WE
Are
the
Music
Makers
And we are the dreamers of dreams...we are the movers and shakers of the world forever, it seems...
Arthur O'Shaugnessy
Mme Wismer's Class
Happy Halloween
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Choir
Calling all choir members...
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Stenersen's choir homepage
I wonder?
I am thinking of the three things we can do to make sounds on a percussion instrument...
SHAKE, SCRAPE, and STRIKE
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Can you find something to SHAKE?
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Can you find something to SCRAPE?
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Can you find something to
STRIKE?
Storytelling
Challenge: Can you retell
the story below, or choose a story you have, and add your own percussion sounds to it?
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Can you find something around your house that you can use to make sounds that are interesting and add something unique to the story you choose?
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I found a pen at home that makes a really neat clicking noise. I also found a peice of cardboard at home that makes a nice scrapping sound when I scrape my fingernails back and forth on it.
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Email me a picture of your found sounds or a video of your story with found sounds, and I will post it on our website if you would like.
Listen
Watch and listen to the story "Tanka, Tanka, Skunk"
by the Oregon Symphony in the video below.
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What do you notice about
the drums and
other instruments in the
video?
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What is your favourite
animal in the story?
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Can you tap you toes, your pencil, or your fingers while slowly saying the names of the animals in the story (or any animal you can think of)? Try and count how many times you tapped for each sound in the animal's name.
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watch video
ClaSSROOM pERCUSSION pACK
Did you know that our school has many of the percussion instruments played in the video below?
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Teachers can check out Stenersen's Percussion Pack and use it with their class!
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The pack includes short lesson ideas and stories for grades K-5 and is a great way to incorporate listening skills, literature, and movement in the classroom while following Covid Safety Protocols.
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Teachers can email Mrs. Kemp below to borrow the pack.
A Note About the Music on this site...
We only share music we have created ourselves and music from creative commons that is meant to be shared with everyone!
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