Musical Notes

What fifth graders experienced in August &September . . .

Rhythm practicing Songs we have learned
• Sixteenth notes • We Say Hello
• Syncopated rhythm • Bung-A-Low
• Rhythm exploration: games with • Hi! Ho the Rattling Bog
rhythm sticks • Sing, Sing, Sing!
• Let’s Get Going
Instruments Movements
• Xylophone--C major Cannon • Bung-A-Low
• Exploration on Conga drum-Give • Let’s Get Going
me Five • We Say Hello
• Drum Piece-Old Dan Tucker Was • Sasha Dance
a Mighty Man • Fietsie Foetsie
• Instrumental piece--Perikai
Creating our own music

• Improvise our own movement for Let’s Get Going

• Improvise movement for Bung-A-Low

Alignment with the State Standards:

• Improvise rhythmic patterns, melodies, and accompaniments
• Perform rhythmic notation, including sixteenth notes, dotted notes, and
syncopation
• Sing a variety repertoire of music from diverse cultures

Wow! We’ve really gotten off to a great start in fifth grade music class of Garden Gate!
Students have been singing, moving, and playing instruments! I really enjoy working with them!
If you need to contact me, please email me at Zhao_Melanie@cupertino.k12.ca.us. For more
information about state standards, please visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mumain.asp

Mrs. Melanie Zhao

Upper grade music teacher