Murdock Music

Everyone Spirit Day! Social Distancing is difficult, but it is important. I hope you are enjoying time with your families and are learning lots of different things (math, science, organization, cooking, laundry, etc). Don't forget to take time to play outside and play music. I miss hearing your voices and making music with all of you. These assignments are going to build on the assignments from the March 17th E-Learning  post. Go through this lesson and then go back to the other post and try some things out. Melody Maker all grades This is building on 1st grades lesson from the  March 17th E-Learning  post, if you want start there.  Watch this short video. Quiz Kinder - 5th grade Create your own melody with the  Melody Maker . Can you sing your melody? Play it on an instrument (piano, recorder, ukulele, guitar)? If you are able, send a video or picture of you performing your melody to   Patrick.hydo@cobbk12.org ...

Incredibox and Recorder One of my favorite ways to practice is to improvise (make music up on the spot). Usually I like improvising with friends or family members, but right now meeting with friends is out of the question and not all of you have family members that play musical instruments. So we are going to improvise with Incredibox ! You can use the app or the web version. Because of the key (notes used), it is easiest to improvise with "The Love", so select that. Add a few ostinatos, and then start creating your own melody over them. Try not to add too many or else there won't be enough "space" to add you improvisation. I usually use these three guys: The key is A minor. You can use any notes that aren't flat or sharp, but A is the most important followed by E Want a rhythm to get you started? Try this one: Forget your fingerings? Go here . Just hover over the notes to see the fingering or cl...

If you want... I am going to make recorder posts. If you have your recorder and want to play along, join us. If you don't have your recorder, no worries. These posts will just be for fun. First... Tips:  Top rack only No heated drying (it can warp the plastic) Where do you practice? Send a picture or video of you practicing your recorder.

By now, most of your students have received your Recorder Karate packet. We are implementing this program as a student paced addendum to the regular recorder curriculum. Although all students are encouraged to get their black belts, each child can determine their personal goal. Students will be allowed to try out for belts regularly in class and some time will be spent on each song. However, students are expected to do most of their practice on their own time. To facilitate home practice, below is a link to the Recorder Karate Dojo. Here you will find an interactive fingering chart, play-a-long recordings, and tips. It is strongly encouraged that students wanting to achieve higher level belts use these resources. We are using Recorder Karate 1 and our password is "Rubric". https://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkdojo.php

Parents and Students, We have been focusing on learning recorder and working on fingerings in class. To help your child better practice, here are some resources.                      B                              A                                G Interactive Fingering Chart: Hover the cursor over the note to see the fingering, click to hear it play. https://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkchart.php There are many great recorder play alongs available on youtube. Or check out my Blues post from last year: https://murdockmustangmusic.blogspot.com/2017/11/recorder-blues.html