Grades 4, 4/5 and 5
Gr. 4 and 5:
Trepak - Boomwhackers Notes used: low E and low F / G, A, Bb, B, C, D, E, F (I don't have low E and low F; sts. can play E and F)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M19XR1Eu-c&list=PLNIbd14yMgZzlO_lQjJTq4Ay-RPva0sHp&index=58
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=5M19XR1Eu-c&list=PLNIbd14yMgZzlO_lQjJTq4Ay-RPva0sHp&index=58
Wondrous Woodwinds - Calgary Symphony (16 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Hi89nuUeU
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=y4Hi89nuUeU
Rhythm Practice (Music With Mrs. Gibbs) includes ti-ticka (but not ticka-ti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6aygYdzAM
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=Wf6aygYdzAM
"Can't Stop The Feelin'" (Body Percussion - students follow the actions as notated in pictures ) 3'58"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92gf8dAlhUw
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=92gf8dAlhUw
"Celebration" (from 'Playing for Change' - featuring children from many cultures singing and playing instruments) 3'52"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lu41LulQos
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=8Lu41LulQos
Peace Train (also "Playing for Change") 4'10"
“Peace Train” – Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ timeless anthem of hope and unity – was originally released on the classic album 'Teaser and the Firecat' in 1971 and was Stevens’ first US Top 10 hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This Song Around The World version features more than 25 musicians from 12 countries and unites Yusuf / Cat Stevens, singing and playing a beautiful white piano in a tranquil open air setting in Istanbul, Turkey, with musicians such as five time Grammy Award winning blues/americana artist Keb’ Mo’; Grammy nominated Senegalese artist Baaba Maal; Silkroad’s Rhiannon Giddens—also a Grammy Award winner; Ghassan Birumi playing the oud in Ramallah, Palestine; musicians from the Silkroad Ensemble in Rhinebeck, New York; Pat Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) and James “Hutch” Hutchinson (bass player with Bonnie Raitt) performing in Maui, Hawaii; and bringing together conflict regions with Tushar Lall playing the harmonium in Delhi, India, and Joshua Amjad playing the Kartaal in Karachi, Pakistan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpjR6-Uuks
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=0QpjR6-Uuks
House of Sound - String Instruments (8'16")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26Wjqs0l4w
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=V26Wjqs0l4w
Rhythm Imposter (Game #2) 5'23" (ticka-ticka)
The Chef "Hungarian Dance #5" with Mr. Del Gaudio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnma-uvbw7Q
No ads: https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=vnma-uvbw7Q
Pirate Themed Percussion Play Along (ti-ticka and ticka-ti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3IoBK4eME0&list=PL4Y2tMEfE5nYyiKGjc6Jo-dEWmNKjaWqn&index=8
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=s3IoBK4eME0&list=PL4Y2tMEfE5nYyiKGjc6Jo-dEWmNKjaWqn&index=8
Ghostbusters (rhythm play along with sixteenth notes) 4'09"
Original Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oWmDOg7WFU
Count on Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k8cpUkKK4c
No ads: https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=6k8cpUkKK4c
"These Hands" (Dave Gunning (English), Darren Stevens (Mi’kmaq), Mary Jane Lamond (Gaelic) Nicole LeBlanc (French) and Kaia Kater (English) from Celtic Colours Festival) 4'05"
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X5JW0wr6QDG50DwFNylkTtTQ0n4vjkHVJFDNkvFi0yQ/edit#slide=id.p
Getting to Know the Instruments (movie)
No ads: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ZGGQ0_MaVvo?playlist=ZGGQ0_MaVvo&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&loop=1&modestbranding=1&start= (26 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGGQ0_MaVvo
Stomp Out Loud
Original Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5T8y8bCJ4
"Pink Panther Theme" for Beat Detective game (students have played this before; choose a Beat Detective who goes into the hallway, and a Beat Master whom students follow to keep the beat; the Beat Detective gets 2 guesses to figure out who the Beat Master is; start each game with everyone keeping the beat on their lap;). Play game 3-5 times.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lp6z3s1Gig0?playlist=lp6z3s1Gig0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&loop=1&modestbranding=1&start= (link to Pink Panther Music on YouTube)
Playful Percussion video - Calgary Symphony (15:49)
Original Link https://youtu.be/PGNXkwKROic
No Ads: https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=PGNXkwKROic
Black Excellence Best Black History Month Song! | Celebrate Black People Who Change the World | Miss Jessica's World
Instrument Imposter (Reinforce the sounds of instruments. Each crewmate will play their instrument for you. Does the sound match the instrument? If it doesn't, that crewmate is an Impostor!) 5'32"
Woodwinds: Tune Buddies (video about the woodwind family) 29''00
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=QcAkI5yVquk
"Bim Bum" Rhythm Challenge Tutorial - Students follow leaders in tutorial for clapping game ) 3"02'
"Bim Bum" Rhythm Challenge (an animated version of clapping game) 4'07"
"The Music in George's Head" (George Gershwin; picture book biography, Chicago Symphony Orchestra) 12'19"
Cello Wars (A Parody on Star Wars by The Piano Guys) 4'10"
“In the Hall of the Mountain King” (rhythmic percussion - need triangle, shakers, drums, rhythm sticks, tambourines; stored in my cupboards; assign an instrument to each symbol; have students switch instruments and repeat) 2'56"
"I Knew You Were Treble" (parody of Taylor Swift song; explains how to name the notes on the staff) 3' 40"
Lesson on Line and Spaces (treble clef stops two minutes in; please do not go on to bass clef)
Game Day Treble Clef (football note naming activity; gives the answer after ten seconds) 4'55"
John Williams (bio) 3'07"
John Williams (conducting Los Angeles Philharmonic - 'Imperial March' from "The Empire Strikes Back") 3'09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvcCfs8mf8&autoplaylist=1
John Williams (BBC performing 'Hedwig's Theme' from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone") 4'56"
Deep Sea Dive - Music with Mr. Del Guadio (listening/action activity; better for Gr. 4 than Gr. 5) 5' 15''
"Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder/Playing for Change: musicians from around the world playing instruments from various cultures) 4'54"
Avalaia Percussion Group (watch a Body Percussion team perform a routine to “In the Hall of the Mountain King”) 2'53"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk75qDst8wE.
Basic Dynamics Review (Forte/Piano) (2' 09")
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=-kJzJQqsLIk
"Count On Me" (pop song about friendship, wonderful animal pictures, watch for enjoyment) 3 '17''
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=h9O5_Q-oLrs