5th Grade Week 1 worksheet - samples 1-4

5th graders -- here are the audio clips for questions 1-4 in part 2 of your work sheet. To Listen click on the play button.

Fifth Grade Week 1 -- Body percussion review

Happy Inauguration Day!  Today the fifth grade music classes started with a body percussion review.  We performed the Keith Terry piece "Hey, You, What?" as part of a larger review of how to organize rhythm so that we can play music together.

Homework -- complete the ta/ta-te worksheet.  The audio clips are posted above. 

 

Orff Ensemble -- "Keetman Canon"

Orff Ensemble -- here's a repost of the Keetman Canon melody -- first with the left hand only, then with both hands.

"Ah Ree Rang" -- 2 part Canon

Here's that two part version.

"Ah Ree Rang" -- Complete

Recorder ensemble -- here is "Ah Ree Rang" played at performance speed. Try playing along. You can also try it Canon style by starting the clip and then coming in 6 beats after the recording starts. I'll post an example of 2 part canon so you can here what I mean.

Recorder Ensemble -- Playing High "E"

Here is an audio clip explaining how to make the high E we worked on in ensemble this week. In addition to working on Ah Ree Rang, practice making E's.

First week back -- ensembles begin again

I hope everybody had a peaceful and joyous holiday.

We will be beginning with music classes for first and fifth grade next week.  In the meantime recorder and Orff ensemble began this week.  As before the schedule is: 

Recorders:   Wednesday, 7:20-8

Orff:  Thursday, 7:20-8

For this week Recorder Ensemble is working on Ah Ree Rang, which I will repost and learning to play high E.

Orff Ensemble is working the Keetman Canon.  I will repost the recording I made before the holiday for you to listen to.  Next week we will begin to develop our own accompanying melodies using A as a home note (this is also known as la Pentatonic on C)

Welcome back everybody!