Ethnomusicology is the study of music and instruments of the world. I mentioned in an earlier post that the 6th graders were using Google Classroom to create world instrument reports. I was amazed at the amount of work each of the students put in to their projects! I know that I learned more by reading their reports than I ever learned teaching the lesson by myself. After they were done with their reports, they chose one instrument to present to the class. Here are a few of the completed reports.
Ethnomusicology Report
Ethnomusicology Report
Ethnomusicology Report
Ethnomusicology Report
Ethnomusicology Report
Ethnomusicology Report
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Trouble with Treble Clefs and Silly Staves!
It seems like the treble clef is one of the hardest music symbols for students to draw. It still scares some of my 6th graders when I ask them to put a treble clef at the beginning of their compositions!
The 1st graders are working on identifying the staff and the treble clef this week. We had a scavenger hunt in my classroom and everybody had to find and stand by a treble clef that was somewhere in my room. Between my borders, posters, and student art works, I have over 20 of them scattered around my classroom. It was fun to see the kids discover more and more around the room.
For our treble clef activity, I had them practice drawing treble clefs. I found a tracing worksheet on-line and each of the kids practiced tracing the clef with a crayon, then with a pencil, and finally they could try to draw one on their own. The kids that were able to draw them on their own were so excited!!
The 1st graders are working on identifying the staff and the treble clef this week. We had a scavenger hunt in my classroom and everybody had to find and stand by a treble clef that was somewhere in my room. Between my borders, posters, and student art works, I have over 20 of them scattered around my classroom. It was fun to see the kids discover more and more around the room.
For our treble clef activity, I had them practice drawing treble clefs. I found a tracing worksheet on-line and each of the kids practiced tracing the clef with a crayon, then with a pencil, and finally they could try to draw one on their own. The kids that were able to draw them on their own were so excited!!
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| All by himself!! |
I also did a staff activity. I split the class into 5 groups and gave them each a pile of items. Using those items they had to create some sort of a staff. When they had created one way, I asked them to find a different way...and another way...and another way! Some of the groups were able to get really creative! And it definitely drove home the lesson that a staff has 5 lines and can be short or very long. Here are some of the creations they came up with.
Welcome to Google Classroom!
Our 6th graders are one-to-one again this year, meaning each student has their own Chromebook. Every year my 6th graders do an instrument building project. I usually preface the project by doing a very brief introduction of Ethnomusicology, the study of music and instruments of the world. We usually don't do more than learn the four families (aerophone, chordophone, membranophone, and idiophone). This year I decided to go a bit more in depth. My original plan was to have them do an instrument report on one world instrument and create a poster for the hallway. However, I started thinking it would be really cool if they could use their Chromebooks. It was then that I was introduced to Google Classroom.
All of the 6th graders are using it in their classrooms already to complete assignments, so I thought I would try it. I have created an assignment using Google Slides and now my students are going to create a slideshow presentation of four different world instruments, one from each of the four families. They must include the instrument's name, country of origin, how it's played, what it's made of, a picture, other interesting facts, and an optional video of one being played. All sources must be cited on the last slide. We just started working on them today, but so far it seems really cool! The best part is I have access to every project through my Google Classroom account so I can see how far students are, leave comments for them, and grade them online.
All of the 6th graders are using it in their classrooms already to complete assignments, so I thought I would try it. I have created an assignment using Google Slides and now my students are going to create a slideshow presentation of four different world instruments, one from each of the four families. They must include the instrument's name, country of origin, how it's played, what it's made of, a picture, other interesting facts, and an optional video of one being played. All sources must be cited on the last slide. We just started working on them today, but so far it seems really cool! The best part is I have access to every project through my Google Classroom account so I can see how far students are, leave comments for them, and grade them online.
Who would have ever thought you would walk by the music room and see this!!
Party Time Cup Creations!
Each class has the chance to earn a party in music class. When they do, I vary the activities between a class game, student choice, or bringing something from home. This party was student choice, and the students basically had free time in my room to play whatever they wanted. Cup stacking is always a huge hit, and the boys asked that I take a picture of their latest cup stacking creation. I have to say, I was quite impressed!
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| Can you tell what it is?......A dotted half note!! |
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| And a treble clef! |
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