Murdock E-Learning

Parents,

While Cobb County Schools are out, this blog will be your source for musical activities, assignments, and links.

All assignments will be posted on this blog. All necessary resources will be included or linked from the post. Any assessments will be done using Microsoft forms and should be able to be completed from any internet enabled device.

Listed below are a variety of free resources and games.

Music -at- HOME 
  
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com   
  • Chrome Music Lab offers 13 different ways to make and/or experiment with music and sound science.    
  • Appropriate for K-5!   
  
https://www.incredibox.com   
  • The most fun way ever to make music ostinatos!! An ostinato is simply a repeating rhythm or melodic pattern. Typically, an ostinato underlies the main melody, like the pat-pat-clap part to Queen’s We Will Rock You.   
  • Appropriate for K-5!  
  • The first four versions (Alpha, Little Miss, Sunrise, & The Love) are ALL free and web-based.  The newest three versions are paid content via web or app.  HAVE FUN!!!  
  
https://www.classicsforkids.com   
  • Classics for Kids offers a plethora of information about composers, classical compositions, orchestral instruments, and student composition activities and games.    
  • Most appropriate for 2-5  
  
https://www.giamusic.com   
  • GIA Music is a great place to go for free downloadable SONGTALES (sung stories).    
  • To access these, click the link above and then type SONGTALE in the search box.  Once your child has chosen a title, click on it and then scroll down until you see: FREE MP3 Download - Full Performance. Now you can download and listen to these wonderful sung stories!  
  • Most appropriate for K-2  
  
https://www.netflix.com  (no, really!) 😉  
  • WHO WAS, Episode 5 focuses on Louie Armstrong – Most appropriate for 3-5  
  • STORYBOTS, Season 3, Episode 1: How Do You Make Music is excellent!!  Most appropriate for K-2 (but a great review for 3rd graders as well).  
  • JULIE’S GREENROOM, Entire Season features Julie Andrews teaching about music and theater. Most appropriate for K-2  
  
Virtual Concerts
Take in some free concerts for a limited time from some world class ensembles.

Berlin Philharmonic
https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/titelgeschichten/20192020/digital-concert-hall/

Vienna State Opera
https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/staatsoper/news/detail/news/the-wiener-staatsoper-is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/

New York Metropolitan Opera
https://www.metopera.org

Miscellaneous Music Opportunities for ANY age/stage:  
  • Pick your favorite musical and watch it together, discussing what you like and performance elements involved in the show.  
  • Listen to the radio! Now change stations to a different genre (from pop to country for example) and discuss the differences and preferences.  
  • Share YOUR favorite song, station, or band with your child and share why it’s your fave!  
  • Call a grandparent and ask them if they remember any songs that were sung to them as a child!  
  • If you play an instrument and have access to it, share it with your child!  
  • Have your child sing you a song they’ve sung in the music room.  
  • Have your child take their favorite song and change the lyrics!  
  • Have your child create their own musical instrument out of found objects.  
  • Have your child add a simple ostinato to a song they already know.  An ostinato is a repeating rhythm pattern.  This can be done with any body-percussion or found object or on a created instrument.  (A simple example of ostinato is the pat-pat-clap part to Queen’s We Will Rock You.)  

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