''Rapp Song' with vocals You all will be rapping/singing the first and second verse as well as the refrain to 'Rapp Song' by yourselves! Take the opportunity to practice using both the recording here and the lyric sheet I provided this week! Have fun with it, but make sure that you stay with the given beat!

*Accompaniment track will be added next week. For additional information about the assignment, go to Mr. Chambers' eLearning page!

'Think Positive!' with vocals - audio. You will be rapping the first verse of 'Think Positive' by yourself, then singing the refrain following it! Take the opportunity to practice with the recording using the lyric sheet that I gave you this week or the one provided below! Have fun with it, but make sure that you stay with the given beat!

'Think Positive!' - ALL lyrics - lyric sheet.

*Accompaniment track has now been added, see below!

'Think Positive!' - accompaniment - audio.

Pre-Quiz - Instruments of the Symphony Orchestra

Grades 4, 5, 6, G/T

Music Notes, Rests & Staff QUIZ - Grades 4, 5, 6 & G/T

G/T, 4th, 5th & 6th will need to list 5 of the most important American Folk Music Songs and the artists who made them famous!

Use Google search or Yahoo search to find and select your songs, something like "important songs of American Folk Music" would be a good place to start.

I would suggest listening to some of your selected songs on youtube so you can answer a simple question or two about the song.

G/T, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Week 2 Music Assignment - American Folk Music

G/T, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades will be researching the history, artists and songs of American Folk Music for the next two weeks.  Each student will research, then create three questions and provide the correct answers to their questions. These questions will pertain to American folk music or Woody Guthrie that coorespond with the given reading below.

Woody Guthrie

American Folk Music

This Land Is Your Land

G/T, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade American Folk Music Students Written Questions

The vision of Knapp Elementary School is to inspire students to become innovative thinkers to adapt to our changing world.

We aim to accomplish this by working to ensure a strong academic foundation that inspires self-confidence and pride in personal success through a distinguished system:

- High expectations for student behavior and achievement during brick & mortar as well as online engagement in Google Classroom/Seesaw.

- A safe, caring environment which challenges each person to achieve his/her own personal best.

- A staff dedicated to student success and collaboration with families anf communities.

*All students regardless of ability and home environments should have access to the same high quality instruction/curriculum and learning. We will provide students and families with the supports nedded to ensure a Knapp education isw equitable for all.