3rd 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. Sing-Along Song: This Land is Your Land Sing Along with the video. 4. 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: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Listen to the story and find out why giraffes can't dance! 3. Sing-Along Song: Bill Grogan's Goat Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 11
1. Peter & the Wolf Jeopardy Game
Using the video you watched last week, enjoy this Jeopardy game. 2. Listening Lesson: String Bass The string family is a group of instruments that you pluck, bow, or strum. The string bass is a member of the string family. Watch this video and learn about the string bass. 3. Sing-Along Song: Let's Go Fly a Kite Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 4
1. Listening Lesson: Peter and the Wolf
Watch and enjoy the musical fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev. Each character is represented by a different instrument of the orchestra. Listen as the orchestra "plays" the story. |
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: Cello The string family is a group of instruments that you pluck, bow, or strum. The cello is a member of the string family. Watch this video and learn about the cello. 3. Listening Lesson: Can Can Follow the line rider as you listen to the music. 4. Sing-Along Song: Ballad of Paul Bunyon 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: Viola The string family is a group of instruments that you pluck, bow, or strum. The viola is a member of the string family. Watch this video and learn about the viola. 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 stay the same, sounds that go up, and sounds that go down. Clicking on the dots along the bottom will add percussion. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: Violin The string family is a group of instruments that you pluck, bow, or strum. The violin is a member of the string family. Watch this video and learn about the violin. 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? |