Elementary Music

Here are some links that will help you keep singing and learning music. Check them out! If you would like to share, take a video and share it with me. I have a school Facebook page that I say the pledge on every day, come join me for the Pledge of Allegiance at 8:45 am.

Songs we have sung

Here are some of the songs we have sung. Find your grade's song in the folder and open it to sing it again. Or share the Happy Birthday song with someone.

Here is a lesson about the song " Constellations." It also includes some websites to watch the meteor showers and look up constellations.

There will be Lyrid meteor showers on April 21 and 22 in the evenings. Then on May 4 and 5 the Eta Aquarids meteor showers will happen. Here is a song called Constellations about some of these stars. To learn the song, click on the link.

https://youtu.be/sZYSpStAJZ4

Here is a website that tells you about meteor shower. Scroll to the bottom of the first page and it shows different constellations that will show up in our night sky.

To learn about the planets and the night sky. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/@4540051

To learn about the meteor show on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/

To see a map of the stars mentioned in the song. Click on the name of the star mentioned in the song and see a picture of it further down the page.

https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/

Musicplay- Our Curriculum

Musicplayonline has a lot of the lessons we were learning when you came down to music class. You can do a lot of it yourself or ask someone to help you. Here is a link for that musicplayonline.com/. You don't need to log in any more. It will let you in when you go to the page.

Some fun watching and listening- Watch this line rider on youtube while listening to Beethoven's 5th. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcBn04IyELc Pick your own piece of music and using a piece of paper, draw a bicycle line rider to go along with your music. Take a picture and send it to me or show it to another family member and play your music.

Beginning Bucket Drumming

You will need 2 sticks for this. Don't have them. Use any 2 pieces of wood, wooden spoon handles, wooden dowels or even go outside and find 2 straight sticks! You might want to strip the bark so it doesn't fly all over the house! Here are some simple videos to get you started. If you have any questions, you can email me and ask or we can set up a Zoom meeting where you can show me what you have learned and any questions you have. Share some of your music with me, send me a video or comments about how this is working for you. Go at your own pace and have fun with it. Check back each week and I will add to the site.

1. This is pretty simple and basic. You should have this in no time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qVulT1NEvo

2. We Will Rock You- this is a review of the basic rhythms to music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nELJwXY6ko

3. Can't Fight this Feeling- ok, I'm not a Justin Timberlake fan, but this is a fun bucket drumming song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icFrFICfzLU&list=RD3nELJwXY6ko&start_radio=1

4. Ok, You just want to jump to the harder stuff- Come here. You don't need music, just follow along and learn it by rote. Find someone to play along with you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTCcatGJ9Sk

How to Make a Mbira or thumb drum

Here's a sample of what the professionals use and how it sounds.

Make a thumb drum!Here are directions for making your own! https://makingmulticulturalmusic.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/she-made-a-homemade-mbira/