Music rescue instructions full#

Incredibox is another fun way to create and compose music without traditional instruments. Here is what we did: (This is exactly what I posted in the Google Classroom for our musicians) Lesson 1: Introduction to Incredibox We never have testing on Fridays so we can make some noise at the end of the week. These lessons were taught in five consecutive days, and they will work well spread out over a rotation or weekly schedule as well. Due to a shortened day, our lessons are thirty minutes instead of our regular fifty minutes. This year I am traveling to classrooms and I see our classes for an entire week then rotate to the next set of classes.

Music rescue instructions full#

The feedback from the children is overwhelmingly positive and full of excitement at a particularly difficult time of year made even more challenging due to COVID restrictions and state testing. The Little Kids Rock folks made the lesson preparation even easier with a set of YouTube videos that explain all the details in a kid friendly way. It is essentially, manipulation of layered percussive and melodic ostinati, and our musicians can’t get enough. Incredibox to the rescue! The free web-based version of Incredibox is a series of “loops” that musicians can use to compose their own arrangements. I was forced to stay inside, traveling class to class, with doors open, keeping the children completely silent while others were testing all around us. Then, it was snowing and pouring rain and downright cold. A few weeks ago I wrote a lesson post Take it Outside 2021 and I was all set to host all of my classes outside during our testing weeks in the sunshine and the fresh air.