Week of 5/11/2020
Ms. McDonald's Weekly Video
First, WATCH Ms. McDonald's video featuring Virtual Ms. McDonald
Then, EXPLORE the Melody Maker section of the Chrome Music Lab below!
This week, Virtual Ms. McDonald asks you to explore the Melody Maker section of the Chrome Music Lab. Watch her demonstration in the video then explore below!
Happy music-making!
Additional Music Activities
Second, COMPLETE at least one additional music activity.
If you only have time for one additional activity, that's great; if you want to complete all of the additional activities for this week, that's awesome. Do what you can!
This week we will be exploring woodwind and brass instruments. Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week:
We’ve reviewed instruments in the percussion, and string families. This week we will be focused on the brass and woodwind families.
- LEARN - Take time to look at the following sites and review the names of Brass Instruments and Woodwind Instruments.
- LISTEN - Take a few minutes to listen to the different brass instruments you might see in a band or orchestra: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba.
- LISTEN - Now take a moment and listen to instruments in the woodwind family: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe.
- WATCH - A combination of woodwind instruments used to play the following songs you may know!
- WATCH - A combination of brass instruments used to play the following songs you may know!
- WATCH and THINK - Watch the Film Symphony Orchestra play The Avengers Theme! Now that we have reviewed each instrument family, think about if you are able to name the instruments you see being used during this performance? What instruments do you see?
Happy exploring!
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