What are we learning in fourth grade?
Recorders!!
This year, as fourth graders, we are finally going to learn what they have all been waiting for... recorders! We will be learning how to read music in preparation for our recorder unit. (Reference the section: Pitch--Treble Clef Note Names on this page for music reading tips.)
This year, as fourth graders, we are finally going to learn what they have all been waiting for... recorders! We will be learning how to read music in preparation for our recorder unit. (Reference the section: Pitch--Treble Clef Note Names on this page for music reading tips.)
Songs
Bonjour, Mes Amis
Bonjour mes amis, bonjour! Bonjour mes amis, bonjour! Bonjour mes amis, Bonjour mes amis, Bonjour mes amis, bonjour! Bonjour mes amis! |
Entry Kentry
Entry kentry cutry corn Apple seed and apple thorn Wire briar limber lock Three geese in a flock One flew east, one flew west One flew over the cuckoo's nest |
Son Macaron
Son macaron son fairion Marion, Marion Leia leia tip tip tip Leia leia tap tap tap One beat, two beat, three beat, Catch! |
Concept: Beat
- Steady pulse of the music
- Happens at the same time every time!
Concept: Rhythm
- Long and short sounds of the music
Concept: Musical Notation
- These are the symbols you need in order to write music:
Concept: Pitch--Treble Clef Note Names
- The Musical Alphabet:
- How many notes are in the Musical Alphabet? (7)
- What are the names of those notes? (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)
- Reading Music (Treble Clef Note Names)
Resources: Below are two websites you can use to practice identifying the names of the notes on the music staff.
Click on the URL's to get started!
www.musictheory.net
Good luck and have fun! |