5C Music Blog

My favorite music class activity is learning a dance.  I really like the square dance unit we do in 3rd grade.  I think learning to dance helps us to learn team work.  It also helps me to understand the form of the music better because usually if a section of the music repeats then the movements do too.  Most of all it's just fun to MOVE!  Sometimes even I have extra energy to burn off.  Dancing means I can express myself through music, understand the music more completely and get my groove on!  Dance on folks!

 Here's a goofy video I found of some men using their tractors to square dance!

Here's an adult group square dancing:

Yee Haw!  A Christmas square dance!

     If I'm looking for music to listen to in the car I most often listen to contemporary Christian music.  I like that it's up beat and can make me feel happier on days when I am down.  I also like that this type of music helps me think about if I'm treating those around me well.

    Of course in music class my favorite type of music is anything that involves singing!  A few nights ago I found this video on youtube and I really like how the kids are using their faces to express the meaning of the song's lyrics.  These kdis are 5th graders too but they're from New York.

Maybe someday our 5th grade chorus will be that expressive when they sing!

     I don't like to listen to any music that puts people down.  If it's not positive I don't like to spend lots of time listening to it.  So if someone trys to get me to listen to a song about killing someone over and over then I'm going to say, "no thank you".  Or if a song has foul language in it that really doesn't sit well with me.  I think educated people can find better words than curse words to express themselves. 

    I'll cover my favorite music class activity in my next blog.  Thanks for reading!