PURPLE - FALL Homework
Purple Fall Homework
For the FALL term we will read and write music in the key of F major, and D minor.
Please plan to spend 15 to 30 minutes each day going through the music workbook and playing the recorder. Homework page numbers are at the back of the book, and here below on this page. Contact me if you ever have any questions.
VIDEO: I have also made videos on how to do the homework for each lesson. These are for members of the Rainbow Hummingbird Magical Musical Spa -cost $7.77 per month.
HISTORY: In Purple the children will learn about various composers through the year. We will start with JS BACH again.
There are 5 Sections in the booklets! Please make sure to do the homework in each section each week.
THEORY
RECORDER
EXTRA
HISTORY
LYRICS
Here is the homework for each section: The FALL Lessons start on Lesson 1
PURPLE HOMEWORK:
LESSON 1
Theory: Draw a pic (p2)
Review Hand signs (p6)
Review Music fundamentals (p7)
Recorder: New note HIGH F' and note review (p26)
CUT THE CAKE (p27) play 3 times everyday.
Extra: To Me Music Is..(p46)
History: Colour BACH pic (p56)
SONGS & RHYMES for the FALL Term:
SONGS & RHYMES:
DOWN BY THE BAY
P-A-R-I-S
TELL ME THE CONTINENTS
SHAKE AND DANCE
SUNFLOWER
CUT THE CAKE
KITTY CAT
FLYING TO EUROPE
SKIP ONE WINDOW
TIKKA TIKKA TOCK
SING ME ANOTHER
AH POOR BIRD
HUNGARIAN CANON
APPLES & BANANAS
PUMPKIN PATCH
ROUND AND FAT
MISTER ANDRE
GHOST OF JOHN
LIL LIZA JANE
WILLUM
DOWN CAME A GHOST
WALK ON THE LEAVES
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR PEACE
LAVENDERS BLUE
UP ON THE HOUSETOP
JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS
RUDOLPH
SILENT NIGHT
JINGLE BELLS
DECK THE HALL
DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER
HEAR THE ANGELS
Lyrics are at the back of the booklet.
PURPLE Lesson 2
Theory: Copy F Major Scale (p11)
Recorder: F technique page, do the FIRST LINE ONLY 10 times everyday: C Bb A G F
New song: SKIP ONE WINDOW
Extra: p9 Rhythms to Rub
Histore: Read Bach story and answer questions. (pp 57 to 62) You have until the end of October to finish this assignment.
LYRICS: FLYING TO EUROPE SONG
PURPLE LESSON 3
Theory: Add notes to TIKKA TIKKA TOCK song (p12)
Recorder: SKIP ONE WINDOW once every day.
Technique page line two
NEW:
GERMAN CLOCK CANON (p30) add pitch names under notes and play twice a day.
Extra: Staff 20 (p47)
Electric Keyboard
Bach assignment due end of October.
Go over the words for FLYING TO EUROPE
PURPLE LESSON 4
Theory: p13 Sing Hungarian Canon with hand signs once a day.
Note: We are starting to learn about minor scales
Recorder: SKIP ONE WINDOW (p29)
KITTY CAT (p30)
OVER THE RAINBOW (p31) this is optional if you have time.
Extra: (p48) Staff 21
History: Finish Bach assignment and let's start FRANZ SCHUBERT (65)
Upright Piano pic as well.
PURPLE Lesson 5
Theory: GHOST OF JOHN
In a minor key: Sing wth hand signs each day
Learn to tell the difference between major and minor
Recorder: SKIP ONE WINDOW once each day
New: D MINOR Technique page- 34 - Do the first line 5 times each day.
Can also play LET IT GO , OR THE STAR WARS THEME if you have time.
Extra: Music Match p 49
History: Schubert Story to read and do word search
Lyrics: New song from Portugal: MISTER ANDRE
PURPLE Lesson 6
Theory: Write WILLUM in D minor scale (p15)
REcorder: Play SKIP ONE WINDOW everyday
p 37 HUNGARIAN CANON
D minor technique page, do LINE 3 - five times each day.
Extra: Musical Terms Criss Cross p50
History: Franz Schubert assignment pp 68, 69
Acoustic Guitar p71
Also go over lyrics for FLYING TO EUROPE and MISTER ANDRE songs.
PURPLE Lesson 7
Theory: Discovered Harmonic Minor scale: we changed the C note to a C#.
Write: AH POOR BIRD p 16
Recorder: Dminor technique page, go over the new C# note at the bottom of the page
Can also play SKIP ONE WINDOW every day
also AH POOR BIRD p 38
Extra: Music Terms p51
History: ANDRE SEGOVIA puzzle
Purple Lesson 8
Theory: Copy D harmonic minor scale: p 17
Recorder: Skip ONe Window by memory
New: O CANADA
Extra: Add letter names p 52
History: Electric bass guitar 74
Make sure Schubert assignment is done!
PURPLE Lesson 9
Tchaikovsky p75 to 77
Colour pic and read story and do the puzzle
Theory: LAVENDERS BLUE
dotted half note - 3 beats
Recorder: SKIP ONE WINDOW
New start Christmas songs: UP ON THE HOUSETOP
Extra: Staff 17
Deck the Hall lyrics p 96
PURPLE Lesson 10
Theory: write DECK THE HALL with B natural note. A natural cancels out any sharps or flats
page 20
Recorder: SKIP ONE WINDOW once a day by memory
New: play any Christmas song once a day: pages: 41, 42, 43, 44 RUDOLPH
Extra: p54 music signs puzzle
History: Tchaikovsky assignment due in December pp76 to 78
Violin Crocodile and Cat p81
Lyrics: DECK THE HALL p96 and 97
PURPLE Lesson 11
Theory: p21 write SNOW IS FALLING
Recorder: Keep working on Christmas songs!
UP ON THE HOUSE TOP
JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS
RUDOLPH
SILENT NIGHT
JINGLE BELLS
extra: Christmas word search p 85
History: finish Tchaikovsky assignment
and violin pics
Lyrics; Go over Christmas lyrics at the end of the book!
PURPLE Lesson 12
Theory: write AWAY IN A MANGER p 22
Recorder: Play favourite Christmas songs. Try SILENT NIGHT this week. pp 40 to 44
Extra: Christmas Word Search p85
History: Finish Tchaikovsky
and viola pic p82
Lyrics: Go over lyrics at the end of the book for the Christmas songs.
PURPLE Lesson 13
The main thing is to play the Christmas songs on the recorder. Pick one song each day to play through twice each day!
Pic CELLO
Can write AWAY IN A MANGER p 22.
And go over lyrics for the Christmas songs at the end of the book.
