Mr. Panfil's Classroom
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Kindergarten and Grade 1, Week of May 25th
Good morning!In honor of Memorial Day, we're still singing patriotic music. Remember, that means songs about The United States. We have three songs: We started America (My Country Tis of Thee) two weeks ago, and started You're a Grand Old Flag last week. This week we...
Grade 4 and 5, Week of May 25th
Happy Memorial Day Week!Let's take a look at some rhythms again. This use the dotted quarter and eighth combo we've been working on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVeh0oVrKOk&list=PLFG_-4EP40CpaPTJ_WDPJDbSjNmReYs8k&index=7&t=0s Next, let's learn to sign...
Guitar/Ukulele Recap Week 2
This week, we added the G chord on the guitar and the C chord on the ukulele. Play along with This Land is Your Land on the video!The pattern is1 1 1 1 4 4 4 41 1 1 15 5 5 51 1 1 1What does that mean? Well, in each key, there is a "home" chord. In major, it's the...
Kindergarten and Grade 1, Week of May 18th
Good morning!Let's continue singing some songs together. Spring is upon us and I thought it would be fun to sing some songs about farms. https://youtu.be/x9zSgju_7ss Here is a Just Dance video to get you moving as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLhRJsjGZ7k...
Guitar/Ukulele Lesson 1
Didn't make the Google Meet? No worries! Let's go over some simple chords right here.Start by going to www.tuner-online.com and getting your instrument in tune! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpKqalI3EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDSzwCds6UE
Grade 2 and 3, Week of May 4th
May the 4th be with you!We're still working on reading treble clef notes! Some of you sent me some drawing of Treble Clefs and they looked amazing!On top of the treble clef reading, I've also started a FlipGrid for recorder songs for the third graders....
Grade 2 and 3, Week of April 27th
Hello!We're going to continue working on notes in the treble clef. We're also learning a new song and playing some "instruments" around the house. There is nothing to "Turn-in", just musical experiences. To start, let's sing "I Love The Mountains" together:We haven't...
Kindergarten and 1st Grade, Week of April 20th: Spring Music
Good morning!We'll be singing some songs, dancing, and playing some instruments this week!Let's start with our "We Are Cloverbank" song! https://youtu.be/D3P2APbaMHI Next, we have a Musication video. We would play Boomwhackers or rhythm instruments in class, but Jan,...
4th and 5th Grade, Week of April 20th: Research the Science of Sound
Let's begin with the Science of Sound! I'm super excited to extend this lesson past what we did on STEAM Day. This week, I want you to start off with a quick review of Vibration. Here is a Mystery Science Lesson on Sound:Mystery Science Lesson. Start Here You may want...
2nd and 3rd Grade, Week of April 20th: Practice Drawing Treble Clef
Good morning!During the week, I'd like you to practice drawing treble clef symbols and writing words in music notation. In my video, I give you two words on the treble clef staff. Can you read them?Try making your own! You can send them to my email...