Grade 4/5 Protest Chants and Protest Chant Word Bank
Learn the two protest chants presented in the videos below. You can echo back the words for each line of text.
After you're finished learning the two chants, create a Protest Chant Word Bank using the Google Doc to the right.
Open the Google Doc
Go to "File" then "Make a Copy"
Rename your copy as "NAME Protest Chant Word Bank"
Start filling out your word bank.
Share your google doc. with me through email: andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca
Protest Chant #1 - Rm. 325
Protest Chant #2 - Rm. 325
Assata and Protest Chants
Here is a video of an Orff Body Percussino arrangement of the Assata by Assata Shakur.
As well, here are some of the Protest Chants composed by students from our school!
Take some time to learn these chants, and the ostinatos that accompany them.
Assata
Protest Chant #1 - Rm. 302
Protest Chant - Rm. 308
Protest Chant #1 - Rm. 301
Protest Chant #2 - Rm 301
Protest Chant #2 - Rm. 302
Rhythm Canon
Create a Canon using this body percussion rhythmic phrase.
Following along with the instructions in the video.
Take a video of yourself playing Part 2.
If you can, memorize the phrase, find a partner at home and perform your very own body percussion rhythmic canon.
Share your video with Mr. Andy - andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca
Credit to Catherine West for the lesson.
Isle of Tune
Check out this interesting online resource called The Isle of Tune
Watch the video, and create your own Isle of Tune. Share you work with Mr. Andy by adding pasting a link to your composition on a Google Doc.
Online Music Learning Survey
Please complete the following survey.
You will need to Make a Copy in order to fil out your own survey. Follow the instructions in the video.
Submit it to Mr. Andy as a google doc, through email (andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca) or through your google classroom.
Chrome Music Lab - Helping Hands Part 2
Here is a video showing you how to take your two layers of ostinati from the Helping Hands Part 2 assignment and google doc. and put them into the Song Maker in the Chrome Music Lab
Try it out!
Chrome Music Lab
Check out this interesting online resource called The Chrome Music Lab. Watch the video to the left to help start you out.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com
Create your own piece of music in the Song Maker and share the link with me on a google doc.
Havana B Section Composition
Click the google doc to start creating your own B Section for the song Havana.
Watch the instructional video below!
To edit and share your work with Mr. Andy follow these steps:
Open the document Helping Hands
Sign into your own TDSB google account
Make a Copy (Click file, then make a copy)
Rename the copy as "YOUR NAME Havana B Section Composition"
Complete your document
Share your Google Document with Mr. Andy (andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca)
Havana - Improvising a Pentatonic Melody
Here is a link to the Noteflight file of our classroom arrangement of Havana
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/35f21fdf2563d5be8827ec73145a2a072d4de861
Play along with your recorder or any pitched instrument!
Helping Hands - Part 2
Create two layers of ostinati (plural for ostinato) using the words and rhythms from the Helping Hands Rhythmic Organizer.
Choose four words for each layer, copy and paste each word, and the matching notation into the spaces below.
Make sure that you do not repeat any words, and that your two layers are complementary rhythms (only two beats of paralel rhythm alowed)
Use the same process to Make a Copy, Rename and Edit your Doc, and share it with Andy at andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca
Helping Hands - Part 1
There are many indiviuduals, groups, and organizations providing essential services durring these strange times. Complete the following Helping Hands Rhythmic Worksheet that highlights some of the these individuals, groups, and organizations. A copy of the worksheet can be found below the instructional video.
To share your work with Mr. Andy follow these steps:
Open the document Helping Hands
Sign into your own TDSB google account
Make a Copy (Click file, then make a copy)
Rename the copy as "NAME Helping Hands" (ex. "Andy Helping Hands")
Complete your document
Share your Google Document with Mr. Andy (andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca)