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MusicPlay Online Learning Resource — Denise Gagne has made this resource available to students and teachers during the outbreak. Student Login is snow, password is 2020. See "Class files" for recommendations on songs to learn. There are also great learning resources for recorder, soprano ukulele, and guitar, accessible through the home page.

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra — Create your own username and password so you can complete the whole game. You will require Adobe Flash Player on your computer or device.

New York Philharmonic Kidzone - Explore the instruments of the orchestra with this fun website

Music and Movement Activity for Upper Elementary (3-5)

See the link below for a dance that will help you practice math skills, physical activity and music. Can you keep up with the dancers?

Bottle Percussion

Check out the videos below to see how household items have been used to create music. Can you create your own instrument at home? Check out Kaboom Percussion on YouTube for other cool percussion ideas.

Animals Can Make Music Too

Watch the first video, which is a beautiful piano piece by Eric Satie. Then watch the second video, which is a version of this song performed in a totally different way. I hope it cheers you up today!

Can you make a version of a song you know using sounds from your home or the environment?

Unusual Instruments

Watch the following three videos that feature some very unusual and interesting instruments. Music can be created from many kind of objects (inside and outside your house). What objects in your homes or yards can you make music with today? Send me a video of you making music in an unexpected way.

Recorder for Upper Elementary

If you have a recorder at home, you may be interested in spending some time developing your skills. Musicplayonline.com has come out with some really great practice materials for recorder. Login is snow, password is 2020. You will see a button on the home page for recorder. Click on the button and explore the different songs. All of the songs come with practice videos. If you need a refresher on how to play, check out the "Recorder Introduction and Tools" videos.

I am also attaching a recorder mute that you can make. Using it will make your recorder much quieter for practicing.

Recorder Mutes.pdf

Soprano Ukulele

Many people have soprano ukuleles in their homes. They are different than the ukuleles we have at school because they are smaller and they are tuned differently. See some video examples of soprano ukulele players below, as well as a video on how to tune your soprano ukulele to standard C tuning.

Musicplayonline.com has some great resources for soprano ukulele if you have one of these instruments at home and are interested in learning more. Student Login is snow, password is 2020. When you first login, there is a button on the home page labelled "Ukulele". Click here for many great soprano ukulele resources. There are a variety of songs to play, including 60 pop songs. Have fun practicing! Please share a video of your learning with me.

Male and Female Voices

Male and female voices have different qualities, from childhood to adulthood. Below are examples of adult voices in different combinations: all women, all men, and a mixed group. What do you notice about the different qualities of the voices in each video? What combination of voices do you most prefer and why?

Fun with Musication!

Musication is a company that makes super fun play-along videos. I have attached three videos that would be fun to try at home. They are home editions, so they're geared towards using items in your home as percussion instruments. You can try playing along with your siblings or other family members. The third example leads you through a series of movements to music. Have fun!

World's Largest Musical Instrument

Pipe organs are very intricate and magnificent instruments. They range in size, but can be the size of an entire building. Below are some videos about pipe organs, as well as the world's largest pipe organ made of natural materials. Do some research on how pipe organs create sound and let me know what you find out.

Animals React to Music

Watch the following videos to see how animals react to music. In the case of the elephants, music has had a healing effect. Have you ever played music or sang to an animal? When I was a girl, I would sing to call my cats when it was feeding time. They always reacted to the sound of my voice. I also sang to the cattle on the farm- they were my most appreciative audience! On the other hand, I once had a cat who ran away from the sound of the piano. Feel free to share your stories with me.

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