We've just finished 3 weeks of outdoor music and it's always a fun time at all the activities. Check it out! If you have other ideas you do for outdoor music stations, please send them my way.
I have been planning these last couple of weeks of music for atleast a year now. When I first read @prairiemusik's blog on outdoor music learning, I started to see more possibilities and benefits of getting outside the 4 walls of the music room. Our professional discussions on staff included the benefits of play and connecting with the outdoors. We were all inspired by our next door neighbours, Discovery Children's Centre and the 2 week outdoor challenge taken on by many in our school, our division, city, and province .
I grew up on a farm and played outdoors alot. Now that I am living in a city of concrete, it's hard to find time and space to connect with the beauty around us. I wanted to give the Stevenson students a little taste of inspiration in their playing, singing, and dancing and above all, give them some platforms to create and use their imaginations to make music.
Here is a short video that captured some of the precious discoveries and activities going on throughout the past 2 weeks.
For the past 2 weeks, various classes have been having music outside. Next week we are going to be doing some music exploration stations. It's been a lot of fun!
Practicing together
Duet time!
Really focused on practicing. Great job!
Singing songs with the guitar and making up rhymes
Creating a dance to an original song. We will be sharing it on June 22.
Exploring materials for their sounds
Creating drum jams with our friends
Learning some skipping rhymes and showing off our moves
Hanging out in the audience. Watching the action as we keep cool.
