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5th/6th Grade Music (Cooper)

Course Description

Music class this quarter will focus on Recorder Karate.
 
Students will learn skills like reading music notes, reading and counting rhythms, and we will cover music vocabulary and markings in music (breath marks, dynamics, stylistic markings).
 
Recorder Karate is an excellent tool for scaffolding and differentiated learning.  Students who have experience can move quickly through the songs and everyone moves at their own pace.  

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5th Grade Music Week of 10-14

Welcome back to school!
 
Wednesday/Thursday groups:
We will be going over the rules/expectations for Quarter 2.
Stretch wrists for guitars.
Every student will get their own guitar for Quarter 2.
- how to transport
- how to hold
- how to use pick
Lesson 1 on guitar

5th Grade Music Week of 9-28-20

This is your last week of music before Fall Break!
 
Monday: Practice a song you'd like to play for the class on Tuesday. It can be a recorder song OR a song on another instrument OR you can sing a song.

Tuesday: Zoom Class at 1 - Perform your song for the class (volunteers).  We will then watch a video about acoustic levitation and a video about sound waves and their effect on water, sand/salt, fire, and electricity.
 
Wednesday: Perform a song for your family or friends! Maybe your advocacy?

Fall Music Conferences

Hi everyone!
The time for Fall Conferences is here.  Follow the link to sign up for a Music conference slot.  I can't wait to see you there!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d45aca823a0fd0-fall

5/6 Music Week of 9-21-20

This is your last week in music before grades are in and conferences start.
 
Monday:  Check ALL assignments and make sure they're turned in. Write down any questions you have for me so we can address them in ZoomClass.
 
Tuesday: ZoomClass at 1:00 - We will go over all the belts we've covered so far (1-4).  I will answer your questions about the assignments and recorder technique.
 
Wednesday: Take some time to play through all of the songs you know on recorder. Play the songs for an audience (parents, grandparents, pets?). What comments did they have (positive and negative)?
 
Thursday:  ZoomClass at 1:00. I will play ALL the belts 1-9 for you.  I will challenge you to play for the class.  Can you play a belt past the 5th one?  I want to hear.
 
Friday: Last day for assignments to be turned in for a grade!

5th Grade Music Week of 9-14-20

This week, you will be in person on Tuesday.  Here are some activities to complete by Friday.
 
Monday: Check your assignments. Make sure you've completed last week's assignments. Practice your next belt - record when ready.
 
Tuesday:   In person, make sure you ask me any questions you may have about Recorder Karate.
 
Wednesday: Which belt are you on? Find one thing you struggle with, set a goal (staying on tempo, clapping rhythms correctly, playing correct notes), make the changes to achieve the goal.
 
Thursday: Make sure you've seen your feedback in FlipGrid (in your flipgrid dashboard).  Get as far as you can in the recorder songs, checking to make sure you're following the feedback given.
 

5th Grade Music Week of 9/7/20

This week, students will be continuing Recorder Karate.  
 
Tuesday: ZoomClass at 1:00PM. We will be going over the 3rd Belt - Merrily We Roll Along. No new notes, but the three we've learned are in a new order with new rhythms.  We will play this together, going over each step. 
 
Wednesday: Make sure you've seen your feedback in FlipGrid (in your flipgrid dashboard). Get as far as you can in the recorder songs, checking to make sure you're following the feedback given.
 
Thursday: ZoomClass at 1:00PM. Make sure you're caught up on your assignments, message me with questions.
 
Friday: Last day for this week's assignment in FlipGrid!  Check for feedback and make sure you're on track.

5th Grade Music Week of 8-31-20

Hi everyone!
 
The schedule for this week is:
 
Tuesday: We will review the White Belt for recorder karate.  We will play it together (bring your recorders!) and then we will take a look at the Yellow Belt song.  Your first attempt (video response on FlipGrid) is due on Friday, September 4th.
 
Thursday:  We will have a rhythm practice with clapping and counting half-notes, quarter-notes, and rests, then we will review the Yellow Belt together.  We will be playing it together and I might have volunteers play for the class.
 
Can't wait to see everyone!

5/6 Music Week of 8/24/20

Hello everyone and welcome back to Westgate!
 
For your first week, check you Teams assignment.  There is a how-to video and your first assignment is called "Getting Started". 
 
You'll use FlipGrid (in assignments) to answer a few questions and send in a video.
 
Here is the Zoom Music link where we will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 - 1:30 PM:
 
Let me know if you have any questions and I'll see you soon!
Mr. Hopson