Welcome back!

 

This rotation, students will continue learning musical concepts such as:

 

- Keeping a steady beat

- Moving to a song

- Reading and performing rhythms

- Marimba technique

- Holding marimba mallets correctly

- Creating their own rhythms

- Rehearsing and performing a song on the marimba in a group (whole class)

 

They will be introduced to Rhythm Basketball this rotation. This "game" teaches students how to sightread more complex rhythms and perform them at a steady tempo. They will be on one of two teams and each time they get the rhythm correct, they get a point and the chance to score more points by tossing a ball into a basket.

 

We will continue daily singing, dancing, and moving to music. 

This week, students will begin playing marimbas, reviewing technique for holding mallets, using the mallets appropriately, and playing together in a group.

 

We will play the warm up song "CDEFG", working on playing as a group and with a drum beat.

 

Students will work on singing and moving to music, matching different dance moves and practicing keeping a beat. They will also review rhythms and how to apply them to instruments.

This week, students will continue their work with marimbas and marimba technique.

 

They will perform "CDEFG warmup" for their advocacy teacher. We have practiced at 80 beats per minute and will work up to 90 and then 100bpm.

Here is a link to that song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GBeYpEdank 

 

This warm up has them use both hands, alternating to play a basic warm up.

 

After their performance, we will begin learning "My Haunted Backpack" which will be a fun way for them to build on what they've learned with their warm up song, using eighth notes and adding singing to the instrumental part of the song. Here is a link to that song:

 

Common Core Standards:

Music Expression

Music Creation

Music Theory

 

This week, students will continue movement, singing, and dancing to music.

 

Students will also continue rhythm practice. 

- Half notes

- Quarter notes and rests

- Eighth notes and rests

- Sixteenth notes

 

Here is the video we use to practice:

 

Students will also start playing on the marimbas, learning technique for holding mallets and striking the marimbas correctly.

 

 

CCSS:

Expression of Music 1. A, B, and C

Perform melodic patterns that include same/different and three-pitch melodies.

 

Theory of Music 1. B.

Rhythm: Identify and demonstrate quarter note/rest, paired eighth notes, steady beat, strong/weak, beat vs rhythm, same/different.

This week, students will be learning marimbas and mallet technique.

 

They will continue the CDEFG warm up song, speeding up the tempo as they improve.

 

They will also begin "My Haunted Backpack" on marimbas, learning techniques involving alternating hands with mallets, playing E, A, B, and C.

 

This song includes lyrics which they will sing along with and a drum part they will learn the rhythms to.

 

They will also begin each class with our dancing and singing warm up songs.