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.