Rhythm in the House!
Find each item pictured and play each of the rhythms on them.  Put a checkmark in each box when you are done.  You don't have to finish it in one day.  Once you are done, you can take a picture and email it to Mr. Heaton if you like,
​jon.heaton@yesnet.yk.ca.

This week, we are reviewing some music words we know.  These words describe the volume (dynamics) of the music we are performing .

• For example - Sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and follow the dynamics.  The symbols are found on the worksheet.​

p (Piano)means you start singing quietly and you crescendo (get louder) until you are singing f (Forte = Loud).
Here is the pdf worksheet for this week.  Find some time this week to do it.  You don't have to do it all at once.

Check out these videos for dynamics.

This week we will add some new dynamics.  Remember!  Dynamics means the volume of the music.  Check these out.

Here is your activity this week.   All you have to do is sing some of your favourite songs and try to change the volume as you sing to match the dynamics.

​Watch this video.  The music is a song called "The Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg.

Listen to how  the song crescendos.  Can you see the dynamic symbols we have learned go by in the video?  You may have to watch it more than once to catch them.
Have fun!

Dynamics Dice
Now that you know your dynamics really well, you can make your own dynamics dice and play a game. 

Here is a video showing how to put the dice together once you cut out the template.

Once you make your dice, play the game with someone in your house!  Have fun and don't forget to laugh!

Dynamics DJ

For this game, you get to use the dynamics dice you made last week.  If you don't have the dice, scroll down this page to last week's activity.

How to play

1. 1)  Take turns playing some of your favourite songs on the stereo.
2. 2)  When you pick a song, roll the dice and play the song at the volume you rolled on the dice (Don’t play too loud. Fortissimo shouldn’t hurt your ears).
3. 3)  Dance to the song. Show off some moves!
4. 4)  Next person picks a song and rolls the dice.

If you can’t remember the different dynamics, here is a reminder. 
​pp is pianissimo - Very Quiet
p is piano - Quiet
mp is mezzo piano - Medium Quiet 
mf is mezzo forte - Medium Loud 
f is Forte - Loud

​Here is the pdf of the activity.

Save the rhythm dice and we will use them next week as well!
How to Play
Each rhythm is a certain number of beats long.​  The number is on the PDF file.

1)Eachplayerneedsatokentoshowwhereyouare. Youcanusecoins or anything you like.

1. 2)  Roll the dice twice and add up the number of beats.
   
2. 3)  Each space on the board equals one beat. Move your token the number of beats you rolled.
   
3. 4)  Take turns and see who can get to the finish first! Watch out for boosts and crashes!
   

You get to use the rhythm dice you made last week.  If you don't have the dice, go to last week's activity and print off the activity.

Write and play your own rhythms!
Use the rhythm dice you made last week and roll 4 times.
Write down the rhythm in each roll in a space. Once you’ve filled the spaces in each line, clap the rhythm.
Get someone in your family to clap it. If they are having trouble, make sure you help them. You are the expert!
Here is an example.

Here is this week's activity.