Music Resources
Mr. Dahl’s Music Resources
These resources, websites, and links to activities are great ways to continue practicing and learning music from home. These are not the assignments but some assignments will use some of these websites and links. When possible, parents or students, please share with me (Mr. Dahl) what the student has attempted, completed, or made progress on. Many of these activities can be substituted for the weekly lessons. I would prefer that parents email me at: tdahl@kpbsd.k12.ak.us. Students may email me at tor.dahl@g.kpbsd.org. In the email you can simply state what the student did while participating in these activities or sites. Provide me with an update when possible. Optionally, you can attach or email me a snapshot of their completed work. If you can’t email me, you can call and leave me a message at 260-5135 and describe what your child has been working on, attempted or completed. On a weekly basis, I will post specific assignments for various grade level classes which may include videos, activities, interactive websites links and/or various other documents to complete. These assignments can be found at https://sites.google.com/g.kpbsd.org/music-with-mr-dahl
All Grades: Classics For Kids www.classicsforkids.com ~ Composer of the week. Quizzes etc. Instruments of the orchestra ~ recordings about classical musicians.
All Grades: The Rhythm Trainer www.therhythmtrainer.com ~ Set the trainer to a point that is appropriately challenging for the student by adding or removing a rhythmic note type.
3rd through 6th Grade: Noteflight www.noteflight.com ~ Set up a Noteflight account. Students can create their own compositions. With a free account students can create and store up to 10 compositions for free. If you have an electronic keyboard at home, connect it with the correct cables if possible, and you can play notes directly into your compositions.
All Grades: Musiclab MusicLab.ChromeExperiments.com ~ Various activities.
All Grades: CreatingMusic CreatingMusic.com ~ Various activities I recommend starting with Hearing Music and set levels to an appropriate challenge.
K-3rd Grade: Sphinxkids. SphinxKids.org ~ There are various activities to try. musicmatch levels 1 & 2
Concert Band: Smartmusic. www.smartmusic.com ~ Students can sign up for a free account and can be added to the “SOEL/SMCS concert band. Mr. Dahl” class. I will share the class code for kids to sign up as soon as they have a smartmusic account.
For Modern Band (or anyone who would like to learn a song): Little Kids Rock www.littlekidsrock.org ~ Lessons and videos are available. Go to the tab marked “For kids.” Go to “Take a lesson.” This will provide informational videos and lessons for free on Ukulele, guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, and voice.
For those who have no access to the internet or limited access to the internet, you can try some of the ideas listed below. Please check at the school for printed directions for our weekly music class assignments.
Create the lyrics to a song: here is one lyric writing method you could try. Choose approximately five words that rhyme and write them down at the top. Say them out-loud, or to yourself in any order. Create phrases or sentences that use and tie the rhyming words together and sing or hum to create your melody ideas. Write down your best ideas. Put them together and create your song. Write down your lyrics to the song. If you have an instrument available, figure out what notes fit your song and write down the note names too. Share your song with Mr. Dahl.
Homemade Instrument: Make or create an instrument (noisemaker) with items from around the house. Let Mr. Dahl know what you made and how it sounds or sounded and how it was used.
Parent Music Interview: Ask your parents about their music likes, music experiences, instruments they played, concerts they performed in or attended. Optionally, report back to Mr. Dahl what you learned.
Listen to Favorite Music: Sing along to the music. March to steady beat. Create rhythm patterns with your song and clap, pat, play along on a drum or homemade instrument.
Musical Books: Read a book and put musical sounds to parts when reading. You can choose a book about music or a music topic that includes music, or you can choose any book. I recommend short picture books.
Nature’s Sounds: Discover the music that nature makes. Go outside. Stop and close your eyes. What do you hear? Is it musical? Could it be made to be musical? If possible, make a recording of the sounds you hear or write down a list of what you think you heard. (Birds, wind, motors, other people playing in the distance etc.)
Pitch Discovery: Discover what objects or items in your house make the highest pitch/lowest pitch. Write it down. Sing along to the pitch if possible. Make a recording.
What’s that Tune? Hum a tune and have someone guess what you are humming.