Journal Reflection #2

In class this week we learned about steady beat and rhythm, and we also learned how to play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder. Steady beat unchanging continuous pulse. To illustrate a steady beat, tap with each underlined syllable as you sing the song. In class we practiced doing this with many songs that we learned. The other term we learned was rhythm and that is the combination of short, long , and silent beats. On Friday we had our first class lesson on the recorder. We learned to play three notes on the instrument and these notes were: A, B, G. all three of these notes we learned lets us play one song, Hot Cross Buns. This was the only song that I actually remembered how to play on the recorder. It is important for us to learn about steady beat and rhythm because both of those concepts are important when learning about music. We need to be able to recognize a steady beat and also be able to play it when it is asked of us. It is important for us to learn to play the recorder because I think that is something that every child should experience playing during some point of there elementary education. It also helps children to see if playing an instrument would be something that they may be interested in doing. The ten children songs that I am familiar with is , Hello Everybody,, Rain, Here Comes Sally, Row, Row, Row your boat, Starlight, Star bright, Rocky Mountain, Bee Bee Bumble Bee,Diddle Diddle Dumpling, Hello Song, and Round and Round.

My name rhyme

Colette is my name
Rhyming is my game
Come join in with me
Promise it wont be lame

Reflection 1

I began singing in my church choir when I was 8 and I remained in that choir up until I graduated from high school. Along with that I played the clarinet for to years but it wasnt really something that i enjoyed doing , but in grade school I had many solo's in our school plays. My freshman year of high school I joined a community choir where I lived at and i sang with them for about three years. Singing is never something that i would ever consider doing professionally but it is a hobby and something that i enjoy doing!!! I listen to music everyday, when I am walking to class, getting ready in the morning, and also before I go to sleep at night. R&B is my favorite type of music , but i listen to some rap. Beyonce is my favorite artist I'm actually listending to her cd while I'm writing this reflection.
I do have an Ipod and right now i have about 500 hundred songs on it. I listen to my ipod everday on my way to and from classes. It really helps to take my mind off of how cold it is. I mainly have a lot of R&B on my ipod.
On moday we learned the Hello song and at first it was a little awakard but then once we kept doing it I really began enjoying it. This is a game that I know i could use when I become a teacher. Kids really love it when u use music to do activities and learn things. I know that from experience bcause I remeber songs that I learned from a teacher in kidergarden and she was one of my favorite teachers. I also liked that you taught us different ways that we could incorporate hand gestures in the song to get the children mor involved.