- Hand Drum
- Rhythm Sticks
- Triangle
- Cymbals
- Finger Cymbals
- Cowbell
- Agogo Bells
- Cabasa
- Vibraslap
- Jingle Bells
- Sleigh Bells
- Egg Shakers
- Maracas
- Guiro
- Wood Block
- Sand Blocks
- Tambourine
- Kokoriko
To put these new skills to the test, we learned a song called "Walk to the House." Two students secretly select a hand percussion instrument and play it during the appropriate part of the song. The rest of the class must listen carefully while they sing and then identify the instruments that were played. The students who guess correctly become the percussionists for the next round!
In second grade, students tested their abilities to recognize and reinforce the sounds of instruments by playing Instrument Bingo. Students had to listen to the sounds of each instrument performed on the recordings and match them to the pictures on their instrument bingo cards. The students did a fabulous job of recognizing the sounds that belonged to each instrument.
The third graders are continuing to work on their recorder skills. They are doing an amazing job! All of the third grade students have passed the white belt- we are so proud of them! Some students are still working on the yellow belt song (Merrily We Roll Along), and others are up to the orange (Gently Sleep)! They also tested their note reading by playing an awesome game called Staff Wars! You can purchase and download the app HERE.
In fourth and fifth grade, the students finished their ukulele unit! Don't worry, we will be using them again later in the school year. We reviewed the chords they have learned so far: C, G, F, and A minor. Then, we found some ukulele play alongs on YouTube for some of their favorite songs. It was so much fun!
Unfortunately, we didn't have chorus this week due to the delay yesterday, DARE this morning for 5th grade, and Dr. Seuss read-along for 4th grade.
Have a wonderful weekend, and stay safe in the snow!
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