Obwisana

Tracing back through our history to find the roots of blues and jazz, 2nd graders went to Ghana (via Google Earth) and also learned a few traditional folk songs.  This song is called Obwisana and is a traditional rock passing game.  Mrs. Gumm's class makes this game look easy, but it took a lot of practice to work as a team!  Great job!

Folk Dance!

3rd graders have been singing, dancing, and playing a ton of folk dances since we have been back from winter break!  In this song, Rig a Jig Jig, students first learned the song, then learned the dance, and finally learned an accompaniment part on the xylophones with a new cross-over hand technique.  Pretty cool!

Ice Skating in the Music Room with K4

We were inspired by the icy weather last week and turned the music room into an ice skating rink!  Students were working on their slow and smooth movements so that their skates would glide across the "ice."

Assembly Dance Mob!

Check out the whole school dancing to "Sing" by Pentatonix at our PBIS celebration assembly!

https://youtu.be/sL89kQJo1yI

"SING" Dance

Students at Stormonth have been learning a dance to the song "Sing" by Pentatonix!  Here is the music to practice with at home:

3rd Grade "Sleigh Ride"

3rd graders are learning about a musical form called Rondo.  We compared Rondo form to a double-decker sandwich:


We listened to a piece that is in rondo form, The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson.  (The typewriter is an instrument in this piece!)

We listened to another piece by Leroy Anderson that is in a variation of Rondo

Here is the orchestra playing this piece:

Next, we added body percussion to the song to help our bodies feel when the form changes.  Here is a class performing "Sleigh Ride!"

2nd Grade "Jingle Bells" Dance

2nd graders are learning about the musical forms Binary, Verse/Chorus, and Ternary. 

Binary: 

Verse/Chorus:

Ternary:

Next we learned a "Jingle Bell Polka" that is in verse/chorus form!