Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Marching bands are an important part of our schools and
communities. The University of Notre Dame's band started in 1845. It is the oldest
marching band in continuous existence in the United States. They were one of the
first to include pageantry, drill, and formations during performances. Thank your
marching band director for their hard work! Today, find a video of a local marching
band. What is your favorite part of its performance? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Each year our NHS students take an overnight trip, this year going to Missoula. Spending time panning for gold, spelunking, among many other activities was just part of the fun. #NighthawkProud
Research Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels recently won a Pulitzer
Prize for their opera Omar. Listen to one of Rhiannon Giddens’s songs while
looking at a list of past Pulitzer Prize-winning musicians. Who is your favorite
musician on the list? Is there a musician you would like to see on the list?
Compare your choices with those of a friend or family member. #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Last year, Samara Joy took home two Grammy Awards for Best
New Artist and for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Linger Awhile. One of the featured
songs is called “Nostalgia (The Day I Knew).” Nostalgia means positively
remembering a certain time or place. Is there a song or music that makes you feel
nostalgic? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Opera is a form of performance art that combines classical music
and singing to convey a story. Opera singers usually do not require microphones
to amplify their voices. Sumi Jo, a South Korean opera singer and Grammy Award
winner, is known for her soprano voice, which has an impressive high range. You
can listen to her impressive vocal skills in her rendition of the "Queen of the Night"
aria from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Did you know that Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz singer also
known as "The First Lady of Song" or "The Queen of Jazz," was particularly
famous for her scat singing? Scat singing involves improvising with the voice in a
song using nonsense syllables. Listen closely to her scat singing in the song "It
Don't Mean a Thing." Try scat singing yourself, and make up any melodies as you
go! #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Group Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Choose a country that interests you, and learn about their
traditional instruments. Work in small groups or as a whole group to research the
instruments, listen to them together, and create a poster. While doing so, share
the similarities and differences between these instruments and any other
instruments you may already know about. #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Form is a musical pattern. This pattern can either remain the
same or change throughout a musical piece. Musicians represent form using
letters, such as AA, AB, ABA, ABC, etc. For example, the song "Frère Jacques"
consists of four phrases with an ABCD sectional form. As a group, try singing
“Frère Jacques” using different forms, such as AAAA, ABAB, ABCC, and ABAC to
create variations of the song. Then experiment by singing in various other orders.
You can add bourdons on barred instruments as an option to accompany the
singing. As an extension activity, form small groups, and select another short
rhyming song. Analyze its sectional form and recreate it by singing it in a different
order! #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Yesterday, Oakesdale students traveled to Washtucna for the county's annual Speech, Spelling, and Math competition. It was a great day with great academic challenges in, you guessed it, speech, spelling, and math. Nearly all schools in Whitman County send students in grades 5-8 who qualify to compete. This year, as always, Oakesdale students made us proud, here are the winners of contests from Oakesdale:
Evelyn Goyke-8th grade Impromtu Speaking
Megan Crider-8th grade Persuasive Speech
Cash Niehenke-7th grade Spelling
Logan Couch-7th grade Impromptu Speaking
Thank you Washtucna for hosting and great job to all of our kiddos who competed yesterday. #NighthawkProud
Group Activity: Happy #MIOSM! Play the piece "Adoration" by Florence Price, an American classical composer. Get into groups of four and stand in a diamond pattern facing the same direction. The person in front improvises nonlocomotor movements in response to the music while the rest of the group shadows them from behind. The leader will turn to the right and make eye contact with the next leader when they are ready to end their motion and pass it off. The diamond should shift in a new direction, and the cycle repeats until the music ends. After the activity, discuss as a group how the elements in the music affected your movement choices, and take some time to learn about the composer! #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Last week our Math team competed at Eastern WA Univeristy at the Regional Competition. As our students always do, they made Oakesdale proud. Here are their results:
I. Team Problem (giant story problem)
Tie for 1st
*Daxton/Grace
*Dane/Jake
3rd place
*Grant/Charles
II. Topical problem (more typical problems)
1st
*Dane/Jake
III. Know Down (kind of like spelling bee that goes math)
*Grace came in 4th, making her the state alternate, and she will go and compete.
State will be at Central WA University in April! Congrats! #NighthawkProud
Group Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Found object music is a fun and creative way to make music
using everyday items as musical instruments. You can use various items such as
plastic bottles, kitchen utensils, buckets, tools, and cardboard boxes! To get
started, divide into small groups and create a short repeated pattern (ostinato)
using the found objects in the room. Once each group has created their ostinato,
come together as a whole group and perform it. Discuss how it went and if any
changes need to be made. Rehearse, refine, and perform again! #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Group Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! The beat in music is often similar to the human heartbeat in that
it maintains a steady pulse. You can play a fun game called "Beat Leader" with an
upbeat song! To start, select one person to be the guesser and have them cover
their eyes. Then choose another person to be the "Beat Leader." When the music
starts playing, the beat leader creates nonlocomotor beat motions, and the rest of
the group copies the movements. The beat leader must try to switch the
movement without being noticed by the guesser. The guesser has three chances
to identify the beat leader. Make sure the beat has a steady pulse! #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Research Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Ever thought about having a job or career in music? It could be
performing or teaching music, but there are lots of other options! How about
writing music for video games or commercials? Careers in music can range from
sound engineering, music therapy, ethnomusicology, instrument repair, and so
much more! Do a little research to see if there is something in the music industry
that interests you. #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Wheatland Classic is underway! Thank you, OYS! #NighthawkProud
Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Steady beat and rhythm patterns are for more than just music –
you and your body perform them all the time every day! From brushing your teeth
to playing games like jump rope and basketball to feeling your heartbeat, steady
beat and rhythms are part of life itself. Things in nature are no different. Find a
time to sit quietly outside and listen to all the things in our world that make a
steady beat or create a rhythmic pattern. #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Congrats to the 8th grade for their first win of the coveted Traveling Trophy! #NighthawkProud
Discussion Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Music brings people together! Find someone in your class who
likes the same type of music, artist, or song that you do. Talk about it. What is it
about the music that you both like? How does the music make you feel or how do
the words speak to you? You may have more in common than you think!
#NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Brainstorming Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Music is used during celebrations all over the world for many
different occasions. From celebrating the opening of the Olympics to your best
friend’s birthday party, music plays an important part. Can you think of a time
recently when you heard music used in a celebration? Why was music important
to the celebration? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Brainstorming Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! It’s hard to go anywhere and not hear music. Music is played at
sporting events to get fans and athletes alike excited about the event. What types
of music have you heard at sporting events? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
