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QUARTER 1:
Through learning the process and technique of playing Xylophones and other classroom instruments, students will create their own arrangements of "Funga Alafia," a welcome song from Nigeria.
Working Out the Notes
Working Out the Notes
After learning to sing the folk song "Funga Alafia," 3rd graders are challenged to work in groups and find the correct melody notes to play on the xylophone.
Practicing "Motorbike Mallets"
Practicing "Motorbike Mallets"
To play accurately, students practice holding the mallets like a "motorbike" instead of "lollipops"
Quarter 2: While using Boomwhackers - hollow percussion tubes - students explore Rhythm Reading, Rhythm Dictation, Building Melodies, and Composing.
Boomwhackers!
Boomwhackers!
Each color of Boomwhacker is a different length and pitch. Students use the Boomwhackers as a tool to learn to read and write introductory rhythms: quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, quarter rests.
Bucket Drumming!
Bucket Drumming!
3rd Grade students are using 5-gallon buckets donated from the local Home Depot to practice rhythm reading and drumming skills. Students practice drumming on different surfaces of the bucket: top, rim, and sides. They are also learning to recognize and read intermediate rhythmic notation, as well as practicing their playing fluency and stick tricks.
PXL_20220120_163522974.mp4PXL_20220120_164424781.mp4Quarter 3: Students will explore the concepts of composition, as well as music production and performance.
Beethoven and Ode to Joy
Beethoven and Ode to Joy
After watching "Beethoven Lives Upstairs," a movie about the last few years of Beethoven's life as he was finishing writing his famous "Ode to Joy" symphony, the students created their own arrangements of Ode to Joy.
Quarter 4:
Quarter 4:
In 4th quarter, students will demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music, and perform music with expression and accuracy.
Do the Good You Know
Do the Good You Know
3rd graders explore the concepts of empathy and kindness through reading "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" by Carol McCloud, and the "One" series of books by Kathryn Otoshi. Each class is learning a set of songs that support the themes of friendship, kindness, empathy, and respect. They will act out the stories and create a movie to share with their families.
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