First and Second Class
ARTS EDUCATION
Music Notes
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The time allocation for Arts Education (Art, Drama & Music)
in 1st/2nd is three hours per week in total.
I plan to teach recorder for the ten minutes before
little break daily.
and for there to be extensive integration with topics from other subject areas
e.g., with Language Development; English Irish, R.E., SPHE, etc.
ASSESSMENT
I will assess the children’s progress in Music through
- teacher observation,
- some teacher designed tasks
- some copybook illustrations e.g. responding to music
I will be particularly interested in the children’s ability
- respond to music
- to read music
- to play the recorder
- and to compose
I would also like the children to assess their own learning
- informally through discussion during and after class
There will be Parent/Teacher Meetings in December
School Reports in June.
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DIFFERENTIATION
I believe that every child is capable in the area of Music.
The range of activities in Music will give each child
the opportunity to be successful in this subject.
Arts Education; Music;
Objectives; to develop in the child the following concepts;
Musical concepts;
a sense of pulse
duration
tempo
pitch
dynamics
structure
timbre
texture
style
These concepts will be developed as strands below are covered.
In accordance with the spiral curriculum topics would be dealt with
in more detail in Second Class
Strands;
– Listening and responding;
Simple listening games; animal sounds;
Justine Cooper’s ‘Call of the Wild’
interactive game.
Exploring sounds; environmental, vocal, body percussion and instruments
– Listening and responding to music;
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Classical:
e.g. Those that are pensive and convey melancholy mood include;
Piano Concerto No. 21 ‘Elvira Madigan’ Mozart
2nd Movement; ‘Adagio, Concierto De Aranjuez’ Joaquin Rodrigo
‘Adagio in G Minor’ Tomaso Albinoni
‘First Movement; Adagio-moderato, Cello Concerto,’ Edward Elgar
‘Meditation; Thaïs,’ Jules Massenet
‘Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana,’ Petro Mascagni
Those that are more upbear and animated;
‘The Hallelujah Chorus,’ Handel
‘Jupiter – The Bringer of Jollity’ Holst
‘The Emperor Waltz,’ Johann Straus II
‘Ode to Joy’ from 4th Movement,
Symphony no. 9 in D Minor,’ Ludwig van Beethoven
‘O Fortuna’, Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
‘Ride of the Valkyries,’ Wagner
Prélude, Carmen,’ Georges Bizet
‘Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Nabucco,’ Giuseppe Verdi
‘Dies Irae, Requim Mass,’ Giuseppe Verdi
Compilations available here: Classics for Kids
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Nursery rhymes and children’s songs by various artists.
Click on this link to see some of the songs we enjoy in class..
Church Music;
e.g. Christmas,
St. Brigid’s,
St. Patrick’s Day,
Easter
and also to prepare for confession/communion
Popular Music;
Current Favourites; e.g. Hits from the popular charts.
Listened to during activity time & tidy up time.
- Performing;
Song Singing; a wide range of songs:
rainn agus amhráin,
action songs, playground games and songs,
popular songs from TV and radio.
Recorder pieces; using the notes b,a,g,e,d,
- Early literacy;
I will be teaching Second Class to read music in order to played the recorder.
Recognise and perform simple rhythm patterns
- Playing recorder and percussion instruments (pitched and unpitched) regularly;
Game; The Magic Tambourine
i.e. Tambourine passed around a circle of students as silently as possible.
Accompanying tapes of familiar tunes.
Observing dynamics; loud and soft, quickly and slowly.
Dividing up into different groups;
‘hard’ sounds; blocks, claves & ‘soft’ sounds; bells, tambourine.
Coming in on the instruction of the ‘conductor’.
- Composing, improvising and creating;
e.g. seasonal themes
e.g. Autumn Leaves,
The Haunted House,
Fireworks, Weather,
Rain,
The Farm,
The Harbour/ Seashore
Talking about own work and the work of other children
Invent graphic symbols for single sounds and sound effects;
A bell, a shaker, a high note, a loud note, the wind, thunder
Recording compositions: making podcasts using Audioboo.
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A month by month menu of music activities for first and second class.