What Have We Done This Week - Grade 3/4

 Grade 3/4 has been looking at the music of the First Nations.  We explored how they built instruments and the purposes behind their instruments.  We have also looked at modern instruments and their families. This week we pretended we were in the past - living in the coulee.  We made a giant list of natural materials we could use to build instruments or create sound.  In groups we started to design a blueprint for an original instrument using only those materials.  Here are some pictures of the work so far. 

What Have We Done This Week!! - Grade 1/2

 This is a big one so I am going to do separate posts for it.

The grade 1/2's have been working on composition.  They are taking their knowledge of notes, rhythm and beat and turning them into their own song.  This week we practiced writing notes, creating and reading our own rhythms.  We then put the notes on the 5 line staff and I played everyones song on the piano.  We have some amazing composers in grade 1/2!  We also had a special performance on the piano by Lauren. Here are a bunch of pictures from the classes I have seen so far this week.