Week 2 Activities

Native Americans Spreading Joy and Hope During Quarantine Through Dance

• Instructions: Read through the attached Google slide and watch the video (if you hit present, everything will be big enough to read). When you get to the last slide, choose an assignment, complete it, and upload it below.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Native American Spreading Joy and Hope

Musication Trepak Body Percussion

• Instructions: Students will practice playing a steady beat. Instead of using instruments, students will use body percussion followed by another try using found objects in the house, to use as musical instruments.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Musication Trepak Body Percussion

Note Durations

• Instructions: Students will watch videos and complete activities about the durations of music notes. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand how many beats each kind of note gets.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Note Durations

Instrument Webquest- Elementary

• Instructions: Using recycled materials from home, students will create their own instrument and determine what family it belongs to utilizing the online webquest.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Instrumental Webquest

My Favorite Musician/Singer/Group

• Instructions: In this lesson students will create a Google Slide Presentation on their favorite musician or group.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc My Favorite Musician Singer/Group

Peter and the Wolf

• Instructions: Students will watch an orchestral recording of "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev, and be able to answer questions about the story, such as identifying which instruments represent the different characters in the story when they fill out the Listening Guide.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf: Listening and Identifying

• Instructions: Students will watch an orchestral recording of "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev, and be able to identify which instruments represent the different characters in the story.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Peter and the Wolf: Listening and Identifying

Music K-5 Theory and Singing with Kodaly Hand Signs

• Instructions: Match the correct number, letter, or solfedge syllable to the proper Kodaly Hand Signal.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Music K-5 Theory and Singing Kodaly Hand Signs

Music - Percussion | Drum Technique Fundamentals

• Instructions: This lesson covers basic drum technique fundamentals in an open match grip. This will help you stay relaxed, which will help with your playing while avoiding injury!

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Music - Percussion|Drum Technique Fundamentals

Music Bucket Drumming Duet

• Instructions: In this lesson, students will learn a music-bucket drumming duet by watching two videos and playing along. Open the instructions document.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Music Bucket Drumming Duet

Reggae Beat Review on Drum Set

• Instructions: Students will watch a video about reggae drum beats played on the drumset, and practice the drum beats on their own.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Reggae Beat Review on Drum Set

Allegro: Suzuki Book 1 (Instrumental Strings)

• Instructions: Instrumental string students will watch videos to learn and practice Allegro, from Suzuki Book 1.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Allegro: Suzuki Book 1 (Instrumental Strings)

Long, Long Ago: Suzuki Violin Book 1 (Tips)

• Instructions: Students will watch a video to listen to Long, Long Ago being played on the violin. Students will then practice the notes and bowing technique that they have learned for the piece.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Long, Long Ago: Suzuki Violin Book 1 (Tips)

“Happy Birthday” Play Along for the Violin

• Instructions: Students will learn how to play “Happy Birthday”, on the violin, by watching the provided YouTube lesson.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc "Happy Birthday" Play Along for the Violin

Playing Eighth Notes - For Band Instruments

• Instructions: Instrumental band students will be able to play (or clap) eighth notes by listening to the provided audio files and practicing along.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Playing Eighth Notes - For Band Instruments

Treble Clef: Note Reading

• Instructions: Students will be able to identify the different notes on the treble clef by watching an informational video and playing a note identification game to review.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Treble Clef: Note Reading

Bass Clef: Note Reading

• Instructions: Students will be able to identify the different notes on the bass clef by watching an informational video and playing a note identification game to review.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Bass Clef: Note Reading

Instrumental Strings Music: Reviewing Notes D, A, & E

• Instructions: Instrumental string students will use the sheet music provided to review notes on the D, A, and E strings.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Instrumental Strings Music: Reviewing Notes D, A, & E

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Suzuki Book 1 (Instrumental Strings)

• Instructions: Students will use the videos in the Youtube playlist to practice and play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Suzuki Book 1 (Instrumental Strings)

Andantino: Suzuki Book 1 (Violin)

• Instructions: Students will use the videos in the Youtube playlist to practice and play “Andantino” on the violin.

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Andantino: Suzuki Book 1 (Violin)

Teaching Oboe for the Non-Oboist: Video 2

• Instructions: Learning about Oboe reeds: Where to buy them, how to fix them, and important tips

• Interactive Activities: Google Doc Teaching Oboe for the Non Oboist: Video 2

Translations: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s-SVWLDf8Ojc3oG-rjmBAb-Nhmkfm69M?usp=sharin