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Get Creative with Recorders and Boomwhackers Denise Gagne, OMEA 2015 [email protected] Join the Musicplay Teachers Group on Facebook!

Stages of Learning: Imitation ~ Exploration ~ Improvisation/Creating Imitation ~ echo what teacher plays T: B BA G G S: B BA G G T: G E G.... S: G E G.....

Exploration ~ Improvisation Question-Answer T: B BA GA B S: BB AA GG G question should not have a final point, but a good answer should Creating: Ostinato is a great way to begin composing (short and limited range) 7. Au Claire de la lune BAG (mrd) ostinato on (d l,s,) G E D Hot Cross Buns BAG (mrd) ostinato on (d l,s,) G E D 14. Trampin’ BAG (mrd) ostinato on (d l,s,) G E D 18. Frog in the Middle G E D (d l,s,) with GAB ostinato (drm) 21. My Paddle BAG E (mrd l,) ostinato on s,l, d D E G 9. Hot Cross Buns - create variation Rondo - create B section use only BAG E, q qr Q Composition Template - an excellent culminating project on either recorders or Boomwhackers in Teaching Reading Music with Boomwhackers can’t begin with one note - start with 5: CDEFG (Demo how to begin note reading with Boomwhackers) Recorder compositions can be completed by individual student, but with Boomwhackers composition needs to be a group effort. • begin by having students create the rhythm • then explore sounds for that rhythm using instruments, pencil in letter names • when they like what they have transfer to the staff • use BAG E They must end on G or E. If they end on G, accompany with GD on Orff instruments (or piano). If they end on E, accompany with EB on Orff.

Teaching Music Reading with Boomwhackers is an amazing collection with projectable PDFs to teach students to read music. This is a classroom tested resource for Gr. 2-6! Includes rhythm, worksheets and so much more!!

1 ©2015 for classroom use only www.musicplay.ca 1-888-562-4647 Compose yourself 1. Use the beat chart to create an eight bar rhythm pattern in 4/4. Use only these notes: q qr Q . Write the rhythms under the hearts. Perform your rhythm for your teacher before writing your melody. 2. Use the following tubes: CDE GA or DE GAB. Experiment with different notes on each beat. (Don’t change notes on eighth notes.) If you use CDE GA your melody must end on C. If you use DE GAB your melody can end on E or G. Pencil the letter names under the rhythms. Try it out. If your group likes the way it sounds, keep it. If your group doesn’t like the way it sounds, change it. 3. Write your notes and rhythms on the musical staff. Each student should practice writing the song on the staff.

Composed by: ______

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Musicplay Online is still under construction, but we are so excited about this site, that we’re encouraging teachers to use for free until construction is completed. The site will include everything that is in Musicplay, plus many more interactive activities! - solfa note naming and letter note naming for all reading songs - pop quizzes to teach, reinforce and assess note names, terms and symbols - games to teach concepts: beat/no beat, beat/rhythm, major/minor, smooth/separated, high/low, loud/ quiet - Solfa Practice movies: sm, lsm, smd, mrd, ls mrd - echo the flashcard, poison melody game, sing from handsigns, sing from notation, sing in solfa the pattern that you hear, assessment - Rhythm Practice Movies: echo, poison rhythm, read patterns, clap what you hear, assess - Ukulele tuners and guitar tuners are available now. Many songs to play on uke and guitar will be included. Vocal warmups are online now, and many more will be added - Listening, Dance, Recorder and Theory sections will be added. Creating Activities to be added - demo Interactive Beat/Rhythm activities - Rhythm Pattern Maker, Ostinato Maker Register now to use all the components that are available for free! When the site is complete, subscription costs will be very affordable - we hope to make the site available to teachers for about $20/ month. Teachers, schools or districts that have purchased Musicplay packages will be given access to the site on a pro-rated basis - 5 years of access for purchase of a Musicplay K-6 package.

3 ©2015 for classroom use only www.musicplay.ca 1-888-562-4647 The $10 Recorder Package In this specially priced package, the students receive a beautiful sounding Handel or Yamaha recorder, with case, cleaning rod and fingering chart, the Recorder Resource Student Book AND CD to practice with. Students who practice with a CD, practice more often, more effectively and achieve better results. On school orders of 10+ packages, we include the tax and the shipping. Phone/Fax 1-888-562-4647

Recorder + Book 1 Packages Amount P1 Handel 2 pc Baroque/Book/CD 1 $10 P2 Handel 2 pc German/Book/CD 1 $10 P3 Handel Economy / Book/CD 1 $8 PY7 Yamaha Baroque/Book/CD 1 (YRS-24B) $10 PY8 Yamaha German/Book/CD 1 (YRS-23) $10 F5 Handel 2 pc Baroque/J'apprends1/CD1 $10 Learn & Play Recorder App F6 Handel 2 pc German/J'apprends1/CD1 $10 for iPhone/iPad now available! F7 Handel Economy /J'apprends 1/CD 1 $8 F8 Yamaha Baroque/J'apprends 1/CD 1 $10 F9 Yamaha German/J'apprends1/CD 1 $10 250 Recorder Resource Student Book/CD1 $5 Recorder + Book 2 Packages P4 Handel 2 pc Baroque/Book/CD 2 $10 P5 Handel 2 pc German/Book/CD 2 $10 P6 Handel Economy / Book/CD 2 $8 PY9 Yamaha Baroque/Book/CD 2 (YRS-24B) $10 PY10 Yamaha German/Book/CD 2 (YRS-23) $10 F10 Handel 2 pc Baroque/J’apprends 2/CD2 $10 Qty. F11 Handel 2 pc German/J’apprends 2/CD2 $10 116-P Recorder Kit 1 with PPT $50 Additional package options are available - visit www.musicplay.ca 119-P Recorder Kit 2 with PPT $50 or call 1-888-562-4647 to inquire about other combinations. JC1-P Jazz Cats Recorder with PPT $20 Qty. Recorders Amount New! C15 Spirituals for Recorder w. PDF $20 AR7B Handel 2 pc Baroque Recorder $6 New! JC3 Blues Cats Recorder with PPT $25 AR7G Handel 2 pc German Recorder $6 New! C30 Recorder Trios $20 AR1B Handel Economy 1 pc Recorder $3 RBAG-P BIG B-A-G Collection w PPT $25 YamB Yamaha Baroque YRS-24B $7 RFLK1-P Favorite Folk Songs with PPT $25 YamG Yamaha German YRS-23 $7 RSATB-P SATB Ensembles - with PPT $20 alto Handel ALTO Recorder $15 R1PPT Recorder 1 PPT with audio files $20 tenor Handel TENOR Recorder $40 R2PPT Recorder 2 PPT with audio files $20 bass Handel BASS Recorder $195 AL12 Recorder Fingering Flashcards $20 Total Amount Ordered: ______(tax and shipping included on orders of 10+) School Name:______Address:______City:______State/Prov:_____ Attention: ______Zip/Code:______Phone: ______Email:______Bill to the School:_____ Visa or MC# ______Expiry:___

www.musicplay.ca4 ©2015 for Phone/Fax classroom use 1-888-562-4647 only www.musicplay.ca Email: [email protected] 1-888-562-4647 Student Recorder Order Form: Dear Parents: Just as students at this school have the opportunity to order books from Scholastic, students can purchase their own recorder, student book and practice CD. When students have the book and practice CD, they’ll practice more, sound better, and they will achieve better results on the recorder. The package consists of a good quality recorder that contains no BPA plastic (safety tested), a student book and a practice CD. The Book/CD is also available as an App for iPhone/iPad. ($3.99) Search for Learn and Play Recorder. Students who do not purchase the package will be loaned a recorder and booklet by the school to use in class. Sincerely Yours, ______, Music Teacher

Complete Package: Recorder / Book / CD $10 ______I own a recorder and just want the book/CD: $5 ______I will download the app and just need the recorder: ___ ($ _____)

Student’s name: ______Grade: ___ Homeroom teacher: ______

Student Recorder Order Form: Dear Parents: Just as students at this school have the opportunity to order books from Scholastic, students can purchase their own recorder, student book and practice CD. When students have the book and practice CD, they’ll practice more, sound better, and they will achieve better results on the recorder. The package consists of a good quality recorder that contains no BPA plastic (safety tested), a student book and a practice CD. The Book/CD is also available as an App for iPhone/iPad. ($3.99) Search for Learn and Play Recorder. Students who do not purchase the package will be loaned a recorder and booklet by the school to use in class. Sincerely Yours, ______, Music Teacher

Complete Package: Recorder / Book / CD $10 ______I own a recorder and just want the book/CD: $5 ______I will download the app and just need the recorder: ___ ($ _____)

Student’s name: ______Grade: ___ Homeroom teacher: ______

You’ve had sets of Boomwhackers forever, but what do you do with them? In this collection,

Includes: • Teacher’s guide with songs, lead sheet, and teacher notes. Denise takes you through a sequential process that will help your students in Grades 2-5 • Projectable Boomwhacker notation with embedded audio. • Worksheets to teach, reinforce and assess music reading. • Accompaniment Tracks. learn to read rhythms, melodies, and chords. # 345 $35 A download is available. By Denise Gagné Themes & Variations Festivals and Holidays is a musical revue exploring celebrations around the world. The songs are unison or easy two part suitable for classroom or choir, and staging is simple. Perform all 12 songs, or use just a few. The book/CD includes performance/accompaniment tracks, piano/vocal score, reproducible script and vocals, and projectable PDF with audio links. #C20 $30 Easy Ukulele Songs Teacher’s Guide (C) is an excellent songs collection to teach young beginners to sing and strum on the ukulele. The collection includes 32 folk songs with a performance/accompaniment CD, projectables, chord charts, reproducible student lyrics pages, and links to easy pop songs to play along with. The first 15 songs Easy Ukulele use just one chord. The next 15 songs are very easy two chord songs, and there are two Songs Easy songs that use three chords. #EukeTG $30 Ukulele in C Standard Tuning Ukulele

A beginner book for Soprano Ukulele Songs Includes: • Tuning tips Ukulele • Chord charts in C Standard Tuning Easy Ukulele Songs Student Book • 32 familiar songs (C) includes the music and CD for all the songs • Lyrics with chords • Notation with chords A beginner book for • 1, 2, and 3 chord songs Soprano Ukulele Compiled by Denise Gagné Includes: Themes & Variations in the teacher’s guide. This affordable student book/CD is just $5. Minimum quantity • Tuning tips • Chord charts Teacher’s Guide • 32 familiar songs • Lyrics with chords • Notation with chords of 5 books must be ordered at this low price! # EukeSB $5 US $7 Cdn • 1, 2, and 3 chord songs Compiled by Denise Gagné Themes & Variations Student Book D tuning will be available soon!

20+ Vidar ukuleles and student book/CDs #UkeVP1 $65 each 20+ ukuleles, bags and student book/CDs #UkeVP2 $75 each 1-19 ukulele and student book/CD #UkeVP3 $75 each 1-19 ukulele, bags and student book/CDs #UkeVP4 $85 each

Mahalo Ukuleles 20+ Mahalo ukuleles #Ukes $30 1 Mahalo ukulele #MR1RD1 $35

Character Traits is a musical revue that teaches about character through use of magical hats. Songs ny Hat he Ma s of T include Responsibility, Courage, Integrity, Kindness, Self-Discipline and Perseverance. Jennifer Songs ynn can stand alone. The book/CD includes performance/accompaniment tracks, piano/vocal score, reproducible script Use them for L A musical “Word of andthe inMonth” for young children assemblies! to learn about positive Character Traits and vocals, and projectable PDF with audio links. #C26 $30 Lyrics & script by Stuart Murray Music by Craig Cassils

Integrity Bullied shows how bullying can occur everywhere, even on another planet! Songs include It Hurts, Citizenship

Kindness Themes & Variations Alone Is The Game I Play, Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me, We Have You By Our Side and Confidence Song. The book/CD includes performance/accompaniment tracks, piano/vocal score, reproducible script and vocals, and projectable PDF with audio links. #C22 $30

Make good choices, always be responsible. Music Rules Poster Pack #PP1 $25 music room rules, audience behavior and instrument care. There are 22 posters and lesson plans to use with the posters. - full color cardstock Instrument Alphabet #PP2 $25 This set of 27 posters features instruments from around

© Themes & Variations www.musicplay.ca the world - one for each letter of the alphabet! Instruments of the Orchestra #PP3 $25 This set of 24 posters features the instruments of the symphony orchestra. They make a great bulletin board or border around your

Brass classroom.