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:

 

Students will also continue developing their rhythm skills by recognizing, counting, and clapping quarter, eighth, and half notes. They will learn sixteenth note groupings along with eighth/sixteenth note groupings.

 

Common Core Standards:

Music Expression

Music Creation

Music Theory