1- On-Line Learning

HELLO MUSIC STUDENTS AND PARENTS!! WELCOME!

I miss you all and hope you are doing well. Each week in music you should take about 20-30 minutes to complete. There are many assignments/activities to select from during this home-schooling time. You will find the activity/lesson by clicking on the links below. You are also welcome to Browse this website. The Sections are sub-titled by category. You can learn music theory, sing some of the songs, learn/dance the choreography to a song, learn folk dances, listen to famous composers & music. You can also click on Mr. Davies Website: https://www.mrdaviesmusicclass.org/announcements for more music activities/lessons!

Check out the 'singing songs' section of this site. You can learn to read notes using our 'solfege' music language - Do-re-mi and sing your favorite songs. Each section is packed with music learning.

My email address is: nita.sorensen@slcschools.org and my 'office hours' are 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. I will also be available each school day between 8:00 - 3:00 and will check my email frequently for messages. If you have any questions or just want to reach out to us and say “Hi” please email me. Stay safe and happy!

Zumba® for Kids, "Papi" by Jennifer Lopez

Brain Breaks - Action Songs for Children - Happy Dance - Kids Songs by The Learning Station

Introduction to Music Notatation

This unit is all about note values and learning how to count notes. Each note and it's correscponding rest is assigned a time value. We will learn the value of each musical note and rest and how they create measures of music.
Basic Rhythms you should be able to read before you play an instrument or sing. Clap/Tap along with the rhythm patterns.

Do you have a favorite song you love to sing? Why?

Do you have a favorite musical artist? What kind of music does he or she play/sing?

Send me (email me) a short video/audio clip of you singing your favorite song. Explain what you like about it.

Music Lesson: Chrome Music Lab Lesson – Thanks Michelle and Christina

Hello Students and Parents, I have seen lots of creative pictures of how people are passing the time while they are staying at home. One of my colleagues Michele Misco, who teaches at Hillside Middle School shared a great music activity that you can do right in your browser. It is called Chrome Music Lab.Chrome Music Lab is a free website by Google, featuring 13 different interactive musical "experiments." There is not a lot of instruction, but that’s kind of the point. Use your imagination. The focus is very much on free form play and experimentation. This work can even work better with guidance, but it may be helpful to become familiar with it first. If you want to get more serious, there are 13 experiments to try with Chrome Music Lab. Start by playing around with all of them to see which ones connect with what you are learning in your other classes, because there are many. Chrome Music Lab is not just in music but also, science and math. Try these connections: 1.Math and Coding Connection - Oscillators can be a fun way to introduce the x- and y-axes and their usefulness for coding. 2.Science Connection - Chords and Sounds Waves can both be used to illustrate waveforms and frequency.3.Music Connections - There are of course tons of use cases for learning, music especially composition, rhythm, arpeggios, and harmonics.Have Fun! Click the link above!

Bucket Drumming Lesson 1

Concepts: beat & rhythm, quarter, eighth note rhythms,In this lesson you will...~find “sticks” and “buckets” in your house so you can try bucket drumming~learn how to hold your sticks~learn how to alternate hands, and learn right hand lead~play 4 bar rhythms with music

Go to: https://musicplayonline.com

Open up 'On line learning'. Scroll down to '5th grade Lessons' and open 'Bucket Drumming #1' or '6th grade Lessons and open 'Bucket Drumming #1'. The suggested assessment/assignment is at the end of the lesson- Please choose 1 of the 3 listed: 1. Sent a video of you performing; 2. send me a screen shot of you performing; 3. send me a worksheet or composition you have creaated.Next, you can open 'Bucket Drumming #2' and try your skills.

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Children singing all over the world.Sing along with them!

Evolution of Disney - Enjoy!

How many songs do you know? Can you sing along?