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!)
A great brain-break for kindergarteners.
See if you can keep the beat like Johnny does! Focus on keeping the beat nice and steady, and see if you can find something around your house that you could use as a hand-drum. Be creative about it!
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