Dynamics (Loud and Soft)

Hello people!

This week in music we explored dynamics with The Musical World of Mr. Zoink, a Sesame Studios production. The video is to the right.

Enjoy!

Ms. Lam + Ms. Coco

Tempo

Hello people!

This week in music we explored tempo with The Musical World of Mr. Zoink, a Sesame Studios production. The video is to the right.

Enjoy!

Ms. Lam + Ms. Coco

The Steady Beat

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This week we are continuing to explore the steady beat of music. The video lesson to the right titled "Joppity Learns the Steady Beat", created by Julliard trained musician Beth Sussman + Emmy nominated writer Bill Freiberger. The program was developed based on research linking understanding of steady beat to literacy. More information about the creation and thought-process behind Joppity's creation can be found at the link below the video.

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Welcome to Hybrid Learning

Hello people!

This week we began hybrid learning, with some students attending music in-person while others attend virtually. Each Kindergarten has a scheduled day with our teachers Ms. Lam and Ms. Coco from 12:00 - 12:45 PM. The schedule is below:

Mondays - 231

Tuesdays - 233

Wednesdays - Asynchronous Only

Thursday - 230

Friday - 234

On Wednesdays, Kindergarteners will be directed to this website for asynchronous activities. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Lam at tlam2@philasd.org. We look forward to connecting in our shared spaces!

Ms. Lam + Ms. Coco

The String Family

Hello Kindergarten + 1st Grade!

This week we are continuing our multi-week exploration into instruments and the 4 families they are organized into. Instruments are any objects that make sound - and are grouped into families based on the way they create sounds. The string family makes sounds in 2 ways - plucked and bowed.

I challenge you to find ways to make a plucked string instrument this week. Please don't forget to share on our Kindergarten and 1st Grade bulletin boards! I would love to see your work.

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The Percussion Family

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This week we are beginning a multi-week exploration into instruments and the 4 families they are organized into. Instruments are any objects that make sound - and are grouped into families based on the way they create sounds. The percussion family makes sounds in 3 ways: Hit, Shake, Scrape

This instrument family surrounds us! See if you can build a percussion instrument that is hit, shaken, or scraped using the objects in your house and share on our Kindergarten bulletin board!I would love to see your work. There are also YouTube videos of other homemade instruments that you can watch for inspiration.

Enjoy!

Hello There!

There are no new music materials this week due to the upcoming Winter break.

Sending you warm wishes and a happy new year!

Ms. Lam

Max Found Two Sticks, By Brian Pinkney

This week you will hear the story of Max, a young musician who starts to hear rhythms all around him when he finds two sticks. Tapping the rhythms of rain against the rhythms, a rumbling train, and even of pigeons flapping their wings - Max explores the rhythms that make up our world.

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This week we will review ta and rest, and learn a game to play along with our song Bow Wow Wow. When you are done, you will create your own rhythm using the Fur-Cussion activity. Notice how when you click on an animal to make it rest - it stops making noise!

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This week we will review ta and rest, connecting them to the words we use and hear everyday. Our music notes ta and rest are combined into patterns called rhythms. Once you have finished watching the introduction video, you will create your own rhythm using the Chrome Music Lab Rhythm Maker.

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This week we are learning about the way we use music notes to represent the steady beat. These notes are called ta and rest. You will need a pencil and paper for the video activity.

Once you have completed the video activity, you will create your own melody using the website below. Notice how you can change the pitch and tempo. Do you like high or low pitches? Fast or slow tempos?

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Here you will find links to the materials for the week of November 9 - 13. We reviewed the 3 ways we describe musical characteristics - tempo, pitch, and dynamics.

• The tempo is the speed of the steady beat

• The pitch is how high or low the sounds are

• The dynamic is how loud or soft the sounds are

Enjoy!