Thanks to a wonderful donation to our district music programs, we now have access to MusicPlay Online!
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Chrome Music Lab is a fun, safe, and interactive music creator and visualizer that Google has created. It's a fun resource and great way to see music in action.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ Band director Rich Gordon, from Anaheim, California has been creating some fun and informative videos around reading music notation. Check out a few of the ones we've used in class below!
There is a wonderful 50 minute movie from 1992 called "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" which is a dramatization of Beethoven's life and is full of his wonderful music compositions. If you'd like to watch at home, it is accessible here:
www.schooltube.com/media/Beethoven+Lives+upstairs/1_ho5pl7lh The last couple of weeks at music we have been exploring how music can be accessible to anyone. Using the example of classical composer Beethoven, who despite losing his hearing to an illness continued to write and create beautiful music for us to enjoy. The music of Beethoven is world renowned and is a wonderful example for our students here. See the video below of "Ode an die Freude" (Ode to Joy) from Beethoven's 9th and final symphony. This was written at a time when Beethoven could no longer hear but proves to be a masterpiece just as his other works are. Drawing a parallel to today, composer and singer Mandy Harvey wowed judges on America's Got Talent with her original composition created after she lost her hearing to a connective tissue disorder. Her inspiring story is similar to that of Beethoven and shows how music is "not about the sound, but about the feeling". Our lesson to take away is that music is for everyone, no matter the challenges they might face. Enjoy the music in the videos below.
Check out this fun show on CBC! Will's Jams is great for kids of all ages and includes music among other things for kids to do. There are how to videos such as "How to write a song" and videos with other fantastic children's performers such as Charlotte Diamond. This is a really neat way to incorporate music into your home learning.
https://www.willsjams.com/tv-video Have some fun learning about music with the members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra! There are lots of fun activities and games that you can do at home!
http://www.sfskids.org/ Hello Everybody!
This is a cool music website with alot to offer! There are alot of games and listening examples of classical composers. Check it out! Mr. C https://www.classicsforkids.com/ I have played around with this app over the last few years and it continues to grow and develop into a really great, fun, and musical activity. Students can create "beat box" grooves using preset sounds that all work great together. Students can learn about creation, composition, and creativity through this really fun app!
https://www.incredibox.com/ PBS has put together some music games that go along with some of their popular children's programming. These are some fun games aimed at the young elementary level of students.
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