Hello from Mrs. Verdichizzi! I miss you all so much and I hope that you are all healthy and safe.

Our time together this year in music is now coming to an end. I thank all of you who participated each week in music activities. I hope you were able to find an activity that you liked from the choices that were listed and that you were able to learn about music notes, sounds, rhythms, and instruments.

If you want to contact me, you still can anytime. Just send an email to mverdich@catskillcsd.org. I will be checking email often and I will respond as soon as possible.

If you have something you would like me to see, you can have your parents/guardians help you take a picture or video of it and attach it to an email that you send me. Please include your name on anything you send me.

I will still check my Music Grades 4 & 5 Google Classroom from time to time too, so feel free to leave a message there or check that classroom for activities you can do. You would need to make sure that you have joined my classroom by entering this code: umg4fk6 Give it a try!

I wish you all the best. Remember, be respectful, be responsible, and stay safe and healthy!

Keep singing, keep listening, keep performing, and have fun!

June 8th - June 12th Music Work

This is the last full week of school and you do not have to submit any more music work.

This week will be dedicated to trying any activity you missed. Scroll down this page and take a look. If there is anything that you want to try that you didn't get to try when it was originally posted, feel free to do it this week. I will not be officially assigning any new activities.

June 1st - June 5th Music Work

Exciting Week!

Virtual Field Day for all Grades K-5 in all the Special Area Classes!!!!!!

Here is the Virtual Field Day Information. Enjoy!!!!!

HEY TEAM! Field Day is an important tradition at CES. We couldn't end the school year without having it! All of your special area teachers have teamed up to create an exciting Virtual Field Day!

If you would like to... please email a photo of you & your family participating in these activities to cdavis@catskillcsd.org. This way we can add them to our “CES SPECIAL AREAS VIRTUAL FIELD DAY” slideshow!

Don’t forget to fill out the google form when you’re finished. We can’t wait to see which teacher gets the most votes for looking like their Bitmoji & what your favorite activity was!

We are so proud of you for all the work you’ve done. We miss you so much and can’t wait to see your faces again when we’re back at school! Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe, & have a great summer!

And don’t forget… CATS CAN & CATS DID!

Virtual Field Day is finished. Thanks for your participation and sorry if you missed it!

may 26-May 29 music work

Here is one activity for you to try. for these last few weeks of school, you will only see one music activity each week.

please give it a try if you have time. enjoy!

Music Activity for this week Grades 4 & 5 - Remember, only one activity for the week is required and this will be the ONLY ACTIVITY given for this week in music for 4th & 5th Grade:

Here is a Google Form to complete. Please follow the directions on the form. It has an example of what you have to do shown in the form, and then it's your turn to do the activity right in the form. Have fun as you try and complete the activity and make sure you are satisfied with your form before you click submit because you only get one chance to submit it. Enjoy!

may 18-May 22 music work

Here are activities for you to try. choose one for the week or try all three!

have Fun!

First Activity Choice - Remember, if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

This is a Google Question Form with two videos to watch. You watch the videos first in order to answer the questions in the Google Form. The first video is information on the holiday Memorial Day that we will be celebrating next week. The second video is a performance by the pop group Five for Fighting. They are singing their pop tune "All for One" at the National Memorial Day Concert from 2017. Make sure you pay attention and watch the videos first BEFORE you try to answer the questions in the Google Form.

Here are the links to the videos:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSPfhb2nC0E This is the song performance

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8_G8YyzHHc This is the information video on Memorial Day

Below is the Google Question Form to click on and answer the questions.

Second Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity, you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

This is a worksheet. You will need a printer to be able to print this worksheet and work on it. Once you have finished the worksheet, take a picture of your completed worksheet and upload it to your Google Drive and share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich) or email it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org.

3rd Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others this week in music. Only one activity each week is required :

This is a chance to learn to properly draw the Treble G Clef symbol. You will need a printer to do this activity. You will print the music staff paper and then use it to follow the step by step directions in the direction page to draw your Treble G Clefs. Once you have drawn them on the music staff paper, take a picture of your completed paper and email it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org or upload it to your Google drive and share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich).

The staff paper and the direction page are below. Have fun!

may 11-May 15 music work

Here are activities for you to try. choose one for the week or try all three!

have Fun!

First Activity Choice - Remember, if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

Watch this video "Body Avlaia Group." After you watch the video, answer the question of how this group is similar and how this group is different from the group STOMP that we have watched before in music. You can type your answer on a Google Document and upload it to your Google Drive so you can share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich) or email a copy to mverdich@catskillcsd.org.

Here is the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk75qDst8wE

Don't forget to answer how this group is similar and how they are different from STOMP after you finish watching their performance.

Second Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity, you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

Try the worksheet below, "Music Math " You will need a printer to print the worksheet, then you can take a picture of your completed worksheet and email it to mverdich@catkillcsd.org or upload it to your Google Drive and share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich.) Have fun!

3rd Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others this week in music. Only one activity each week is required :

Create your own music using sounds from your backyard. Open the Google Document below and follow the directions in the document.

may 4-May 8 music work

Here are activities for you to try. choose one for the week or try all three!

have Fun!

First Activity Choice - Remember, if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

Watch this video of the group, Stomp using basketballs with the Harlam Globetrotters. After you watch the video, answer the questions below the video link and email your completed paper to mverdich@catskillcsd.org or upload it to your Google Drive and share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich.) Have fun!

Here is the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YhQwsw03yk

Here are the questions:

1) Do you think these basketball players were making music with their basketballs?

2) Was there any part of the video that you would NOT consider music? Explain your answer.

3) Would this performance have sounded exactly the same if you could only listen to it and not actually see it? Would it still be the same music? Explain your answer.

Second Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity, you don't have to do any others for this week in music. Only one activity each week is required:

Try the worksheet below, "Mine Craft Skeleton Beats and Bar Lines." You will need a printer to print the worksheet, then write the answers on the worksheet, take a picture of your completed worksheet and email it to mverdich@catkillcsd.org or upload it to your Google Drive and share it to my Catskill Google Drive (mverdich.) Have fun!

3rd Activity Choice - Remember if you choose this activity you don't have to do any others this week in music. Only one activity each week is required :

Be a Drummer. If you like to tap and drum, this performance opportunity is for you. Click on the document "who's a Great Drummer" and follow the directions:

april 27-may 1 music work

Here are activities for you to try. Choose one for the week or try all three!

Have fun!

First Activity:

Watch this video performance and try to do the step/clap move. The step/clap move will be taught slowly and then shown quickly. See if you can do it slowly at first and then faster and faster. If you video yourself trying the move, email your video performance to mverdich@catskillcsd.org so I can see your attempt at doing this. Have fun!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFb0EUIkYac

Second Activity:

Try this worksheet, Soccer Rhythm Math. You will need to print it, work on it, then take a picture of your completed worksheet and email it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org so I can see your completed work. Try to remember how many beats all the notes that we learned get. Be careful doing all your math! Have fun!

Third Activity:

Create a Shaking Tambourine Instrument and Use it to Play Music

Directions:

1. Decorate two paper plates.

2. Hold the two paper plates together and tape, glue, or staple all around the edges. (leave a small section open to add what you will use to make the shaking sound.)

3. Add something to the inside of your tambourine to make a shaking sound such as small stones, rice, beans, or beads. Then finish closing the last edge.

4. Now you have a shaking tambourine that you can use to shake different rhythms with.

Have some fun with your tambourine. Create your own shaking rhythm pattern, or shake along to your favorite song. You can have someone make a video of you playing, or take a picture of your tambourine that you created, and email it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org.

april 20-24 music work

Here are activities for you to try. Choose one for the week or try all three!

Have fun!

APRIL 13-17 MUSIC WORK

HERE ARE three ACTIVITIES FOR YOU TO TRY. choose one or try all three!

HAVE FUN!

1) Click on this link and enjoy watching this fun hand clapping routine! I am sure the performers needed to practice this many times before they performed it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZuZd4TCums

After you watch this, write a paragraph explaining how this performance is an example of music. Did the performers use any real instruments? What sounds did you hear? Did the performers clap their hands, stomp their feet, tap on their legs? Was there a steady beat? Use as many details from the performance as you can to explain how this is music. Remember to include your name on your paper and have someone take a picture of your finished paragraph and email it to me at mverdich@catskillcsd.org

2) Try the worksheet below, "Time Signature Cups." Remember what we learned in music class about a time signature in music. There are two numbers written like a fraction, one on top of the other, without a fraction bar in between. The top number is the one that identifies how many beats of counting will be in each measure (box) of music. The bottom number identifies what kind of rhythm symbol note will get one beat ,which then determines how many beats all the other rhythm symbol notes will get.

Directions: Pretend each cup in the worksheet is a measure of music. The total number of beats in the cup must equal the top number of the time signature you choose from the bottom of the page. You will use each time signature a bunch of times. Remember that rests (which make no sound) have to be counted as beats in the music. Have someone take a picture of your completed worksheet and email it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org so I can see your work.

3) Here is an activity for your to try - Hand Clapping Routine

Create your own hand clapping, tapping routine, similar to the one in the video above except using just you as a solo performer. Have someone take a video of it and send it to mverdich@catskillcsd.org.

april 6-10 Music work

Here are activities for you to try. Have fun!

Click on this link and enjoy hearing the rhythms of the musical group, Stomp, as they use everyday brooms to make music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ7aYQtIldg

Here is another activity for you to try. Use household items, as many as you want, and create your own music similar to what the group, Stomp did in the video above.