Music
Congratulations on completing a crazy school year, 2019-2020, with a big THANK YOU to all our amazing Claxton students for a great year in our at-school and at-home music lessons. With the COVID-19 shut down, our school began transitioning into at-home learning the week of March 16, 2020. Below are some activities and websites for at-home music learning and music making. Feel free to explore them during summer break for musical fun and continued learning! Our Claxton Specialist Seesaw has been our main platform for online learning and will be shut down for the summer, but you can find some of the music activities that were there here below now.
I hope we can all be together again in August as a new school year begins, but if not, we'll continue to make the best of at home learning!
-Mr. Butler Claxton Music Teacher
Musical At Home Learning
Keep scrolling down for more fun musical activities!
Music Choice Board
Choose an activity from the choice board to get your musical creativity going! In time, see if you can mark off every square.
Explore Old Seesaw Music Assignments
The following activities were in our Claxton Specialist Seesaw, a platform for digital on-line learning. Sorry, Claxton Specialist teachers are not keeping their Seesaw Assignments active during summer break but you can still have fun with them on your own here if you like!
MAD LIBS SONG
Help Mr. Butler write a song by filling in missing words!
Did you know that the words of a song are called the song's lyrics? Mr. Butler was trying to write a song but could not come up with all the words. Can you help him? Complete the lyrics to the song "We'll Sing about You 'til the End of Time" by filling in your own words where some are missing.
1. OPTIONAL: Watch Mr. Butler introduce the song in his Claxton Morning Announcements video from Monday, May 11 here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ODJU8KjzRzmtqeLLAQDEQVyu1QRCgidh
2. Listen the the song "We'll Sing about You 'til the End of Time" here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Le643Jan9_waOdJZTZEpWTtiLxdCOVdM and think about what words you will add to make it your own.
3. Fill in the blanks below with your own choice of words to make the song your own version!
4. Sing your new lyrics along with this KARAOKE version of the song!
KARAOKE version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tzOyydZH8Vrq9mnevFyAFIJKUaXI5hfH
5. OPTIONAL: Watch the video of Mr. Butler singing the Claxton student version on the Claxton Morning Announcements on Monday, May 18 here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUKEBD17TOcxyjl23DGskxs-QbW4l9bG
MAD LIBS SONG
Fill in the blanks with your own choice of words for the song to make it your own!
Oh, once upon a time there was a ________________________ (#1 animal),
Traveled all around the ________________________ (#2 place).
Made all the people feel ________________________(#3 emotion),
And put a big ________________________(#4 your choice) on every face.
One day a group of ________________________(#5 type of people) saw the ________________________(same as #1 animal),
And they couldn’t believe their ________________________(#6 body part),
They danced and ________________________ (#7 action) all the live long day,
And all ate a piece of ________________________(#8 type of food) pie!
And they sang, “Thank you mister ___________________(same as #1 animal), you sure made us all feel ___________________(#9 emotion)!
We sure hope you’ll visit the ____________________ (#10 place) again, and join us in a game of ________________(#11 your choice).
Oh, join us in a game of_____________________(same as #11 your choice),
and you’ll surely bring a ______________________ (#12 your choice) to every face.
And we’ll all dance the_________________________(#13 type of dance) and sing about you ‘til the end of time.
Yes, we’ll sing about ‘til the end of time, with words that might not rhyme.
And we’ll play a tune on our ____________________________(#14 type of instrument) and then we’ll all feel ___________________________ (#15 emotion).
Color by Note!
These fun coloring sheets help you learn your music notes on the musical staff.
You can download the "Color by Note Key" to help you!
Color by Note Coloring Sheets are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIzoV7wCZdbZkvrWaYbTm8_m6cXzCXjm/view?usp=sharing
The Color by Note Key is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BUepoyBzf-CoFVfzdylZYf3C3Hp9YpJR/view?usp=sharing
Make a Homemade Kazoo!
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Buzz along with one of the great works of classical music,
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee!
OPTIONAL: Watch Mr. Butler demonstrate his homemade bee kazoo on the Claxton Morning Announcements here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1O4JSkgEbd5SZ9ljCCNz5dviJrBSRvLwV
1. Listen to this great piece of music for some inspiration & see how many instruments of the orchestra you can recognize and name: http://www.viewpure.com/MW8asBxO4oI?start=0&end=0
2. Gather your materials: 1) toilet paper or paper towel roll 2) piece of tinfoil (wax paper or piece of a plastic bag will work too!) 3) small piece of blank paper for artwork 4) tape or glue 5) rubber band 6) scissors, markers (crayons or colored pencils) 7) something to poke holes in tube (a compass point or sharp pencil works -be careful!)
3. Measure out & decorate your paper cover. Measure out your paper by wrapping your sheet around the cardboard tube & marking where to cut, then cut out the size piece you'll need. You may want to make some extras in case you mess up on your first try. Using your markers, crayons, or colored pencils, make a design that will cover the kazoo. A bee design would be in the Claxton spirit, but you could draw anything your creativity desires. You could even glue on glitter or other crafty things.
4. Attach the tinfoil membrane or "whizbang." Cut out your piece of tinfoil, making sure it will be big enough to fit over the end of the cardboard roll then cover one end of your tube with the foil & fasten it tight with the rubber band. Try to get the foil across the top of tube to be wrinkle free as possible.
5. Poke holes in tube. With an adults help, poke two holes along the sides of the cardboard tube. A compass point, needle, thumbtack, sharp pencil, etc. can get the holes started. Enlarge the holes a little with a pencil or pen. It is okay to remove the tinfoil for this step and then reattach it afterwards if needed, just don't cover the holes over with the foil.
6. Attach you cover using tape or glue and start humming! Check out this link to another version of instructions if needed: https://www.upstartmag.co.nz/activities/make-a-kazoo
Play the Virtual Theremin!
The theremin is one of the earliest electronic musical instruments invented. A real theremin is played without touching it! Learn to play an online version of this amazing musical innovation, which is a century old this year.
Instructions:
2. After following the link, click on PLAY, then try your best to imitate the short melodies presented in Lessons 1, 2, & 3. After successfully imitating the melodies, you will unlock the free play version of the virtual theremin and be able to make your own music and explore the various sonic options, such as using different waveforms, that a theremin provides.
3. Watch this Video of Clara Rockmore, one of the most famous theremin players ever, who is also featured on the Google theremin page. You can listen to her full theremin version of The Swan, originally composed for cello and piano by French composer Camille Saint Saens, here: http://www.viewpure.com/pSzTPGlNa5U?start=0&end=0
4. Learn more about the theremin by going here: https://kids.kiddle.co/Theremin
Explore Web Based Musical Activities
Follow the links to fun internet sites for making and learning about music.
Explore Chrome Music Lab
This fun interactive site has many digital music making activities to explore.
Some even allow you to save your musical compositions as a link you can share in our Claxton Specialist Seesaw.
Explore Splice Sounds Beat Maker
Become a virtual DJ by selecting all kinds of sounds and rhythm possibilities in this easy click-grid music application.
Explore Fun Sound Layering with Incredibox
Pump it up and chill as you layer sounds with the quirky characters of this fun music making app.
Explore Classics for Kids
Listen to the great works of classical music and hear radio shows about great composers on Classics for Kids. This website has all kinds of activities and games for learning about music.
