Grade 5 Music

Welcome to the Grade 5 Instrumental Music blog. Here I will be sharing some of the student’s completed work. If you would like please leave a comment to share with the students at the bottom of the page.

FIRST UNIT
“Where Are We In Place and Time”

Our first unit of inquiry this year was “Where We Are In Place and Time”. In music we were discovering how the recording device developed over time and how it has influenced how we listen and enjoy music. Students were asked to make a timeline that presents the important recording devices such as Edison’s gramophone to the current computer recorder. Students used an online application called Dipity to create the timelines. Here is some of their Dipity timelines.

For more information on what we are investigation in grade 5 music please login to our homepage. Just email me for the password to yismusic.org

Enjoy the presentations!

Mr. Johnston

Here is an example of a History of the Recording Devise Timeline

Grant L. on Dipity.

*PLEASE CLICK on the appropriate link to view student’s work from Grade 5 and if possible leave a comment at the bottom of this page after listening. I am sure the students would find it interesting to hear what you think of their compositions.

AISLING S.
ZOE B.
CHARLIE W.
NAO M.
EMMA S.
BRANDON L.
EILEEN C.
OLIVER
SARA N.
ANASTASIA S.
MATHYS G.
YUHKA
MARK K.
HENRI S.
AITOR G.
LORETTA

UNIT TWO
“Who We Are”

In our second unit we investigated the land down under and discovered some interesting facts about the Indigenous Peoples of Australia with our guest Mr. Peter Scully. He is from Australia and was visiting our school. He brought his Didgeridoo with him as well and let students discover how difficult it is to play.

Students then composed an original composition as an audio representation of “Who They Are”. Come back soon to hear some of the songs created by grade 5.