Today I arrived at the school to find photographers setting up for picture day in the MPR. After we a bit of scrambling we relocated to Room 5 where we were accompanied most of the day by the construction going on in Ms. Lamoureaux's room next door. I have to hand it to the kids -- they really did a good job keeping their concentration.
Second graders continued working on the Ecuadorian singing game "El Juego Chirimbolo." After learning the steps to the point where they could do them to the melody without words, we went back to the text to find interesting rhythms that could be turned into accompanying pieces, or ostinati. By the end of the class we had begun to transfer these repeating patterns to xylophones and unpitched percussion -- something we will be doing a lot more with next week.
Third graders also used last week's song-- "Ding Dong Diggydiggy Dong" to spend some time talking about musical notation and how it helps keep our music organized. I am posting a link on this page for any students who wish to know a bit more about notes and how long they last. To see more click on the word duration.
We rapped things up with a hip hop version of "How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck." Overall, an excellent day.
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