Grade Five

Exploring Band Instruments

Over the next few classes, we will take 5 minutes to see, hear, and hold band instruments that are typically played in a concert band. Students are encouraged to ask questions, and start thinking about joining band class in grade 7.

Rhythm Challenge

We use quick rhythm challenges to discover and label new rhythms, as well as practice the rhythms we already know and see in our recorder music.

Grade 5 Recorder Belt Songs

Just Orffin' Around: Let's Play Recorder Level 1

A huge thank you to Ms Syndi and Just Orffin' Around for creating this booklet we will be using to learn recorder in class. We are using the first few pages of her booklet (pages included here) to review/learn recorder basics.

Day 1: Recorder rules, parts of the recorder, recorder rap, first sounds.

Recorders

It's everybody's favorite time of the year! Recorders are in! Students may use Soprano Baroque recorders from home, or purchase one through the school for $6.

We will be spending the next few weeks learning recorder, and completing a "Recorder Karate" unit where students will gain different coloured "belts" (yarn) as they learn and perform new songs.

C and F Chord Ukulele Play Along

Today we learned C and F chords. For some this was a review, so we were able to play this warm-up activity.

Ukulele Chords

PDF Printable Ukulele chords from Little Kids Rock.

Valentines Day Musical Fortune Tellers

In addition to continuing with our "Learning to read music" work, students were able to colour, cut, and fold their own musical fortune tellers to take home.

Learning to Read Music

Today we explored the treble clef staff, made up our own rhymes to remember where each note falls on the staff, and played a fun note identifying game! When given a few options of music activities we can do 6ft apart, the grades 5 and 6 classes preferred worksheets. This allows them to work at their own pace, and Ms Tara can walk around and provide guidance as well.

Treble Clef

With lots of laughs, we watched this video and used Gina's song to learn how to draw a treble clef. We then practiced drawing treble clefs on our whiteboard. Some classes asked for a challenge, so we turned it into a contest to see who could draw the most (but still accurate) treble clefs... Our record is 152.

Solfege Decoding 2

More practice decoding solfege songs using our decoder and xylophones. The second side of the page featured an Uno Reverse Card, where the students had to pick their own song and turn it into solfege using xylophones and our decoder.

Solfege Decoding

Using our Solfege connections, and knowing that for the purpose of this activity Do = C, we completed these worksheets in class. We used solfege and the C major scale to complete the "Solfege Decode" and discover the mystery words, then turned the page and used the same skills to decode songs that we then played on xylophone.

Solfege

We will be working on learning our solfege and hand signs over the next few weeks, and will use these skills to decode/learn new songs.

Ukulele, Xylophone, and more!

We will be using many instruments this month to explore solfege and scales, and will then transfer that knowledge to discover how to play new songs.

It's a Celebration!

We're back to in-person learning, and are so excited to see everybody's faces! We started each class off right, with a quick Celebration dance party!

BandLab for Education

As we are currently online learning, it is the perfect time to start our bandlab unit! Students will choose their own loops and effects to create their own unique compositions.

BandLab For Education

All BandLab assignments can be found in our google classroom, BandLab classroom, or online learning website.

TikTok Challenge Project

Students have been researching their own songs, and learning how to play them on guitar in preparation for their final guitar project: a "how to play guitar" TikTok. Students received a handout with all necessary info, and signed up for their group songs. There will be class time to record their TikToks, however the videos will not be posted on social media/TikTok. Videos will be emailed to Ms. Tara once completed.

Custom Chord Chart

Students have been filling out their own chord chart posters every time they learn a new chord in Music Class. They will use them for reference for their TikTok challenge, but will also take them home at the end of the guitar unit.

Guitar Chords

PDF Guitar chord diagrams from Little Kids Rock.

Guitar

We will be focusing on guitar for the month of November.

Spooky Storytelling

Day 1: Students worked together in their groups to create their own spooky stories. Next steps will be adding their own instrumentation and presenting to the class.

Tales of the Phantom Ship

Students watched this performance by Lennie Gallant. Afterwards, we had a class discussion on the story, and all the aspects that made the story interesting. We discussed each instrument that was used, and how we can use different sounds and dynamics to create interest and emotions within the listener.

Class Band Music:

Best day of my Life (5/6Y and 5A) - BASS GUITAR PIANO

Sweet Home Alabama (6A, 6B, and 5F) - BASS GUITAR PIANO

Lean on Me (6F and 5G) - BASS GUITAR PIANO

Rock Band

We will be spending the month of September learning about each of the instruments in a classic rock band (Drum kit, guitar, bass guitar, keys, and vocals). Each student will have the opportunity to learn about and try each instrument, before we create our class band. The last few classes of this unit will be spent learning and performing a song as a class band.