THIRD GRADE
MAY 25-29 {Compose a Song--Week Four}
You wrote a blues song about this moment in history, the changes you have experienced, and how they make you feel. Last week you composed the melody for your text, so your song is complete. This week you will practice and perform your song. Follow these steps:
- If you recorded your melody last week, listen to the recording. Practice singing along with your recording.
- Click on the video below called Perform Your Song, and practice your song along with Ms. Micheel.
- When you feel confident singing your song along with the video, invite someone special to listen to your performance. You can perform for someone in your home, or you can call someone and perform over the phone. Before you sing, explain the process you used to compose your music. Congratulations—you’re a composer and a performer!
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MAY 18-22 {Compose a Song--Week Three}
You are writing a blues song about this moment in history, the changes you have experienced, and how they make you feel. Last week you wrote the text and practiced chanting your words to the steady beat. This week you will compose {create} the melody {tune}. Some words will have high pitches; other words will have low pitches. There is no correct answer, so create a melody that sounds good to you and matches your text. Follow these steps:
- Click on the video below called Create a Melody, and sing your words along with Ms. Micheel.
- Practice singing your melody until you memorize the sound.
- If you’re able, record your melody so you can listen to it during next week’s lesson.
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MAY 11-15 {Compose a Song--Week Two}
You are writing a blues song about this moment in history, the changes you have experienced, and how they make you feel. Last week you brainstormed words and phrases for the text. This week you will organize your thoughts into four complete sentences. Each sentence will have four steady beats, and you will chant your song text along with a recording. Follow these steps:
- Look at the words and phrases you brainstormed last week. Use these ideas to make four complete sentences or phrases with this template. Each line will have four strong beats.
- #1: Express the problem.
- #1: Repeat the problem.
- #2: Express how you feel.
- #3: Share what you wish would happen.
- #3: Repeat your wish.
- #4: State what you will do about the problem.
- Here is an example:
- #1: I’m quarantined at home and I can’t go to school.
- #1: I’m quarantined at home and I can’t go to school.
- #2: I miss my friends and teachers every day.
- #3: I wish I could leave my house and hang out with my friends.
- #3: I wish I could leave my house and hang out with my friends.
- #4: Instead I’ll take a walk and look forward to next year.
- Each line should have four strong beats. Underline the strong beats as shown above.
- Practice speaking your text while an adult claps the steady beat. Now click on the video below called Practice Your Song Text, and chant your words along with Ms. Micheel. Remember, use your speaking voice. Next week you will create the melody for your song, and you will sing your text.
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MAY 4-8 {Compose a Song--Week One}
Let’s create a song about this moment in history, the changes you have experienced, and how they make you feel. As the composer, you will choose the words and music for your song. As your teacher, I will help you every step of the way. We will tackle one part of the project each week, and you will have a brand new song before you know it. All students at Arnold and Keicher will create songs, but the projects will differ slightly depending on which school you attend. To get started, brainstorm a list of words or phrases that describe . . .
- What is happening in the world today
- What has changed in your daily life
- How you feel about the changes
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APRIL 27-MAY 1
Let’s create a listening map. Find a blank piece of paper. Draw a road on your paper. Your road can be straight or curvy; it might even go onto the back of your paper. Set your paper aside. Click on the link to hear Grainger’s Children’s March, Over the Hills and Far Away. Close your eyes and listen a first time. What do you hear? Can you hear different dynamic {volume} levels? Listen for pianissimo {very quiet}, piano {quiet}, mezzo piano {medium quiet}, mezzo forte {medium loud}, forte {loud}, fortissimo {very loud}, crescendo {gradually getting louder}, and decrescendo {gradually getting quieter}. While you listen a second time, draw what you hear along your road. You can draw instruments, shapes, or even feelings that come to mind. You will create a listening map to show what you hear. Listen as many times as you need to complete your listening map. Show and explain your listening map to someone special.
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APRIL 20-24
Go outside. Stand still and listen to the sounds around you. What do you hear? What sounds are made by plants or animals? What sounds are made by people or machines? Listen for a sound that is a melodic ostinato. A melodic ostinato is a repeating pitch pattern with high and low pitches. Hint: Listen to a bird. Hum along with the melodic ostinato. Listen to your favorite piece of music. Create a melodic ostinato to accompany {go along with} the music.
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