1. In a few sentences, write about what you’ve learned and experienced as a Seaforth music student this school year. If you like you can also write about what you hope to learn and experience in music next year.
2. Make a short song or instrumental piece of music that expresses what you’ve learned and experienced as a Seaforth music student this school year.
3. Explore the program Sampulator and record a short piece of music. Please note this must be done on a computer, as the keyboard is used to make the music. Submit a recording of your composition. The program can be accessed at this link: http://sampulator.com/
4. Complete a previously posted activity of your choice that you have not yet done.

How to submit work

Please submit work through one of the following three methods:

• Comment on any of the blog posts (if comments are to show on the blog site I have to ‘approve’ them, so I can just not approve your comment and view the work at my end).
• Email it to me at adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca
• For large file submissions add them to Google Drive and invite Mr. Clift through the ‘share’ option.
• Also for large file submissions, Mr. Clift can add you to a Microsoft Team where you can upload the file in the “Assignments” tab.

If you need assistance with submitting work please email me at Adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca

1. Pick a song from the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpXA1IqBgeZROfhsGkUE2HrFGN7bKqgpF. Play along with your chosen song in an improvised fashion with any instruments or objects that you have at home. Submit a video of you playing along to your chosen song.
2. Compose a short melody using the following online tool (make sure to select your grade level). If you have a melodic instrument at home that you can play, such as recorder or piano, play your composition on the instrument. Submit a recording that shows your composition, with you playing it on an instrument if possible: https://musicplayonline.com/activities/melody_compose/exercises/staff_composition/menu/menu.html.
3. Pick a favourite song. Write your own lyrics to go with the song, to be sung with the same tune as the vocals of the original. Your lyrics should be about Covid-19, the experiences that you’ve had as a result of the lockdown, and the way you see that the world has changed because of it. Please make sure your words are nicely organized without any strong language. After you’ve re-written the words choose one of the following:

• Send a copy of the words (a word document would be great but a picture of the words handwritten is fine), with a reference for the song for which you’re replacing the lyrics.
• Send a recording of yourself singing the song with your lyrics. If you can find an instrumental (no singing) version of the song that’s great (karaoke-versions of songs on Youtube are good for this), but it’s ok to sing along to the original song as long as we can hear your words clearly over the words sung in the recording.

4. Complete any previously posted activities that you have not yet done.

How to submit work

Please submit work through one of the following three methods:

1. Comment on any of the blog posts (if comments are to show on the blog site I have to ‘approve’ them, so I can just not approve your comment and view the work at my end).
2. Email it to me at adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca
3. For large file submissions add them to Google Drive and invite Mr. Clift through the ‘share’ option.
4. Also for large file submissions, Mr. Clift can add you to a Microsoft Team where you can upload the file in the “Assignments” tab.

If you need assistance with submitting work please email me at Adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca

1. Compose a jingle (short melody) that could be used on TV or radio with any instrument that you might have at home. Submit an audio recording or notation of your jingle with a written description of how you imagine your jingle being used.
2. Make your own musical instrument out of materials that you have in your home. Compose a short piece of music using your home-made instrument. Submit a recording of you playing this piece of music. For a little help and inspiration, follow the steps in this link: https://musicplayonline.com/modules/156841/
3. Explore a digital music production app or web site. Compose and submit a short piece of music using the program. Suggestions for apps and sites to use include:

Apps/sites found on the Seaforth Music Blog site Home page:

• Acapella (app)
• Ableton – Learning Synths – https://learningsynths.ableton.com/en/making-changes/play-with-amplitude-and-pitch
• Chrome Music Lab – https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
• Avid Pro Tools – https://westlakepro.com/product/avid-pro-tools-first/

Other Suggestions

• GarageBand
• SoundTrap
• FL Studio
• Audacity

4. Complete any previously posted activities that you have not yet done.

How to submit work

Please submit work through one of the following three methods:

1. Comment on any of the blog posts (if comments are to show on the blog site I have to ‘approve’ them, so I can just not approve your comment and view the work at my end).
2. Email it to me at adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca
3. For large file submissions add them to Google Drive and invite Mr. Clift through the ‘share’ option.
4. Also for large file submissions, Mr. Clift can add you to a Microsoft Team where you can upload the file in the “Assignments” tab.

If you need assistance with submitting work please email me at Adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca

1. Compose your own piece of music to from instruments/objects that you have at home. Maybe consider expressing in your music the thoughts and feelings you’ve experienced since you’ve been at home away from school. Maybe get family members to help by playing other instruments/objects at the same time. If possible submit a recording of your composed music.
2. Pick a song from this YouTube playlist. Learn to sing the song without any accompanying music. Submit a recording of yourself singing the song. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpXA1IqBgeZROfhsGkUE2HrFGN7bKqgpF
3. Find a selection of music to listen to. Create a listening log in which information such as the name, composer, style, and instrumentation of each piece of music is written down. Submit your listening log when at least 8 pieces of music have been logged. Use the following template: listening logs
4. Look at the post on the Home page titled Music Monday Song – “Hymn to Freedom.” Follow the instructions for practicing and recording yourself singing the song.

How to submit work

Please submit work through one of the following three methods:

1. Comment on any of the blog posts (if comments are to show on the blog site I have to ‘approve’ them, so I can just not approve your comment and view the work at my end).
2. Email it to me at adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca
3. Add it to Google Drive and invite me through the ‘share’ option (probably the best method for submitting large files such as long video recordings).

If you need assistance with submitting work please email me at Adrian.clift@burnabyschools.ca

1. Submit a video or audio recording of yourself making music at home. Suggestions include singing along to one of the videos on the HOME page, singing one of our school concert songs along to the song’s Youtube video, or playing Seaforth Music repertoire on an instrument.
2. Go outside, close your eyes, and listen. Think about what sounds you can hear. Then write a list of all the things that you could hear, describing the sound quality and volume of each sound you heard.
3. Learn and explore music using any of the resources posted on the HOME page of the blog site. Write about, or get video footage of, what you’ve done or learned and submit it to Mr. Clift.

Here are some activities that can be done from home:

1. If you have a guitar or ukulele at home, can you remember two of the chords that we have been using this year? Can you make your own chord progression using the two chords, with a specific number of strums for each chord in a repeatable pattern?
2. Can you pick one of the decades covered in our school concert (1930s-2000s), research pop music in North America for the decade, and write about the style or styles of music that were most popular and the musicians that made music in this decade?
3. Can you write about one of your favourite songs and why it’s one of your favourite songs? Can you talk about elements of music such as pitch (high/low), tempo (fast/slow), dynamics (loud/soft), and what message the songwriter has tried to express through the song?