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Welcome to 4th grade music!

E-Learning Resources

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Recorder Karate Songs

"Recorder Karate" teaching videos 

NEW! "Mission Impossible" 

 Fingering Reference Chart

QUAVER WEEK 12 HIGHLIGHTS --> June 15th - June 23rd

  • Choose your own MUSICAL adventure!

  • Pick a musical genre (style)

  • Explore this genre in the Quaver library

    • Why did you choose this one?

    • What makes it different from the others?

    • After learning more, did you like it more, or less?

  • Tell me about your choices in the final video slide 

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No matter how you do it,  it is always good to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch Endeavour_week12

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER WEEK 11 HIGHLIGHTS --> June 8th - June 14th

Exploring the genre of Pop music

  • Hear the song "Lean on me"

Learn about the song writer Bill Withers and why he wrote this song

Why do you think it has remained a popular ("pop") song for almost 50 years?

  • Test your skill identifying different genres (types) of pop music!

  • Take the quiz

    • Check next week's newsletter to see if you're the high scorer

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Share your thoughts in the final video slide 

Post on SeeSaw, or send me mail.

No matter how you do it,  it is always good to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week11

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER WEEK 10 HIGHLIGHTS --> June 1st - 7th

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MORE science of sound

  • Studio sound effects: How do they do that?

  •  Use homemade instruments to experiment with sound

  • Make sound patches using QSynth

  • Take the quiz

    •  Next week's newsletter will mention high scorers!

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Share your thoughts in the final video slide 

Post on SeeSaw, or send me mail.

No matter how you do it,  it is always good to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week10

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> May 25th - May 31st

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The science of sound

  • Learn what “good vibrations” have to do with music (apologies to the Beach Boys).

  • See how waves communicate pitch and dynamics (and you don’t need to get wet!).

  • Observe the physics of sound when instruments are played in slo-mo.

  • Take the quiz and find out in next week's newsletter if you were a high scorer.

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Share your work in the final video slide 

Post on SeeSaw, or send me mail.

No matter how you do it, I love to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week9

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> May 18th - May 24th

 

4th graders rock out this week!

  • Learn the harmonic structure of rock-n-roll

  • Check out instruments found in rock bands (but not in symphony orchestras!)

  • Compose a rock song complete with melody and chords.

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Share your work in the final video slide,

post on SeeSaw or send me mail.

 

No matter how you do it, I love to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week8

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> May 11th - May 17th

 

The world of harmony

  • Watch a wacky Quaver video, build chords and write a composition for guitar!

  • Review high notes on the recorder and learn a new song that’s all about – potatoes!

  • Finally, train up your ears with the Interval Monkey!

  • Share your work in the final video slide, post on SeeSaw or send me mail.

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I love to hear from you!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week7

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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Quaver notes

Cash in​ and outfit your avatar, decorate your music room, etc. 

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  1. Click on your Avatar on Quaver Street

  2. Click the MY ACCOUNT tab

  3. Enter the code where it reads ENTER QUAVERCODE

  4. Boom-Chicka-Boom! You now have 100 QuaverNotes.

 

April: SpringIsHere

BONUS CODES:

MusicAtHome - 200 QuaverNotes

MusicAtHome400 - 400 QuaverNotes

MusicAtHome500 - 500 QuaverNotes

As a reminder, QuaverNotes will NOT expire.

QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> May 4th-11th

 

OSTINATOS from INDIA

  1. Listen to “Bandar Mama,” a song about a monkey in yellow pajamas!

  2. Pick out the melodic and rhythmic ostinatos

  3. Melody-mood matching: Can you tell major from minor?

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week6

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> April 27th - May 3rd

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QUAVER CHALLENGE continues!

  1. It’s not too late to help Austin Otto finish his song!

  2. Watch his video here, then submit your lyrics for another verse!

  3. Promotions@QuaverMusic.com

  4. Deadline is May 1st

  5. Yours might be chosen and performed! by Austin Otto!

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PSYCHED for SYNCOPATION

  1. Take a jaunt to Alabama and get some motivation for syncopation

  2. How fast can you move to a beat? Check out “A RamSamSam” 

  3. Perform syncopated rhythms on the recorder - “BabyShark!”

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week5

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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QUAVER HIGHLIGHTS --> April 20th - 27th

4th_week4​

FOLK MUSIC

  1. Learn about what makes a folk song a folk song

  2. Watch videos by artists including:

    1. Peter Seeger (“This land is your land”)

    2. Peter, Paul and Mary (“Puff the magic dragon”)

    3. Ms. Caulton gets things started with a performance of “Old Joe Clark”

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RHYTHM RODEO

  1. Learn what “dot” is all about AND

  2.  Take a dotted note out for a spin with a new recorder song!

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week4

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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Week of April 3rd - 10th

Optional Quaver activities for review

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This week's theme is: Duration! 

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Quaver videos

  • QLibs

  • Rhythms of hip-hop, jazz, rock and country 

  • Compose dance tracks using QGrooveslite

  • New animated recorder songs

  • AND old favorites (pizza in the car, anyone?)

  • Greetings from Ms. Caulton and her sleepy puppies

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WHERE?

Quavermusic 

  1. Log into Clever here​

  2. Click on the Quaver icon

  3. Click on Assignments from the student dashboard

  4. Launch 4th_week3

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QUESTIONS?

Contact me

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Week of March 29-April 3rd

QuaverMusic slide show: Endeavour_4thGr_week2

Every Monday look for a video from me and sing, dance and create with Quaver!

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How to get there?

  1. Log onto your student’s Clever account (Clever instructions)

  2. Click Quaver icon

  3. Navigate to dashboard (Visual guide to Quaver)

  4. Click on Assignment icon

  5. Select Endeavour_4thGr_week2

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Other Quaver activities to try this week:​

Visit Student Interactives​ from the dashboard

  • Go to â€‹â€‹Music Theory​​​ section (You may need to type name into search if scroll bar doesn't appear)

    • Staff champion: Treble lines or Treble Spaces​ â€‹

      • Ms. Caulton's score to beat = 18!

    • Note and rest grab - level 2​

      • Ms. Caulton's score to beat = 32!​​

4th grade curriculum overview

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4th grade behavior expectations

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  • Responsible

  • Safe

  • Learners

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