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Hello everyone,
Please read the important information regarding your instrument return. End of Year Instrument Return and Cleaning
Star Wars – Burnaby Beginner 2020 Mass Band Virtual
Listening activities
Wynton Marsalis – Jazz
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Maurice Ravel – Bolero
Johann Strauss II – The Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss Sr. “Radetzky March” performed by Vienna Philharmonic
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Pre Social-Distancing Recordin
Beethoven 9 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Riccardo Muti
MOZART Symphony No 40 in G minor KV550 LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 – Anna Fedorova
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Explore some of the digital platforms below to help you create your own composition or collaborate with others.
Soundtrap- Watch the intro video – Soundtrap
Flat.io– Watch the video tutorial – Flat.io tutorial
Acappela (app) available on iPhone – How to Use the Acapella App
If you wish to learn how to play or continue play the instrument of your choice: visit Extra Activities for Intermediates page for resources.
Recorder Ukulele Guitar
Kindergarten & Grade 1
Freddie the Frog digital storybooks
Freddie the Frog and the Thump in the Night Storybook
Sneak Preview: Freddie the Frog and the Invisible Coqui
Flying Jazz Kitten Sample Video
Secret of Crater Island Sample
Down By The Bay
Listening activity – Camille Saint-Saëns – The Carnival of the Animals or watch and listen to each song separately in Music Play #6-#19
Grade 2&3
Grade 2 – Listening activities – Kit 2 #7, 8,13, 20, 25, 30 – MusicPlay
Grade 3 – Listening activities – Kit 3 #12,13,14,15,16 – MusicPlay
Song playlist
1. Down by The Bay
Make up your own words and sing along with this version Down by The Bay (Instrumental Only)
2. FRED THE MOOSE (The Moose Song)
3. The Bare Necessities (from Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book)
4. Rock Around the Clock
5. The Banana Boat Song
6. Under the Sea
7. I Love the Mountains
Brain Breaks ♫ Action Songs and Dance Songs for Children Playlist ♫ Move and Freeze ♫ Kids Songs
Hello Everyone,
I would like to clarify that assignments in this post apply to all students in Band 6/7 unless you are a beginner, in which case, please send me an email so I can put together a different assignment for you! @Ms.Petrovska
ASSIGNMENTS
Practice and record one, two or all of the three assignments listed below:
1. Ayre separately (Soundtrap – link was sent to you)
2. Dance separately (Soundtrap – link was sent to you) OR if you prefer to use SmartMusic you can record Ayre and Dance the entire piece.
3. Star Wars can only be recorded in Soundtrap.
You can find them here as well Soundtrap assignment links.
Watch the Soundtrap assignment tutorial recorded by my amazing colleague, Mr. Martin from Sperling. This video will help you get started, edit and save your project!
ALL Grade 6 /7 Band students – please submit your assignment(s) either one, two or all three recordings (your choice), by June1st.
Exciting news! All (1200) Grade 7 band students are invited to participate in the 2020 Burnaby School District Massed Grade 7 Band Recording Project! Once recordings from all schools have been received, teachers will then merge all the parts and merge all schools into one mass (huge) group recording.
- Grade 7’s – if you want to be part of the massed bands project, please submit your recording(s) of Ayre and Dance & Star Wars before May 25th.
- Grade 7’s – If you submit these assignments by the due date, you will no longer need to submit your Music 4-7 assignments, unless you want to!
- Grade 7’s – If you choose not to participate in Mass Band Project your due date is June 1st.
- ONLY FOR Grade 7 Mass Band Recordings – Please click here for more information on how to submit your Recordings Instructions for Recording.
Good luck everyone! Please contact me if you have any questions.
All the very best,
Have fun completing your 20 day Song challenge.
- You will only need to write the title of the song and the artist (singer or band) performing the song for each day (Example: Day 1 – ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams)
- Please email me your assignment by June 8th, @ Ms.Petrovska
OPTIONAL – Instrument challenge
- If you have been learning/playing one the of the following instruments (recorder, ukulele or guitar) after Spring break please send me a video recording so I can give you credit for term 3. @Ms.Petrovska
Please visit Extra Activities for Intermediates page for resources that will help you either learn how to play or continue playing the instrument of your choice:
Recorder Ukulele Guitar
Kindergarten & Grade 1’s
Enjoy the story about Freddy the Frog and the Mysterious Whahooo
K-3 Have fun playing games and learning using Classics for Kids – Games
K-3 Make you own musical instrument
How to make a piano from popsicle sticks that actually sounds good
K-3 Music Play – Singing songs by grade (username: snow, password: 2020)
Kindergarten #125 Kids Are Cool #162 – Circus Parade
Grade 1 #1 Dooby Dooby Dooby Doo #79 Bringing Home Bumblebee
Grade 2 #89 Sur le Pont #92 Canada in My Pocket
Grade 3 #1. I Like Singing #55. Head and Shoulders Baby
Grade 3 students who may wish to learn how to play the recorder please use Recorder lessons and tutorials in MusicPlay Recorder Section.
Please send me an email, a photo of your child’s homemade instrument or a recording of their participation (singing or playing with their homemade instrument), which ever is more convenient for you.
All the very best,
- Watch the Chrome Music Lab tutorial first Chrome Music Lab tutorial
- Create your own composition on Chrome Music Lab – Song Maker
- Make sure to save your composition
- Feel free to share and email me your compositions when you are ready Ms.Petrovska
SmartMusic assignments
- Bb Concert Scale &
- Ayre and Dance (8 measures)
- Open SmartMusic in Google Chrome
- Watch tutorial on how to access and record your assignment
- For most of you I have created an account and have emailed you your username and password
- Make sure to practice first and send your best recording
- I may suggest that you resubmit your assignment and give you some tips or resources on how to improve
- If you have technical problems please call SmartMusic at 1 866 240-4041 (press 3)
- Listen and practice our band repertoire pieces by clicking the Band 6/7 tab on the menu bar
- Try your best!
Please take care.
All the very best,
1. Sing & dance to your favourite song The Freeze Game
2. Watch the story of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
3. Listen to specific melodies for each character and view them here
Peter and the Wolf – character music themes (melodies)
4. Peter and the Wolf worksheets
5. Check out the outstanding presentation by the VSO – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the story told by the conductor Bramwell Tovey while entertaining the audience and introducing different instruments and instrument families of the orchestra. Peter and the Wolf – Sergei Prokofiev VSO