4th Grade Recorders!

West Music Company

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Grade Students/Parents/Guardians,

   The time has come to begin Recorder Karate in music class! We will begin learning to play the soprano recorder. During each class we will practice a song and master a new note. Students will then test in the music “dojo” and earn belts for their recorder.

In order to do so, each child must have a recorder.

            You may order a recorder from the school. We will be ordering Harmony Renaissance Recorders from West Music company. The recorders come with a storage case, cleaning rod and will be labeled with your child’s name. The price is $3.85 in cash or check made out to Partnership and includes the instrument, a carrying case, and the cost of shipping. (Please use exact change/cash.)

Or you can provide your own recorder for your child. You may use a recorder that you already own or purchase one, however, please be sure that the recorder is a soprano recorder with baroque-english fingering. 

If you need more info please email or call Miss Taylor!  btaylor@wcpss.net    919.856.8200

R. Carlos Nakai

RCarlosNakai.com

WHO: R. Carlos Nakai

WHAT: Navajo-Ute Flute Player

WHEN: April 16, 1946

WHERE: Born in Flagstaff, Arizona.

WHY: Because he is a great Native American Flute Player and Flute Maker.

He travels the world combining Native American music with other Native Cultures.
Click here to listen to R Carlos Nakai's music. 

Click here to learn more about some famous Native Americans. 

Click here to go to R Carlos Nakai's official website. 

Click here to view a video about Native Americans from National Geographic Kids. 

Click here to learn more about Native American flutes and hear their sounds.

Click here to view a video on how to make a flute.

Thank you to all the people who have made these websites and videos so that we may use them in our Music Room to learn more about our world and other cultures!
We Love Music! 

Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

These students used their best listening ears to figure out the pitches from the song "Acka Backa Soda Cracker". 

Great job students!

"Acka Backa Soda Cracker, Acka Backa Boo!

Acka Backa Soda Cracker, Out Goes You!"

Rhythm Composers

These 3rd Graders are creating their own rhythms using Quarter, Quarter Rests, and Eighth Notes. 

MWA HA HA

Watch these 4th grade students sing and play some really neat pitched percussion instruments to make a very spooky song!

What's up Chipmunk?

Some of you asked for it...So here it is.......THE CHIPMUNK SONG!

 

Oh......a chipmunk, a chipmunk sitting on a limb.

Oh he winked at me, so I winked at him.

Then I picked up a chip and I hit him on the chin,

And he said, "Hey You! Don't do that again!"

So I skipped, skipped, skipped, skipped, skipped along with him.

Then I stopped, and I pat, and I clapped and I spin.

Oh I skipped, skipped, skipped, skipped, skipped along with him.

Then I stopped, and I pat, and I clapped and I end.

MUSIC HISTORY ALERT!!!   The Chipmunk song is an American Folksong. It was originally used as a song to sing around a campfire when you go camping with a group. People began singing it back in the 1950s and over the years the words have been changed as the song has been passed along.

Check out the original words:

Oh a chipmunk, chipmunk sitting on a limb
And he winked at me and I at him
So I picked up a chip and I hit him on the chin
And he said: "Young man, don't you try that again!"

Hey skip along, skip along a Josie
Hey skip along and a skip along a Joe
Hey skip along, skip along a Josie
Hey skip along and a skip along a Joe

Pretty cool! The original words are great, but I like our Partnership version the best!

CHALLENGE:

Can you sing it on your own? Or maybe do the dance with some friends? 

Could you organize a group of students to play the game?

Go for it!

 

Give it a Rest

We having been working on reading and playing rhythms in music. 

Can you read this rhythm?

from vicfirth.com

The rests (or silences) in music are my favorite.
I think the silence makes the sound more enjoyable.

Here is a really cool song and video about rests.

Check it out!

 from musick8 plank road publishing