From: Carol Parnell
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 18:07:38 -0500
We watched some of the Animusic videos last week during testing, and this
week we are drawing our own inventions of musical instruments of the
future. We did a quick review of the instrument families and watched the
Intel creation of the Pipe Dream instrument, discussing how something that
was a computer animated graphic became a real instrument, using parts
that could be real instruments and parts that are not usually thought of as
instruments (ping pong balls). Third grade has been studying inventing and
inventions in class, so it really tied in. -- Carol in Texas
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Shauna Close wrote:
> Hello everyone!!
>
> My school year is winding down quickly!! I know several of you will see
> students into June, but we are down to our last two week so school here in
> Colorado!
>
> My 4th & 5th graders just finished up a Centers Unit on Treble Clef Reading
> and Note Recognition 2 CLASSES EARLY!!! I will see them twice more before
> the end of the year, however I was planning on this Unit taking up most of
> that time.
>
> Do any of you have any "tried-and-true" activities for the older elementary
> students at the end of the year. I don't want to just put on a video for
> them to watch for the last few times I get to see them ...
>
> If any of you have some ideas you'd be willing to share it would be greatly
> appreciated!!
>
> I do know I have the Animusic Videos .... Does anyone have an activity you
> do while watching these?
>
> Thank you!
>
> --
> Shauna Close-Crossland
> Stratton SD R-4
> Liberty School J-4
>
> "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the
> imagination, and life to everything." ~Plato
>