A little bit about the music classroom:

In music class students will sing, move, listen, imitate, explore, experience, analyze, classify, create, share, perform, notate, read, improvise, cooperate, and most importantly HAVE FUN!!!! We strive to create innovative, engaging lesson plans which include singing, playing instruments, and moving in each of our lessons. Music is important here at Dolvin Elementary. Studies show that students who receive music perform better on tests involving reading, math, problem solving, and logical thinking.


Friday, September 28, 2012

Quaver's Marvelous World Of Music!

Students are WILD about Quaver! 

Fulton County School Systems recently purchased a new program to aid in teaching music curriculum; thus welcoming Quaver.  Through Quaver's Marvelous World of Music, students are able to learn about music in a whole new light, provide the opportunity to easily compose music online, and connect to music outside the classroom.  Read more about Quaver's music program by clicking here. See a special shout out video from Quaver to Dolvin!



Students are given free access to the website to compose, play games, and truly explore music right at their fingertips.  For usernames and passwords, please e-mail me at endicott@fultonschools.org.  Students are encouraged to visit Quaver and complete various tasks for music tickets.  Music tickets earn students prices!  Simply go to www.quavermusic.com to let the fun begin.

Challenge yourself with music quests below...
(Thank you Catie Dwinal from Laconia, NH and the Quaver team at http://quavermusicblog.com!)

4th / 5th Grade Students:  Meter
3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 2/4? I'm all confused! How about you? follow these directions to learn what all these numbers have to do with meter!
  • Jukebox: To figure out meter you have to really listen to the music. Head to the shop and click on the Jukebox. Play three songs and try to figure out whether they are in 3/4, 2/4, or 4/4. Write down your guesses on paper.
  • Metro:  Now it's time to bring your meter knowledge to the streets. Head to the Metro and choose a stop. Listen to the music, how many songs are in 4/4 there?
  • QMeasureUp: Here is the icing on the cake. Head to the QArcade in the Music Room and play a round or two of QMeasureUp. I challenge you to play either medium or hard!
3rd Grade: Pitch
High to low, low to high, up and down it's worth a try! Did you know without pitch, melodies would be quite boring? Follow the steps below to discover the meaning of the musical word: pitch!
  • Clown pitch game:  Head to the lab and click on the organ. You will travel to EarIQ - a carnival full of games to test your ear training! Practice listening for high and low pitch on the first game. All you have to do is read the directions and poke the right clown on the seesaw.
  • Bell game:  There is a hidden bell game in the shop! How exciting! Find the game and play it. Read the directions carefully, it's not about size - it's about sound!
  • QComposer: Here's your chance to get creative! Create a melody using at least 4 measures.... Go!
 K-2nd Grade: Form
It keeps the chaos at bay, it organizes music so it's nice and neat for our listening pleasure. Follow these steps to learn more about form.
  • QDancer: form is everywhere, not just music.  Check out QDancer in the studio to choreograph some awesome moves. Watch for how perfect each move is, when a move looks great in a dance, that is called having great form.
  • QGrooves:  ABA, ABACA, AABB. All of these are different forms - each letter is like a pre-packaged little box of music. Head to QGrooves in the Studio and create a song with form ABACA using the boxes of music in there.
  • QComposer: Alright, now head to QComposer in the Studio and write me four measures of melody with the form ABAB. If you have to write in ABAB, how many measures are going to be different?
Let me know how it goes!!!!!!
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