Grades 5 and 6 Classes

Noteflight Arrangements

I have updated some of the noteflight arrangements of pieces of music that we have learned in class. These arrangements should provide you an opportunity to interact as you improvise.

Talk by Khalid

https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/33731b6b16f083d516b2a59bfff06d003917eaa6

Little Birch Tree

https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/f810f6992d53f498863567c7719f9fa6c9c0256f

Closer (to my recorder) by the Chainsmokers

https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/34fc757be1a5e577843e8643c0b6dd7409e61f45

Treat You Better Shawn Mendes

https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ed48b96ddc8eae6bad3f96f6d5630b2b8cd08a4e

Havana by Camilla Cobello

https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/35f21fdf2563d5be8827ec73145a2a072d4de861

Protest Chant Recording Explanation.mp4

Recording your Protest Chant and Ostinato

Follow the instructions in this video to record yourself performing your favourite Protest Chant and Ostinato.

Check your google classrooms for written instructions.

Send your video to Mr. Andy

andrew.luck@tdsb.on.ca

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

Assata.mp4

Protest Chant #1 - Rm. 302

302 Protest Chant 1.mp4

Protest Chant - Rm. 308

Protest Chant 1 (308).mp4

Protest Chant #1 - Rm. 301

Protest Chant 1 (301).mp4

Protest Chant #2 - Rm 301

Protest Chant 2 (301).mp4

Protest Chant #2 - Rm. 302

Protest Chant 2 (302).mp4

5 - Rhythm Canon.mp4

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 Final.mp4

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.

http://isleoftune.com

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.

Jr. Music Survey Final.mp4

Jr. Music Survey

Helping Hands Part 2 with Chrome Lab Extension.mp4

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!

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com

Chrome Music Intro.mp4

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 Grade 5/6 Student

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 B Section Composition Instructions Grade 5:6.mp4

Havana Blues Scale Final.mp4

Havana - Improvising a Blues 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 (Grade 5/6)

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 2 (Grade 4:5) Explanation.mp4

Helping Hands (Student Sheet Grade 5 /6)

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)

Helping Hands Explanation Grade 5:6.mp4

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