This week in Exploring Music we have been busy learning how to play as part of a percussion ensemble. We worked with a song from the country of Liberia called "Take Time in Life". This song combined singing, movement, and a variety of percussion instruments. We learned about lyrics and how they are used to communicate a clear message through the medium of music. Ask your musician if they remember what the message of this song is! The students had a lot of fun learning to perform this piece! Check out the video below of the 3rd period class performance of "Take Time in Life"
During the second half of the week we focused on learning our final percussion ensemble called the "High Life Ensemble". (I can't believe we are on our final few days of our first unit already)! Students had to work very hard at the musical concepts of balance, blend, and counting to be successful during the ensemble. We will be wrapping up our world percussion unit next Wednesday. Be sure to keep an eye out for study materials to come home Monday for the test on Wednesday. Check back next week for a video of our final percussion performance and to take a peek at the beginning of our guitar unit, too. :)