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    Jackson Elementary

    Dedicated to excellence in education

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      • Anglin, Martie
      • Aune, Jaron
      • Balk, Heather
      • Bauman, Danielle
      • Bieniek, Jennifer
      • Boumeester, Kristina
      • Brock, Stacy
      • Bugarin, Beth
      • Casey, Erica
      • Casey, Jeff
      • Fiksen, Keri
      • Fischer, Alex
      • Fisher, Rebecca
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      • Hughes, Sarah
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      • Keller, Rebecca
      • Konietzko, Char
      • Lake, Becky
      • Lalim, Sherry
      • Larsen, Jennifer
      • Larson, Kirstin
      • Leonard, Charlotte
      • Lymangood, Amanda
      • Mans, Grace
      • Martin, Molly
      • Masloski, Stephanie
      • Menden, Jennifer
      • Meyer, Jeanne
      • O'Connor, Lynn
      • Olene, Tim
      • Olson, Dan
      • Reiersgord, Sarah
      • Rosholt, Jane
      • Rothstein, Jennifer
      • Rutter, Amy
      • Schilling, Alexandra
      • Schleper, Kristi
      • Scott, Amy
      • Studtmann, Barbi
      • Tanberg, Susan
      • Tiedemann, Sharla
      • Triest, Jeff
      • Van Brocklin, Ann
      • Way, Kevin
      • Weber, Katherine
      • Wermerskirchen, Kaitlin
      • Peoples, Stephanie
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    Peoples, Stephanie

    • Welcome
    • Music Education -- Wow!
    • Band - Equipment List and Ordering Instructions, 2022-23, ORDER ALL ITEMS BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
    • Band - How often should I play my instrument at home?
    • Band - Schedule for 2022-23
    • CYCLE DAYS -- What cycle day is it?
    • Band - Band Karate Belt Tests 2022-23
    • Band - Listening List
    • Band - Reading the First Five Pitches on the Music Staff
    • Band - Videos (Instrument Assembly & Maintenance, Tutorials for FUN TUNES and basic skills)
    • Concerts for Band
    • Music Activities Outside of School for your child
    • General Music Links
    • Recorder Resources
    • Student Group Compositions of Contrasting Mood Music inspired by Contrasting Artworks
    • Bb Concert Scale video tutorials
    • Jackson Elementary
    • General Music Links
      • Hear the instruments of the orchestra and other fun things!!

        • https://performingarts.withgoogle.com/en_us/music

        • https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/instruments

        • http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/ypgto/index.aspx

        • http://www.theaterseatstore.com/anatomy-of-a-violin

         

        The Elements of Music, especially great for 5th grade

           http://quizlet.com/64675016/elements-of-music-flash-cards/ 

         

        Symbols for Dynamics (how quiet or loud the music is), especially great for 3rd grade

        • http://quizlet.com/107715104/flashcards

        • https://quizlet.com/107715104/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=0&limit=12

         

        Mood and Music

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/flash/mood_music.swf

         

        Band Instrument Care, Fingering Chart, Scales, and other warm-up exercises 

        http://playintimeadvantage.com/extras/

        • For clarinetists:  practice reading the letter names of the notes on the music staff

          • https://quizlet.com/21924244/gravity

          • https://quizlet.com/21924244/scatter

        • For saxophonoists: practice reading letter name of the notes on the music staff

          • https://quizlet.com/62610527/match

          • https://quizlet.com/60266889/gravity

          • https://quizlet.com/60266889/scatter

         

        Games on composers, rhythms, reading the music staff, and creating your own music! 

        www.classicsforkids.com/games/index.asp

         

        Games from Morton Subotnick's "Creating Music"

        http://www.creatingmusic.com/

         

         

        JAZZ 

          • Jazz at Lincoln Center for Young People http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/jazzED/j4yp_curr/launcher.html

          • Duke Ellington, jazz legend www.dukeellington.com

         

        More music fun! 

        http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1

         

         

         

         

        https://couponfollow.com/research/music-resource-guide-students 

         

         

         

         

        European Composers

        http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composers_map.asp

         

        PITCH (grade 1 especially)

        http://creatingmusic.com/wom/about/

         

        IMPRESSIONISM 

        • MUSIC http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/genre_impressionist.asp

        • ART http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/genre_impressionist.asp

          • http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2007/09/impressionism.html

          • http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart/learn/impressionism/

          • MANY PAINTINGS http://giverny.org/museums/american/kids/

         

        TCHAIKOVSKY (grade 2 curriculum) 

        • Biography

              •  http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?ID=57

        • listen to his compositions

              • http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classical/tchaikovsky/audio/tchaikovsky_index.shtml

         

        PRACTICE YOUR NOTE NAMES WITH THESE GAMES

        • Explanation of the letters on the staff  

            • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBNMFdsluow&index=1&list=PLuUduWZW7uoemdc3Rwhroh55Bfv7yEx50

        • http://www.emusictheory.com/practice/noteNames.html

        • Whack a note

        • http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

        • http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/notename/notename.html

        • http://www.purposegames.com/game/8dfaa4492c 

        • Sliding notes

        • https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/note_names.php

        • https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note/nkqyryyy

        • http://makingmusicfun.net/flash/eekshark.htm

         

        OTHER TEACHER WEBSITES:

         

        https://sites.google.com/a/isd271.org/mshelton/student-resources

         

        "Chuck Vanderchuck's Explosion"
        http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html

         

        "Lomax the Hound of Music":
        http://pbskids.org/lomax/games.html

        "Little Einsteins":
        http://disneyjunior.com/little-einsteins/games

        "Classics for Kids":
        http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/

        "Instrument Lab":
        http://artsalive.ca/en/mus/instrumentlab/index.html

        "Travel Through Treble Space":
        http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/quiz_travel_treble_space.htm

        "Instrument Storage Room":
        http://www.nyphilkids.org/lockerroom/main.phtml?

         

        "Whack a Note":
        http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/

        Various Games by Grade Level:
        http://harringtonmusic.net/Harrington_Music/Home.html

        Sphinx Kids:
        http://www.sphinxkids.org/

        Various Music Games & Exploration:
        http://www.musicgames.co/games-by-category/educational-music-games/

         

         

       

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