GRAPHING PITCH!
It was a fun mathematical music day today as we explored the relationships between size and pitch and graphed these ideas using a basic chart (show below with three categories: items with certain pitches, and items categorized generally as "low" or "high"). Children participated in graphing by using a sticker to represent their instrument. Our younger groups only categorized pitches (or musical notes) as high or low, but our older students also categorized them by their assigned name in the music scale (we did the C major scale which is all natural notes; C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C).
All of the students enjoyed exploring large and small cymbals, xylophones, desk bells, drums and boomwhackers of different lengths and tones. Our younger groups also enjoyed having the book "Wheels on the Bus" sang to them!
Also make sure to check out the download of the "Grandma's Glasses" mp3. It's a fun fingerplay that we enjoy doing that also illustrates manipulating the pitch of your voice from high to low!
MP3 download (1 mb)
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SCHOOL AGE UPDATE: I apologize for a lack of content for our school age group in this blog! I was out of town last week on our typical music day and therefore, don't have an update on our class for you this week! I will let parents know, however, that this coming Thursday we will be continuing to learn our new prayer chants/songs and also experimenting with this week's lesson of pitch graphing. :)
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REMINDER: No music class next week! I will be absent for my yearly vacation to Mackinac Island with my family! :) I will look forward to resuming normal music classes the week of August 7th!