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Picasso - Three Musicians 1921
Welcome to my page for your child's music class. This year we will be continuing to explore new skills and concepts that will help him/her with the tools to enjoy music throughout their lifetime. We will be singing songs, playing classroom instruments, and creating our own music and movement as well as listening to a variety of styles of music from America and beyond. I am so excited to have the privilege of working with your child and hope that we together can learn about what moves us, not only physically but emotionally as well.
Please during our extended time away from each other let your child explore the many links below to reinforce what they are learning here at school. Sharing with them the music that you love, going to concerts and plays (virtually for now), or eventually signing them up for additional music lessons, dance or theater. Please talk to your child about what we've done in class each week and let them share their new songs with you!
I miss my students and can't wait to make music again with them hopefully soon!
Musically yours,
Carole Burkhardt
Kindergarten - I will be so excited to meet you next week. We will be doing some nursery rhymes and keeping the beat as well as some finger play songs.
Ist grade - Welcome back, first graders. I can't wait to see you! We'll be keeping the beat with our bodies in ALL kinds of music.
2nd grade -You're at the BIG school now. When we meet next week, we'll be reviewing so and mi.... listening to songs and finding some rhythms.
3rd grade- Great job with Jump Front, Jump Back (it should be in and out) I'll show you a video of how it runs smoothly.. We need to keep that beat nice and steady!
4th grade - This week we reviewed the parts of the staff. Next week we'll review a little rhythm and then move on to RECORDERS!
5th grade - We're reviewing the notes on the staff. This week was letter names... Next week we'll be doing solfege! Keep practicing
6th grade - We are learning lots about meter signatures and subdivisions of the beat. It's like a math class in music.
Creating Music easy music games for KDG and 1st graders
Play online games that reinforce what we do in music
Melody Direction tell which way the melody is going up or down.
Meteor Match a game to identify quarter notes (ta) or half notes (too-oo)
SING! One of my favorite music artists for kids, Tom Chapin, hosts a free kids concert every morning on Instagram and Facebook. If you miss it live, visit YouTube and search Mornings with Papa Tom. I've used lots of his songs for school concerts! If you listen to any of his online concerts, please tell me your favorite songs... we can work them into class. I love all his songs!
READ POETRY and find the rhythm and rhyme!
Facetime with Composers is a really fun way to hear about the composers and their lives. Again shared with me by another music educator.
Reading which melody? a little game to keep your eyes and ears sharp and working together in reading how music should sound. See two melodies, hear one of them and identify which is played. Instant feedback.
Treble staff spaces A timed quiz to check how well you know the letter names of the 4 spaces of the Treble staff
Downhill Rhythms A game that involves reading 16th note patterns. You hear a pattern and choose from 2 patterns which is playing.
I'll be attaching a really great activity that was shared with me, to do about the Broadway Musical the Lion King. It involves watching some videos of behind the scenes activity. If you write about what character you'd like to play or have an idea about scenery or costumes. Please <a href="mailto:cburkhardt@palmerton.org">send</a> them to me. I'd love to see your work!
Tumble Triads an aural game to identify if a triad is Major or minor. You have to pick the correct spelling of the triad that you hear.
NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise. (from the NPR page) Check it out and find something to enjoy!
The National Theatre in London will be streaming a free play every Thursday 2PM EST.
Chrome Lab is a website that lets you explore many different aspects of music. Some are for the more advanced students. But I encourage you to poke around the site and have some fun with the 13 different ways to play with music. These include:
song maker - color in the blocks and it will play your song each block in the column is one step of the major scale. You can even build major triads to play along with your melody
rhythm - echo the rhythm that the small animal plays by playing on elf the instruments of the large animal. Maybe some of you can even notate the rhythm... or play your own rhythm with the instruments of the large animal. Click on the arrow key to change animals and instruments
melody maker - like song maker but limited to one pitch at a time. You can regulate the tempo but not the rhythm
strings - shows how string length affects pitch.. you can click on the long or short side of the string... maybe make up your own song with that!
chords - plays either major or minor (your choice) of the chord showing the piano keyboard. This keyboard starts on C (white keys move by the musical alphabet after G is A) You choose the tonality and press the key and it plays the chord and shows you on the keyboard what notes are playing.
arpeggios (chords that are played one note at a time instead of simultaneously) - you choose the arpeggio to play. Colors tell you what notes are in the arpeggios. The outer circle is major, the inner circle is minor. Adjust the speed of the playing of the notes with the metronome button.
piano roll (think of a music box) - choice of a few classical pieces... you can record your voice and it takes that wave and plays the song in your voice. Funny!
and some cool STEM ones:
sound waves - hold the piano key down to see the sound wave
spectogram is so cool... you can see how sound looks. and make your own sound shape to hear its pitches. Don't miss trying this one!
The Remarkable Farkle McBride
Line Writer - line drawings set to classical music. while you're watching, be sure to listen and see if you can identify the instruments that are playing. Notice how his lines match the dynamics o f the sound, length of the note and follow repeated patterns! Let me know what you think of these line analysis!
Musication isn't new to anyone that has played boomwhacker songs with me in class. This one might be hard to do at home but you could sing along with the song, following the shape of the melody or pick a note to play along with. Use your imagination on how to do this!
Incredibox lets you create your own music with a merry crew of 7 beat boxers
HAVE FUN WITH THE BINGO CARD... Let me know which boxes you fill!
Learn and practice ukelele, recorder and rhythm reading with Visual Music Minds you tube channel
Body percussion tutorials to some cool music. If you don't have a partner to try it with, just clap your own hands in the spot where they clap each others!
Rhythm resources to help practice reading rhythm patterns at home!
Soundtrap lets you create your own music and share it with others. The app is free. I'd love to hear your creations!
Professional Orchestra Pages for Kids to explore:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids Page
London Symphony Orchestra Play - explores the orchestra up close in 6 different compositions
New York Philharmonic Kids Page
More about individual Families of Instruments:
Brass Instruments of the Orchestra Read about the instrument then click on its picture to hear its sound
Percussion Instruments and Pitch
Some Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra Read about the instrument then click on its picture to hear its sound
String instruments of the Orchestra Read about the instrument then click on its picture to hear its sound
Woodwind Instruments and Pitch
Woodwind Instruments of the Orchestra Read about the instrument then click on its picture to hear its sound
Music Instrument Battleship Game needs flash
Once you know all there is about the instruments of the orchestra, take this quiz
Classics for Kids 6 minute podcasts generally 4 for each composer that give information about the composer and their works while his/her music plays in the background. The web page offers work sheets for each composer as well which can be done while listening to the podcast.
Music Tech Teacher awesome website with lots of fun games that grade your musical smarts
Music Darts Tutor A review of basic musical symbols
Music Darts Game A game to play after you feel confident in your skills
Music Symbol Battleship needs flash
Treble Clef Staff game Matching game for naming lines and spaces of the treble clef staff
Treble Clef Note name Flash Cards Make sure that Side b is the top side
Sphinx Kids Games for kids
Arts Alive all kinds of fun ways to learn about and experiment with music
Soul Music for kids
African American Spirituals and their use with the Underground Railroad
Hidden messages in African America Spirituals
Native American Music and the Navajo weaving legend
Melodies and math experiment composing music with a touch tone phone
History of the National Anthem
Popular Songs in American History
SONGS to teach about LOTS of SUBJECTS some are for purchase only, some show lyrics and some allow you to listen to the song.
iPad/iPhone/iPod Music reading apps:
Let's Read Music HD LITE by Let's Read Music Team
Music Tutor (sight reading improver) by JSplash
Master in a Minute - Music Note Trainer
Droid Phone Apps:
Learn Music Notes by Ferran Caellas Puig
Note Teacher by Agent-10
Musical Note Memory Cards by Sky 11078002
Learn Musical Notes Flash Cards by Decrux Infotech.
Music Tutor Sight Read has a free version
Fun With Notes LITE
For our instrumentalists
Free Childrens Sheet music with transpositions for B-flat (clarinet and trumpet) and E-flat (alto saxophone) instruments and simple accompaniments!
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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