rossini's Ghost. Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: End of Rotation Concerts Friday: FREE DAY! |
SIXTH GRADE:
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WEEK ONE |
Monday: Learn Welcome Chant Seats. Names/instruments. Rules movie. Tuesday: Bean Bag Names. Learn Body percussion for "Allegro". Review musical symbols with Play Doh Wednesday: Review Body percussion for "Allegro". Brainstorm in groups what the elements of music are. Discuss sound. Create a Storm. Thursday: Review Allegro with body percussion. Transfer to instruments - A section only. Friday: Allegro - Review A. Learn B section. Put together. Perform. |
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WEEK TWO |
Monday: Note name value review.
Learn Good, Better, Best. Transfer to instruments. Tuesday: Welcome chant. Practice rhythms. Allegro review. Rhythm clip from Africa. Wednesday: "The Love Flute" book. Begin flutes - 0, 1, 2, 3 Thursday: 0,1,2,3,4,5 Whoop, trill. Improvise. Friday: Learn sigh. Break into groups and compose your own flute song. Perform for class. |
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WEEK THREE |
Monday: Patriotic Music definition. SSB
movie. Backwards? Bloopers. Veterans - Hero Song.
Silent Drill. SSB Jeopardy Tuesday: Harmony - define. Bell exercises. Learn "My Country 'Tis of Thee" with handchimes. Switch out parts. Wednesday: STOMP introduction. Form groups. Pick boxes. Thursday: Example of a piece from Found Sounds. Create piece in groups - outside. Friday: Review pieces. Perform for class. |
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WEEK FOUR |
Monday: Labor Day Tuesday: Review all pieces and use the rubric. Recorders ready? Wednesday: Rossini Tarantella with the parachute. Pulse (sub) Thursday: Begin recorders. Review BAG CE. Mary Variations. Hungarian Rhapso-B. Cha-Cha Chihuahua. Retro Rap. Overview of beads. Friday: Note name review with Classics for Kids site. Musical concentration |
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WEEK FIVE |
Monday: This is how we play the drum.
C Major scale on recorders. Learn Tiribomba. Begin testing. Tuesday: Vowel Chant. Music of the Middle Ages. The Black Knight! Wednesday: Learn D minor. Learn Ah Poor Bird. Testing. Thursday: Friday: |
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WEEK SIX |
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Bach Comes to Call. Musette with Boomwhackers. Friday: Bach's Fight For Freedom |
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WEEK SEVEN |
Monday: Finish "Bach" Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Crazy You Tube Day! Friday: Free Day |
