Iredell-Statesville Schools Meeting Agenda Group: Elementary Music PLC Date/Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 12:00-3:30pm Place: ERD Third Creek Elementary Facilitator/Leader: J. Berry Attendance: /15 J. Berry, Agenda SP/ Person Tim Action(s) Assigned To By Reporting e Taken When Celebrations: ● 1. Continue posting ideas, lessons and links All Members to share Best Practices on the http://isselementarymusic.pbworks.com (all members)

Item #1: Fine Arts Supervisor: Mrs. Susie Wiberg 90 Macie Publishing – [email protected] min. curriculum training Macie Publishing www.maciepublishing. com

Item #2: DATA Data Review: Level 1 – 0-59 (F) District Data Analysis/Gap 45 Level 2 – 60-69 (D) Mitzi min. (still need Cloverleaf, Lake Norman) Level 3 – 70-79 (C) Shepherd Level 4 – 80-89 (B) Level 5 – 90-100 (A)

Strategic Goal In the district, 100% of the fifth graders will show growth of 10 points or score 100% on the district music summative assessment.

Item #3: Arts December 2nd Webinar Review DPI Arts Webinar in review

STRATEGIES Item #4: Kindergarten Assessment for each Janet grade level to help ● 3rd Rhyme - Jack and Jill - with Standard 6. ill rime word family ● Use pumpkins, cats, to Item #5: recognize notation for two nd different pitches 2 Quarter ● #23 Hey, Hey Look at me - Essentials: correct position and Kindergarten technique to play I can recognize iconic symbol instruments notation for at least two ● #31 October is Here- steady beat different pitches. ● #37 Pumpkin Fat - SM I can use improvisations to Jamie create one-phrase response working with ta titi and sh using two different pitches. All Members I can create patterns that show a Janet steady beat. Review Peter, Peter, slide #33 (ell I can use correct position and word family), and Jack and Jill, slide technique to sing and play #34(ill word family), Jack Sprat, slide instruments. #35 (at word family) 1st Grade Partner, Partner -listen to the song, I can perform rhythmic patterns sing and then identify the iconic using body, instruments, or notation using sol & mi, play game - in voice. Kodaly book pg. 38 - game I can sing or play three-pitch #159 See Saw - use body to show songs. pitch and rhythm I can use improvisation to create MM - I'm a Very Fine Turkey - two-phrase melodies using three #64 Play the Bells to Celebrate - pitches. Holiday Concert piece I can create rhythm patterns Lisa using quarter notes, quarter Mortimer- Mallet Madness with rests, and beamed eighth notes instruments. with iconic or standard notation. Frank Leto -Come On Everybody and I can use correct position and Sounds for the Instruments with technique to sing and play instruments. (Rhythm Band) instruments. Cha Cha Chimps with instruments. 2nd Grade I Wish I Were a Turkey echo song I can play extended rhythms Turkey Time video/movement warm-up pattern using body, instruments, or voice. Mitzi I can interpret three-pitch songs PTO Program that use traditional music notation with voice and/or by Toni, playing pitched instruments. I can use improvisation to create Ta and sh review and playing on simple rhythmic and melodic instruments What are they thankful for on rhythm variations on familiar melodies. sticks I can create rhythm patterns using half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed 1st Grade - Janet eighth notes in duple and triple ● 3rd Rhyme - Sing, Sing - ing meter. rd rime word family 3 Grade ● Perform rhythms - I can interpret through voice Halloween rhythms and/or instruments visual ● #94 Apple Tree - La representation of the major ● 2,4,6,8 Rhyme (introduce scale. half note) I can use improvisation to create ● #29 Bats and Cats rhythmic and melodic ostinato Jamie accompaniments. continued work on half note and half rest I can create rhythmic Janet compositions using notation for Review Sing, Sing, slide #43 (ing word whole, half, and quarter notes; family), introduce Star Light, Star half and quarter rests; and Bright, slide # 44 (ight word family) beamed eighth notes in duple, #94 Apple Tree - La and triple time. #7 Grand Old Duke of York - tempo 4th Grade #32 Doggie Doggie - 3 pitch melody "Little Sally Water" - 3 pitch melody I can interpret through voice MM- Pavo, Pavo - Thanksgiving and/or instruments simple pitch #46 Hanukkah Fun notation in the treble clef in major keys. Lisa I can use improvisation to create Leila song and Dance appropriate answers to rhythmic Frank Leto’s Rhythm Band activities with and melodic phrases. instruments. I Wish I were a Turkey echo song I can create rhythmic Turkey Time video with Movement compositions using notation for Super Turkey Song whole, dotted half, half, and Mama Don’t Allow with instruments quarter notes; whole, half and quarter rests; and beamed Mitzi eighth notes in duple and triple, PTO Program and common time and which are “On a Mountain” - s lead in steady beat arranged using a variety of “Bluebells, Cockle Shells” - popsicle stick sound sources. notation and sol mi practice 5th Grade I can recognize pitches on the treble and bass staves, including Toni ledger lines, in order to understand the continuum of Dakota Dawn mirror game… Activate 09 standard pitch notation. p. 50 I can use improvisation to create Raccoon Dance MM p. 256 short songs and instrumental Creating a rain dance - pieces, using a variety of sound sources, including traditional and 2nd Grade - non-traditional sounds, body Janet sounds, and sounds produced by ● 3rd Rhyme - Little Boy Blue electronic means. - orn, ace, are, ax rime word families I can create rhythmic ● Prepare Half note - Who's compositions using notation for that Tapping at the whole, dotted half, half, and Window?" quarter notes; whole, half and ● Prepare Half note - #5 Hill quarter rests; and beamed Hill eighth notes in duple, triple, and ● #20 Icka Backa - reviewing common time and which are La/ Ostinato/instrument arranged using a variety of parts sound sources. ● #32 Doggie, Doggie ● Learn "Down, Down Baby" Unit 1, Lesson 11, CD 1-41, Please help putting body percussion sounds ● #23 Pass the Witch's strategies from our Broomstick ● #24 Witch's Stew - prepare meetings into folders sixteenth notes for the new Essential Adonna Lines and Spaces Bingo by Cheryl Standards Lavender (Hal Leonard pub.) Treble Note Board Game (Chutes and Ladders Modified) Jamie Instrument ostinatoes and continued work with half note/rest Janet Review Rhyme- "Little Boy Blue" slide #54 - instrument families Brass - horn String - bass Percussion - snare Woodwind - saxophone "Little Jack Horner" - slide #55 Hey Everybody - diggeridoo Kangaroo - sfmrd - game Who's That Tapping at the Window - half note Hill Hill - Half note/play pitched instruments Icka Backa - Half note - ostinato - play unpitched instruments Bell Horses - s/l/m MM - Thanksgiving is Near - #28 Sing for Peace

Lisa Sasha Russian Dance Shake the Papaya creating rhythms and instruments. Music Play Super Turkey A Turkey Named Bert Canoe song with instrumental ostinati - Music Play

Mitzi PTO Program “Doggie, Doggie” - rhythm erase “Okkitokiunga” MP- tempo “Grand Old Duke of York” - tempo

Toni Brainpop jr Cherokee indians Sculptor and clay with native american flute music Cherokee Morning song with ostinatos Rain dance Lois Finishing Q1

3rd Grade - Janet ● Major Scale in round/canon, intervals ● Big Fat Biscuit - preparing low La, ● Interpret rhythm patterns in 4/4 & 3/4 with workstations ● Use Noteknacks manipulative to create rhythms in workstations ● Lavender's Blue/ fa and dotted half note ● #9 Rocky Mountain - interpret rhythms ● #21 Old Woman all Skin and Bones Adonna Lines and Spaces Bingo by Cheryl Lavender (Hal Leonard pub.) Treble Note Board Game (Chutes and Ladders Modified) Treble Note Uno Game - purchased from Teachers Pay Teachers Flash Note Game online and on Smartboard (Shared by Kelly Hogan on an ERD)

Jamie playing and reviewing syncopated rhythms Janet Major Scale - ask a student to give do, in unison, canon, then intervals https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnolo gy/music/musicalalphabet/ Hey Everybody - diggeridoo Big Fat Biscuit game with pitch naming - melody Oh My No More Pie! - low la prep Lavender's Blue - fa and dotted half note John Kanaka - learn movements and song Phoebe in Her Petticoat - low la prep and half note Over the River and Through the Woods - Thanksgiving #42 Santa Claus is Coming - in canon Lisa Theory Worksheets on Treble Staff and Christmas Around the World Program

Mitzi PTO Program Treble Wars worksheets - TPT - Jenna Hudson

Toni Land of the Silver Birch 3 ostinato’s I Rise, I Rise Activate 09 p. 53 coming up with body percussion and moves for each part of the chant.

4th Grade - Janet ● Solfa Dojo - interpret simple pitch notation in treble clef ● Interpret rhythm patterns in 4/4 & 3/4 & 2/4 with workstations ● Notate rhythms and pitch in 3/4 & 4/4 using noteknacks in workstations ● "Ah, Poor Bird"(canon) Unit 5 Lesson 9 ● "Turn the World Around" (partner songs) Unit 3 Lesson 10 ● #9 Liza Jane, review pitch on foam hand_ identify solfa and exact pitch names on worksheet ● Watch Out!(partner songs) Adonna Alfred Essentials of Music Theory software - Lessons 1 and 2 - Note Names on the Treble Clef and Practice Exercises

Jamie tika ti and ti tika rhythm patterns Janet Hey Everybody - diggeridoo https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnolo gy/music/musicalalphabet/ Listen and learn "Ah, Poor Bird", sing in canon, with ostinatos and instrument parts Review "Turn the World Around" sing partner song - divide class into 3 parts, each part sings one of the three songs Listen and learn "Liza Jane" - identify where high do occurs in the song "Tom Dooley" - sing song and then listen to Doc Watson perform the song - https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=b9Kk7JQ2xvo Over the River and through the Woods - Thanksgiving Winter Fantasy - partner song

Lisa Theory Worksheets on Treble Staff and Christmas Program

Toni Background - Trail of tears What they think about on the Cherokee Morning song… anything and write. Partner songs “My Paddle” and “Land of the Silver Birch” Two groups and switch so they sing both parts. Mitzi PTO Program Introducing ledger lines Choreographing a song for the PTO program

5th Grade - Janet ● Review the Major Scale, intervals, vocally ● "America the Beautiful" practice of 4/4 meter ● Journal writing - Critical Thinking Questions 1,2,3 ● Interpret rhythm patterns in 4/4 & 3/4 & 2/4 & 6/8 in workstations ● Notate rhythms and pitch in 3/4 & 4/4 using noteknack in workstations ● http://www.brainpopjr.co m/artsandtechnology/musi c/musicalalphabet/ ● #15 Alabama Gal (low S. L.) ● Worksheet for Alabama Gal to identify pitch and rhythms (sing & play) ● #18 Ghost of John/Tom Adonna Alfred Essentials of Music Theory software - Lessons 1 and 2 - Note Names on the Treble Clef and Practice Exercises Jamie tika ti and ti tika rhythm patterns Janet Hey Everybody - diggeridoo Review Major Scale in unison, canon, and intervals Introduce Bass Clef video America the Beautiful, practice conducting 4/4 meter, student conductor The Star Spangled Banner, practice conducting 3/4 meter, student conductor Over the River and Through the Woods - Thanksgiving #42 Christmas Shopping Blues with chords on instruments Complete Stations - get jobs assigned, then read the directions for the games, then play 10 min., then do noteknacks for 10 min. filling out the sheet in the envelope. Lisa Recorders and Christmas Program

Toni GOING CRAZY!!! Introducing 16th notes and how they work with 8th notes. Centers - Rhythm sheet… add and color Time signature fraction sheet Rhythm flashcards Note nabber- Treble clef note game… get all 7 notes to win.

Mitzi PTO Program Review treble clef with ledger lines Recorder Revolution (Harmony)

Professional Development Item #6: Professional ERD-Like Job Course # to Kim Rector Development VPLC – beginning Aug. 31 Opportunities: PLC Umbrella for CEU credit ERD’s next year Using Symbaloo 2015-2016 http://www.symbaloo.com/log Join- in. http://isselementarymusic.p For example bworks.com/ Assessment/Instruments/ Check out the latest postings. Favorite Links New email for NCMEA – District#5- Iredell, Davie, http://www.mustech.pbworks.co Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus, m Mooresville City, Thomasville http://exchange.smarttech.com/in City, Kannapolis City, dex.html Has loads of SMART notebooks [email protected] for music. http://skypeinschools.pbworks.co m/North-Carolina

Item#7: All Members 10 Committee break-out Committee Reports: min. work What committees does 1. All-County our PLC need? Chair – Jamie Holman Think about: Member – Adonna Dickerson Member – Michelle Sparks What needs to be done in each of Feb. 19 & 20 th , 2016 Guest Clinician – these areas? What can each Sally Albrecht committee do to enhance our Be looking for “Cantar” that was done in learning and in turn our students previous year. learning? We will collectively 6 pieces/6 students come up with guide lines for each committee. Chairpersons’ 2. Professional Development please keep this in your newly Chair – Lisa Shankle created committees notebook. Member – Julie Baur Member – Address IGP needs/creation of sessions – ex.NCMEA Conference/ Personnel or All Members members contact scheduled/district template completion and requested/CEU reports/ Teacher evaluation Instrument updates/ notices to members.

3. Testing/Data Management Chair - Mitzi Mitchell Member – Susan Stolzfus Member – PA/CFA’s – creation of tests/scheduling/ adjustments to current tests/ collection/graphs/gap analysis/reports/ notices to members Look for email from Mitzi with form: Data due by Friday, Oct. 16th.

4. Essentials/ Curriculum Guide Chair – Toni Philemon Member – Cindy Marshall

5. Tech Management Chair – Lois Parris Member – Kelly Hogan Member – Eric Dalymple wiki updates/posting of info/affinitize shared lessons by grade level page or essential number?/ notices to members/ Transfer Strategies Notebook to wiki. For Ipad, “Make Dice Lite” intervals, note names, rests, free app.

http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com for ipad ( Photon browser = check $4.99 plays flash files / Puffin browser = $3.99 Item #8: New News: ??? classroomcentral.org sign up for buddy box Next Steps: Next online Meeting: January 4, 2016 Online https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.5A3557796931C1F9F83EE207CD3E44&sid=voffice