5th and 4th Grade: Ukuleles Fifth and fourth graders have shown great improvement in their use of the frets on their ukuleles in this rotation! They're developing great habits in their hand positions and I see so many of them being able to notice when the sound isn't quite right and making the right adjustments to improve. I listened to each student playing a pattern that involved two frets and I was very impressed with what I heard! 3rd Grade: Melody Third graders had fun playing our Orff instruments for a couple of activities in this rotation. First, they did an improvisation activity. Improvisation in music is making up music on the spot. In this case, students used xylophones with an extended pentatonic scale for their improvisations. Pentatonic scales are commonly used in improvisation and in folk music around the world because the five notes of this scale just sound good together in nearly any combination. We used a bass xylophone and bass metalophone to create an ostinato (repeating) accompaniment that provided a solid beat. Then each student improvised their own pentatonic melody on an alto xylophone one at a time. We rotated roles so everyone was able to improvise and play the accompaniment. After the improvisation activity, we started working on an instrumental accompaniment to the song "Tideo." They're really getting involved in singing, playing, and dancing with this folk song! 2nd Grade: Visitor Preparation and Melody Second graders prepared for their upcoming visit from the Lyra Baroque Orchestra by watching a video of the group performing and learning a rather complex rhythm ostinato pattern that they clapped along with. They then learned about the instruments that each of the five performers play, which include recorders, harpsichord, baroque violin, baroque cello, viola da gamba, baroque bassoon, and dulcian. We also had an introduction to our next unit on melody with the song "Joyfuy, Joyful," which uses Beethoven's famous "Ode to Joy" melody. The students learned to sing the song, moved with the melodic line, and noticed how the notes move up and down to create the tune of the song. 1st Grade: Visitor Preparation and Rhythm Like second graders, first graders prepared for the upcoming Lyra Baroque Orchestra visit by viewing videos of the group performing, learning to play the ostinato pattern of one of the group's pieces on rhythm sticks, and learning about their baroque instruments. They also practiced reading and playing rhythms using graphic (picture) notation and each student had a chance to improvise (make up on the spot) their own 8-beat rhythm pattern! Kindergarten: Visitor Preparation, Instruments, and Dynamics
Kindergartners finished their unit on instruments. We sang "Air Orchestra," the students took a quiz using Plickers, and they played a couple rounds of Instrument Crane (a game in which they have to determine which family an instrument belongs to). Then, they used what they've learned about instruments and instrument families to identify the instruments of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra in preparation for the group's visit to our school. We watched videos of the orchestra musicians demonstrating their instruments and playing together as a group.
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