2017, Term 4, Week 2 Cool Cultures

There's lots of cultural events and activities taking place  at the moment. 

Many of our students have been celebrating Diwali over the last week,  and this week is an ancient pagan Celt festival which was merged into Christian culture as Halloween  and which has become increasingly popular in New Zealand over the past twenty or so years.  We are also preparing for our Cultures Day at School, incorporating  the  Maori,  and the two languages we learn at school (Chinese and Spanish). Also, we have  Sarah, a teacher from Denmark, visiting us for a month.  November the 5th is Guy Fawkes Night  and the anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka (maybe more on that later), and ... it's nearly Christmas!  (Scroll down to last week for more Halloween activities). 


How many musical symbols can you recognise? 

Add bar lines for 4/4 timing. Scroll down for completed version. 

Dances:  Juniors (From last week) 
 Warm up movement - Wrap Me Up by Claudia Robin Gunn

Monster Shuffle
The Banana Boat Song 

Monster Groove 

The Monsters Stomp around the House 
Seniors - Choose from the Halloween section on the Dances page tab above. 

Halloween Dance- watch this Halloween Dance  and have a go at making up your own dance to the same music - or this music (Lord Rockingham Meets the Monster) or your favourite Halloween Dance song.  In groups  of 4 work out 16 beats of music each, then put it together   - you could join up with more groups and make a longer dance.

Spanish Dances:
Check the Dances on the Culture Day tab on Mrs Lee's Spanish blog 

A Muppet Monster Halloween. 

Songs:
Juniors - BINGO
Notation 
I Knew You Were Treble  (Remember  - don't shout!)

Rhythm exercise  for Juniors: 

2017, Term 4, Week 1 Heading Towards Halloween

Welcome back to the last term of the year. Lots of exciting things happening this term!

How many symbols can you recognise?
Scroll down for some clues if you need them 

Which ones are: fermata (pause), crescendo (getting louder) or depending how you look at it, decrescendo (getting softer), forte (loud),  tie (links two notes of the same pitch)  or slur (play the notes smoothly and in a connected way). 

Juniors: 
Dance  - Warm up movement - Wrap Me Up by Claudia Robin Gunn 
Monster Shuffle

Halloween Rhythm Chart. Each pumpkin is a bar in 4/4 time. Clap this rhythm pattern together. 


Make up some actions for this  Halloween Rhyme. 

Seniors / Intermediates: 
Dances; 
The Monster Mash  
Banana Boat Song 
Choose from the Halloween section of the dance page above 

Have a go at reciting The Witches Spell form Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Use lots of expression - and add some gestures. 

New ukulele songs: 
The Monster Mash 

Singing  - Kidzbop version of The Monster Mash  - with lyrics  Just for fun: The Broccoli Song   When you've watched this video, have a go at making up  4 - 8 lines (song or rap) about your favourite vegetable.  Work out some movements and be prepared to perform your item in front of the class. 

  

Broc 'n' Roll?  Now this is what  I call  playing with your food! 
 

Silly Symphonies Skeleton Dance  Cartoon by Walt Disney . This is a very early cartoon (it's so old it's in black and white!) It was made in 1929. Listen to the music and how it 

changes to fit the animation. Listen to all the different ways that sound is made.