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Goal

The goal of this grant is to provide a more independent learning environment and create impactful accessibility for young musicians in the music classroom.  

 

Category

Class Furniture - Carpets, choral risers, transitional seating/desks, etc. 

 

What will be done with my students

Every student attending Horizon Elementary will benefit from the accessibility of materials and manipulatives provided by proper storage in the music classroom. In VPK and kindergarten, students will explore a large variety of unpitched percussion instruments and movement props (MU.K.S.3.4). Students will experience more choice and ownership of these musical materials through the accessibility bins. Throughout first and second grade, students utilize these materials even more and play melodic instruments like the desk bells and choir chimes. Adding shelving units would give these students responsibility to access and safely put away these instruments. For third through fifth grade, students learn to play a variety of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments (xylophones, steel pans, tubano drums), ukuleles, and recorders. The storage spaces listed below are tools that would create independence and ownership for these various instruments, which will provide more student choice and playing opportunities in class. Currently, all these instruments sit in various cardboard boxes and old shelves in the closets of the classroom, so the teacher is not able to readily access different items throughout a class period. Creating a more efficient learning environment will help all students succeed and create music with their preferred choice of instrumentation in music class!
Kindergarten
- MU.K.S.1.1: Improvise a response to a musical question sung or played by someone else.
- MU.K.S.3.4: Imitate simple rhythm patterns played by the teacher or a peer.

1st Grade
- MU.1.S.3.2: Play three- to five-note melodies and/or accompaniments on classroom instruments.
- MU.1.S.1.1: Improvise a four-beat response to a musical question sung or played by someone else.

2nd Grade
- MU.2.S.3.4: Compare aural melodic patterns with written patterns to determine whether they are the same or different.
- MU.2.S.3.5: Show visual, gestural, and traditional representation of simple melodic patterns performed by someone else.

3rd Grade
- MU.3.S.3.2: Play melodies and layered ostinati, using proper instrumental technique, on pitched and unpitched instruments.
- MU.3.S.1.1: Improvise rhythms or melodies over ostinati.
- MU.3.F.3.1: Collaborate with others to create a musical presentation and acknowledge individual contributions as an integral part of the whole.

4th Grade
- MS.4.S.1.1: Improvise phrases, using familiar songs.
- MU.4.S.1.2: Create melodic patterns using a variety of sound sources.
- MU.4.S.2.1: Apply knowledge of musical structure to aid in sequencing and memorization and to internalize details of rehearsal and performance.
- MU.4.S.3.2: Play rounds, canons, or layered ostinati on classroom instruments.
- MU.4.S.3.4: Play simple ostinati, by ear, using classroom instruments.
- MU.4.F.1.1: Create new interpretations of melodic or rhythmic pieces by varying or adding dynamics, timbre, tempo, lyrics, and/or movement.

5th Grade
- MU.5.S.1.1: Improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases to create simple variations on familiar melodies.
- MU.5.S.1.2: Compose short vocal or instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources.
- MU.5.S.1.3: Arrange a familiar song by manipulating specified aspects of music.
- MU.5.S.1.4: Sing or play simple melodic patterns by ear with support from the teacher.
- MU.5.S.2.1: Use expressive elements and knowledge of musical structure to aid in sequencing and memorization and to internalize details of rehearsals and performance.
- MU.5.S.2.2: Apply performance techniques to familiar music.
- MU.5.S.3.2: Play melodies and accompaniments, using proper instrumental technique, on pitched and unpitched instruments.
- MU.5.S.3.3: Perform simple diatonic melodies at sight.
- MU.5.S.3.4: Play melodies and accompaniments, by ear, using classroom instruments.
- MU.5.F.1.1: Create a performance, using visual, kinesthetic, digital, and/or acoustic means to manipulate musical elements.
 

 

Benefits to my students

I strive to create the most positive learning environment for all my young musicians here at Horizon! We are so fortunate to have many instruments and modifications for all types of learners to enjoy music class. However, there is a barrier to accessing all these options during a class period because they are stored away in various boxes in the music room closets. The shelving units and instrument storage containers listed would tremendously help foster more creativity in the music classroom. Throughout our Orff-Schulwerk-styled music classes, students meet standards while also being provided with many opportunities to explore and create with different instruments and props. “The use of instruments leads to active participation. It puts control of the music in the hands of the students. They are active participants in their own learning experience.” stated by Brent Holl, Master Class in Orff 1991.  

 

Budget Narrative

Mini Keyboard Cases (15x $25): https://a.co/d/faRBkpD
Sterilite 32 Quart Storage Bins, 8 Pack ($110): https://a.co/d/3263V1B
Sterilite 32 Quart Stackable Storage, 6 Pack ($65): https://a.co/d/5HxJ0B8
Basic Beat Rolling Orff Stand: ($160 x 2): https://www.westmusic.com/basic-beat-bbv567-rolling-orff-stand-260087
61 Key Piano Keyboard Case ($38 x 3): https://a.co/d/2lzexxR
 

 

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