Movements

Hello everyone. This year, the theme for the music showcase is 'This Magic Season'. Many parents have been requesting videos to rehearse with your children. I thank you for the initiative to practice at home with your children.

Have fun!

Hello Hello & Baby Shark

We've Got The Whole World (step by step movements)

We've Got The Whole World 

I'll soon be sharing with you the theme song movements for this year too.

General Music : Living Musicians Wax Museum

Students have to research a famous musician. Along with a written report, students will present/display their findings as a living wax museum. They should try their best to capture the essences of the musician; 

• What they look like?
• Important facts about their lives
• Music they performed or wrote

Students should go all out to make the most of this assignment. They should dress like their musician and embody their personality. There will be an award for the student who embodies their musician the best. 

REPORT & PRESENTATIONS DUE: In class on October 2nd, 2017 

Exhibit Requirements:

• -  Musicians Name
• -  Date of Birth & Death (if applicable)
• -  Birth Place
• -  A synopsis of the musician's life (see details below)
• -  Music performed or written by that musician (must be audible)
• -  Students must come dressed/look like the musician they have chosen
• -  Students may choose to have a backdrop but, it is not required 

Synopsis of Musicians Life 

Students must research their musicians’ life and present their findings in the form of a synopsis they will display for the Live Wax Museum Presentation. The synopsis must include the following: 

• Musicians Name (birth and pseudonym) 
• Musical Occupation (what do they do?) 
• The instrument(s) played (if any) OR Voice type 
• Style of music they perform, compose, - produce etc.  
• Why they are unique/famous? 
• Musical training/experience, how they were discovered or gained fame 
• Interesting facts about their life (at least 3) 

Written Report Requirements

Title page must include:

1. Musician’s name
2. Photo of musician
3. Student’s name
4. Student’s grade
5. Date 

Report must be:

• Typed
• 12 pt. font
• Time New Roman or Calibri
• 3 Pages in length
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling 

Bibliography Page:

• Must use at least 4 different reputable and credible sources
• Must use at least one internet source, book, and magazine/journal article
• Wikipedia, google search, are not formidable sources 

0. MUSICIANS
1. Women

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Barbara Streisand
3. Bessie Smith 
4. Billie Holiday 
5. Bonnie Raitt 
6. Carly Simon 
7. Dolly Parton 
8. Eartha Kitt 
9. Etta James 
10. Janis Joplin 
11. Lena Horne 
12. Marian Anderson 
13. Mahalia Jackson 
14. Melissa Ethridge 
15. Paula Abdul 
16. Roberta Flack 
17. Shirley Caesar 
18. Yolanda Adams 
19. Alicia Keys 
20. Beyonce 
21. Bjork 
22. Cher 
23. Janet Jackson 
24. Lady Gaga 
25. Diana Ross 
26. Whitney Houston 
27. Toni Braxton 
28. Tina Turner 
29. Queen Latifah 
30. Madonna 
31. Mariah Carey  
32. Missy Elliot 

Men

1. Barry Gordy 
2. B.B. King 
3. Beethoven 
4. Billy Joel 
5. Bob Dylan 
6. Chuck Berry 
7. David Bowie 
8. Elton John 
9. Ice Cube 
10. James Brown 
11. 
    
    John Lennon
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Kirk Franklin
14. Lead Belly
15. Little Richard
16. Louie Armstrong
17. Mick Jagger
18. Mozart
19. Paul McCartney
20. Prince
21. Ray Charles
22. Stevie Wonder
23. Thomas A. Dorsey
24. Vanilla Ice
25. Willie Nelson 
26. Bob Marley
27. Dr. Dre 
28. Elvis 
29. Michael Jackson 

BRUNO MARS

REBECCA SUGAR

ELVIS

MICHAEL JACKSON

PRINCE

BOB MARLEY

Guitar : Strumming Patterns (Lesson 1)

The Ultimate Strum Pattern uses a combination of quarter and 8th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting the strum pattern. It is an incredibly popular pattern to strum on the guitar. It makes a good substitute for other more complex strumming patterns and is also a good `go to`strum pattern that all you guitarists can call on frequently when in doubt.

Songs that use The Ulitmate Strum Pattern

• Van Morrison –  Brown Eyed Girl
• Green Day – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
• The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
• Foo Fighters – Times Like These
• The Fray – How to Save A Life

Pop

Chords used:
G Major, D Major, E minor, C Major

Play-along:
Capo 2nd fret
(G, D, Em, C) x 4

Rock

Chords used:
F5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C5

Play-along:
No Capo
(F5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C5 ) X 4

As you can hear the same strum pattern gives you a very different sound depending on what `sound` you are after. The overall feel is same for both the pop and rock versions but the end result is pretty different.

The Indie rock strumming pattern uses a combination of quarter, 8th and 16th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting this strum pattern. The accents on the 2nd and 4th beats are integral to this pattern. Loads of modern rock songs use this pattern to great effect.

Songs that use The Indie Rock Strum Pattern

• Blur – Country House
• Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
• Shawn Colvin – Sunny Came Home
• Oasis – D’You Know What I Mean?

Pop

Chords used:
A minor, F Major, C Major, G Major

Play-along:
Capo 2th fret
(Am, F, C, G)
Note: All bars in this example are split bars

Rock

Chords used:
F5, Ab5,E5, Bb5, C5

Play-along:
No Capo
F5, Ab5,E5, Bb5, F5, Ab5,E5, C5
Note: All bars in this example are split bars

The Modern Strum Pattern uses a combination of quarter, 8th and 16th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting the strum pattern.

Songs that use The Modern Strum Pattern

• Oasis – Live Forever
• Passenger – Let Her Go
• Bob Dylan – Knockin` on Heavens Door
• Ed Sheeran – Skinny Love
• Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees

Pop

Chords used:
E minor, Cadd9, G, Dsus4/F#

Play-along:
Capo 6th fret
(Em, Cadd9, G, Dsus4/F#) X 4

Rock

Chords used:
Drop D tuning (D5, E5, A5, F5)

Grade 3 : Ukulele

The ukulele is a very good first instrument for children, however, you must think of it as a real instrument and not consider it an introductory instrument that is generally easy to play. Although the ukulele is a fretted string instrument, it is a completely different instrument than the guitar. 

Parts of a Ukulele

Tuning

Chords

You Are My Sunshine

Strumming Patterns

Grade 4: Research and choose a simple instrument to make by hand

Objective:

• Cultural and Historical Context
• Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Guideline:

1. Students will complete a search on hand made musical instruments at school during music class. (Students may also search on home computers.)
2. Students will build the instrument. Parents may help with nails or sharp materials, but the final product must be the students’ work.
3. Students will bring completed instrument to their music class during the first week of October.
4. Students should attach the form passed out in class with their projects
5. Students should prepare a short presentational report containing the following:

• Why the instrument was chosen
• How instrument was made
• Demonstration of how instrument works
• Short description of the learning experience

Grade 4 : Composers Guided Research Project (2017/2018)

Students will work in groups of 3 members. Each group will have a group leader. The group leader will communicate with the teacher and oversee the project flow. The group members will be responsible for the following:

1. Research and compile information to share about the composer
2. Include one song by your composer to play during presentation
3. Create a PowerPoint representing the composer
4. Research instrument used by the composer, as well as famous songs
5. include any other background information (history, regions, influences, etc) for the composer
6. Present the data to the class

Class 1

• Students will be assigned to groups and a group leader will be appointed
• Students will select a composer to research
• Students will fill out their presentation rubric

Class 2

• Students will research information for their project
• Students will record informational facts about their genre onto their presentation note

Class 3

• Group leaders will provide an update on groups progress

Class 4

• Each group will create a short PowerPoint presentation to share with their class
• The presentation should conclude with a listening example from the composer

Class 5

• Students present composer PowerPoint to their class

Class 6

• Students will play a game of 'Name that Composer', featuring songs from all 4th-grade composer research presentations

List of composers:

• Adele
• Louis Armstrong
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Irvin Berlin
• Leonard Bernstein
• Georges Bizet
• Johannes Brahms
• John Cage
• Ray Charles
• Kelly Clarkson
• Frederic Chopin
• Aaron Copland
• Duke Ellington
• George Gershwin
• Elton John
• George Fredric Handle
• Joseph Haydn
• Beyonce Knowles
• Scott Joplin
• Francis Scott Key
• Franz Liszt
• Paul McCartney
• Felix Mendelssohn
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Carl Orff
• Dolly Parton
• Franz Schubert
• Camile Saint-Saens
• Clara Schuman
• John Philip Sousa
• Igor Starvinsky
• Taylor Swift
• Pyotr Llyich Tchaikovsky
• Carrie Underwood
• Guiseppi Verdi
• Antonio Vivaldi
• John Williams
• Pharrel Wiliams

Grade 7 (Music Video Project)

Assignment:

Produce a music video using an instrumental song

Purpose:

To make a clear connection to a: composer, a musical era, composition OR genre (style) of music through the use of a music video. Specifically, we will understand how the music used represents the composer or culture it was written in. We will also understand clearly how the video represents the title of the song, the composer, or the culture. And it will be memorable for us!

Details:

Musical composers representing several musical eras are listed on the lime green sheet. You will choose only one and use that song to be the background music to your video. Creativity for the type of video is encouraged – examples are listed below.

Step 1: The era and song to be researched is to be determined in class with your teacher and your partner. The sooner you decide on one, the more options you have.

Step 2: Listen to each selection for a few minutes. Some are too long and will need to be shortened. Ideal length is 2-3 minutes long but may be slightly longer.

Step 3: Choose only 1 selection. Bring a blank CD or flashdrive to the next class so you can get a copy of the music chosen or you can download your own music.

Step 4: Background research – Fill out the sheet called “Research Sheet Summary”. Take notes in your own words. This will be used to present information to your class. Some handouts will be provided in class and you can also find a lot of good information in library books or online. Some great websites to start with are:

1) classicsforkids.com

2) dsokids.com

3) www.nyphilkids.org

Step 5: AFTER the research is completed (except for the last question) then create a music video using the song chosen. Whatever you video must relate to the music in some way and represent well the era in which it was written. The goal is to reveal something about the culture and/or composer that the music belongs to, as stated above in the purpose. This must be clearly shown in your answer to the last question – answer “what is the connection you made?”

Step 6: Prepare a presentation (which will be done by both partners) for class. You must give an EXPLANATION of your music video (either before viewing or after). You must also share information from your lime green sheet - biographical details about your composer such as: name, date of birth/death, country of origin and any other places they lived, what kind of music compositions (ie. Organ, symphony, etc) they were famous for, several other titles of their music compositions, and of course, 3 interesting facts not already mentioned! You also need to explain HOW this music selection represents the culture of the time it’s written in – answer “what is in the song that was commonly done?” Note: The rest of the class will be taking notes on this information.

The video must have:

-representation of BOTH partners (ie. Each has been assigned equal responsibilities)

-the instrumental music playing in the background

Playback info:

**The video will need to be copied onto the teacher’s school laptop in order to play back. If the video is saved on an Apple product (computer, iPod, iPhone), please make sure it is also saved correctly as a file that can be easily played on a PC computer. Ask Ms. Carrie A if you are unsure about this. Common files that work are: .mov (Quicktime movie), .mp4 (MP4 video)

**Some ideas for video presentation: instruments (solos, groups), movement, colour, poster signs, collage of pictures, talking, skit, commercial, interview, air band, written lyrics sung along to the melody, still-motion, cartoons, newscast. There are many other options – be creative!**