5th Grade: Meter Fifth graders finished their listening activity comparing two versions of the same song this cycle (you can listen to the recordings in the last post), and they finished their unit on meter with a short quiz. They're getting really good at reading and understanding meter signs, feeling and playing meters in different ways, and identifying meters by listening to music. 4th Grade: Rhythm and Singing Fourth graders also finished a unit this cycle. After playing a review game, they did a great job on their rhythm quiz. They had just enough time to start a new unit on singing. They reviewed the interval of an octave (two pitches that are eight notes apart) and practiced singing octaves using their lower chest voices and higher head voices.
2nd Grade: Singing Second graders are kicking off their unit on singing by getting to know the body parts that are involved in singing well, including the lungs and diaphragm. Singing well requires having control over these body parts and your breathing. We all practiced using our diaphragms with some breathing exercises and a fun song called "Disco Sensation" which included disco moves and some diaphragm-moving sound effects. 1st Grade: Meter First graders reviewed all that they have been learning about meters of 2, 3, and 4 beats per measure. We connected this to reading and language by practicing meters with words of different numbers of syllables. The students played a review game and did very well on their meter quiz, identifying the meters of music they listened to, understanding the different movements that go with different meters, and showing their knowledge of how strong and weak beats are organized in different meters.
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