General Music
Welcome to PSMS! This year in Music Class we will continue to work on the music skills that you have acquired in 4th and 5th grade. This is an active class with singing, composing, moving, and playing instruments. In 5th and 6th grade students get an introduction to the guitar including learning how to play chords and play a few simple melodies. The students will learn how to compose music using the chords that they are learning to play on the guitar.
In addition to performing and composing this class takes time to explore the many styles of music and where the music comes from. They will listen to music from all over the world and study the similarities and differences between the cultures and music. Visit Google Classroom for all assignments: classroom.google.com |
Below you will find some of the online music programs that we use throughout the year. Please feel free to explore!
noteflight.com
- Noteflight is a cloud based music composition program that can be used from any device with an internet connection.
soundation.com
- Soundation is a free program very similar to Garageband that helps students understand how to manipulate sound or emulate a particular style or genre of music using pre-recorded or self created sound bites.
incredibox.com
- Incredibox is a sound machine program that uses a cappella sound bites to create different combinations of songs. You can just make up your own combinations, or you can try and find the combination that makes the original song. Your choice!
http://tonematrix.audiotool.com/
- Create your own beats using this matrix. Create a unique picture, or pattern and see how it sounds.
noteflight.com
- Noteflight is a cloud based music composition program that can be used from any device with an internet connection.
soundation.com
- Soundation is a free program very similar to Garageband that helps students understand how to manipulate sound or emulate a particular style or genre of music using pre-recorded or self created sound bites.
incredibox.com
- Incredibox is a sound machine program that uses a cappella sound bites to create different combinations of songs. You can just make up your own combinations, or you can try and find the combination that makes the original song. Your choice!
http://tonematrix.audiotool.com/
- Create your own beats using this matrix. Create a unique picture, or pattern and see how it sounds.