Month: April 2020

Getting Started

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the newly created blog for all my students! As we are navigating through so many new experiences, I’d like firstly say that if you have questions, comments, or even just wish to chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me at my email lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca. I do check my emails quite regularly everyday so if you’d like to get in contact with me, that would probably be the easiest way. I will also be collaborating with your home room teachers and setting up a band group in Microsoft 356 Teams.

Now, I’d like to explain how and what our lessons will look like for the foreseeable future. Again, this is probably going to be a rough draft of what’s going to happen. I am also navigating through new waters so please bare with me.

  1. I have set up a class account for Level 1 and Level 2’s separately on a website called SmartMusic. You will be given assignments and music from the website.
  2. Every week, I will assign pages and workouts to practice at home. Some of the music online will have accompaniments you can play along with.
  3. Please submit a recording of the assignments at the end of each week. You only need to submit 1 recording of each exercise. You can submit your recordings through 2 different ways. On SmartMusic, you can record straight from the website or you can use your phone or any other recording devices to record and email me your recordings.
  4. I will use this site as my announcement site for weekly activities as well as giving out assignments on SmartMusic.
  5. I am also still navigating through SmartMusic and will not be giving out assignments until the week of April 6th at the earliest.

Now I will walk you through how to log in and set up your account on SmartMusic.

  1. Please set up your account and login through this website.
  2. Please click on “I am a student. I need to join a class.”
  3. Please input your school email (eg. 234567@@edu.burnabyschools.ca). For the password, please but your last name followed by the first letter of your first name. Ex. changl That way, you are less likely to forget  your password.
  4. The class code for Level 1 students is: AE3P7-JWKZP
  5. The class code for Level 2 students is: HL3PR-EDZEH
  6. Please input the information asked and you should be able to join the class.
  7. Please don’t hesitate to email me if you need more help on how to log in.

April 6th – 9th

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Hi everyone! The SmartMusic classes are up and running! I have put a few assignments in for this week, just to check in with everyone and to make sure you are all signed up. For those of you who has access to an iPad, I would recommend downloading the app as it seems to be easier to navigate. Please try to record 1 assignment this week just so I can check and see how it works. By the end of the week, I’d like everyone to be signed up, and submit 1 recording of your choice. Thank you everyone and happy practicing!

Getting Started

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the newly created blog for all my students! As we are navigating through so many new experiences, I’d like firstly say that if you have questions, comments, or even just wish to chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me at my email lucy.chang@burnabyschools.ca. I do check my emails quite regularly everyday so if you’d like to get in contact with me, that would probably be the easiest way. I will also be collaborating with your home room teachers and setting up a band group in Microsoft 356 Teams.

Now, I’d like to explain how and what our lessons will look like for the foreseeable future. Again, this is probably going to be a rough draft of what’s going to happen. I am also navigating through new waters so please bare with me.

  1. I have set up a class account on a website called SmartMusic. You will be given assignments and music from the website.
  2. Every week, I will assign pages and workouts to practice at home. Some of the music online will have accompaniments you can play along with.
  3. Please submit a recording of the assignments at the end of each week. You only need to submit 1 recording of each exercise. This will then count towards your completion marks. You can submit your recordings through 2 different ways. On SmartMusic, you can record straight from the website or you can use your phone or any other recording devices to record and email me your recordings.
  4. I will use this site as my announcement site but our regular day-to-day communications will be from both Microsoft365 team as well as SmartMusic.
  5. I am also still navigating through SmartMusic and will not be giving out assignments until starting next week, April 6th.

Now I will walk you through how to log in and set up your account on SmartMusic.

  1. Please set up your account and login through this website.
  2. Please click on “I am a student. I need to join a class.”
  3. Please input your school email or whichever email you use for Microsoft 356 Team as well as the same password. That way, you will be less likely to forget the password.
  4. The class code is JFXPM-UDWWE.
  5. Please input the information asked and you should be able to join the class.
  6. Please don’t hesitate to email me if you need more help on how to log in.

BEGINNING ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 6 AND 7

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  1. Can you write about one of your favorite songs and why it’s one of your favorite songs? Can you talk about elements of music such as pitch (high/low), tempo (allegro/largo), and dynamics (forte/piano)?
  2. Can you go outside on a sunny day and lay down on the ground? What do you hear around you? Can you write down some of the sounds you hear and what emotions you feel as you hear each of the sounds? Can you talk about elements such as pitch (high/low), tempo (allegro/largo), and dynamics (forte/piano)?
  3. Can you pick a favorite musical artist to listen to? What do you like about their music? Their lyrics, their beats, their melody or harmony?

Please put your writing into a binder specified for music. Every week, I’ll be giving out new activities and assignments. A good idea is to regularly do them each week and put any additional paperwork into the binder. Please put your name and date on each assignment. 

BEGINNING ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 4 AND 5

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  1. Can you write about one of your favorite songs and why it’s one of your favorite songs? Can you talk about elements of music such as pitch (high/low), tempo (allegro/largo), and dynamics (forte/piano)?
  2. Can you go outside on a sunny day and lay down on the ground? What do you hear around you? Can you write down some of the sounds you hear and what emotions you feel as you hear each of the sounds? Can you talk about elements such as pitch (high/low), tempo (allegro/largo), and dynamics (forte/piano)?
  3. Can you pick a favorite musical artist to listen to? What do you like about their music? Their lyrics, their beats, their melody or harmony?

Please put your writing into a binder specified for music. Every week, I’ll be giving out new activities and assignments. A good idea is to regularly do them each week and put any additional paperwork into the binder. Please put your name and date on each assignment. 

BEGINNING ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 2 AND 3

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  1. Can you sing at least three of the Primary Days of Music songs unaccompanied and without seeing the words?
  2. Can you make up your own short melody to sing using the word “la”? Can you sing your melody while walking on the beat and clapping the rhythm?
  3. Can you write about one of your favorite songs and why it’s one of your favorite songs? Can you talk about elements of music such as pitch (high/low), tempo (fast/slow), and dynamics (loud/soft)?

Please put your writing into a binder specified for music. Every week, I’ll be giving out new activities and assignments. A good idea is to regularly do them each week and put any additional paperwork into the binder. Please put your name and date on each assignment. 

BEGINNING ACTIVITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 1

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  1. Can you find at least five things in your home that make high sounds, and at least five things that make low sounds?
  2. Can you collect sounds from things in your home to help make music to go with one of your favorite stories? Can you tell the story and make the sounds?
  3. Can you pick three songs and listen to the songs while putting the beat into your feet, hands, and head?

In the future, there may be some paperwork as well. Please put your writing into a binder specified for music. Every week, I’ll be giving out new activities and assignments. A good idea is to regularly do them each week and put any additional paperwork into the binder. Please put your name and date on each assignment. 

MusicPlay Online

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MusicPlay Online is a subscription service for K-6 music that is designed for teachers but is student-friendly and easy to use. During the COVID-19 outbreak they are offering free subscriptions. For each grade level there are lots and lots of songs, and for each song there is a great selection of learning resources. I HIGHLY recommend this site for all K-6 students!!

Just click on the “MusicPlay” icon above and it will take you straight there…

Hello everyone!

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Hello everyone and welcome to our one-stop-shop site for all things related to Gilpin, Douglas Road, and Strings Music for this time of social distancing and eLearning. I have created this site in hopes of providing resources and learning activities to keep students of all grade levels learning and enjoying music. I will be posting more and more info and activities on each sections. Here are some of the basics on how to navigate through the site.

Please navigate to the grade level you are in. Even if you are in a Gr. 3/4 class, if you are in Grade 3,  please look underneath the Gr. 2/3 menu and if you are Grade 4, please look under the Gr. 4/5 menu. Same with if you are Gr. 1 or 2. Thank you.

For my Gilpin students, please create a booklet to put all music related activities in one place, almost like a musical journal of your everyday life.