Here is a set of screenshot directions to help you navigate through FlipGrid. These are also posted in Clever and in the “Recorder Karate” section of the website.
Monday 3/30
DAILY VIDEO
5th / 4th / 3rd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – MAKE AND PLAY A BAGPIPE RECORDER
1.Make your own Bagpipe Recorder like the one I was playing in the video by following these instructions. There are three ways to make this project
EASY – just a garbage bag and a recorder.
MEDIUM – garbage bag and 2 recorders (1 recorder and homemade drone recorder like mine)
ADVANCED – garbage bag and 3…wait….4 recorders!!! (This is Mr. Hydo, music teacher at Murdock Elementary School).
SOME HELPFUL TIPS!!!!
STEP 2 – After making and practicing how to play your new instrument. Choose any song you already know from the recorder karate list (these are posted in the “Recorder Karate” section of the website) and record it on FlipGrid in the “Recorder Bagpipe” section.
ACTIVITY 2 – LET’S DO SOME SINGING & DANCING!
STEP 1 – Log into www.clever.com using your Cobb County student ID and password. Go to “Mr. G’s Music Class Page” and find your grade level playlist. Play, sing, and dance along to “I Feel Better When I’m Dancin’ “. Get the rest of your family involved, too!
STEP 2 – Using Clever, find the link to your grade level FlipGrid and record yourself, your family, and even your pets 🙂 singing and dancing to this fun song! Be sure to choose the correct tab when you go to record.
2nd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – LEARN ABOUT FORTE & PIANO
Log into www.clever.com with your student email address and password. Then visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page and look for your grade level’s online playlist.
Listen and watch the song “Forte!Piano.” Repeat it a few times if you need.
Play short, but fun Kahoot! Quiz Game to see how much you learned. Click Here!
ACTIVITY 2 – RECORD YOUR OWN RHYTHM COMPOSITION
Download the composition paper below and look over the sample. Compose a rhythm pattern using the notes in the answer key. Be sure to draw and color in the pizzas that match each rhythm note. When your finished practice saying and clapping your rhythm that you composed. If you have instruments in your house, try to perform it on one of those.
2nd grade make your own rhythm – with sample page – forgive the quality of my “sample page” it’s really hard to draw and color pizzas on a touch-screen 🙂
Share your composition on FlipGrid! You will need your student cobb county email address and school password or another valid email address to record.
Log into http://www.clever.com and visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page to find your grade level FlipGrid link.
1st GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – MUSICAL SOUNDS SCAVENGER HUNT
Log into www.clever.com with your student email address and password. Then visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page and look for your grade level’s online playlist.
Listen and watch the two songs about high/low and up/down sounds. Repeat it a few times if you need.
Search around your home and find the following:
- high sound
- low sound
- middle sound
- a sound that goes up
- a sound that goes down
Using my clever page, click the link to your grade level FlipGrid page. Choose the “scavenger hunt” option and record yourself playing your different sounds. Remember to be creative and have fun!
ACTIVITY 2 – COMPOSE AND RECORD YOUR OWN RHYTHM PATTERNS
Download the correct file below for your child and print off and cut out the rhythm flash cards. Use these flashcards to compose your own rhythm patterns. For 1st grade, use any combination of 4 cards then practice saying (Ta, Ti – Ti, or “sh” ) while clapping your pattern. For kindergarten, use any combination of 2 or 4 cards and practice clapping and saying (“long” “short-short”) what you create.
Take this activity further by performing your rhythm patterns on the homemade instrument you made last week. (If you didn’t have a chance to make a homemade instrument last week, now’s your chance!!!)
1st grade make your own rhythm cards
Share your composition on FlipGrid! You will need your student cobb county email address and school password or another valid email address to record.
Log into http://www.clever.com and visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page to find your grade level FlipGrid link.
KINDERGARTEN
ACTIVITY 1 – LET’S DO SOME SINGIN’ AND DANCIN’!!!
Log into www.clever.com with your student email address and password. Then visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page and look for your grade level’s online playlist.
Listen and watch the following two songs:
“Dance, Dance, Dance” – can you teach the dance movements from class to your family?
“Johnny Hammers” – do you remember all the movements that go with this song?
Using my clever page, click the link to your grade level FlipGrid page. From there choose one of the songs from above and record yourself singing along and dancing. Feel free to do both songs, feel free to get your family involved, too!
ACTIVITY 2 – COMPOSE AND RECORD YOUR OWN RHYTHM PATTERNS
Download the correct file below for your child and print off and cut out the rhythm flash cards. Use these flashcards to compose your own rhythm patterns. For 1st grade, use any combination of 4 cards then practice saying (Ta, Ti – Ti, or “sh” ) while clapping your pattern. For kindergarten, use any combination of 2 or 4 cards and practice clapping and saying (“long” “short-short”) what you create.
Take this activity further by performing your rhythm patterns on the homemade instrument you made last week. (If you didn’t have a chance to make a homemade instrument last week, now’s your chance!!!)
kindergarten make your own rhythm cards
Share your composition on FlipGrid! You will need your student cobb county email address and school password or another valid email address to record.
Log into http://www.clever.com and visit Mr. G’s Music Class Page to find your grade level FlipGrid link.
Friday 3/27
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MR. G
SPIRIT WEEK NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday 3/24
Here is a little insight into our “homeschool” / “work-from-home” world. Be sure to look at yesterday’s post for activities this week and be sure to log into Clever for quicker access to all my content!
Monday 3/23
DAILY VIDEO
LOGIN USING CLEVER
If you are using clever for your other classes. I have added links to my homepage as well as to flipgrid (both for recording and a separate link for feedback). I hope this helps you have fewer locations to remember to check!
CHORUS REHEARSAL USING “ZOOM”
On Thursday at 10am, I will be hosting a 30 minute chorus rehearsal, using the zoom video conferencing application. I will email the link out to families and post it in Clever as well. I was inspired by the video below. Hearing out students sing each week fills me with joy. This is an experiment, but I hope that giving our children a chance to sing together will fill them with joy and comfort in these unusual times.
5th GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Recorder Karate
Keep your videos coming! Remember to record your video using the flipgrid app or flipgrid.com THEN visit www.my.flipgrid.com and to check for my feedback and helpful hints. I may have even sent you a video response!!!
I’ve also add an instructional video to your flipgrids, be sure to watch it before you record!
ACTIVITY 2 – Rhythm Review
Download the rhythm file below and go through our rhythm notes from this year and practice saying and clapping each one. For a challenge, practice playing each rhythm on one pitch from the recorder. For example, you might clap the first rhythm and then play it on the note B using your recorder
5th grade rhythms – you can ignore the pizzas on the bottom of each page, these are for an in-class activity we do using the interactive panel board (your student may be able to tell you what they are for!)
ACTIVITY 3 – Online Music Playlist
I have put together a fun playlist of songs (some of them we have done in class) that I will update weekly. Click this link to view
4th GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Recorder Karate
Keep your videos coming! Remember to record your video using the flipgrid app or flipgrid.com THEN visit www.my.flipgrid.com and to check for my feedback and helpful hints. I may have even sent you a video response!!!
I’ve also add an instructional video to your flipgrids, be sure to watch it before you record!
ACTIVITY 2 – Rhythm Review
Download the rhythm file below and go through our rhythm notes from this year and practice saying and clapping each one. For a challenge, practice playing each rhythm on one pitch from the recorder. For example, you might clap the first rhythm and then play it on the note B using your recorder
4th grade rhythms – you can ignore the pizzas on the bottom of each page, these are for an in-class activity we do using the interactive panel board (your student may be able to tell you what they are for!)
ACTIVITY 3 – Online Music Playlist
I have put together a fun playlist of songs (some of them we have done in class) that I will update weekly. Click this link to view.
3rd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Recorder Karate
Keep your videos coming! Remember to record your video using the flipgrid app or flipgrid.com THEN visit www.my.flipgrid.com and to check for my feedback and helpful hints. I may have even sent you a video response!!!
I’ve also add an instructional video to your flipgrids, be sure to watch it before you record!
ACTIVITY 2 – Rhythm Review
Download the rhythm file below and go through our rhythm notes from this year and practice saying and clapping each one. For a challenge, practice playing each rhythm on one pitch from the recorder. For example, you might clap the first rhythm and then play it on the note B using your recorder
ACTIVITY 3 – Online Music Playlist
I have put together a fun playlist of songs (some of them we have done in class) that I will update weekly. Click this link to view.
2nd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – COMPOSE YOUR OWN 16th NOTE RHYTHM
Download the composition paper below and look over the sample. Compose a rhythm pattern using the notes in the answer key. Be sure to draw and color in the pizzas that match each rhythm note. When your finished practice saying and clapping your rhythm that you composed. If you have instruments in your house, try to perform it on one of those.
2nd grade make your own rhythm – with sample page – forgive the quality of my “sample page” it’s really hard to draw and color pizzas on a touch-screen 🙂
Share your composition on FlipGrid! (check out my how-to video in the recorder karate section of my website)
Click this link – https://flipgrid.com/geocaris2 (flipcode geocaris2 if using the app)
You will still need an email address when you click to record a video (student cobb county addresses will work)
ACTIVITY 2 – Online Music Playlist
I have put together a fun playlist of songs (some of them we have done in class) that I will update weekly. Click this link to view.
K and 1st Grade
ACTIVITY 1 – MAKE YOUR OWN RHYTHM PATTERNS
Download the correct file below for your child and print off and cut out the rhythm flash cards. Use these flashcards to compose your own rhythm patterns. For 1st grade, use any combination of 4 cards then practice saying (Ta, Ti – Ti, or “sh” ) while clapping your pattern. For kindergarten, use any combination of 2 or 4 cards and practice clapping and saying (“long” “short-short”) what you create.
Take this activity further by performing your rhythm patterns on the homemade instrument you made last week. (If you didn’t have a chance to make a homemade instrument last week, now’s your chance!!!)
1st grade make your own rhythm cards
kindergarten make your own rhythm cards
Share your composition with your friends using FlipGrid! (check out my how-to video in the recorder karate section of my website)
K students click this link – https://flipgrid.com/geocarisk (flipcode geocarisK if using the app)
1st grade students click this link – https://flipgrid.com/geocaris1 (flipcode geocaris1 if using the app)
You will still need an email address when you click to record a video (student cobb county addresses will work)
ACTIVITY 2 – Online Music Playlist
I have put together a fun playlist of songs (some of them we have done in class) that I will update weekly. Click here for 1st grade. Click here for kindergarten
Friday 3/20
FRIDAY FUN!
Enjoy a fun and happy song to sing and move with today. My dog, Shadow even pops in to say hello!
Mr. Spiess, music teacher at Bells Ferry Elementary School, shared what one of his families did with this song…in case you’re feeling creative, too!
Thursday 3/19
DAILY VIDEO
Today’s video is a review of how to get your feedback and comments from me using FlipGrid.
And here is one of some family go noodle time!
CHORUS STUDENTS
If you are a member of the Roadrunner Chorus. Please take a moment today to log into flipgrid with the below information. Then choose one of the topics from the dropdown box and send me video! You can sing one of the songs we are working on, or you can just send a video to say hello and share what you have been doing this week. Remember, there are practice tracks and lyrics posted in the chorus section of this website. If you need anything just email me!
Flipcode: Geocaris345
Passcode: roadrunner20
GRADE LEVELS
Continue practicing and reviewing the material from Monday’s post 🙂
ACTIVITIES FOR ALL
We’ve had some great activities for all this week. I’ve even had my children testing them out at home!
- GoNoodle – a great movement and music site. Take a music break today and have a family dance party…WE DID!!!
- Chrome Music Lab – a fun collection of tablet friendly music activities. My kids spent a solid 30 minutes exploring and creating with these activities.
- Berlin Philharmoniker – A world-class orchestra offering a free digital concert hall for the next 30 days. We used this for some lunchtime entertainment yesterday!
Wednesday 3/18
DAILY VIDEO
ACTIVITY FOR ALL
The Berlin Philharmoniker is one of the most famous orchestras in the world and they are offering a free 30-day pass to their digital concert hall. Use the link below and follow their directions to redeem the free 30-day pass before March 31. You will have access to live and recorded concert performances as well as lots of other great content! Enjoy!
https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home?a=bph_webseite&c=true
GRADE LEVELS
Please continue with Monday’s activities. Grades 3-5 should continue with Recorder Karate and Flipgrid. Grades K-2 should revisit their rhythm flash cards and continue to practice their rhythms.
Tuesday 3/17
A “NOTE” FROM MR. G
I just wanted to remind students and families that I will be posting new content each day. The content I post will vary from day-to-day. I might offer a fun video or website for you to check out, I might share something for the chorus, and I might share some grade-specific activities. These are meant to be suggested resources for you and your students while they are at home. I hope you will find something that your students enjoy and will help them stay engaged with educational and musical content.
DAILY VIDEO
TODAY’S ACTIVITY FOR ALL
CHROME MUSIC LAB – https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
This is a fun website with several easy-to-use music activities. They include composition, science, and even art connections. My favorite is the “song maker” where you can literally paint your song on the screen on then press play.
GRADE-LEVELS
Please continue with Monday’s activities. Grades 3-5 should continue with Recorder Karate and Flipgrid. Grades K-2 should revisit their rhythm flash cards and continue to practice their rhythms.
ROADRUNNER CHORUS
I have started a flipgrid for the roadrunner chorus. I have emailed the log-in directions to the choir parents.
Monday 3/16
Welcome to Digital Learning
Check back each day for new content! My hope is for students/families to explore, experience, and have fun!
These activities are not “graded assignments” but rather suggested resources and activities. It is not necessary to complete every activity or use every resource. I will try to post some different ideas and activities while we are out of the building in hopes that each student will find something that excites them along the way.
With today being the first day of digital learning, I wanted to get some content up for each grade level. Feel free to email me with any questions along the way: Andrew.Geocaris@cobbk12.org
DAILY VIDEO:
TODAY’S ACTIVITY FOR ALL
- GoNoodle.com – Go noodle has LOTS of great music and dance videos. Whenever a movement break is needed in the day pick a video that looks fun and have a family dance-off. TIP – build a favorites playlist by clicking the “heart” icon on the videos you like best. Take turns letting each family member choose a video to dance to. Remember to practice your best singing voice as you dance 🙂
SPECIAL NOTE – If you need help with your student’s cobb county login or password call the county help desk at 770-426-3330.
5th GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Get familiar with FlipGrid and Recorder Karate
Use today to log into FlipGrid if you haven’t used it yet. The log in directions and a how-to video are on my website under the “Recorder Karate” section. You will need the following to access the grid
- flipcode (given to students during class)
- flipgrid password (given to students during class)
- valid micosoft or google email address (your child’s school email address / password will work)
Please email me (Andrew.Geocaris@cobbk12.org) if you need any help. Remember to log into www.my.flipgrid.com afterwards. This is where you can check if I seen your videos and if I have sent you feedback.
Once you are comfortable with FlipGrid, try recording one of our Recorder Karate songs. The song lists are also in the “Recorder Karate” section of the website.
Activity 2 – Practice Your Note Reading
- Print and complete this activity page to review your catch phrases and note reading for the treble clef. lines and spaces
- Play this Kahoot Quiz Game at home to show off your note naming skills: https://kahoot.it/challenge/0957372?challenge-id=f9c22f17-101c-43b3-b894-04be94f8c7ab_1584361641431
Activity 3 – 12 Bar Blues Improvising on Recorder (or piano, or other treble clef instrument)
- Review the pentatonic scale below on your recorder (or other instrument). Practice until you can play it smoothly without squeaking.
- Once you are comfortable with the notes above, use the play along track below to practice improvising your own music. Remember the following:
- Use good technique all the time! No squeaks, squawks, or noodle fingers!
- Start by choosing two pitches from the scale and improvise with only those. As you get more comfortable try three pitches, four, even all five!
- Finish by exploring blues/jazz music and improvisation on your own through. Here are some artists you might explore. Listen for the times when the artists are playing composed music and the times when they improvise. Use places like youtube or spotify to find their music. When you find one like, do some more research and learn about his/her life.
- Miles Davis
- BB King
- Bessie Smith
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Billie Holiday
- Muddy Waters
- Chuck Berry –*electric blues, also considered the father of Rock N’ Roll
- JJ Johnson
- Duke Ellington
- Wynton Marsalis
4th GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Get familiar with FlipGrid and Recorder Karate
Use today to log into FlipGrid if you haven’t used it yet. The log in directions and a how-to video are on my website under the “Recorder Karate” section. You will need the following to access the grid
- flipcode (given to students during class)
- flipgrid password (given to students during class)
- valid micosoft or google email address (your child’s school email address / password will work)
Please email me (Andrew.Geocaris@cobbk12.org) if you need any help. Remember to log into www.my.flipgrid.com afterwards. This is where you can check if I seen your videos and if I have sent you feedback.
Once you are comfortable with FlipGrid, try recording one of our Recorder Karate songs. The song lists are also in the “Recorder Karate” section of the website.
Activity 2 – Practice Your Note Reading
- Print and complete this activity page to review your catch phrases and note reading for the treble clef. lines and spaces
- Play this Kahoot Quiz Game at home to show off your note naming skills: https://kahoot.it/challenge/07447?challenge-id=f9c22f17-101c-43b3-b894-04be94f8c7ab_1584362989807
3rd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Get familiar with FlipGrid and Recorder Karate
Use today to log into FlipGrid if you haven’t used it yet. The log in directions and a how-to video are on my website under the “Recorder Karate” section. You will need the following to access the grid
- flipcode (given to students during class)
- flipgrid password (given to students during class)
- valid micosoft or google email address (your child’s school email address / password will work)
Please email me (Andrew.Geocaris@cobbk12.org) if you need any help. Remember to log into www.my.flipgrid.com afterwards. This is where you can check if I seen your videos and if I have sent you feedback.
Once you are comfortable with FlipGrid, try recording one of our Recorder Karate songs. The song lists are also in the “Recorder Karate” section of the website.
Activity 2 – Practice Your Note Reading
- Watch the video below for a “refresher” on note reading using the treble clef notes.
- Print and complete this activity page to review your catch phrases and note reading for the treble clef. lines and spaces
- Play this Kahoot Quiz Game at home to show off your note naming skills: https://kahoot.it/challenge/0363504?challenge-id=f9c22f17-101c-43b3-b894-04be94f8c7ab_1584363413701
2nd GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Learn or Review 16th Notes
- Use today’s video to learn and/or review our 16th notes.
- Use the rhythm flash cards linked here and complete the following tasks – 2nd grade rhythms
- say each rhythm to a steady beat and use the correct rhythm words.
- draw the pizzas underneath each note to show the beats in each rhythm.
- Find something to use an instrument and play your rhythm patterns on an instrument. Remember to say your rhythm words.
- for a challenge – search on youtube or spotify for a playalong track and perform the rhythms again while listening to the play along track. (try searching for “blues play along” or “rock play along”)
- Click the link below to play a fun Kahoot! quiz game to show what you learned about rhythm notes
ACTIVITY 2 – REVIEW AND PLAY “LUCY LOCKET” WITH YOUR FAMILY
- Review the song from today’s video and sing it with your family. The lyrics are below:
- Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it
- Not a penny was there in it, only ribbon round it!
- Choose something from your home to use as the pocket (an envelope works great). Have one person hide the pocket while the “seeker” closes his/her eyes.
- When the pocket is hidden, one person searches for the pocket while everyone else sings the song. Remember to sing “forte – loud” when the seeker is close and “piano – quiet” when he/she is further away. Also, remember not to shout when you are far away.
KINDERGARTEN / 1st GRADE
ACTIVITY 1 – Make your own percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is anything that you can hit, shake, or scrape to make sound. Use household items to make an instrument that you can play in one of these ways. A simple idea is to tape two cups together and put rice inside them to make a homemade maraca.
Download your grade-level rhythm patterns below and practice saying and playing them on your homemade instrument.
Kindergarten Long and Short Sounds – k long and short patterns
1st Grade Rhythm Patterns – 1st grade rhythms pdf
ACTIVITY 2 – Movement / GoNoodle
Visit www.gonoodle.com and explore their selection of music and movement activities. Pick 1-2 songs to perform as a family. Remember to sing along in your best singing voice. In music class we talk about the difference between singing and shouting. Singing is a gentle and beautiful voice, and shouting is the voice we use outside on the playground.