4th Grade Music
Week of May 25
1. Distance Learning Survey
Please have your parents help you fill out this survey about our activities. 2. Listening Lesson: Line Rider - William Tell Overture Watch and listen to this video. 3. Your Choice! Choose your favorite activity from the past several weeks to explore again. |
Week of May 18
1. Incredibox!
Choose a DJ (we suggest "Sunrise"). Click and drag the hats onto the guys to create rhythm patterns. 2. Listening Lesson: English Horn Woodwind instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the instrument, typically using a reed. The English Horn creates vibration with two reeds tied together, called a double reed. Watch this video and learn about the English Horn. 3. Sing-Along Song: This Land is Your Land Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 11
1. Piano Roll Exploration
Explore these pieces using the buttons at the bottom. The "play" button starts the music. The arrows next to the "play" button change the piece. The bottom three buttons change the sound. Use the microphone button to record your own sound using your voice, or...get creative! 2. Listening Lesson: Bassoon Woodwind instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the instrument, typically using a reed. The bassoon creates vibration with two reeds tied together, called a double reed. Watch this video and learn about the bassoon. 3. Sing-Along Song: Take Me Home, Country Roads Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 4
Get Your Beethoven On!
1. Learn about Beethoven Follow the link below to read about one of the world's most influential composers. 2. Listen to Beethoven's Music Beethoven wrote large variety of music. He wrote music that was loud and soft, fast and slow, high and low. Listen to several examples here. |
Week of April 27
1. Explore Rhythms
Use your mouse by clicking on dots below the creatures to create different rhythm and beat patterns. You can choose different types of percussion sounds by clicking the right and left arrows. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: Oboe Woodwind instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the instrument, typically using a reed. The oboe creates vibration with two reeds tied together, called a double reed. Watch this video and learn about the oboe. 3. Listening Lesson: Can Can Follow the line rider as you listen to the music. 4. Sing-Along Song: States and Capitals - Animaniacs Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 20
1. Time to get Composing!
Create your own music using this interactive site. Click anywhere on the page to add some music notes. Choose your favorite characters from along the top to change how your music sounds. 2. Listening Lesson: Clarinet Woodwind instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the instrument, typically using a reed. The clarinet creates vibration with a single reed. Watch this video and learn about the clarinet. 3. Sing-Along Song: America the Beautiful Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 13
1. Explore Sound
Use your mouse by clicking on the boxes to create different sound patterns. Create high sounds, low sounds, sounds that are unison (stay the same), sounds that ascend (go up), and sounds that descend (go down). Clicking on the dots along the bottom will add percussion. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: Flute Woodwind instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the instrument, typically using a reed. The flute is a member of the woodwind family that does not use a reed. The flute creates vibration by churning the air, much like blowing across a pop bottle. Watch this video and learn about the flute. 3. Sing-Along Song: Erie Canal Sing along with these two videos. What similarities and differences do you notice? Focus on singing quality, tempo (speed), solo/group singing, and visuals. Which do you prefer? |