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NEW GOOGLE CLASSROOMS AND HANGOUTS STARTING MONDAY APRIL 20, 2020

NEW GOOGLE CLASSROOMS AND HANGOUTS STARTING MONDAY APRIL 20, 2020
NEW GOOGLE CLASSROOMS AND HANGOUTS STARTING MONDAY APRIL 20, 2020

Hello everyone!

I miss all of you and hope you are well!  

Montessori:  On Monday April 20 all current Google Classroom for Music will be moving to a new location.  Great job to everyone who has been participating and turning in the assignment on the current Google Classrooms.  You will also find some fun videos and activities on my blog (Google search: Harden Blog) https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hardens/ The new classes have been set up as follows:

K-2  Lower Elementary Montessori Class Code: qkw2tli

3-5  Upper Elementary Montessori Class Code: eetgr7e

Assignments will be posted on the new Google Classrooms every Wednesday afternoon and you will find the invitation to the new classrooms in your student email account.  Please login and accept the new invite before Monday and we will be ready to go!  I will also be meeting with you in some live Google Hangouts  or Google Meets and can’t wait to see you!   Times and nickname codes will be posted on my blog so be sure to subsciribe. 

Special Education:I hope you have enjoyed the activities that have been posted on my blog! https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hardens/ I will continue to post activities every Wednesday afternoon so be sure to check in and subscribe.  Howe Montessori and Center-Based Special Education students will be meeting together for our Google Hangouts.  Parents can choose whichever grade level that you would like to attend (i.e. Upper Elementary or Lower Elementary).  Times will be posted on the blog.  I look forward to seeing you all!

CENTER-BASED LEARNING MUSIC CLASSES

CENTER-BASED LEARNING MUSIC CLASSES
CENTER-BASED LEARNING MUSIC CLASSES

Greetings to our students in the Center-Based Learning program! Here are a few familiar songs for our students to enjoy at home this week!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd8qh8QrgXQ Shake it Off

This is a great song to dance to and get our bodies moving! Get a dance partner and have some fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8FddccIkQ It’s a Beautiful Morning

This song is for calm listening and enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjw2A3QU8Qg The Ants Go Marching In

This song is great for feeling the pulse of the music. Families can help by clapping or helping their children feel the beat in other ways. Pat your knees, tap on toes, light touch on arm or shoulders using hand-over-hand where appropriate. If you have an instrument available, use it to play to the beat. Look on my blog for how to make your own homemade shaker.

MUSIC ROOM OFFICE HOURS

MUSIC ROOM OFFICE HOURS
MUSIC ROOM OFFICE HOURS

VIRTUAL MUSIC ROOM OFFICE HOURS:

Monday and Thursday 12:30-1:30pm

Ms. Harden will be avalable via email: harden@dearbornschools.org to answer email sent from students and parents during that time. Email sent outside of office hours will be answered within 48 hours.

CENTER-BASED MUSIC CLASS ACTIVITIES: POSTED ON WEDNESDAY PM ON HARDEN MUSIC BLOG https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hardens/

MONTESSORI MUSIC CLASS: ASSIGNMENTS POSTED EVERY WEDNESDAY PM ON THE K-2 AND 3-5 GOOGLE CLASSROOMS. ACCEPT THE INVITE SENT TO STUDENT’S EMAIL, COMPLETE WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS.

LIVE GOOGLE MEETS “HANGOUT WITH MS. HARDEN” (Mute microphone)

K-2 THURSDAYS @3PM

3-5 MONDAYS @3PM

SPECIAL ED JOIN MONDAY OR THURSDAY @3PM

Ms. Harden will be available during office hours and will provide all other responses, answers to questions and feedback within 24 hours or sooner.   

Platforms for contact:

Email:  hardens@dearbornschools.org  (**best, fastest way for response to questions)

Blog:  https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hardens/ Subscribe (on the blog) and confirm (in your email) to see new lessons and posts. New post alerts will go to your email.

Google Classroom: Accept invite sent to student email and contact through classroom. Complete assignments. This is where assessments will take place.

Class Dojo: For classrooms using dojo, messages will be checked weekly. Use email for quickest response.             

WEEK 3 RECORDERS 4TH GRADE

WEEK 3 RECORDERS 4TH GRADE

Hello Recorder players! Great news! I have put a new assignment for you on our Google Classroom. Now you can make a video to send to me of you playing your Recorder Karate songs, and it should be super easy to do! Make sure to practice before recording. I would love to get a message from you so if you just want to check it out, record a 5-10 second message telling me how you are doing, say hello to the class and I will let you know that it worked! You should be able to check out videos posted by others in the classroom too!

Audio Recording Clipart

WEEK 2 ACTIVITIES

WEEK 2 ACTIVITIES

Hello everybody! I hope you enjoyed the activities from last week! Keep checking your school email account for updates as google classroom will be added in the coming days and weeks. Remember to post videos of you doing the work! Make sure that you are subscribed to my blog.

Week 2 Activities – Do these activities 2 times per week, or every day!

Dancing childrens male and female. Set vector characters. Childhood children, young kids boy and girl dance illustration

MOVEMENT: ZUMBA

https://youtu.be/kiRpnDeAOlI

piano notes sheet music - Klaviernoten - Royalty-free Music Stock Photo

NOTE READING: LINE AND SPACE NOTES

https://youtu.be/2lXF-AcYbv0

Group Of School Children Singing In Choir Together

SINGING:

K-2 If You’re Happy And You Know It https://youtu.be/71hqRT9U0wg

K-1 Over In The Meadow https://youtu.be/C6ljGXMMB-g

K-1 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes https://youtu.be/YBJ_-MyV2rU

The Ants Go Marching In march to the beat. This is a great song to use for your own version of “Musical Chairs” https://youtu.be/Pjw2A3QU8Qg

Gr 2-5 Verb Rap Song https://youtu.be/ineCCpqpZrM

Gr 5 Matter Is Everywhere Click on the Teachers Pay Teachers link in the video for lyrics https://youtu.be/mjFTCUk02gI

Maracas icon vector illustration

MAKING MARACAS: Make your own instrument to use for music class! https://youtu.be/DqeKYEgnYrE

Hands of Cuban street band drummer hitting drums.

BODY PERCUSSION GAME:

https://youtu.be/aXZWgOf2lSA

4th Grade Recorder Video

4th Grade Recorder Video

Calling all 4th grade recorder students! Check out the new video posted in the Recorder Google Classroom on “Tonguing”. As you practice your music practice using the technique. The more you practice it the easier it gets! Let me know that you watched the video by commenting on Google Classroom. Once you have practiced it with your songs, push submit. Happy practicing!

NEW HOWE DRUMMING CLUB GOOGLE CLASSROOM

NEW HOWE DRUMMING CLUB GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Vector illustration set of percussion musical instruments in cartoon style isolated on white background

Hello Howe Drumming Club students! I have created an online class just for you! All members were sent an invitation (school email account) to our new Google Classroom. Just follow the instructions and log in to see the posted activity for this week. If you do not have a drum, don’t worry, you can still do the activities. You are welcome to chat back and forth with your friends to share drumming ideas, music and ask questions. Check each week for new activities and make sure you are subscribed to my blog. If you have any questions please contact me at: hardens@dearbornschools.org Happy practicing!

ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES

ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES
Happy Saint Patrick's Day greeting poster. Vector Illustration

Click on the video links to learn about Irish Instruments and Irish Jig and take a field trip to an Irish Dance Academy!

IRISH JIG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VankytmKzTU

IRISH INSTRUMENTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-sWn3oAQY

FIELD TRIP TO AN IRISH DANCE ACADEMY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UklnEUrfW7w&t=440s

Hello Howe and Nowlin Music Students!

Hello Howe and Nowlin Music Students!

I am sending all of you a BIG HELLO through my computer! Since you will all be spending a bit more time at home I would like to give you some resources to keep you engaged with music and learning. Your first assignment is to login in to Music play online. You do not need to create an account because I already am already a subscriber so my students can use the following information which will be good until April 1:

musicplayonline.com with the username: snow and the password: 2020

This is the same program that I use with many of our classes and you can now use it from home! take a look around the site and have some fun! I will be posting activities, info and great resources weekly so stay tuned (music joke)! You can also check out Denise Gagnon’s site for online learning:  https://denisegagne.com/e-learning-music-lessons-with-musicplayonline/?fbclid=IwAR0_IGLd3QrYt2meCLJqITfriWQ6QnnKCa7oNkh4NOamhVu4F6ZAQXLFRuE

If you are a 4th grader, in Honors Choir or in Drumming, you can use this time to practice the music on our google classroom. I would love to hear you sing and play your songs so if you want to send me a video, send it to: hardens@dearbornschools.org

Please make sure to subscribe to my blog as this will be our primary mode of communication. Have a great day and happy music making!