Fifth Grade
TALENT SHOW
If you are signed up to be in the Talent Show, submit your recording to me by May 21st at rknighten@d49.org
Make sure you are dressed and ready for the final recording! A pre-recorded and final show will be sent out to everyone on the last day of school, May 26th.
assignments are due this thursday, may 20!
WE MADE IT! LAST WEEK OF ELEARNING!!!!
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PAST ASSIGNMENTS. POST YOUR RESPONSES ON PADLET.
THERE SHOULD BE 7 POSTS FOR COMPLETION.
Hello 5th grade families,
Please, if you have a student interested in taking band at FMS, take a minute to complete the attached google document.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTsixPKCUcAzIl7Atjx-xmFFrAkzFfH9r_PB1ItUV4OMhjVw/viewform
past assignments
Lesson #31
OBJECTIVE: I can describe music created on the theremin. I can explain how the theremin is played.
This is the Theremin. It is an electronic instrument that you do not touch to play.
Click on the video to learn more!
Watch this fascinating performance!
practice it!
Copy and paste this link to Google Arts and Culture website to answer the following questions about the Theremin.
Get a piece of paper and number it like the two pictures below.
https://g.co/arts/gXDoX2LWyy2VRsJf8
Post your completed response in padlet!
Lesson #30
OBJECTIVE: I can tell what swing style is, Jazz, and ragtime. I can perform a cup game. I can create my own cup pattern.
Grab a piece of paper and write down at least one fact from each of the following videos.
Jazz, 12 bar blues, and swing.
Watch this video about the origins of Jazz. It highlights a famous composer named Jelly that influenced ragtime music as well in the next video.
Listen to the 12 bar blues. A well known form for blues players all over the globe.
Watch this video about the origins of swing music and some of the most influential composers who made it popular in the United States.
Grab a cup and play along!
Listen and try this cup game. This is called ragtime music that was made popular by Jelly Role Morton.
Still have your cup? Make up your own cup game to this song called Back Porch Blues.
Will you keep the same rhythm for the whole song?
Or change it up throughout?
Post your completed response in padlet!
Type in Padlet or take a picture of your notes about Jazz, 12 bar blues, and ragtime music.
Did you come up with a cup rhythm? Play the Back Porch Blues song while you try your own cup rhythm, record your video, and post in Padlet!
Lesson #29
OBJECTIVE: I can identify instruments used in a piece by Beethoven.
Watch the beginning of this composition by Beethoven called, The Hunt.
Write down at least five instruments you see in the orchestra. Save your paper for the next activity!
Watch this movie about one of the most famous composers of all time, Beethoven.
Get a piece of paper and answer the questions as you watch.
Take a picture of your work and post in padlet below.
Post your completed response in padlet!
Take a picture of your work about Beethoven from the activities above.
Lesson #28
OBJECTIVE: I can sing and create movement to a song and I can read, play and create with 8th-16th note rhythms.
Watch the video to learn about sea shanties!
Listen first to get the melody, then try to sing along!
What dance movements could you make up to this song?
Play along to these eighth and sixteeth note rhythms.
What combination will you choose? Make your own pattern.
Try your rhythms over this instrumental track. Clap, strum, or find a found-sound to try your rhythm!
Can you write your own sea shanty?
Optional: Play the Silly Sailor Song on Ukulele.
Do you have a ukulele at home?
If you do, try the Silly Sailor song on ukulele!
Post your completed response in padlet!
Answer these questions in Padlet:
How many kinds of sea shanties are there? What is the leader of the shanty called? Can you make up your own sea shanty?
Lesson #27
OBJECTIVE: I can create with speech and ostinato, I can sing a song for Earth Day, and I can compare musical performances.
- read about ties
Warm up your rhythm skills by tapping or saying the rhythms. Remember, the tied notes are a little different!
Try this one with body percussion or an instrument you may have.
Listen to James Taylor Sing, "The Water is Wide."
How is this similar to the James Taylor version?
How is this performance different?
Listen to a Choral Arrangement of "The Water is Wide."
After watching the performances, use a format like this to help you decide. Think about the singers, instruments, melody, harmonics, tempo dynamics, and emotion.
1) Listen to three performances of the song, “The Water is Wide.”
2) Compare the performances. Which Performance did you Like the Best? Write 3-4 sentences telling which performance you liked the best, and why. Use musical terms in your answer.
3) Post your response in Padlet!
Post your completed response in padlet!
Lesson #26
I can read and create with ti-ta-ti rhythms.
Clap along to the rhythms!
Listen, then play again and sing along!
Try these movements to Funga Alafia!
If you have a guitar or ukulele, try it with Funga Alafia!
Click here to compose your own rhythms!
Post your completed google doc worksheet in padlet!
Lesson #25
I can read, perform and create rhythms.
I can sing a song in Spanish.
I can compose and play a melody.
Choose body percussion or instruments to play along with the video.
Learn the translation for Mi Conijito.
Practice your rhythms with this online game!
Compose a Spring Melody
Use do-re-mi (CDE) or do-re- mi-so-la (CDE GA).
Write down your melody and post in padlet! Put some words to it if you like to sing!
for fun!
Learn the simplified movements to the song Funga Alafia. The rhythm known as "Fanga" is from the Vai people of Liberia, West Africa. The words "Alafia" and "ashe" are from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. “Alafia” is a greeting word. “Ashe” means “so be it.”