Musical Notes

What fifth graders experienced in February…

Theory/Technique practicing Songs we have learned

• Learn African drumming • Follow the Drinking Gourd
techniques • Music Alone Shall Live
• Learning calling and response with
musical phrases
Instruments Movements
• Instrumental piece—Finish Dorian • What’s for Dinner
Melody • Music Alone Shall Live
• Play melody and accompaniment
of Music Alone Shall Live

Creating our own music

• Improvising rhythmic patterns for “What’s for Dinner”

Alignment with the State Standards:

• Sing a variety repertoire of music, including rounds.

• Use classroom instruments to play melodies and accompaniments for a variety of
music form diverse cultures
• Improvise melodic and rhythmic patterns on classroom instruments
We’ve really had great fun in making/improvising our rhythmic patterns on conga drums!
If you need to contact me, please email me at Zhao_Melanie@cupertino.k12.ca.us. For more
information about state standards, please visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mumain.asp

Mrs. Melanie Zhao

Upper grade music teacher