April
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Music Fun - Let’s Learn!
Loud versus Soft - The Power of Dynamics!
Dynamics in music can affect our mood and the intensity of a piece of music. Think of how it feels when you listen to something that is loud and fast compared to music that is slow and quiet. Which one would you rather fall asleep to?
Learn about Dynamics!
Experience Dynamics!
Classical composers are masters of dynamics to create a storyline in their musical pieces. Often these compositions were used as background music for operas or live theatre pieces. As such, they had to reflect changes in mood to match the events happening on the stage.
Here are two beautiful examples which alter between loud and soft sections. You can show the changes with body movements or fun objects like ribbons and scarves!
Play with Dynamics!
The Chrome Lab SPECTROGRAM allows you to visualize the sounds waves created by objects and instruments that are loud and soft. Be sure to press the microphone button and see what your own loud or quiet voice looks like!
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Spectrogram/
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Drama Fun
Drama Fun - Night at the Museum!
This week, we'd love for you to play “Night at the Museum” with your family!
How to play:
*1 person is the Janitor - The Janitor's goal is to catch people moving in the museum.
*Everyone else is a museum statue. If you are a statue in the museum, you need to choose someone/something that you would commonly see in a museum (dinosaur, animal, historical character). When the janitor isn't looking, you have to try to move around the room in character.
* The janitor will move slowly around the room, pointing his/her flashlight at the statues. If s/he shines the flashlight on someone and that student moves/laughs/etc., s/he will have to go to the designated area and do 5 jumping jacks (or a consequence of your choice) to get back into the game.
*Don’t forget to be sneaky when moving around. You do not want the janitor to hear you moving!
Movement Fun!
We are going to challenge our inner superpowers this week with these fierce moves.
Koo Koo Kangaroo - Superhero