Digital Music Assignments Week of April 13, 2020
Good morning all, I hope these find you still safe and home. Much like last week, these optional assignments are here for you to use. Please do not stress them in any way. If I can help, please send me an email at stigginsl@smithcoedu.net, I’ll get back to you OR send email with your number and I can call you OR leave a message at school and they will relay to me. Regardless how you get in touch, just know we can figure this out! Please know I am thinking of you and missing you all! Stay safe!!!
~Ms. Stiggins
K-2 Options
#1 - In the springtime, I love to read and sing the book Little Bunny Foo Foo with my students. The naughty bunny and catchy song make for a lively class. Even though we can’t be together, I thought you guys might still enjoy it!
First watch the version with the actual book I like to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvQZwtxCQ5w.
Second select one of these two other versions to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTqVltEy4JY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV4pmfBMwRA
Once you have, compare and contrast. What was the difference in voices you heard? Were they single or groups, male or female? Were the stories the same or different? Which was your favorite? Why did you like it best?
#2 - Pick a sunny day and go outside to play sound bingo with the attached bingo board. Print out two and play against a friend. First person to hear the sound gets the square. Five in a row wins. Use your ears and win the game!
3-5 Options
#1 - This time of year makes me think of Impressionist music like Debussy. Open two tabs on your computer. On one tab, open Clair de Lune (one of my all time favorite piano pieces). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
Listen to Clair de Lune while you open Quavermusic.com. (remember to log on with google and allow flash many times). Go to Student Interactives, bottom left. Select books. Open and read the basic book on Debussy to learn about the composer to whom you are listening. Shoot me an email to tell me if you like his music and let me know how you did on the quiz.
#2 - Sticking with my springtime love of Impressionist music. Watch the first 1:46 of this video that explains how Impressionist music and art are similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fc5rwj5drI
Afterwards, listen to Clair de Lune (meaning Light of the Moon) by Debussy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
Then listen to La Mer (meaning The Sea) by Django Reinhart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIW3AilOSy8
Shoot me and email and let me know what you think. Which one sounds the most like the object the composer was trying to imitate? Does La Mer sound more like the sea or does Clair de Lune sound more like moonlight? Which was named most appropriately? Is one better than the other?
6-8 Options
#1 - This time of year makes me think of Impressionist music like Debussy. Open two tabs on your computer. On one tab, open Clair de Lune (one of my all time favorite piano pieces). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
Listen to Clair de Lune while you open Quavermusic.com. (remember to log on with google and allow flash many times). Go to Student Interactives, bottom left. Select books. Open and read the advanced Debussy book to learn about the composer. Shoot me an email to let me know if you are the same kind of student he was and to tell me how you did on the quiz at the end of the text.
#2 - Open Quavermusic.com. (remember to log on with google and allow flash many times). Go into the Metro, on the far right. Once there, select Classical Music Hall. Listen to the intro and then select menu from the bottom of the screen. Read the text and play the matching game. Shoot me an email and let me know if you recognized any of the composers from the game.