Grade Three

Chrome Music Lab

We will be using "Rhythm" in chrome music lab to explore form, and create our own ABA song with a partner. 

We will be using chrome music lab to create 2-part songs with a partner.

We will be using chrome music lab to create echo songs with a partner.

Beatboxing and Incredibox

We will learn how to beatbox, then use the incredibox program to create our own beats, and explore different sounds (high vs low), form, and other musical concepts.

DYI Egg Shakers

Day 1: Work together to build egg shaker instruments using beads and plastic eggs. Practice playing piano and forte, then play an egg hunting game with a hider, a finder, and some forte/piano help from the class. 

The Bunny Hokey Pokey Body Break with Shakers

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.

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. 

Kandinsky

After learning about Synesthesia, we used the chromebooks to create music using the Kandinsky program in Chrome Music Lab.

What's It Like To Hear Colors? - A VR 360° Synesthesia Experience

We Don't Talk About Bruno - Boomwhacker Play Along

Play along with video, pause and review/clap difficult rhythm. Discussion on what we noticed in the song. Trade boomwhackers and try again playing a different colored part.

Let's Explore Steps and Skips

Discussion: Difference between steps and skips.

Explore: Steps and skips between different solfege pitches, what steps/skips make chords?

Let's Explore Chords!

Discussion: Last day we only played one boomwhacker note/pitch at a time.. can we play more than one? How does it sound? What is a chord?  We will be using chords in today's play along video.

Explore: Major Chord, and how different solfege pitches sound together.

Surface Pressure - Boomwhacker Play Along

Play along with video, pause and review/clap difficult rhythms. Discussion on what we noticed in the song. Trade boomwhackers and try again playing a different colored part.

Old MacDonald

Day 1: What do these dots mean? Discover Colours and pitches match the boomwhackers. Clap the rhythm and speak the song. Play song with Boomwhackers. 

Solfege

Day 1: Introduce Solfege and hand signs, connect boomwhacker pitches to solfege pitches. Play game: without talking, work as a team to form a line that plays the major scale in order from Do - Do'.

Day 2: Review Solfege and Hand Signs. Review which Boomwhacker is each solfege pitch. Try to beat last class' record for our quick major scale line.

Sing You Home

Day 1: Discuss Remembrance Day. What is it? Discover 5 remembrance day words: Peace, Love, Friendship, Compassion, and Kindness. Students split into one group per word, and create an action to represent the word. Share with the class. 

Day 2: Watch youtube video of "Sing you Home". What happened in the video?  Review words. Pick one instrument to represent each word. Create an intro to "Sing you Home" video using these instruments and words. 

There was an Old Lady of Skin and Bones

Day 1: Teach the "ouu" part by echoing. This is then referred to as the "part of the wind". Sing entire story to students. Ask for volunteers to be the light flickers, ghost, and old lady. Play the game, reenacting the story. 

We're Going on a Goon Hunt

Day 1: Introduce Story

Day 2: Finish Story

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Day 1: Introduce song by rote, play Mountain King Candy Stealing Game.

Day 2: Review Song. Composer connections scavenger hunt around the classroom.

Listening Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI 

Mrs White

Day 1: Introduce poem by listening to the story with eyes closed. Discuss what we imagined. Practice vocal exploration by making ghost sounds that explore the very highest and very lowest parts of our voices. Perform AB form where A = saying the poem, and B = making ghost noises. Add movement to B section so the student move like ghosts while making ghost sounds.

Pumpkin Stew

Day 1: Introduce Song and Rhythm Cards. One student picks a rhythm card, class speaks and claps, and then the card can go in the stew. Perform AB form where A = sing the song, and B = Clap the chosen rhythm.

Day 2: Review song, add instruments. 

Orff

We will be spending the month of October and some of November focusing on Orff music and instruments. 

Rhythm Challenge

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

Jump In, Jump Out

A great game for learning more about our classmates!

Day 1: Introduce poem and game

Day 2: Play game while class chants poem and teacher plays drum

Day 3: Continue game to ensure everybody gets a turn