Hi everyone!
I have input a new piece in SmartMusic. The piece is called Blue Tango and it is a challenging but fun one! This is meant to be a fun, challenging piece to keep your chops working! Therefore, there is no due date (the due date is on last week for June just because the program needed me to input a date). I hope you have a blast with it!
Hi Strings peep!
Just wanted to update everyone and see how you are all doing. I am happy with some of the students turning in recordings and I loved listening to all the practicing going on! Keep it up!
Level 1’s: I have added new assignments so please check it out!
Level 2’s: I need a few more students to sign in to Smart Music and if you are having troubles with it, please let me know and email me at lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca.
Thank you and I hope everyone is staying safe!
A quick review on musical forms.
Music is organized and labeled using FORMS. Think about an easy song like Twinkle Twinkle. The form for Twinkle Twinkle is in ABA form. When you sing Twinkle Twinkle in your head, you can easily hear 3 sections or parts. 2 of these sections sounds the same while the middle part sounds different.
Let’s listen to another, more challenging song. This song is in AABA Form. See if you can pick out where the B section is (it will sound quite different from the beginning melody).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU
In “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland, you can see how the first two verses establish the main melody of the song. Then the bridge shifts the song into a different gear, giving it a contrasting quality. Then, the return to the last verse provides the listener a comfortable return to what is familiar.
| A | First verse | Somewhere over the rainbow way up high |
| A | Second verse | Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue |
| B | Bridge | Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me |
| A | Final verse | Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly… |
Here is a list of common elemental forms:
ABA AABA ABAB ABAC ABACA ABCBCA
Please listen to these 3 pieces, and answer what form each of these are in.
1: Oh Suzanna
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Oh%2C_Susannah_rounded_binary_form.mid
Form: __________________
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFlMy48ui9s
Form: ___________________
https://www.omarimc.com/a-complete-guide-to-song-form-structure-examples-aaba-aaa-abab-abac/
Form: ____________________
Bonus: Old Town Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eMKT8H_76g
Form: _____________________
Dear beloved students and families,
This message is for all my primary students at Gilpin Elementary School. As I have slowly been introduced to new possibilities and ways of learning, I have collaborated with the primary teachers and we have established that using SeeSaw for all your schoolwork and activities may be the best option. Therefore, (with the exception of Ms. Song’s Grade 3/4 class. Ms. Song’s class will get activities through Teams) Div. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 music activities have all been moved to SeeSaw. Please look forward to music activities there.
Thank you very much!
Hi everyone!
Just wanted to give a quick update on how everyone’s doing on SmartMusic.
I have heard from some students who have submitted their assignments on SmartMusic and I loved going through them and listening to those of you who has been practicing at home! I have written out comments and just given out simple marks (don’t worry about the marks as you don’t get report cards for strings). The comments are just small little things you can improve on and watch out for as you’re practicing. I will update new assignments again this Thursday. Keep it up and happy practicing!
Choose one song to share.
This song should be important TO YOUR FAMILY.
You may want to choose a song based on one of the following:
A song your mom used to sing to you
or A song your family always sings when they are together
or A song from your culture
or A song from a favourite holiday
or A song that your family loves for you to sing to them
or A song your family always listens to when they are together
or A song from a family favourite movie or TV show
or A song that makes you think of a family member (grandmother, grandfather, mom, dad, uncle, aunt, etc.)
You will present this song by:
sending the answers to the following questions to Ms. Chang and sending her the YouTube link or mp3 or mp4 file of your song to lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca
Title of Song _______________________________
Artist __________________________
Composer (if different from the artist) ______________________________
Why is this song important to your family?
What is the meaning of this song?
How does this song make you feel?
Do you like or dislike this song?
What should people listen for (any special qualities) when listening to this song?
Hi everyone!
Right before Spring Break, we were training our ears for high and low sounds (Sol and Mi). This week’s activity is going to be listening activities! We will be looking at Music Play and practicing listening ears. There are 4 different activities and I can explain each one. You can practice 1 activity a day.
01. Same or Different – Press the Play button and 2 sounds will appear. Click on Same if you think it sounds the same or Different, if you think the 2 sounds sound different.
02. Hunt for High or Low – H stands for High and L stands for Low. Drag the H letter toward the note that looks higher. Drag the L toward the note that looks lower.
03. Color Higher or Lower – Works almost same as 02. Hunt for High or Low. Color the high notes. You may have to full screen to see the colors on the bottom of the screen.
04. Which Way do the Notes Go? – Press the Play button and 2 sounds will appear. It will either sound from a High note to a Low note. Or a Low note to a High note.
I often play similar games during class times so I hope these games will keep you all entertained! Happy listening everyone!
Try practicing your treble clef notes! This game is played similarly to Wacky Wanda. The note names will spell out a single word. Please practice 10 words each day! If you’d like, you can send me photos of you practicing and playing the game at lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca. Hope you have fun!
Hi Strings peeps!
I have given out more assignments on SmartMusic so please check it out!
Level 1: #98 – 105 in Strings Explorer. This week’s focus will be on counting in 3’s. Please remember that a dotted half note (half note with a dot on the right side of it) get’s 3 counts. Please also start handing in the assignments so I can get a rough idea on where everyone is at. As usual, please email me at lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca if you have any questions.
Level 2: Unfortunately, the pieces we have been practicing is not available on SmartMusic. However, I’d still like to ask for a recording emailed to me on 1 full pieces of your choice. If there are rests in between, you can skip the rests. As usual, please email me at lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca if you have any questions.
Happy practicing!
Hi Band peeps!
I hope you all had a great Easter long weekend! Thank you for those of you who has submitted their assignments on SmartMusic. If you have not done so, please try to submit an assignment by the end of this week. Starting next week, I will be giving out assignments with due dates. This will be the last week to try out submitting recordings online. If you are having trouble with SmartMusic, please feel free to video recording or sound record using another device and emailing it to me at lucychang@burnabyschools.ca. If you are still having trouble accessing SmartMusic, please email me. You can also do the assignments separately off of SmartMusic and just looking at your own Essential Elements book and recording it on another device. I look forward to hearing you play!
EDIT: For those of you are not using SmartMusic, I will post the assignments here as well. So for this week’s assignment, please submit a recording of either:
Ayre and Dance
#131
Concert B flat, E flat, F, or A flat scale on pg. 40/41