This trimester, my 3rd graders learned about the rainforest in their Science classes. To integrate what they learned in science with music, the students created a song to go with the facts that they learned about the rainforest. The students used Sibelius’s Groovy Jungle to create their music. I divided them into five groups of 3-4 students. They each launched Groovy Jungle from one of the five computers in the music classroom. Together, they decided on and typed in facts about the rainforest. They used melody butterflies, bass line bushes, chord cobwebs, arpeggio flies, rhythm trees, and bonus animals to create wonderful musical works. When they were finished, they presented their works to the rest of the class. They recited their facts and explained why they used the musical elements of melody, rhythm, chords, arpeggios, bass lines, and especially the bonus animals in certain places of the songs. When you view and listen to the pieces, you will see that many of the students coordinated their music with their facts. I hope that you enjoy their wonderful musical creations!
To view and listen to their music, please click here. Please note that the page might take a few minutes to load. In addition, your browser will need to be able to play m4p video files. If it cannot, you can easily download Quicktime for free. The screen videos were recorded with Jing Pro.
Please leave a comment. The students would love to know what you thought of their songs.
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