2015 Term 2, Week 7: Revision Week and a Bit of Fun

 This week we are working on portfolio samples, so here's a bit of revision. 

We are learning to demonstrate the appropriate audience skills for music concerts. If we are at a concert to see and listen to an orchestra, we know that we must sit very quietly and still so that we don't distract the conductor, the orchestra members or others in the audience.  It's a good idea to take a cough lolly  (without crinkly paper!) so that we won't disturb anyone if we suddenly have to cough. When you listen to this video of Gustavo Dudamel conducting Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (first movement) you can hear a person in the audience cough a few times - and it is very distracting!  

Match the symbol with its name and number of beats.

Match the symbol with its meaning and the musical term.

Where would you put bar lines to make 4 bars with 4 beats to each bar?

A new nonsense song to have fun with - even the name is a bit of fun: Sarasponda. 

Even though it's not NZ Music Month anymore,  we are going to continue to include a New Zealand song every blog. This one's just for fun - although it is a Kiwi classic now.  Gumboot song by Fred Dagg.  Fred Dagg was a character played by NZ writer and actor John Clarke.  He created the character based on stereotypes of NZ rural farmers and farming communities. Fred Dagg was very popular in the 1970s, and remained a much-loved NZ fictional character even after Clarke moved to Australia. Gumboots are essential footwear in rural New Zealand, especially in winter. 

Here's a link to the lyrics and a bit more information about the song. 

 In 2010,  a group from Huia 1 classroom  made a movie about gumboots. Check it out here. 


And just for fun, check out Kid President's site about 20 things we should say more often.