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Assignment Five the final assignment for this quarter. Assignment for all grades Due May 15th.
Sing Me a Song, or Play Me a Tune
Sing Me a Song, or Play Me a Tune
This will be the final activity for this quarter. To complete the activity send me a video or a sound recording of you singing a song or playing tune. Alternatively you can send me a printed or typed copy of your own homemade lyrics to a song. Any poems that could be made into a song will work for this assignment too. Your music can be serious or silly, short or long, even partial songs or best practicing moments will be allowed. Challenge yourself appropriately and realistically for your grade, your musical skill, your instruments available at home and the technology options available to you.
Students who share to me their videos, recordings, or lyrics may have their submission posted on this "Music With Mr Dahl" website. I will ask first for student and parent permission.
Thank you so much to anyone who has completed all the four previous assignments this quarter. If you have not done so, you are welcome to go back and complete the previous assignment at any point before the end of this quarter. It is your choice if you want to complete this assignment first, or go back and start with any previous assignments that you have not completed by this point.
All assignment submissions for this quarter are due by May 15th
Tell me, or share to me your video, recording or lyrics:
Tell me, or share to me your video, recording or lyrics:
Ways to submit your assignment:
Attach your work to an email. (smaller files see below). Poems or lyrics can be typed or copied into the email itself or attached as a document file.
Share your work to me on google drive. (bigger files see below).
Contact me on the phone to state how you participated, or completed this activity.
Some kids may be able to share to me on Class Dojo or Google Classroom if their classroom or band is setup with one of these platforms.
Note: Shorter or smaller video files can be shared on email. Longer or bigger files can be uploaded to google drive and "shared to me" tor.dahl@g.kpbsd.k12.ak.us.
Please contact me if you need help sharing your video or recording. My contact info is listed in the footer below. Contact Mr. Dahl
Please check back to this page periodically. I may be adding helpful resources for recording music and music videos.
I will also be posting some of the videos and recordings of students playing music at home.
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See these student pictures and videos from the final assignment
See these student pictures and videos from the final assignment
Singing Along to Frozen 2
Week 5 (4/27 - 5/4) Catch up on previous assignments this week. All grades.
Week 5 (4/27 - 5/4): Time to catch up on your previous music assignments.
Week 5 (4/27 - 5/4): Time to catch up on your previous music assignments.
This week I am providing all students time to go back and complete any activities from the last four weeks that they may not have completed yet: Week 1 Tempo, Week 2 Genre, Week 3 Household Percussion, Week 4 Note Names.
If you have completed all four weeks of assignments and shared details with me, Thank you so much for your hard work. For this week you have a few choices.
You can skip a music lesson this week if like, or if you just need time to catch up on other school work.
Go "above and beyond" to explore the music resources page and choose an activity there.
Go "above and beyond" to a previous activity and extend it in some way.
Tell me about the music you have been playing or learning at home.
Get ready for Week 6. The assignment will titled something like: Sing Me a Song or Play Me a Tune. Your options will be to record a song or tune and send me a video or a sound recording. Or you can send me a printed or typed copy of your own homemade lyrics to a song. Any poems that could be made into a song will work for aw well. Serious or silly music is welcome. so think about what you might do and start practicing or writing. Please look for more information for that assignment on Week 6 (May 5 to May 11th)
Tell Me
Tell Me
Depending on your choice above, you can report back to me by email, or by phone message stating how you participated in the activity.
My contact info is listed in the footer below. Contact Mr. Dahl
Optional: take a picture or make a video of yourself doing this music activity.
Week Four (4/20 - 4/26) Assignment. Explore: Tonal Notes and the Music Staff
Week 4 (4/20 - 4/26): Assignment Exploring Note Names and The Music Staff - Fourth through sixth grade
Week 4 (4/20 - 4/26): Assignment Exploring Note Names and The Music Staff - Fourth through sixth grade
Step 1: First review the music staff note names on the Treble Clef.
Treble clef lines: Every Good Boy Does Fine
Treble clef spaces: spell FACE
The "aQWERTYon" interactive music keyboard below will only work on a computer or device that has a typing keyboard attached to it. If you don't have a keyboard try some of the other activities listed on this assignment.
EGBDF FACE.pdfFor Extra Credit: Study Bass Clef too.
Step 2: Now head to at least one of these linked sites and play the interactive note names game.
From the Classics for Kids website https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/note_names.php
or the Teaching Files website https://www.teachingfiles.co.uk/namethatnote2.htm
If the linked sites above don't work for your device you can draw the music staff at home. Just make five lines with a straight edge and draw a treble clef. Have a family member quiz you, using the letters C, D, E, F, G, A and B. or these words. A, ACE, AGE, BAG, FACE, CAGE, DEED, DEAF, CABBAGE, BAGGAGE. Can you find any more words that work as notes on the music staff?
Step 3: Now use the interactive typing music keyboard below from aQWERTYon to play some music.
To make it work you may need click in the box after aQWERTYon loads and then just start typing on your computer keyboard. You can change the instrument, the musical key, and the volume. Make sure your computer volume is turned on. Now make some music and have fun exploring your computer typing keyboard instrument.
If you are unable to create music with aQWERTYon you can use a tonal instrument to play at home. Make sure when you play your instrument you think about the note names while you play each note.
Please let me know how you participated in this activity. What was your favorite part? Contact Mr. Dahl
(optional, take a picture or make a video of yourself doing this music activity)
Extension or Substitute Lesson: If you are already an instrumentalist please let me know of music you played this week, or in the last three weeks, whilereading notes on a music staff.
The "aQWERTYon" interactive music keyboard below will only work on a computer or device that has a typing keyboard attached to it.
Week Three (4/13 - 4/19) Assignment for all grades: Household Percussion
Week 3 (4/13 - 4/19): Assignment: Household Percussion - All Grades.
Week 3 (4/13 - 4/19): Assignment: Household Percussion - All Grades.
Find, or create percussion instruments at home. For this week's music assignment, locate items that you find at home to create musical sounds. With a little exploration around your home you should be able find objects that make noises when you strike them, rub them, tap them or crash them together. You may also be able to create your own musical instruments to include in this activity. Maybe you can find something musical outside in your yard or when taking a family walk, or add a real musical instrument if you have one at home.
Always get your parents permission to use any of the items that you choose. You can find boxes, buckets, plastic bins, silverware, pots and pans or anything that you can create a sound with. You may also need to find or create a beater, a mallet, or set of drum sticks. Some objects you may be able to crash together like crash cymbals to make a sound. Make sure all items are safe to use. Don't use heavy or sharp objects. Also discuss with your parents where, and when, you can play these "instruments" so that you don't interrupt your family or your neighbors.
After you have chosen a collection of instruments make up some music. Create rhythms and melodies if your instruments make different pitches.
Again be safe and get your parents permission.
Below are some fun videos for you and your family to play along with from Musication. Use your household percussion instruments to play along.
Tell Me:
Tell Me:
Report back to me by email, class dojo, or by phone message stating how you participated in the activity. Contact Mr. Dahl
What instruments did you use or create? Please let me know in your response.
Optional: I would love to see your pictures, or videos of what you came up with for this activity.
To turn in your answers to this assignment see my contact information at the bottom of this page.
Play along with these videos using your household percussion instruments.
Play along with these videos using your household percussion instruments.
Get a few family members to play along with you.
Get a few family members to play along with you.
Alla Turka - Home edition - Percussion
Alla Turka - Home edition - Percussion
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Animation: Jan Vink and Musication
Can Can - Home edition - Percussion
Can Can - Home edition - Percussion
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Animation: Jan Vink and Musication
Waltz of the Flowers - Percussion
Waltz of the Flowers - Percussion
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Animation: Jan Vink and Musication
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Look at these student pictures and videos from the week 3 assignment
Look at these student pictures and videos from the week 3 assignment
Dianne, Adelle and Haylee.MOVWeek Two (4/6 - 4/12) Assignment for fourth through sixth grade: Exploring Music Genres
Week 2 (4/7 - 4/12): Assignment: Exploring Music Genres - Fourth through sixth grade
Week 2 (4/7 - 4/12): Assignment: Exploring Music Genres - Fourth through sixth grade
Listen to at least 3 examples from different genre's of music and sing, dance, move or play an instrument along with the music. You can choose the music I added to this site below by clicking on the pictures, or you can find your own music at home to listen to. Make sure that each example of music is from completely different genre's. I am limited as to what I can share on the site so you might want to find your own music at home.
4th - 6th grades report back to me by email, class dojo, or by phone, stating that you participated in the activity by singing, dancing or moving along to the beat and.
List 3 songs from completely different genre's
Let me know the title of each song. The name of the composer, artist or band and what the genre is for each.
Also answer this question. What is your favorite genre of music?
(optional, take a picture or make a video of yourself doing this music activity)
To turn in your answers to this assignment see my contact information below.
Students need to be signed into their school district accounts to listen to the music below. Sign in here or from the KPBSD website. After signing in navigate back to this page to listen to the music.
Opera
From the opera: The Barber of Seville.
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Timeline: Romantic
More information about "music genres"
More information about "music genres"
Genres in music: There are many styles or types of music in the world. Different types of music are categorized as music genres. There are so many music genres that it would be impossible to list them all. Some music genres overlap and sound like others. Some genres are given more than one name. Some genres fit within the category of others. Also some music genres are influenced by their geographical location and the nature of the culture of the people who live there. Here is a short list of some of the more common genres.
Classical Jazz Musical Theater Opera Gospel Acapella Rock Pop Country Hip Hop Blues Electronic Dance Native American World
Week one (3/30 - 4/5) assignment for fourth through sixth grade: Exploring Tempo
Week one (3/30 - 4/5) assignment for fourth through sixth grade: Exploring Tempo
Week 1 (3/20 - 4/5): Assignment 1: Exploring Tempo
- This is a one week assignment so you don't need to try to complete this whole activity all at once. Of course you can do the whole assignment at once if you want to.
- Try to make it fun.
Tempo is the speed of the beat of the music.
Choose three songs or pieces of music that you like and can listen to at home. Find a song with a quick tempo, a song with a medium tempo, and a third song with a slow tempo. You can listen to your music on any music player that you have at home. If you only have radio at home, listen to your favorite music station and find a fast song, a medium song and a slow song and try to listen for the song titles. Optionally you and your family members can make up your own music. Just play something fast, something medium and something slow and tell me about it.
Make sure that the songs you chose are really three different tempos. Write down the name and musician/composer for each song/piece of music you chose.
Optional, clap, sing, march, dance, or play an instrument along with each song or piece.
Extra Credit: Use a metronome to estimate the beats per minute for each song.
Report back to Mr. Dahl by email, Class Dojo, or by phone. Tell me about the three songs that you chose and how you participated in the activity. If you used a metronome what were your estimates for the beats per minute (BPM) for each song?
Tool: Use the Google Metronome or a manual metronome that you may have at home, or one you have downloaded on your device or your computer.
Tool: Use the Google Metronome or a manual metronome that you may have at home, or one you have downloaded on your device or your computer.
If you still don't have a metronome to use, you can still estimate BPM. One beat per second is 60 BPM. 2 beats per minute is 120. One and a half beats per second is 90 BPM.
Optional: Just for fun, watch the Presto Largo video on the 1-3rd grade assignment page. Have Fun. What tempo is that?
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Here is a great example that was copied from a students response. He went above and beyond for the week one activity and submitted not 3 but 6 songs all with the BPM's included.
Name of Song Beats Per Minute Name of Artist
High Hopes (156 BPM ) Panic At The Disco
Into the Unknown ( 122 BPM ) Idina Menzel
Axel F ( 124 BPM ) Crazy Frog
We Know The Way ( 101 BPM ) MOANA Soundtrack
Don't Give Up On Me ( 100 BPM ) Andy Grammer
Maunaleo ( 62 BPM ) Keali'i Reichel
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