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Grades 4-5: CHOOSE YOUR OWN MUSIC ADVENTURE!
Please choose 1 musical adventure to complete each week.
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1. Conducting
A video of someone conducting an orchestra
Try conducting an orchestra yourself: Semi-Conductor
(How to videos here)
Send me an email telling me what you would like about being a conductor and what you would NOT like about being a conductor.
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2. Breathing and Singing
(For the record, I know that none of you are little kids. Many of you are already as tall or taller than me, and most of you will probably grow taller than me eventually.)
Take a video of yourself trying to sing the ABCs without taking a breath in between any letters. Bonus points if you can sing it more than once! Email it to me or send it to me on google classroom.
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3. Hip Hop Lesson 1- Slogan
Following the steps from the previous video, come up with your own slogan and try to make a short rap using the video as your background music- start 2 minutes and 15 seconds into the video for the background music
Take a video of yourself performing your rap and email it to me.
1. What was your slogan?
2. What do you like about rap and hip hop?
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4. Hip Hop Lesson 2 - Rhyming
Following the steps from the previous video, use a backing track (found here) to make your own nonsense hip hop rhyme. Pick any backing track from the website that you like!
A backing track is just the background music for someone to rap, sing, or play an instrument with.
Take a video of yourself performing your hip hop rhyme and email it to me OR send me an email with the rhyming words that you chose to use and the backing track that you chose.
5. Musical Instruments
Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played
Choose your favorite instrument
Email me and let me know which one was your favorite.
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Set 2 - Disney Choices!
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Choice #1
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Pentatonix- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
(Lion King)
Step 1: Listen to Can You Feel the Love Tonight sung by The Pentatonix
Step 2: Choose a Lion King Character to draw!
(You will need paper and something to write with)
Take your time, pause the video as often as you need to!
Choice #2
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Challenge Choice!
Lyric Swap!
Step 1: Listen to the song “A Whole New World” from the new version of Aladdin!
Step 2: Look at the example of how to change the lyrics to something school related!
Step 3: Open this document to change at least one section of lyrics from the song to be about school!
A Whole New World- Lyric Swap Document!
Choice #3
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Guess that Disney Song!
In this activity you will hear many different disney songs! After a clip from the song, you will have 10 seconds to guess. If you need more time to think, you can pause the video before it shows you the answer!
Have your family join in to help!
Choice #4
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Try Everything- Acapella version
(Zootopia)
Step 1: Listen to Try Everything from Zootopia sung by Home Free
Step 2: Color The Zootopia coloring page on your phone, computer, or tablet!
(It takes a minute to load, but I was able to color on several different devices! If you are having trouble, feel free to choose another activity!)
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