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Learning Guitar

MUSICAL MINUTE (OR 2)

Quick musical activities designed to take only a minute ... or two!

Musical Minute (or 2): Lessons

MUSICAL JOKES #2

What has 40 feet and sings?

The school choir!

Review your treble clef note names

and get ready to laugh.

Click HERE to download a copy of

mystery jokes #2.

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MARIO MUSICAL CHALLENGE

Video games and music? You know it!

Have fun with this new note naming challenge!

Click HERE for the video.

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NAME THAT NOTE

This is one of my all-time favourite online games for note naming!

Click HERE for the website link.

In Grade 3 and 4 aim for at least 100 pts.

In Grade 5 and 6 aim for at least 200 pts.

Feel free to email your top score!

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THE CUP GAME

Grab a plastic cup and let's get started!

Click HERE for a quick tutorial on the

original cup game.

Once you're ready to add it to a song,

use THIS VIDEO to play along!

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MAKE YOUR OWN WATER XYLOPHONE

You will need:

- 6 water glasses

- food colouring

- measuring cups

- spoon

- water!

Follow the video HERE for more direction.

Printable instructions and familiar songs to try are available HERE.

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MUSICAL JOKES

What do you call a musical bug?

A humbug!

Review your treble clef note names and get ready to laugh.

Click HERE to download a copy of mystery jokes #1.

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WORLD INSTRUMENTS

Take a trip around the world and see what unique instruments and sounds different countries have to offer!

Watch the video HERE and answer the questions below:

HEAR – Which was your favourite instrument from the video? Why?

THINK – Which of the new instruments would you like to try playing? Why?

WONDER – If you were going to create an instrument, which family would you design it to fit into?

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FOLLOW ALONG FAMILY BAND

Grab four different sounding objects, for example, a box, a metal can, cutlery and a lid.

Click HERE for a play along video recommended by a St. Andrews family. Thank you!

Wedding Band

FOUR CORNERS

Print the posters HERE or create your own to represent 4 different songs (Ex. Row your boat; Old Macdonald; Twinkle; Abc's).

Display the pictures in the four different corners of a room.

Choose one person to be in the middle. They will close their eyes and count down from five while the rest of the players finds a corner to stand in.

The person in the middle will sing one of the songs and whoever is in that corner is “out” and sits in the middle with the caller.

If there are four or less players, each player must choose their own corner (they can’t all stand in the same corner).

If the person in the middle sings one of the songs and no one is at the corner, everyone in the center is back in and a new person can be chosen to sing.

This game can be extended to use instruments, sight words, math facts and so much more!​

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VIDEO LIBRARY:

Musical Minute (or 2): Text
Musical Minute (or 2): Video Player
Musical Minute (or 2): Text
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