September 20, 2012: Crazy Cube Compositions
We're composing! Students are using "crazy cubes" (which are really just actually wooden blocks with quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest rhythms drawn on them) to compose a 16-beat rhythm piece. Students roll 4 cubes at a time, arrange their rhythm how they want with the 4 rhythms showing, and copy it onto the composition worksheet. After four rounds of this, we've got a 16-beat composition! The kids will take some time to practice their rhythm composition and will soon be performing them on instruments!
September 11, 2012
We're now moving onto another song using those quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest rhythm patterns. The song is "I Bought Me a Cat" by the American composer Aaron Copland. Here is a video performance of the song similar to the version we listened to in class.
We'll soon be adding instrumentation to this song to create our own performance, and we'll work on our music literacy by matching each "animal sound" to corresponding rhythm patterns. We'll also explore extra verses by reading the book "Cat Goes Fiddle-i-Fee" by Paul Galdone (click on title for the Glen Ellyn library's listing for this book).
September 6, 2012: Step in Time
We've started out the school year by reviewing quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest rhythms. We've been learning the song "Step in Time" (from Mary Poppins) and learning how follow along with a vocal score, reading repeat signs, and first and second endings. We also had fun creating movements to show a steady beat with each verse.
Here is a link to the scene from "Mary Poppins!"
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