Music with Mrs. Karia

Week of 10/27 This week 3rd-5th graders listened to the BTS song "Permission to Dance" while reviewing the 8 Laban Efforts (movements) we learned last week. 3rd graders used percussion instruments to learn about our new rhythm, the dotted half note. 4th graders explored their new rhythm (eighth rest) through the Jamaican song "Biddy Biddy" and played Orff xylophones to accompany the song. 5th graders are learning their new rhythms (dotted quarters and dotted eighths) through the song "Weevily Wheat" and also played Orff xylophones. 1st graders had centers this week focusing on ta and ti-ti (quarter note and 2 eighth notes). They read, played games, played instruments, and even colored during the various activities. Here is an example of a drawing a 1st grader did. The rhythm written below matches the color names of the leaves. Fun video to share! Whittier Elementary Graduate Iman Shupert (NBA player) did a horror themed dance (based on "Us") on

What is the Wildcat Playlist? Every week in class, I am striving to feature at least one song suggested by students (for 3rd-5th grade classes). Whether I use it for stretches or other portions of our learning, I want to show that all styles of music have value and can be appreciated. In addition I am hoping to share a bit of music that I have enjoyed as well as new finds. Student Request #1- Harry Potter - John Williams Last week students did stretches to music from Harry Potter (requested by Max). The students were unable to contain their excitement as they entered the classroom to the music. (I am a huge Harry Potter fan myself- go Hufflepuff) Student Request #2-  Bad Habits- Ed Sheeran  Several students (Clara, Aminah, Vivian, Wynne, and Milan) requested this song. For our last activity (which most classes got to) we listened to "Bad Habits" and analyzed the form of the song together. The form of Bad Habits is very similar to a lot of pop songs' forms so students will