Music
Miss Berndl's Fabulous Fours

	Singing - Musicanada CD
	Students are encouraged to listen to the following radio stations Jazz FM 91 - a member supported jazz station with few commercials Classical 96.3 FM - classical music CBC Radio Two  94.1 in Toronto - classical music
	Music appreciation ThinkQuest Entry on Music
	Listening to Susan Hammond's Classical Kids recordings Beethoven Lives Upstairs Mr. Bach Comes to Call Mozart's Magnificent Voyage Tchaikovsky Discovers America

	Musical instruments / orchestral music - check out these web sites: Guess the Instrument from CBC4Kids ArtsAlive.ca  Music with the National Arts Centre - A Canadian Heritage/Government funded site Instrument Lab - listen to your favourite instruments Activities & games related to music & send cards to friends PlayMusic.org The New York Philharmonic Kidzone!
	Classical music & composers Classical Music from CBC4Kids
	The Orchestra The TSO - Toronto Symphony Orchestra We will hopefully be going downtown for a field trip (if we are able to get tickets) to listen to The TSO in a special program designed for school groups - grades 3 to 5 - sometime during the year Interested in going to a concert with your family? Check out Kids'Klassics concerts at the TSO.

We will be learning how to play the harmonica. Students will be expected to buy a harmonica. It needs to be a harmonica that is in the key of C. It will have a little "c" on it. Recommended is the Bluesband Hohner International Harmonica. A harmonica can be purchased at Cosmo Music, Yonge & Sixteenth Ave. for less than $10 A harmonica, an instruction music book "A Band In My Pocket"  and play-along CD can be purchased for less that $25 from Lee Valley Tools, Steeles & Weston Rd. Students will be learning the Chicago Blues and Easy Hard Rock breathing patterns as well as some special sound effects. We will be learning how to play the harmonica based on the book A Band In My Pocket! by David Harp www.davidharp.com

	Reading music notation
	Kid Songs - words
	Action Songs
	Campfire song collection
	Songs & Rhymes of All Nations

 

Music Skills: Term 1 sing along with music, reading words & notation from a song book explain ones preference for specific pieces of music Term 2 aurally identify the instruments of the orchestra identify the individual instruments of the woodwind, brass, string & percussion families communicate responses to music work in both large & small groups to solve musical problems create and perform music, using a variety of sound sources (with Light & sound Energy Unit - Science) read and perform simple rhythmic patterns in 4/4 time play expressively (harmonica) Term 3 begin to read standard notation in the treble clef recognize that the treble clef defines the names of the lines and the spaces on the staff identify whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and eighth-notes, and their corresponding rests in 4/4 time identify the form verse-chorus in familiar songs sing in tune songs from a variety of times and places explain their preferences for specific songs sing expressively

Additional Sources of Information

	Music can be borrowed from public libraries. Consider borrowing some CDs from the Richmond Hill Public Library
	Ontario Min. of Ed. Curriculum - Music
	Sites related to Gr. 4 Music by Kevin McAsh