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5th Grade Warmup!
Mr. Pace is my actual music teacher friend from Buda Elementary. He's going to help you practice improvising and reading rhythms you already know.
Mr. Gossard explains more about meter, and different kinds.
Mrs. Wilson is my actual music teacher friend at Pfluger Elementary. She's going to guide you through improvising with syncopation "tadi--di"
Follow along!
Mr. Pace tells the silly story of Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle, one of my favorites and he does it really well.
You should definitely recognize this song. If you can't snap, just pretend.
Instruments of the Orchestra Listening Quiz.
Click the YouTube link to watch it. (It won't allow me to put it on my page.)
Instrument Jingo!
TEACHER NOTE: Kids can play one bingo game, neither, or both. But only the Rhythm Bingo game is worth a smellie for the winner.
Rhythm Bingo
Scott Joplin (whose poster is on the wall!) wrote many wonderful songs. One of his most famous works is called Maple Leaf Rag which includes lots of SYNCOPATION.
Watch these 5th graders perform "Street Song" by composer Carl Orff. The Tom Green Orffestra may one day play a song like this!