Journal Week #5

This week reviewed our lesson plans and also covered some things that we will need to know for our first test. We worked in detail with our lesson plans and worked in groups on how to present the plan to the class. This was my first time working on a lesson plan and i realized that i didnt put enough detail into it but in my second draft i put in the hand movements and everything else that should have went in my first draft. i think that working in the groups was a good idea becausethe people in my group helped me to see the the things that werent right in my first draft. I am kind of nervous about teaching my song to the class but since it is my first time i l believe this will be a very good learning experience. on friday we learned a new note on the recorder and the class was doing very well and we all sounded very good playing together and also with the piano to.

Journal Reflection # 3

This week we learned many new things but one thing that we really focused on was melody. The definition that we learned is that melody is a variation of high, low and the same pitch. We also learned about the scale that was associated with us learning about melody, this scale is the CDEFGABC. The treble clef sometimes called the G- clef comes at the begging of the 5 line scale. After we learned about these our assignment was to go draw pictures that went to the beat of the song rain, but the catch was we had to place the pictures we drew on the same place on the scale that the note would show up. I think that this assignment helped up to better understand where the notes come on the scale because you actually had to do it for yourself. We also had to learn about whole notes, the half notes and the quarter notes and all if these things were incorporated in our homework in some way. We also talked about the tone you should use when singing song with children. The younger they are the higher your voice should be so they can sing along.
On Friday we got some more practice on our recorders. Last week we learned to play three notes on the recorder, A, B, G. We were directed in class to use these three notes to play the song “Think of a Fly” and we could put the notes wherever we wanted to in the song. I didn’t think that this activity was difficult it was actually a lot of fun because we got to use or own creativity.

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.