Hello there! Here are some lessons for you to do while you are at home while our schools are closed due to the the Coronavirus-19 quarantine. Please click on the links and enjoy some music lessons as part of your at-home learning experience over the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at catherine.charles@nhcs.net and I'll get back to you to help you out.
I hope you enjoy these lessons, and I'll continue to add to the list throughout the next few weeks.
Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra- A fun safari game where you learn the instruments of the orchestra as you hunt for them in the jungle.
https://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/index.aspx
For Kindergarten and 1st grade the week of March 16: "Moods in Music"
Here is an integrated music, art and writing activity for you to enjoy. Click on the link and download the file, then run off the sheets and complete the lesson. file:///E:/FavoritePieceofMusicWorksheetFreebieforathomelearning.pdf
For 2-5 grades the week of March 16: "Lines and Spaces of the Treble Clef"
Review your rhythms with The Rhythm Trainer. Click on the link and choose between listening and putting in the answer or the other way around. You may choose what kind of rhythms you would like to include in your game by clicking on the different boxes that contain them.
http://www.therhythmtrainer.com/
For all of you second grade music and science buffs, here is an activity for you (although any grade can enjoy this). Enjoy reading "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin!" and "All About Sound". :
https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0044pr/start?authCtx=U.646723840
A great story for you: "Amira's Song". Go to the link, read the story, and then answer the following questions.
https://storyworks.scholastic.com/issues/2017-18/050118/Amira-s-Song.html
Directions:
Read Amira’s Song.
Answer these questions:
What do you learn about Amira at the beginning of the book?
How do Amira’s feelings about her grandmother affect her feelings about singing?
What does Mr. Veltro mean when she says: “You captured the true meaning of this whole project with your voice?”
If you were a professional singer, what message would you share through your music? Create! Compose the lyrics of a song sharing your message.
For those of you already getting cabin fever, here's a virtual tour to a musical instrument museum.