This musician was born in Pennsylvania and sings popular songs like "Shake It Off", "You Belong with Me", and "Anti-Hero". She sang country music and now sings pop music.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This is the type of beat that always comes first in a rhythm pattern.
What is the strong beat?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #1: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Brilliant!
Sing "Sally Go Round the Sun" as a team.
Stellar!
These are the four major instrument families.
What are woodwind, brass, percussion, and strings?
This musician and composer write the music for Moana, Encanto, Vivo, In The Heights, and Hamilton. Hint: He has three names.
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
This is the type of beat that always comes after the strong beat in a rhythm pattern.
Rhythm Reading Challenge #2: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Great!
Sing "Dr. Knickerbocker" as a team.
Radiant!
This is the muscle that is used to help us breathe when singing.
What is the diaphragm?
This musician was a member of The Jackson 5 and went on to perform songs like "Thriller" with Vincent Price.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This is the Italian word for music that is performed quietly.
What is piano?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #3: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Phenomenal!
Sing "Pretty Little Suzie" as a team.
Terrific!
This is the name of the Christmas ballet we learned about in December.
What is The Nutcracker?
This musical group of five performs songs in the acapella style; this means that they perform without using instruments!
Who is Pentatonix?
This is the Italian word for music that is performed loudly.
What is forte?
Rhythm Reading Challenge #4: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Excellent!
Sing "Lucy Locket" as a team.
Cool!
This is the name of one of the musical numbers from "Mary Poppins".
This musician was our musician of the month in February; she is a Black female artist who fought for civil rights during her lifetime. She sang in a jazzy style and has an alto voice.
Who is Nina Simone?
This is the Italian suffix that is added to dynamic levels to mean "very"
Rhythm Reading Challenge #5: https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/ddd6fcaeddd2d6cf102bae6687b14b1b50b28b59
Grand!
Sing "Firefly, Firefly" as a team.
Beautiful!
This is the name of one of the three elements of a musical that we discussed.
What is the book, score, and lyrics?