hello grade 4's!

Here's a mini music lesson for you to play and sing along with.

Use this Chrome Music Lab template to try and recreate the melody of Possum Trot. The melody needs to be filled in above the bordun accompaniment that I have provided. The first note is there for you. You can also use the mic feature if you want to create some lyrics to sing with the song. You can also add a drum track at the bottom. Good luck!
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/6578349406158848

Partner songs are different songs that can be sung together. I had a little fun with a couple this week. Sing each song seperately and then try singing with them together!

So let's put them together old timey style!

If you still have a recorder, follow along with this recorder workout to keep up your skills.

During difficult times, many people find inspiration and comfort in music. I think this is my favorite version of this song. It was recorded years before there was a need for social distancing, virtual choirs and online concerts. The organizers brought together musicians from all over the world to show that we are all one world when it comes to music.

And in honour of Willie Nelson's birthday...

I would love to hear the music that you find inspirational. After listening to these, use this contact form to send me a Youtube link to a song that you love.

Figure out how to play Hot Cross Buns with glasses of water!

practice your recorder songs!

Remember that if you would like your recorder to practice with at home, contact me and we can make arrangmemnts for you to pick it up.

And keep on singing!

Here's a fun play along video for your recorder

You can download and print these pages if you want to do some note reading practice.

star_wars_note_practice.pdf
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Use some Lego bricks to create rhythms!

If you don't have bricks that you can use at home, you can download and print this sheet to colour in your own bricks.

blank_lego_bricks.docx
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Remember this one!

This website has lots of online games to help you practice notes and rhythms
music tech teacher

Here is a list of skills covered in grade 4 music

Listening
I can…               
♪ Identify rondo form (ABACA)
♪ Recognize music and some composers of other times, places and cultures
♪ Identify the four families of musical instruments.
♪ Identify introductions, interludes and codas in music
♪ Identify major and minor chords

Moving
I can…                    
♪ Use planned body movements to illustrate rhythmic and/or melodic patterns

Singing
I can…                     
♪ Extend the use of sol–fa training with hand signals to include “fa” and “ti”.
♪ Respond to changes in tempo, dynamics and mood while singing

Playing
I can…                     
♪ Play the recorder with good tone, developing my ability to read music
♪ Play Orff Instruments — through speech, rhythm, ear training and use of pentatonic scales to create my own compositions

Reading and Writing
I can…               
♪ Recognize sixteenth notes
♪ Recognize dotted note patterns and experience syncopation
♪ Recognize ti-tika and tika-ti
♪ Develop skill in writing rhythm patterns

Creating
I can…
♪ Notate and perform original compositions