Hello again! I have a bunch of pictures from activities from earlier this year that I did not post on the grade level blogs before I deleted them. So, I decided to have a few "Flashback Fridays" to share some of the things we did earlier this year. But… it's actually Saturday right now. I missed Friday. Oh, well. It's the thought that counts. Today I'm going to feature something all the way back from Halloween! Throughout the K-4 elementary grades, we are always working on vocal development. This means different things at different ages, but in Kindergarten and 1st Grade, and sometimes even into 2nd Grade, we work on vocal exploration. Really, we're just exploring the different ways we can use our voices. 1st Graders learn to differentiate our 4 main voices: whispering, speaking, shouting, and singing. Of course, we can make lots of other sounds too. To develop our singing voices, we often make high pitched sounds and slide our voices around in several ways like a siren. This past Halloween, 1st Grade worked on creating Ghost Pathways. First, I drew a line on the board, and the class would slide their voices following the line lower and higher. Later, individual students came to the board to create their own ghost pathways. On another week, students worked in small groups creating several different shapes to try out together. It's been awhile, but I bet if you ask your kiddo to draw a shape and follow it with their voice, lots of fun will take place. We had a blast, and I'm sure you will too.
Musically yours, Mr. Verno
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