CPO Brass Quintet May 5

 

Lake Bonavista School is thrilled to welcome a Brass Quintet from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on Monday May 5.   Thank you to School Council for this wonderful opportunity for our students!

This performance supports our learning of the Alberta Music Curriculum.  Some of the outcomes covered include:

• Awareness and appreciation of a variety of music
• Distinguish among the sounds of common musical instruments
• Recognize the instruments of the Brass Family

Recorder Composing - Grade 5/6

Recorder Composing - Grade 5/6

As a finale to our Recorder learning this year, students have created and performed their own Recorder Composition.

The Compositions needed to include the notes B, A, and G and consistent of  quarter notes, pairs of eighth notes and quarter rests.  The students needed to perform their rhythms accurately, maintain consistent tempo and play with good tone.

 

Sleepy Bunnies - Kindergarten

Sleepy Bunnies - Kindergarten

Sleepy Bunnies is always a hit in Kindergarten. (other grades as well.  I had a grade 5/6 class ask to do it the other day!)

In the song, students start out as very quiet sleepy bunnies:

Then the song changes - the music gets louder and they wake up and hop around the carpet. 

This song reinforces Musical Dynamics as they practice the concepts of loud and quiet while singing, moving and playing.

Here is the link if your student would like to show you this activity at home:

https://musicplayonline.com/songs/sleepy-bunnies/?my_access_code=J371630