Week of 6/8/2020
- Song of the Week: Lean on Me
- This is a song that we normally learn for graduation. Here you can find the words to sing along, or your instrument part to play along
- Some inspiring versions:
- Bill Withers (original)
- Dan and Claudia Zanes
- Playing for Change
- Glee (TV show about a High School Chorus)
- New Artist spotlight: Stevie Wonder, “Messenger of Peace”
- Here is a listening playlist of Stevie Wonder’s top hits of all time. He is a lifelong musician, starting his career at age 12 and still recording and performing today. In 2009, the United Nations called him a “messenger of peace” for his uplifting and powerful songs.
- Composition: Keep creating!
- Band and Orchestra: Message from Mr. Brown, the Day Middle School band, orchestra, and music teacher
- Band and Orchestra Zoom Jam Sessions
- Orchestra: Every Thursday, 1-2
- Band: Every Thursday, 2-3
- Want to share what music you’ve been making at home? I would love to hear it!
- Submit a video using Flipgrid to share your music with Ms. Lotz: https://flipgrid.com/18173071
Week of 6/1/2020
- Song of the Week: Lean on Me
- This is a song that we traditionally learn for graduation. Here you can find the words to sing along, or your instrument part to play along
- Some inspiring versions:
- Bill Withers (original)
- Dan and Claudia Zanes
- Playing for Change
- Glee (TV show about a High School Chorus)
- Artist spotlight: Elvis Presley, the King of Rock-and-Roll
- Here is a listening playlist of Elvis Presley’s top hits of all time. He was one of the founders of rock-and-roll, served in the army during World War II, and starred in over 30 movies!
- Composition: Keep creating!
- Band and Orchestra: Message from Mr. Brown, the Day Middle School band, orchestra, and music teacher
- Band and Orchestra Zoom Jam Sessions
- Orchestra: Every Thursday, 1-2
- Band: Every Thursday, 2-3
Week of 5/25/2020
- Artist spotlight: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
- Here is a listening playlist for one of America’s most beloved singers, Aretha Franklin. Fun fact, she is also one of Mr. Tynes’ favorite singers, and he’s seen her perform live!
- Aretha Franklin Listening Exploration
- Composition: Keep creating!
- Band and Orchestra: Message from Mr. Brown, the Day Middle School band, orchestra, and music teacher
- Song of the Week: We Will Rock You (band) and Bile Them Cabbage (strings)
- Send me your request! lotzm@newton.k12.ma.us
- Here are the songs from the past couple weeks:
- Band and Orchestra: Giant All Newton Band and Orchestra Virtual Performance!
- All of the 4th and 5th graders from every school in Newton are putting together a performance to be shared with our community!
- To be a part of this very cool project, learn your part and make a recording.
- Your parents/ guardians must fill this out first: Video Release Form
- Directions, Music, and Play Along Tracks
- Record and submit on Flipgrid
- Due Friday, May 29
Week of 5/18/2020
- Composition:
- Online beat creator: Groove Pizza
- Explore some new options this week!
- Directions for Groove Pizza
- Continue making songs on Chrome Experiments
- Non-tech composition option
- Band and Orchestra: Message from Mr. Brown, the Day Middle School band, orchestra, and music teacher
- Song of the Week: We Will Rock You (band) and Bile Them Cabbage (strings)
- Send me your request!
- Here are the songs from the past couple weeks:
- Band and Orchestra: Giant All Newton Band and Orchestra Virtual Performance!
- All of the 4th and 5th graders from every school in Newton are putting together a performance to be shared with our community!
- To be a part of this very cool project, learn your part and make a recording.
- Your parents/ guardians must fill this out first: Video Release Form
- Directions, Music, and Play Along Tracks
- Record and submit on Flipgrid
- Due Friday, May 29
Week of 5/11/2020
- Composition:
- New online beat creator: Groove Pizza
- Directions for Groove Pizza
- Continue making songs on Chrome Experiments
- Non-tech composition option
- Song of the Week: send me your request!
- Here are the songs from the past two weeks:
- String Tuning Video
- Check out this video to help your tune your instrument
- Featuring a special 4th grade guest!
Week of 5/4/2020
- Composition:
- Online song maker: Chrome Experiments
- New options: how to change instruments, how to change your choice of notes, and how to change the amount of measures. (New direction video)
- Non-tech composition option
- Song of the Week: send me your request!
- Here are the songs from the past two weeks:
- String Tuning Video
- Check out this video to help your tune your instrument
- Featuring a special 4th grade guest!
Week of 4/27/2020
- Composition:
- Online song maker: Chrome Experiments
- Direction video for Chrome Experiments Song Maker
- Non-tech composition option
- Song of the Week: Blue Skies
- Here are the songs from the past two weeks:
- String Tuning Video
- Check out this video to help your tune your instrument
- Featuring a special 4th grade guest!
Week of 4/20/2020
- Want to get the creative juices flowing? Practice your improvising with Ms. Lotz
- Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho: Improvising practice
- Keep practicing your composition skills:
- View this video by Ms. Lotz for directions for Drumbit and sharing it to Padlet
- Drumbit (for creating an online composition)
- Non-tech composition option
- Song of the Week: Mary Ann
- Here’s the music for all band instruments, orchestra instruments, voice, guitar (or ukulele), and an audio file: Mary Ann
- Keep jamming with last week’s song: When the Saints Go Marching In
- String Tuning Video
- Check out this video to help your tune your instrument
- Featuring a special 4th grade guest!
- How to share a video to Ms. Lotz via Google Meet
- I’d love to hear any music you’re making at home!
- Direction video
Week of 4/13/2020
- Answers for Name that Element! game.
- Composition Exploration
- View this video by Ms. Lotz for directions
- Online option: drumbit
- Ms. Lotz’s example: Social Distance Dance Party
- You can share your creation and listen to others!
- To share, record your work on the program (it will download to your computer) and upload the file to this Padlet.
- Non-tech option: Two measure practice composition
- Music is for sharing! Share your work at home or online with others!
- Song of the week! For instruments and voice
- Here’s a fun song to learn this week, the classic When the Saints Go Marching In
- Here’s a version of Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five playing When the Saints Go Marching In.
Week of 4/6/2020
Name that Musical Element! Watch this video by Ms. Lotz and try to guess which musical element she changes each time she plays Turkey Blues.
Name that Musical Element! Watch this video by Ms. Lotz and try to guess which musical element she changes each time she plays Turkey Blues.
- Use this sheet to help you remember each musical element and what they all mean.
- Use this sheet to record your guesses for the Name that Musical Element game. Stay tuned next week for the answers!