BLASTS FROM THE PAST!!!

Here are past NTI lessons. Scroll through to find your favorites!

Star Wars Fun- May 4th

DROID BINGO BOARD

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

VPE Virtual Music Lab!

Click on the link and choose a lesson that interests you! VPE Virtual Music Lab

Check out this group of 12 different musical activities. This activity was created by Mrs. Bishop with the help of other JCPS and FCPS elementary music teachers. Share your answers and creations with Mrs. Bishop via email!

RHYTHM FUN!

Rhythm Reading Practice for all students!

13 videos in this collection that start out EASY and get progressively harder!

K-1 students have done Videos 1-3 with Mrs. Bishop (some classes made it farther)!

Grades 2-3 have performed Videos 1-5

Grades 4-5 have performed Videos 1-12

Grab 2 sticks or use your hands to Pat, Clap, Golf Clap or Tap the rhythms!!! (2 wooden spoons work great)!

Start with the first video in the list and continue to click for a greater challenge!

Rhythm Reading Practice

Check for understanding:

Rhythm Quiz for K and 1st grade

Rhythm Quiz for 2nd and 3rd grade

Rhythm Quiz for 5th and 4th grade

Rhythm Math

Rhythm Challenge for G/T Music and Enrichment

ENRICHMENT Body Percussion Challenge:

If you feel like a challenge, try Bim Bum! In this song you will use BODY PERCUSSION (Snap, Pat, Clap) to follow the rhythms that are shown in the video. Watch out...the tempo gets faster as you go...Accellerando!!!!!!!!!

Bim=Clap Bum=Snap (if you can't snap, just touch thumb to fingers :-) Biddy=Pat

Who the Composer? YOU the COMPOSER!

This option actually lists many different ways online that you can create and/or perform music at home using your laptop or tablet. :-)

Create music with an instrument at home:

If you are a musician who is able to read music as you play, use this free, printable paper to write down your musical ideas. Mrs. Bishop would love to see your composition! Please send a photo or a scanned copy of your piece to Mrs. Bishop.

Here is a link to free, printable staff paper you may use to notate (write down) your composition.

If you are a guitarist who prefers to read/write using TAB (tableture), here is free, printable TAB notation paper.

Chrome Music Lab: Fun for all students K-5

Creating music takes many forms in the Chrome Music Lab. We will use some of the "stations" in the music lab during our NTI home learning period. For now, explore the lab and know that you can save your "experiments" in each station. Feel free to share your creations with me via email: johnnie.bishop@fayette.kyschools.us

Incredibox: Sharpen your DJ skills! Fun for all students K-5

Once you follow the link above to Incredibox at www.incredibox.com,

• Choose "Try Web Version" from your chrome book (or you could download the app).
• Next you are directed to pick a character. The top row, Alpha, Little Miss, Sunrise and The Love, are available on the website and the bottom row of choices, Brazil, Alive and Jeevan are available with the app.
• After you make your selection and the character loads, click the "play" arrow (bottom middle)
• Then the fun begins! You drag color/image coded Icons at the bottom, up to the people in the box to create some sic beats!
• As you explore the site, you will find an options button (top left corner of the center box, with 3 lines on it). When you click that tab, 3 options appear
  1. Reset (clicking Reset clears the board so you can start over)
  2. Auto (clicking Auto will automatically create an entire song for you)
  3. Record (clicking Record allows you to record the music you create)

PBS Kids: Learning targeted for Kindergarten and 1st grade students

Once you follow the link above to PBS Kids at pbskids.org, you can explore many topics and activities- they aren't all musical activities!

At this free site, students/parents can log in by creating your own username and password (make sure to write those down)!

Mrs. Bishop recommends Daniel Tiger's Music Shop where you can hear instruments sounds (by dragging instruments over to a character) and even playing some of the instruments (click on the xylophone).

• Click here to go to Daniel Tiger's page
• Click on GAMES
• Scroll through the choices to find Music Shop
• You can choose characters to drag down to the floor or stage.
• Drag an instrument over to them to hear that instrument.
• If you click on the XYLOPHONE, there is a hidden activity that allows you to make music with 3 different instruments: xylophone, drum set or guitar.

There are other arts related activities and games to explore on PBS kids! Have fun!

Make the dogs in the neighborhood HOWL- Practice Recorder!

For students with a Recorder at home, click on the RECORDER tab (top right) and learn new songs/perform old songs found on the Recorder Kids 15 website!

Get your GROOVE ON!

Practice Guitar!

For students with a Guitar at home, click on the GUITAR tab (top right) and learn new songs/perform old songs found on the Little Kids Rock website!

Sing....Sing a Song!!

Check out the links below to YouTube songs we are singing in music!

K-1 Warm-up/Scale songs:

High/Low Song

Whacky Do Re Mi

Ebeneezer Sneezer

Do Re Mi (Sound of Music)

2nd-5th grade Warm-up/Scale songs:

Daily Practice/Warm-up 1

Daily Practice/Warm-up 2

If you REALLY want to become a better singer, give the next video a try!

10 minute Technique Some of these exercises sound funny but, they 1) help you learn to relax when you sing and 2) help you gain better control of the muscles in your face as well as your voice.

Now that you are warmed-up...

K-5 Music Concepts Songs: Some we have sung in music class, others are new! All teach a concept- have fun!!! :-)

Music K8 Playlist: Contains 16 Songs! High/Low, Presto/Largo, Forte/Piano, Crescendo/Decrescendo, Whacky Do Re Mi, Quarter Note, Give it a Rest, Musical Intervals, Major Minor, Ode to the Treble Clef, I Knew You Were Treble, Every Good Boy Does Fine, FACE, All About That Bass (Clef), The Cool Bass Clef, Oh How I Love the Opera

Songs from Music Classes:

Songs for all students:

• The Star Spangled Banner (Our National Anthem) This video contains the lyrics. (Double-check your knowledge of the words to our National Anthem)
• My Old Kentucky Home: Sing along while you watch the video that includes photos from across our beautiful Commonwealth. If needed, here are the lyrics to our state song written by Stephen Foster.
• Yankee Doodle: This video contains the lyrics.

Songs for K-1:

• Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun: Here are the lyrics, if you need them!

More songs are found on the VPE CHOIRS page (top right of this page)

THE SINGING OLYMPICS

• Solfege Fun! Mrs. Bishop uses Solfege syllables (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do) with ALL students in K-1 and with all CHOIRS (warm-up scales/exercises). When these Solfege syllables are sung in K-1 classes, Mrs. Bishop also teaches HAND SIGNS and BODY SIGNS to get our bodies moving while we sing. The Hand Signs are reviewed in Lesson 1 below! I have 4 lessons and 3 challenges below! Start with the lessons, then try a few of the Solfege Challenges. :-) If you want an added "boost", perform the HAND SIGNS or BODY SIGNS as you sing!

Lesson 1: Start Training Your Ears

Lesson 2: Review and More Tones

Lesson 3: Let the Rhythm Begin

Lesson 4: Putting it Together!

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 1: The Do, Re, Mi, So (Sol) Challenge

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 2: The So (Sol), Mi La Challenge

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 3: Solfege Ear Training Challenge

Singing Olympics...with Instruments!?

• For instrumentalists in band or orchestra, you can improve your intonation (playing IN TUNE, ON PITCH) by using these exercises! It will take some thought on your part but I know you can handle a challenge!
  • Percussionists and Piano players can play these lessons and challenges on their bell kit or piano.
  • If you play a woodwind, brass or string instrument, try a pattern of SINGING the syllables, SAYING your note names (see grid below) and PLAYING the example on your instrument.

It is pretty incredible that you can improve your intonation (playing in tune) on your instrument by being able to sing and internalize or "hear in your brain" each note before you play it!

• SPECIAL CHALLENGE FOR BRASS PLAYERS: Try BUZZING THE NOTES ON YOUR MOUTHPIECE INSTEAD OF SINGING. OR, add buzzing to the process: SING through the first time, SAY the note names on pitch (see grid below)the second time, BUZZ the notes on your mouthpiece the third time and finally, PLAY it on your instrument. You may need to pause the video after each example so that you have time to do all of those things.
• Each of these lessons uses C as "Do". However, some instruments play in other keys. The videos will show "C" as Do but you can use the grid to change the key to match the scale that you have learned to play on your instrument in band or orchestra. Pick a row and challenge yourself! Most importantly, HAVE FUN!!!

Select the "row that you know" below and line-up the notes from your row with each Solfege syllable. Then, using the lessons/challenges below the grid try the "singing, saying, playing" pattern or the "Sing, Say, Buzz, Play" pattern (for brass players):

Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

1. C D E F G A B C

2. G A B C D E F# G

3. F G A Bb C D E F

4. D E F# G A B C# D

5. E F# G# A B C# D# E

6. Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

Lesson 1: Start Training Your Ears

Lesson 2: Review and More Tones

Lesson 3: Let the Rhythm Begin

Lesson 4: Putting it Together!

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 1: The Do, Re, Mi, So (Sol) Challenge

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 2: The So (Sol), Mi La Challenge

SOLFEGE CHALLENGE LEVEL 3: Solfege Ear Training Challenge

Nothing but TREBLE...

Review reading and writing music

• Treble Clef Note Names! Mrs. Bishop has taught all First Grade Classes the names of the notes on the Treble Clef Lines and Spaces. Students in Grades 2-5 have been applying their Treble Staff note reading skills when playing instruments (xylophone, 4th grade Recorder, 5th grade Band/Orchestra). If your child is a Kindergarten student, Treble Clef Note Names haven't been taught in music class by Mrs. Bishop and is a NEW MUSIC CONCEPT. As an introduction to Treble Clef Note names and to help students remember the names of the notes on the staff, we sing concept songs and practice what we learn.

K-1 CONCEPT SONG 1: Ode To The Treble Clef

If you would like to practice drawing a Treble Clef, you can print this Treble Clef worksheet.

K-3 CONCEPT SONG 2: Treble Clef Line Names song Every Good Boy Does Fine

If you would like to practice naming TREBLE LINE notes in the staff, you can practice using this Treble Lines QUIZIZZ.

K-3 CONCEPT SONG 3: Treble Clef Space Names song FACE

If you would like to practice naming TREBLE SPACE notes, you can practice using this Treble Spaces QUIZIZZ.

K-5 For Taylor Swift fans, check-out another song for Treble Clef Lines and Spaces: I Knew You Were Treble

Test your Treble Note Naming Knowledge (5 different levels! Challenge yourself!):

REVIEW Quiz ONE...this quiz will ask you to name notes on the Treble Clef LINES ONLY. Review quiz ONE

REVIEW Quiz TWO... this quiz will ask you to name notes on the Treble Clef SPACES ONLY. Review quiz TWO

MAKE IT HARDER, MRS. BISHOP!!!! If you are "through with review", continue to click along...

Quiz Level ONE...this quiz will ask you to name notes "in the staff" on the Treble Clef LINES AND SPACES. Take a Treble Note Name Quiz on Quizizz!

Quiz Level TWO...this quiz will ask you to name notes, spell words with the notes and "make you think" a little more about Treble Clef Lines and Spaces. Treble Note Name Quiz Level Two

Quiz Level THREE...alright, alright, alright! This quiz will ask you 2 ledger notes below the staff, ledger space D (just below the staff) and ledger line C (also called Middle C, Piano players and Recorder players should enjoy!) Treble Note Name Quiz Level Three

All about that BASS...

Enrichment activities for musicians ready to learn more, for G/T Musicians, and/or more experienced musicians...

• Bass Clef fun! Musicians that SING in a low range of notes or PLAY INSTRUMENTS that play in a LOW range of notes (instruments like the Tuba, Bass or "left hand" Piano notes) read music on the BASS CLEF . The names of the bass clef notes shift down one line (for line notes) and one space (for space notes). Bass Line notes are G, B, D, F, A and Bass Space notes are A, C, E, G. Watch this YouTube video if you would like to learn and/or review bass clef note names!

K-5 EXTENDING KNOWLEDGE SONG 5: Bass Clef Lines and Spaces All About that Bass (Clef)

Check your understanding by taking an Enrichment quiz ... Quiz for Bass Clef note names

• Ledger note fun! Ledger notes EXTEND the staff and add notes below and above! All clefs use ledger notes. If you have ever looked at the staff and thought, "There are only NINE spots on the staff and our voices sing more than 9 notes! The xylophones have 13 bars! What is up with that?" Ledger notes are used to give those extra notes a home! Check out this YouTube video to learn about ledger notes!

Check your understanding by taking an Enrichment quiz .... Quiz of Ledger notes in Bass and Treble clef

• Grand Staff fun! Musicians that sing in a GROUP with 4 parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) or that play an instrument with an extended range (Piano or Marimba) read music on the Grand Staff. The Grand Staff has the Treble Staff on top and Bass Staff on bottom.

K-5 EXTENDING KNOWLEDGE SONG 6: Trebe and Bass Clef note names Old Town Notes

Check your understanding by taking an Enrichment quiz ...Quizzing notes on the Grand Staff