Fifth Grade

Middle School Music Information!!! Please look at this information and make sure to fill out the form (highlighted in red) and submit it. Music is a requirement for 6th graders!

5/4/20 - Here are the activities for the next two weeks. Click on the slide presentations below to choose activities and learn more about music in middle school.

Listen

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Create

Create an Instrument

Explore

Exploring Middle School Music

You can email Mr. Murphy if you have any questions about music options in middle school.

4/6/20 - Here are the activities for the next two weeks. Click on the links below to choose activities to complete during your music time.

You can answer the Listening activity questions HERE.

You can email Mr. Murphy a recording or video of your rhythm project!

Answer the Exploring activity questions HERE.

The most requested video of all time in music class...The Marble Machine. Click on the slides presentation below to learn a little about it and watch the video.

Marble Machine

4/6/20 - 4/19/20 Activities:

Listen

Listen to your favorite song/artist. Then use these questions as a guide as you listen and write down your descriptions:

What is the style of the song (rock, pop, country, jazz, etc.)?

When was the song written/released?

What instruments do you hear?

Describe the tempo (the speed of the music).

Describe the dynamics (the loudness or softness of the music).

What is the mood of the song? What is the song about?

Why do you like this song?


Create

Create a quarantine playlist of your favorite songs to listen to while stuck at home. You could also just write a list of your favorite songs to listen to while stuck at home.


Explore

Listening with Carnegie Hall: Listening Adventures


You can answer the Listening activity questions HERE.

Answer the Creating activity questions HERE.

Answer the Exploring activity questions HERE.