Welcome to Mrs. Amrein's Music Remote Learning! A reminder that music is 2 times a week so take your time and split the work into a couple days!
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Week of May 26th (5/26/2020)
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Music
Have a Great Summer everyone! Enjoy a few summer songs and activities to send you off into summer with a smile! The link connected to Mrs. Amrein is my wish for you! (no response needed!)
There may be other activities that you want to finish from previous weeks, please check them out!
4th Grade Music
I have one wish for you - see the video on this week's class board!
Please check out the lessons from the last few weeks and finish any activities you might have missed!
Have an amazing summer and I will see you next year!
(PS: Recorder Karate: where you finished this year is where you start next year - so whatever color you are on now - you will start at next year!!!😃🎶😃
5th Grade Music
I can't say goodbye - i will miss you all 5th graders! I love to come and see you at AUGS and maybe even when you are older! You have one video for this week - found in the class board.
And please check out your lessons from the last few weeks and finish any activites you might have missed.
HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER! You are all amazing!
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Week of May 18th (5/18/2020)
Kindergarten and 1st grade Music:
We are in the lovely season of Spring and I would love to see what you are seeing for Spring Time! Enjoy a few Springtime activities this week and share your spring videos or photos! All you need can be found on Seesaw in activities.
2nd Grade Music
This week we are learning about the music staff and its letters. Enjoy a video and some fun songs that share the lines and spaces of music! All of this can be found on Seesaw in the Activities! Enjoy!
If anyone still wants to create their poem video - please do! I love seeing and hearing from you and your classmates enjoy seeing your work in the Blog
3rd Grade Music
Level 3 continued: If you need a review of last week's information - it will be on google classroom for you to access. This week we are going to try a few songs! Please view the songs on google classroom - Then send me a video of you playing the notes that the Bubbles say!Please join my google classroom to get all the links and activities! Visit HERE for the codes
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd graders - I miss you and I would love to see you doing some activities on Seesaw for Music!
4th Grade Music
Time to add on to your screen shot from last week!
You will be adding letters and recording yourselves playing your song!!!
Everything is in Otus - Fruit Creation #2!
I am so excited to see what you can do!!
You also have the option to give a live EXTRA Recorder Karate test through google meets on Friday May 22nd at 10 am (code: recorderkarate). Please enter the meeting on mute and know that others, although muted, may be in the room and listening to your test.
Mrs. Anderson's 4th graders - Please check out the Bingo Card in Otus!!
5th Grade Music
This is week #2 of yuour Guitar Project! Please watch the videos - there is a secret note in the videos that might help you with your project!!!
You also have the option to give a live EXTRA Recorder Karate test through google meets on Friday May 22nd at 10 am (code: recorderkarate). Please enter the meeting on mute and know that others, although muted, may be in the room and listening to your test.
Oh and 5th grade - Guitar and Ukulele meets this week (Monday (18th): Guitar @ 10 am and Ukulele at 10:30 am) See Otus Blog for all the info! SPECIAL GUEST COMING!!! ANYONE CAN JOIN US EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GUITAR OR UKULELE!
Mrs. Anderson's 5th graders - Please check out the Bingo Card in Otus!!
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Week of May 11th (5/11/2020)
Kindergarten and 1st grade Music:
There was a full moon last week and there will be some cool planets seen in the night sky this week! Let's reach for the moon and stars this week and check out some fun activities! Can be found in Seesaw Activities - click on the grey "View Original" button and then Mrs. Amrein for more directions! Then share something your learned or what you enjoyed from these moon and star activities! Have Fun! 🌝🌚🌝🌟🌟☄️
2nd Grade Music
Let's continue this week with our Video Creating project. We have a chance to create a video with the app Clips. All the information is found in seesaw but I am so excited to see what you can create!
Families, look for a note in seesaw about this project so you know what is going on too!!!
I miss creating with everyone - so let's create something now!
3rd Grade Music
T Join in on Level 3 of Recorder this week! It is a play along set of songs this week with a movie to share with you what Level 3 means! Let's reach for the stars with out recorders!! Let me know what your favorite song was in the comments when you are done!Please join my google classroom to get all the links and activities! Visit HERE for the codes
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd graders - I miss you and I would love to see you doing some activities on Seesaw for Music!
4th Grade Music
Let's write a song!!! We are starting a project this week that will lead to a great final creation of a recorder song! This week we are learning about how songs are put together and setting up the rhythms (fruit!) for your song! Please view Lesson: Fruit Creation #1 in Otus and then do assessment: Fruit Creation #1! YOU NEED TO SCREENSHOT YOUR FINAL CREATION BEFORE YOU HAND IT IN!!!!!
I am so excited to see what you can do!!
You also have the option to give a live EXTRA Recorder Karate test through google meets on Friday May 15th at 10 am (code: recorderkarate). Please enter the meeting on mute and know that others, although muted, may be in the room and listening to your test.
Mrs. Anderson's 4th graders - Please check out the Bingo Card in Otus!!
5th Grade Music
It's time!!!! Time to be creative! You are tasked to show me you know the parts of the guitar. Please view Lesson: 5th Guitar Parts: Video Making Time!!! and then when you finish your video add it to Assessment: Guitar Parts Video. You have 2 weeks for this project! Have Fun and look for a little secret in the videos!!!
You also have the option to give a live EXTRA Recorder Karate test through google meets on Friday May 15th at 10 am (code: recorderkarate). Please enter the meeting on mute and know that others, although muted, may be in the room and listening to your test.
Oh and 5th grade - Guitar and Ukulele meets this week (Monday (11th): Guitar @ 10 am and Ukulele at 10:30 am) See Otus Blog for all the info!
Mrs. Anderson's 5th graders - Please check out the Bingo Card in Otus!!
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Week of May 4th (5/4/2020)
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU💫✨💫✨
Kindergarten and 1st grade Music:
Mrs. Amrein LOVES Star Wars! So this week - The Week of MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! - you have an interactive photo of everything Star Wars! Some dancing, moving, clapping, listening - You will find it in the Seesaw Journal! Enjoy it all!
2nd Grade Music
This week we are starting a project that can take up to 2 weeks. We have a chance to create a video with the app Clips. All the information is found in seesaw but I am so excited to see what you can create!
Families, look for a note in seesaw about this project so you know what is going on too!!!
I miss creating with everyone - so let's create something now!
3rd Grade Music
This week we celebrate Star Wars! An Interactive Star Wars photo will be found in your Google Classroom! There is no new assignment - however if you haven't shared your video of Level 2 - the March of the Nutcracker - please share that in last week's lessons too!Please join my google classroom to get all the links and activities! Visit HERE for the codes
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd graders - I miss you and I would love to see you doing some activities on Seesaw for Music!
4th and 5th Grade Music
This week is Recorder Karate! Please hand in your best video showing your fingers and face of your test song. If you are not sure which song, look back in Otus at the last test (March) or ask me! If you want some help, check the bookshelf in Otus for some Recorder Karate videos.
You also have the option to give a live test through google meets on Friday May 8th at 10 am (code: recorderkarate). Please enter the meeting on mute and know that others, although muted, may be in the room and listening to your test.
Another option - for those of you interested: I will offer Extra Recorder Karate tests on May 15th and May 22nd - Live only - through google meets at 10:00 am (code: recorderkarate)
Oh and 5th grade - Guitar and Ukulele meets start this week (Monday (4th): Guitar @ 10 am and Ukulele at 10:30 am) See Otus Blog for all the info!
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Week of April 27th (4/27/2020)
Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade Music:
Continue Checking off boxes on your Music Bingo Card (2-3 boxes a week!) This is the LAST week of this BINGO CARD!
Resources and activities will come out a few times a week on the Seesaw journal and activities to help! I LOVE seeing some of the things you are doing! You can share if you want - anytime!!!
I miss all of you so much! Keep singing and creating!
(Hey kindergarten, There are 2 stories coming your way this week! I hope you enjoy them!)
3rd Grade Music
This week is the FINAL DAYS of LEVEL 2 and the current Recorder Bingo Card!
We have been mastering Level 2 of the recorder! Level 2 has us looking at the lines and spaces of music and playing our Do, Re. Mi recorder notes! This week's lesson is your rubber band lesson!Practice March of the Nutcracker and attach a video to the assignment (Google Classroom) to show your mastery of Level 2! (Some of you have shared this already - please share a new video in the assignment!)
Please join my google classroom to get all the links and activities! Visit HERE for the codes
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd graders - I miss you and I would love to see you doing some activities on Seesaw for Music!
4th Grade Music
This we we are diving into a fruit rhythm activity which will be something that continues for a few weeks in May!
The lesson this week has a video and then you have to do a little work in Clips to finally add a short video into Otus - there are directions in the lesson!
HEADS UP - Recorder Karate will be in 1 weeks - first week in May. There are Practice Videos in your Bookshelf if you need them and I will be offering Live Recorder Karate Tests on Friday May 8th in the Morning - more to come closer to the date! PRACTICE PLEASE!!
Mrs. Anderson's 4th graders - keep trying activities on the Music Bingo Card that was sent through Otus earlier!
5th Grade Music:
Let's get fancy and try some interesting things in Otus and Clips
This week's lesson is reviewing the Dotted Quarter/8th note pattern (Peg Leg Joe!) You will have a lesson and 2 Assessments to do - these assessments work with eachother: PART one - investigate and figure out who goes together. THEN screenshot your part 1 and record yourself clapping and counting in Clips and then PART 2 - upload your video to Otus! All directions are in OTUS
HEADS UP - Recorder Karate will be in 1 weeks - first week in May. There are Practice Videos in your Bookshelf if you need them and I will be offering Live Recorder Karate Tests on Friday May 8th in the Morning - more to come closer to the date! PRACTICE PLEASE!!
Guitar and Ukulele Players..... Check out announcements - I will have a few things about tuning your instrument up this week. Friday (May 1st) in the morning, i will host a live meeting to help you tune your guitar or Ukulele! Then Starting Monday May 4th - I will host a live class to teach you how to play - i will also upload videos for you to do on your own! More info coming closer to the date!
Mrs. Anderson's 5th graders - keep trying activities on the Music Bingo Card that was sent through Otus earlier!
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Week of April 20th (4/20/2020)
Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade Music:
Continue Checking off boxes on your Music Bingo Card (2-3 boxes a week!)
Resources and activities will come out a few times a week on the Seesaw journal and activities to help! I LOVE seeing some of the things you are doing! You can share if you want - anytime!!!
I miss all of you so much! Keep singing and creating!
(Hey kindergarten, it is the last week to check out and vote for the "There was an old lady ...." activity - Mrs. Amrein will sing for you one or 2 of her books - you vote by commenting on the photo on Seesaw!)
3rd Grade Music
This week enjoy a little conversation about the Piano!
Watch Videos 1 and 2 (video 3 is optional but really cool - someone is dissecting (taking apart) a piano!)
Read one book from the Epic options
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Finally - Work on 1 or 2 squares on the Recorder Bingo Card - we will be doing this bingo card one more week - next week we will pass LEVEL 2 of 3rd grade recorder! I hope you are ready!Please join my google classroom to get all the links and activities! Visit HERE for the codes
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd graders - check out Seesaw and try some more activities on our Music Bingo!
4th Grade Music
This week we are learning out first recorder note that adds the Right Hand! The letter F isn't easy but we will get it together!
There is a Lesson and video exit ticket (in assessments) to share. Students have all week to do this so take your time - they might need to try this new note a few times before making the video!
Good luck! Let me know if you need anything!
HEADS UP - Recorder Karate will be in 2 weeks - first week in May. And practice videos for some songs are coming this week too!
Mrs. Anderson's 4th graders - keep trying activities on the Music Bingo Card that was sent through Otus earlier!
5th Grade Music:
This week we are reading and learning about the Guitar a little more.
Please do the lesson Guitar #2 and fill out the Exit Ticket in Assessments (Guitar Parts)
The Parts of the guitar will help anyone who is looking to take acoustics next year in middle school as well as anyone who wants to try to play now! We will be using the guitar parts for a differnt activity soon so you might screenshot the page for yourself!
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Week of April 13th (4/13/2020)
Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade Music:
Continue Checking off boxes on your Music Bingo Card (2-3 boxes a week!)
Resources and activities will come out a few times a week on the Seesaw journal to help! I LOVE seeing some of the things you are doing! You can share if you want - anytime!!!
I LOVE seeing you all!
(Hey kindergarden, check out the "There was an old lady ...." activity - Mrs. Amrein will sing for you one or 2 of her books - you vote by commenting on the photo on Seesaw!)
3rd Grade Music:
Please join my google classroom - codes to join are here.
This week we are also going to see some videos about the Percussion family! You hear from the crazt percussion instruments in The Composer is Dead!
Link is here and in Google Classroom:
Banks: https://edpuzzle.com/open/muzocki
Latuszek: https://edpuzzle.com/open/jugpadf
Levandowski: https://edpuzzle.com/open/gunokis
Zeddies: https://edpuzzle.com/open/gutjiri
We are also continuing to work on the Recorder Bingo Card! The music needed for this activity can aso be found here as well as in Google Classroom!
Please choose 1-2 boxes a week on the bingo card! I would love to hear you playing if you wanted to share - add a video to your assignment in google classroom!
This week we are also going to see some videos about the Percussion family! You hear from the crazt percussion instruments in The Composer is Dead!
Also, Finish up watching The Composer is Dead if you didn't get to it last week! See Goggle Classroom or below in last weeks information.
All of this information will be found on our google classroom!
Mrs. Frisby's class will continue to work on their bingo card.
Please see Seesaw for the bingo card - and I would love to see you so share anything you might have tried (2-3 squared per week!)
4th Grade Music
If you haven't taked your Recorder Karate Test yet - please try for this week!
This week we are preparing for a coming activity where you are the composer - by reading about a composer and hear the song he wrote.
See Otus Lessons for the actiivity! However, here are the links as well:
Watch Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfdNBBf3CO0- Watch with care and check out the 16th notes in the music!Mrs. Anderson's class will be contiuning our Bingo Card - see here or on Otus! (2-3 squares per week.)
I would love to see you, you can send me anything you are doing on Otus in the Music blog for your class!
5th Grade Music:
If you haven't taked your Recorder Karate Test yet - please try for this week!
This week we are playing the recorder - and remembering about Spirituals and where they came from! You have a few videos found in lessons on Otus!
I would love to see a video of you trying Wade in the Water on the Blog!!! Please Share - I miss seeing you!
PLEASE let me know if you want to start learning to play the guitar or ukulele!!
Mrs. Anderson's class will be continuing our Bingo Card - see here or on Otus! (2-3 squares per week.)
I would love to see you, you can send me anything you are doing on Otus in the Music Blog for your class!
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Week of 4/6/2020
Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade Music:
Continue Checking off boxes on your Music Bingo Card (2-3 boxes a week!)
Resources and activities will come out a few times a week on the Seesaw journal to help! I LOVE seeing some of the things you are doing! You can share if you want - anytime!!!
3rd Grade Music:
Please join my google classroom - codes to join are here.
We are starting to work on a Recorder Bingo Card! The music needed for this activity can aso be found here as well as in Google Classroom!
Please choose 1-2 boxes a week on the bingo card! I would love to hear you playing if you wanted to share - add a video to your assignemnt in google classroom!
Also, Finish up watching The Composer is Dead if you didn't get to it last week! See Goggle Classroom or below in last weeks information.
All of this information will be found on our google classroom!
Mrs. Frisby's class will continue to work on their bingo card.
Please see Seesaw for the bingo card - and I would love to see you so share anything you might have tried (2-3 squared per week!)
4th Grade Music:
Great Recorder Karate Tests - look in your Otus assessment to see if you have passed (I am working on them!)
If you haven't taked your Recorder Karate Test yet - please try for this week!
This week we are working on a recorder song to get out fingers working on our newest notes, C and D.
See Otus Lessons for the song and the actiivity! The song can be found here too, directions in Otus!
Mrs. Anderson's class will be starting on a Bingo Card - see here or on Otus! (2-3 squares per week.)
I would love to see you, you can send me anything you are doing on Otus in the Class Board for your class!
5th Grade Music:
Great Recorder Karate Tests - look in your Otus assessment to see if you have passed (I am working on them!)
If you haven't taked your Recorder Karate Test yet - please try for this week!
This week we are starting to learn about the guitar! You have 2 videos to watch found in lessons on Otus!
I also have a Question on the Class Board that I would like you to answer - it will set up some of our projects for the next few weeks!
Mrs. Anderson's class will be starting on a Bingo Card - see here or on Otus! (2-3 squares per week.)
I would love to see you, you can send me anything you are doing on Otus in the Class Board for your class!
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Week of 3/30/2020
Kindergarten Music: Welcome to our our new remote music class!
Kindergarten will be enjoying music with a Music Bingo card! Students are asked to do 2-3 activities each week.
Look in the Activities for the Bingo Card - you can save it as a draft each time you mark a square on the bingo card!
Every day or so - through SeeSaw - there will be different resources shared to help do activities on the Bingo Card!
1st grade Music: Welcome to our our new remote music class!
1st graders will be enjoying music with a Music Bingo card! Students are asked to do 2-3 activities each week.
Look in the Activities for the Bingo Card - you can save it as a draft each time you mark a square on the bingo card!
Every day or so - through SeeSaw - there will be different resources shared to help do activities on the Bingo Card!
2nd grade Music: Welcome to our our new remote music class!
2nd graders will be enjoying music with a Music Bingo card! Students are asked to do 2-3 activities each week.
Look in the Activities for the Bingo Card - you can save it as a draft each time you mark a square on the bingo card!
Every day or so - through SeeSaw - there will be different resources shared to help do activities on the Bingo Card!
3rd grade Music: Welcome to our our new remote music class!
3rd graders will be able to access all of their work through google classroom: Click here for each classes sign up!
This week we will be watching a video that shares the end of a book we have been reading - The Composer is Dead!
We will also have a few videos to show how Brass Instruments are made. These videos will have questions built in and need to be answered.
There is a quick sign in to get to these videos.
Click on your class name!
Mrs. Frisby's 3rd Graders - Check out SeeSaw for your activities - we will start with a Bingo Card with the Composer is Dead on it!!!
4th and 5th grade Music: Welcome to our our new remote music class!
This week is Recorder Karate. All you will need can be found on Otus as well as here!
1. Watch this video This week - It will help you know where things can be found on Otus for our learning activities!
2. Hand in your Recorder Karate test in Assessment in March Digital Recorder Karate Test. Remember, I want to see face and fingers and you might need to get creative in how you look at the music while you are recoding your video. I can't wait to see your smiliing faces!
(After you hand in your test video!) If you want something more - check out Garageband - can you record your RK song with the Microphone and then add a drum beat to it? (you will have to share it as a video in imovie - when you share the garageband file - share to imovie and then put a fun photo into the movie!) Hand this in RK Extras assessment!
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Week of 3/23/20
Happy Spring Break!
Check out the Oakland Spring Break Spirit Week! And many stories on Oakland's Facebook Page!
Everyone enjoy Spring Break and enjoy a few songs from the list below!
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Week of March 16th
4th and 5th Grades - WARNING - Recorder Karate Testing is coming in 1.5 weeks - You will be doing it on Otus and a video of your face and fingers is expected. But now PRACTICE PLEASE!!! If you need anything, contact me through Otus or through Class Dojo (if your class uses it?!)
3rd Grade: Enjoy a little smattering (an odd splash) of videos for your enjoyment! More to come soon! Fun Videos from Music 1
(Hint of something coming: We will finish "The Composer is Dead")
Kinder, 1st and 2nd Grades: This week, check out your SeeSaw accounts. Make sure you can find and do activities in the activities icon (looks like a lightbulb) Check out Art with Mrs. Jerik too! I look forward to your responses over the next few days!
