Reggae Reggae

We are studying Reggae Music for the last few weeks of school in the music room. We have learned that Reggae music comes from the island of Jamaica. The Jamaicans started singing it in the late 1960s.

Reggae music uses drums, electric guitars, bass guitar, and the organ to make it's unique sound. Musicians use rhythms from Africa and melodies from Europe and the US to make this awesome music.

We learned that Robert (Bob) Marley was the most famous Reggae Musician of his time. In fact people still listen to his music today. We have been studying his song 'Three Little Birds'.

To learn more about Reggae Music, you should visit Chuck Vander Chuck over at the pbskids website! Click on Reggae to play games and see videos and learn more about this Jamaican music.

EPIC RECORDER BATTLES


5th Grade Girls challenged the 5th Grade Boys on the recorders to see who was the best player.

Click the link above to view the EPIC BATTLE and see who wins, Girls or Boys!

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Recorder Test

Fourth Grade Students!

We will be testing for the Red Bead on Tuesday April 30.

You will have to play number 12, 13, or 14 from the Reviewing the White Belt Packet for the test.

Good Luck!

New Recorder Notes for 5th Grade

5th Graders! Here is a reminder of how to play High C!

Remember: High C is Middle Finger and Thumb.

Here is a reminder of how to play High D!

Remember: High D is Middle Finger NO THUMB.

Moreno and Boomwhackers

Mr. Moreno's homeroom played the Boomwhackers today. These are instruments that we use in the music room to play great songs!

5th grade students, can you comment on this blog post and tell the others students about the Boomwhackers?

-Things to include:
-how they look
-what they are made of
-sizes, letters
-sounds they make
-what we use them for

Fourth Grade Students Begin Recorder Karate Instruction

Do you love to play the recorder? We do too. 

Here are our school we follow the Recorder Karate method.

Each time we learn a new note, we get to 'test' for a karate belt. To pass the test we have to play a song, correctly and independently.

Correctly = no mistakes

Independently = by yourself, with no help from the music teacher

Right now, the 4th Graders are learning the song 'Hot Cross Buns'. 

We will be testing on Monday April 15.

Work Hard!

Good Luck!

Boomwhackers

Today in Music Mrs. Schubert's homeroom class played the Boomwhackers.

Mrs. Schubert's students would you please tell the other students in our school what the boomwhackers are, what kind of sounds they make, how they look, and what we use them for?

Boomwhackers