5th Grade: Notation Fifth graders have been reviewing music notation, including rhythms and how pitches are notated on a musical staff. They also began learning a traditional Ukranian folk song called "Minka." This song is in ABA form, meaning that it starts and ends with the same music, but has a contrasting middle section. Next week, they will use this song to learn about music notation that indicates and helps musician move through the form of a piece of music. 4th Grade: Singing & Duration Fourth graders finished their unit on singing with a quiz this week. It covered different types of two-part singing, including rounds (two or more singers singing the same song but starting at different times) and descants (a harmony line that is higher than the main melody). They then began a new unit on duration, a concept that is very important in musical rhythms. They're reviewing whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note rhythms before moving on to some more complicated rhythms. 3rd Grade: Singing & Sound Science Third graders also finished a singing unit this week. We spent the beginning of the week reviewing what they've learned about range and the types of voices included in a choir (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). After taking their unit quiz, they started a new unit on sound science. Students have been discussing the definition of sound and learning about how sound is produced by vibration. We're looking at different instruments and how they make sound through vibrating strings, membranes, air columns, and more! 2nd Grade: Melody Second graders started a new unit about melody this week. Melody is how notes in music move from one to the next. Second graders are starting to learn about melodic direction, or shape, and how notes can move by stepping, skipping and repeating. We're using Beethoven's famous "Ode to Joy" theme from his 9th Symphony to learn about melodic direction and about this important composer. 1st Grade: Melody First graders have also been learning about melody this week, including how the pitches in a song can go up, down, or repeat. They've learned that melodies are like musical sentences that can be put together to create songs, which are like musical stories. They also learned about how there are different types of songs, like celebration songs, patriotic songs, folk songs, and so many more. Kindergarten: Meter
Kindergartners have been getting an introduction to the concept of meter. Meter is how the beats in music are grouped together in patterns. Usually they are in groups of 2, 3, or 4. They have been learning songs in each meter and about ways that people often move with music in those meters, such as marching to a meter of 2 and waltzing to a meter of 3.
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