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Grade 5/6s, here’s a challenge:
Play around on the Song Maker website, until you have a pretty good feel for how it works.
See if you can recreate the melody of “Happy Birthday” on it. (Hint: it starts with a dark green note).
This might take a lot of trial-and-error, but it’s definitely possible!
Added challenge: try adding a drum pattern to it.
Are there any other songs that you can recreate? Post the results if you want to share!
Primaries, here’s a challenge for you!
See if you can recreate the melody of “Pete The Cat” using the Song Maker website.
I’ve made a simpler version of the melody on piano, and to get you started, the first colour is yellow.
Have fun, and good luck!
Check out all of their videos! A fun way to visual music 🙂
Such a fun video!
How would you describe the changes in the music from the beginning to the end? Try using the words “dynamics” and “tempo”, if you remember what those mean 🙂
Think about what you know about sound waves (maybe you don’t know anything yet. That’s ok!)
What do you think is the difference in the sound wave between a high note and a low note? Make a hypothesis (a prediction) before moving on.
Click here and play around with the keyboard.
Click the magnifying glass and see what you notice.
What happens when you hold down a piano key?
Let’s learn some basics about the recorder!
-How to put it together
-How to hold the recorder (which hand goes where?)
-How to blow into the recorder properly
And most importantly, how to avoid having gross faces like that one down below…
Follow along if you’ve got a recorder at home!
This song a canon, or round, which means that it can be sung overtop of itself! Listen to where this version repeats, and for a challenge, see if you can add your own 3rd part by singing at a later starting point.
A great brain-break and movement activity.
Try doing the actions along with me. (It’s faster than normal, so see if you can keep up!)