5th Grade: Meter
Fifth graders have continued their study of meters of 2, 3, and 4. They've been working to aurally identify the meter of songs by listening for strong and weak beats, and have played classroom percussion instruments along with these different meters. While learning about meters, students are also studying patriotic music. Patriotic music is music that tells about pride in a nation. It could describe the country's history, landscape, symbols, and more. Fifth graders sang and learned about the history of two patriotic songs from our country, "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and "You're a Grand Old Flag." The first was published in it's current form in 1831 after the current lyrics were put to a much older tune in a meter 3 by Samuel Francis Smith. "Your a Grand Old Flag" was originally written in 1906 by George M. Cohan for a play. It's march feel shows that it is in a meter of 2. 4th Grade: Rhythm Fourth graders have continued reviewing basic rhythms and how they relate to each other, including whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. This week, they added a new rhythm to their repertoire: triplets. Triplet eighth notes indicate three sounds in one beat. The students have been practicing these rhythms using three syllable names and nonsense words in chants and songs. They have also written, spoken, counted and clapped their own group rhythm compositions that include triplet rhythms. 3rd Grade: Rhythm Third graders' review of basic rhythms included reviewing meters this week, especially meters of 2 and 3. We talked about how meters can be identified by the way music makes you feel like moving. For example, if you feel like marching, the music is probably in a meter of 2. If you feel like swaying, it's likely in 3. Students have also been working on reading rhythmic notation, both to play what is written and to identify notation that matches what is heard. 2nd Grade: Beat Second graders have been reviewing the concept of beat–how it exists both in music and outside of music and how it relates to rhythm. This is one of the foundational elements of music, so it's good to review right at the start of the school year. 1st Grade: Beat First graders are also reviewing steady beat and meter. Students are learning about the two kinds of beat–strong beat and weak beat. Understanding the patterns of strong and weak beats reveals the meter, or how beats are organized into measures. First graders also saw my instrument, the bassoon, this week. They learned about how sound is produced, how pitches are changed, and how air moves through the instrument. Kindergarten: Beat Kindergartners are just beginning to learn about the very important and foundational concept of steady beat. They've learned about things outside of music that have a steady beat or no beat, and they're learning to differentiate between music that has a steady beat or no beat. Students have been playing instruments with the beat of music and they've been singing with a steady beat. They especially enjoyed dancing to beat and no beat music! I also introduced the kindergartners to the bassoon, my primary instrument, this week. They had so much fun, and so did I. They learned about how sound is produced on the instrument, but also what silly sounds it can make!
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