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Dear Island Park Eagles,While we can't meet together for music class, there are plenty of ways to stay musical at home! Please see below for various online and offline ways to make music and practice your skills at home. Note: all activities are meant to be supplemental, not a replacement for core curriculum, nor a requirement for any student. Please feel free to share your musical activities with us... we miss you!
Kindergarten Activities | 1st Grade Activities | 2nd Grade Activities
3rd Grade Activities | 4th Grade Activities | 5th Grade ActivitiesPrimary (K-2) Music Websites | Secondary (3-5) Music Websites
Online Music Activities and Teacher Resources | More Online Music Lessons (from musiceachteacher.com)Kindergarten Music Activities
- Listen, keep a steady beat, and sing along with this Youtube playlist of many songs from music class. It includes favorites like "Chop Chop Chippity Chop," "Aiken Drum," "Down By the Bay," and more!
- Draw a wiggly line on a piece of paper and practice following it with your singing voice. Here are some examples to get you started!
- Practice ta/ti-ti with these downloadable rhythm flash cards.
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat!
- Slower tempo choice: A Swinging Safari
- Faster tempo choice: Happy Trumpeter
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat!
- Write rhythms for things you see around your house: take a word and see if you can make it into "ta" or "ti-ti". Here's some hints! Cup = ta (one sound). Pencil = ti-ti (two fast sounds).
- Make your own Land of Arioso, the land where you can only use your singing voice! In the music classroom, we used a special corner and special cushions. Can you make your own Land of Arioso and practice using your singing voice?
- Explore 1 of the "Primary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
First Grade Music Activities
- Sing a song from music class and teach it to someone in your house. Here are some ideas!
- Draw a wiggly line on a piece of paper and practice following it with your singing voice. Here are some examples to get you started!
- Practice ta/ti-ti/rest with these downloadable rhythm flash cards.
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat!
- Slower tempo choice: A Swinging Safari
- Faster tempo choice: Happy Trumpeter
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat!
- Write rhythms for things you see around your house. Can you make a melody by singing them on "so" or "mi?"
- Explore 1 of the "Primary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
Second Grade Music Activities
- Practice 2nd grade rhythms with these downloadable rhythm flash cards.
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat! Slower choice: A Swinging Safari Faster choice: Happy Trumpeter
- Try it with background music to keep a steady beat! Slower choice: A Swinging Safari Faster choice: Happy Trumpeter
- Practice your piano songs on a keyboard at home or on this Virtual Piano. Have a mini-recital to show your family!
CDE and CBA Songs Interactive Piano Tools
Advanced Songs - Write your own mi/re/do song using the website Notessimo or Classics for Kids or by writing on music staff paper. Then, try singing your song to yourself!
- Print and cut out the following flashcards - teach the symbols to a family member then play tic tac toe!
2nd Grade Melody Flashcards | Advanced 2nd Grade Melody Flashcards Study Sheet: 2nd Grade Melody Study Guide
- Explore 1 of the "Primary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
Third Grade Music Activities
- Practice rhythms with these downloadable rhythm flash cards.
- Practice your piano songs on a keyboard at home or on this Virtual Piano. Have a mini-recital at the end of the week to show your family!
Beginning Songs Interactive Piano ToolsModerate Songs
The Rocking Horse | Follow the Leader | Around the Totem Pole | At the Skating Rink | Shepherd's Hey- Write your own piano song using the website Notessimo or Classics for Kids or by writing on music staff paper. Then, try singing your song to yourself!
- Play along with these Youtube videos - Use different "instruments" from home (spoons as rhythm sticks) or with different body percussion (stomping, clapping, patting, snapping).
o Hall of the Mountain King playalong o Trepak playalong (from The Nutcracker) - Print and cut out the following melody flashcards - teach the symbols to a family member then play tic tac toe!
3rd Grade Melody Flashcards | Advanced 3rd Grade Melody Flashcards Study Sheet: 3rd Grade Study Guide- Explore 1 of the "Secondary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
Fourth Grade Music Activities
- Practice rhythms with these downloadable rhythm flash cards.
- Practice your recorder songs (quietly! :-). Remember, blow softly and cover the holes all the way to get the best sound. Have a mini-recital at the end of the week to show your family!
Interactive Recorder Tools: Interactive Fingering Chart | Test Your Recorder Notes
B-A-G Songs Intermediate Songs
Song of the Sea | Song of the Sea (score) Old McDonald
Pierrot | Pierrot (score) Jolly Old St. Nichola
JitterBAG | JitterBAG (acc) | JitterBAG (score) Blue Jeans
Linus and Lucy (audio) | Linus and Lucy (score) On the Yangtze River
My Dreydl | My Dreydl (score)
Advanced Songs
Arirang | Arirang (score)
My Heart Will Go On (audio) | My Heart Will Go On (score)
Star Wars (score)
Hedwig's Theme (score) (NEW!)
- Write your own recorder song using the website Notessimo or Classics for Kids or by writing on a treble staff paper. Then, try singing or playing your song to yourself!
- Play along with these Youtube videos - Use different "instruments" from home (spoons as rhythm sticks) or with different body percussion (stomping, clapping, patting, snapping).
o Hall of the Mountain King playalong o Trepak playalong (from The Nutcracker) - Print and cut out the following melody flashcards - teach the symbols to a family member then play tic tac toe!
4th Melody Flashcards | Dynamics Flashcards Study Sheets: 4th Grade | 4th Grade (advanced) - Review the fourth grade melody assignments we did during class - just for fun!
- Explore 1 of the "Secondary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
Fifth Grade Music Activities
- Practice rhythms with these downloadable rhythm flash cards. Ready for some advanced rhythms? Check them out here!
- Start learning the Island Park 5th Grade graduation song here!
- Practice your piano songs on a keyboard at home or on this Virtual Piano. Have a mini-recital to show your family!
Recital Songs with the C Chord Interactive Piano Tools
Hot Cross Buns, Pierrot, and Ode To Joy score Play Songs on the Piano
Frere Jacques and Japanese Frog Song score
Advanced Recital Songs
Cockles and Mussels score | m4a Minuet and Trio score | m4a
Kum-ba-Yah score | m4a Toymaker's Dance score | m4a
The Streets of Laredo score | m4a When Our Band Goes Marching By score | m4a
Got Lotsa Rhythm score | m4a On With the Show score | m4a, straight | m4a, swing
Dvorak's "Going Home", Lvl 2 Bach's "Minuet in G", Lvl 3
- Write your own piano song using the website Notessimo or Classics for Kids or by writing on music staff paper. Then, try singing or playing your song to yourself!
- Play along with these Youtube videos - Use different "instruments" from home (spoons as rhythm sticks) or with different body percussion (stomping, clapping, patting, snapping).
o Hall of the Mountain King playalong o Trepak playalong (from The Nutcracker) - Print and cut out the following melody flashcards - teach the symbols to a family member then play tic tac toe!
5th Melody Flashcards | Piano Flashcards | Dynamics | Tempo | Intervals | Key Signature
Study Sheets: 5th Grade (Level I) | 5th Grade (advanced, Level II) - Explore new musicians, especially jazz artists. There's only one example from each below, but there are many other great songs as well!
- Ella Fitzgerald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL9vr4Q2LU
- Louis Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA
- Tuba Skinny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jft3BVoxqjo
- Ok Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGJA9i18Co
- Ebony Steelband (steel drum) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gbRUNa5nIM
- Explore 1 of the "Secondary Music Education Websites" at the bottom of the page for more online content!
PRIMARY (K-2nd) MUSIC EDUCATION LINKS- Classics for Kids Games – games including note reading, composing, rhythm matching, and instrument identification (1-5)
- Comparing Melodies Game – a great game for primary students to recognize same or different melodies (K-2)
- Creating Melodies Game – another fun, educational game from "Creating Music" to explore creating melodies (K-2)
- PBS Music Games - eleven different music games... have fun! (K-2)
- DSO Kids – this Dallas Symphony site highlights composers, games, listening samples and more in a kid friendly format. (K-5)
- Daniel Tiger's Music Shop - explore different instruments by visiting pbs Kids Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood music shop! (K-1)
- The New York Philharmonic Kidzone – Play Mozart's Minuet Game, create your own instruments, try the Music Match, watch interviews with musicians, and follow the orchestra around the world! This site is full of fun activities!
- Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures – learn about music in fun, interactive exploration with Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", Dvorak's "New World Symphony #9" and others! (K-5)
- The San Francisco Symphony Kid's Site – this fun site teaches the instruments of the orchestra, the basics of reading music, and has an online radio to listen to some classical music's greatest hits. (K-5)
- The New York Philharmonic Kidzone – Play Mozart's Minuet Game, create your own instruments, try the Music Match, watch interviews with musicians, and follow the orchestra around the world! This site is full of fun activities. (K-5)
- From the Top – this website is full of videos and information about musically talented kids and their interests. (K-5)
- Tone Matrix – Light up squares by clicking on them to put together a soothing tone matrix! Push the space bar to clear all. Fun! (K-5)
- Virtual Piano (NEW!) – a digital piano app turning your computer keyboard into a piano keyboard! Nothing too fancy, but you can play more than one note at a time. (K-5)
- Play Name that Note – name the treble clef notes to create words! (2-5)
- Virtual Piano (NEW!) – a digital piano app turning your computer keyboard into a piano keyboard! Nothing too fancy, but you can play more than one note at a time. (K-5)
- Guess the Instrument – identify the instruments you hear! (from www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/) (2-5)
- Music Theory Flashcards – online music flashcards that help review note names, piano keys, key signatures, intervals and more! Easily check your answer by rolling your mouse pointer over the flashcard (3-5)
- From the Top – this website is full of videos and information about musically talented kids and their interests. (K-5)
- MusicTheory.net - 39 music lessons ranging from introducing the staff, rhythm and meter, to scales and intervals (3-5)
- Piano on the Net – a classy and in depth web site that takes you step by step through piano lessons. Good for the beginner as well as advanced student. It contain a gift store. (3-5)
- Classical Net – find information about classical music history, composers, musical forms and definitions. (3-5)
- DSO Kids – this Dallas Symphony site highlights composers, games, listening samples and more in a kid friendly format. (K-5)
- Science of Music – a fun website sponsored by the National Science Foundation (3-5)
- The New York Philharmonic Kidzone – Play Mozart's Minuet Game, create your own instruments, try the Music Match, watch interviews with musicians, and follow the orchestra around the world! This site is full of fun activities! (K-5)
- Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures – learn about music in fun, interactive exploration with Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", Dvorak's "New World Symphony #9" and others! (K-5)
- Classics for Kids Games – games including note reading, composing, rhythm matching, and instrument identification (1-5)
- Instrument Battleship – play battleship and answer multiple choice questions about instruments! (2-5)
- Jeopardy Music Review – Play by yourself or against a friend to review music elements, notation, instruments, & more (1-5)
- Rags to Riches – “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with questions limited to the orchestral instruments (1-5)
- Tone Matrix – Light up squares by clicking on them to put together a soothing tone matrix! Push the space bar to clear all. Fun! (K-5)
- Incredibox – Interactive Flash website to create acappella music with an animated group of beatbox singers! (2-5)
Regular Worksheets Advanced Worksheets (Level II) Due Dates pages 1-2 pages 1-2 1/17/20 pages 3-4 pages 3-4 1/24/20 pages 5-6 pages 5-8 1/31/20 pages 7-8 pages 9-10 2/7/20 (no assignment) (no assignment) (no assignment) pages 9-10 pages 11-12 2/28/20 pages 11-12 pages 13-14 3/6/20 pages 13-14 pages 15-16 3/13/20 pages 15-16 pages 17-18 3/13/20 (bonus!) FIFTH GRADE END-OF-YEAR SONG
Below find files to help in learning our end-of-year song, "Like an Eagle". The whole fifth grade will sing it at the Eagle Assembly on the last week of school.(return to top)
- Listen, keep a steady beat, and sing along with this Youtube playlist of many songs from music class. It includes favorites like "Chop Chop Chippity Chop," "Aiken Drum," "Down By the Bay," and more!
