Music

Musical Notes

What fourth graders experienced in August & September . . .

Theory/Technique practicing

Sixteenth notes
Syncopated rhythm
Mallets game on Umbrella-practicing gentle bouncy mallet techniques

Songs we have learned

Bung-A-Low
We Say Hello
Hey Ho! Fall is Here
Fed My Horse
I Love the Mountains
I let her Go Go
Hi! Ho! The Rattling Bog

Instruments

Xylophone-Bow Wow Wow
Drum piece-Give Me Five
Drum piece-As I was Sitting in My Chair
Fietsie, Foetsie

Movements

Bung-A-Low
We Say Hello
Hey! Ho! Fall is Here
Fed My Horse
Fietsie, Foetsie

Creating our own music

Improvise on drums for The Mice in the Attic
Create movement for Bung-A-Low

Alignment with the State Standards:

Practice rhythmic notation, including sixteenth notes, dotted notes, and syncopation
Sing a variety repertoire of music from diverse cultures

Wow! We’ve really gotten off to a great start in fourth grade music class of Garden Gate! Students have been singing, moving, and playing instruments! I really enjoy working with them! If you need to contact me, please email me at Zhao_Melanie@cupertino.k12.ca.us. For more information about state standards, please visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mumain.asp

Mrs. Melanie Zhao

Upper grade music teacher