6th Grade
Take a break and make some music at home!
Pick some activities from the choice board below.
Feeling Blue?
Chase away the blues and write your feelings in a song using the 12-bar blues.
Watch this video to learn a simple blues song and then rewrite the lyrics; use the accompaniment to the right to sing about it
Send your creations to Mrs. Bailey at ebailey@alpinedistrict.org
12-Bar Blues ukulele accompaniment: write your own lyrics and sing along to this accompaniment
6th Grade: I Got a Letter: pick a part and see if you can stick to it; use body percussion, your voice, or found instruments (made on Garage Band, not perfect :)
"I Got a Letter" parts:
snaps on the off beat (2 and 4)
Return to sender
postal worker (on the snaps)
glockenspiel: E jump to E D C B C D E
song
Student composed ostinato section for "I Got a Letter":
Ostinato spoken:
Ostinato instruments: use body percussion, your voice, or found instruments