Oh Canada

I have to say how surprised I was that our primaries could deliver the National Anthem so splendidly. It's a tough tune for 5 year-olds! Many adults don't know it...all the way through. I think they present it with just the right sentiment. What do you think?

You can download it right Here

Grade 5 Riffs

Grade 5's composed some short pieces. Only requirements were that they be done on uke and have a repeating riff or motif.
These boys approached the composition in a unique way, they developed the idea then presented it as a cannon or round. Great idea and won a popular vote as best selection.

You can listen to their piece Dragons right

HERE

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This musician went solo and wrote a popular idea in which Bminor and D chords alternated three times and followed up with a bluesy scale. You can download her tune 'Spring at Last' Right HERE

At last I got a chance to record the 3rd of the top entries... no title so we'll call it:
AbreKenPaige! You can listen to it  HERE

Drums

Last year we got a windfall of 24(!) Djembe drums made by Toca Percussion of Indonesia.

Although I don't do formal units on drumming, they get a fair bit of casual use in drumming circles and drumming games across the grades. The students love to use them and learn basic grooves and techniques.
We had Kieth Mullins visit and facilitate some further drumming experiences including a day of workshops and an afternoon performance. Here's the grade 5 in action with Kieth.

Update on Missing Links

Had a problem with the last File Sharing host and lost many of the audio files but am happy to have found some backup copies and have updated the links where possible.
I'm now sharing them from google drive which means when the link opens select: DOWNLOAD and then OPEN WITH  ( pick your favorite player). I'll try an get an embedded player for Google Drive because the mp3's don't seem to seamlessly begin playing. Always something.

MUSIC VIDS!

Music Videos

One of the (many) music curriculum outcomes is responding to music through movement. We've had great fun making short music videos especially using the outstanding, catchy, silly but compelling music of children's musician  Parry Gripp
I'll post one or two a week from the archives so please check back for more.

Here's grade Primary moving to 'Jumping on a Trampoline'

 'I heart Hand Signs' grade 3 in 2014

Do You Like Waffles??? Grade 1 in 2014

Disco Christmas in Hamster land current grade 1-2

MY FAV!*** Raining Tacos last years Primary (2013-14)

MA BICYCLETTE grade 4 in 2014

Swimming Pool Grade 1

I Heart Hand Sings V.2 Grade 2

Grade 6 Compositions

Hope you enjoy these creative efforts. The only stipulation was to use the time honored chord progression of I V vi IV ( in our case D A Bmin and G).
It they don't play correctly, simply  use the download option. Though not a contest, by popular vote, The Animals song was the class favourite.
Great to do some creating rather than the endless re-creating.

#1 Animals

We all Love Animals Listen


#2 Chillin'

Chillin' Listen

#3 Starlight Onezee
Listen here

#4 We are the lonley

We are the lonely Listen



#5 Who I am

Who I am Listen
#6 Bully Song

Bully Song listen 
 

Grade 5 Ukulele Acadian Lullaby Video

Grade 5 Makes a Video ACADIAN LULLABY

Here is our video based on our playing of the Acadian Lullaby.  We recorded the music track using Adudacity , then filmed some sequences. Finally, I used Pinnacle Studios to assemble the parts...dreamy!

Still haven't worked out the issue with previous post links gone missing. Think the linked in files are gone for good.