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Amy Burns

Jazzy and Merrily: Merrily We Roll Along for the next recorder star!

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 3rd Grade
Subjects: Music

Student Instructions

For Chromebooks, Laptops, and Desktops: 1. Tap add 2. Use the drawing tool to write in the note names. 3. Click the link to practice along. COOL TIP: In the video, you can tap the little icon on the bottom right-hand side of the video and you can change the tempo or speed of the music! Yay! 4. Come back to Seesaw and click mic to record the song. 5. Jump back to the tab with the video ad play along. 6. Click back to Seesaw and pause the recording. 7. Click the green check to approve your music with the note names. For iOS Devices: 1. Tap add 2. Use the drawing tool to write in the note names. 3. Click the link and practice along (you can change the tempo!) 4. When ready, use the screen record tool on your device to record yourself playing along with the video. 5. Come back to this Seesaw page and click the photo so you can upload the video you took. 6. Click the green check to submit. 7. Click check again to submit.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

For music education, recording with an accompaniment background is challenging. This activity shows your students how to do it, but requires different strategies for Chromebooks/Laptops/Desktops than it does for iOS devices. Therefore, I have included two sets of instructions.

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