Week 11: Orff, Kodaly, & Dalcroze Lessons

(Orff)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeYmknXJ9nk

(Kodaly)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjNCpaAoO0w

(Dalcroze)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFZlVgTtwE4


First of all, my favorite lesson among the three is the Dalcroze lesson. I love the way the teacher makes the lesson super fun by having the students act like wolves. They looked like they really enjoyed it! All of these lessons are completely different, yet they all have the same main focus, which is to help children better understand music by breaking it down into these three teaching styles. The students in the first video demonstrating Orff's approach, used music sticks to interact and make rhythmic sounds. The second video using Kodaly's approach, involved the students in many ways. First using the hand signals and continuing on to play different games, but still involving the Kodaly method. The third video using Dalcroze's approach, involves the students by reading notes two different ways. By saying the beats, but then barking like wolves. The children were all interacting well and knew what they were doing! The ways that these teachers used each method, kept the students interested and alert.  

Week 10/Dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWIVN83ygCU&feature=youtu.be

Please don't mind my dog interrupting me. She can be a handful! lol

Assessment

I got very nervous for this assessment. I tried to cut out all of the parts where I just sat there and thought. I know this is probably completely wrong, but I have trouble reading music notation and playing the recorder. I had never played it until this class. Please excuse the mess. Thank you!

Week 9: Instrument Videos

Instruments & Their Families

My first video is a instrument from the brass family. I chose the trumpet. I chose the trumpet, because I have always loved to hear a trumpet being played and I love jazz music. The instrument is categorized in this family, because it, along with the others of the family are played by blowing air through closed lips. This produces a buzzing sound that sends the sound through the instrument and making waves of noise that comes out of the instrument. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkS9bo64RRo

My second video is from the percussion family. I chose the cymbals. I chose the cymbal, because it is my least favorite instrument from the family. The cymbal is in the large family of percussion because it is usually an instrument that produces sound when you hit. You can hit it, or others in the family, you can scratch, shake, or rub to make a vibration that produces a sound. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft-kEoO55lM

My third video is from the strings family. I chose the cello. I chose this video because I love Coldplay and I thought this guy is very talented with the cello. The cello is in the strings family, because the instruments, including the cello have strings that you can be plucked, picked, bowed, or struck. In the case of the cello, you bow it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NkNJZiH7Xc

My fourth and final video is from the woodwinds family. I chose the flute. I love the way a flute sounds if played correctly, as in this video. I also love the Titanic, which is why I chose this video. (Please fast forward through the men speaking.) The flute is a part of the woodwinds family, because you use a mouthpiece to blow into the instrument. When you blow into the flute, the vibration inside produces the sound. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i2dbxC5GHs 

Teach A Song "Marry Had A Little Lamb"

Hello everyone, my song is "Mary Had A Little Lamb." Enjoy!! :)

Week 7

VOCAL TECHNIQUE

Video One:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thXMcwEAmLA

 This video is demonstrates the wrong vocal technique in so many ways! First of all, she is sitting down and when you are sitting down, you cannot sing through your diaphragm as well, She is not singing through it at all. Also, she is does not have good posture and she is very nasally. Her range and her tune is very off compared to the singer of the song.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjZMyXgWkMY

This video, on the other hand is more pleasant to hear. This girl has a beautiful singing voice. She breaths often and is also singing from her diaphragm and has very good posture. Her tune and range is practically perfect. I could listen to this girls voice all day!

Week 6 Reflection Blog

What Happened?

For week 5, we were to choose one of the rhythmic poems and recite the poem with a steady beat and then introduce the poem with the Ti's and Ta's. I chose the Ickle-ockle poem.

What I Did Right? 

I said the Ickle-ockle poem very well compared to my professor. However, I presented it in a slower rhythm.

What I Did Wrong?

I was completely wrong on the Ti's and Ta's of the poem.
I also had technical difficulties that caused me to upload my video late.

What I Would Change?

If I were to go back and change how I did this assignment, I would carefully re-do my Ti's and Ta's and review how my professor did them.
I would also make sure to try and do the video blogs a little earlier, to make sure I have plenty of time to upload my videos if they were to be slow again.

What I Learned?

I learned how to do my Ti's and Ta's correctly by watching my professor and my classmates video blogs.