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A Bit ‘O Framework:

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  • Tweet out at any time using #mainstreetmusic.
  • It’s okay if you don’t have a certain app or device. Use what you’ve got!
  • QUESTIONS? Type into the chat box, appending the letter Q to the beginning: “Q: How do I add reverb?” I will do my best to answer them periodically.
  • Question not answered? I am super down to connect and chat! Twitter: @eh48, Instagram: @soundteaching

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We will be learning:

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  1. How darn creative 1st-graders can be! (Main Street Music Project)
  2. How to create sounds in GarageBand (demo)!
  3. How integrated projects can maximize student engagement, curiosity and their connection to the world around them!

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#getexcited

#mainstreetmusic

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Main Street Music Unit: Overview

10 Weeks

6/7-year-olds

Social Studies Language Arts Technology

Music

Art

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Integrated

Needs/Wants

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Goods/Services

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Sensory Experience

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Atmosphere

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3 Main Stages

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Goods/Services, Needs/Wants

Creating/Building Main Streets

Soundscapes and Atmosphere

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Goods/Services

Needs/Wants

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  • Mo Willem’s Pigeon Books
  • Lessons about Goods and Services
  • Field Trip to a Downtown Main Street
  • Book Creator to take photos of buildings and record sounds
  • Print photos and sort into needs/wants, goods/services

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Creating Our Main Streets

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  • Small Groups
  • 4 Goods and 4 Services (Buildings)
  • 2D Representation
  • 3D Representation (Mount on a Base)

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Soundscapes and Atmosphere: Connecting Music and Mood

  1. Listen and Paint
  2. Play Real Instruments

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Sensory Poems!

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Final Showcase:

Author’s Walkabout

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YES!

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“My Mini Main Street”

  1. Choose an essential building (Post Office, Ferrari Store, Bakery...)
  2. Draw a picture of it! Use a drawing app or nearby piece of paper.
  3. What emotion/atmosphere would you connect with it? Write down the emotion within your drawing.
  4. What might you hear inside this building? Write examples of these sounds within your drawing
  5. Take a screenshot or photograph of your drawing.
  6. Optional: Write a short sensory poem describing what you might experience inside the building. OR, using an audio recording app or website (Voice Memos, Audacity, GarageBand, etc.), record ONE track that emulates the mood and/or energy of the building. Could be instrumental OR foley sound effects using objects at home!
  7. Post to Padlet! padlet.com/hendricks/mainstreetmusic
  8. Optional: Tweet out your creations! Use #mainstreetmusic as the hashtag.

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How might YOU reimagine an existing lesson or unit of your own?

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Let’s hear from some peeps. Keep it short! #unmuteyourmic

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Thanks for being here!

Nice to see your face! You are appreciated and fully capable of bringing to life a very cool lesson or unit for optimum student creativity and engagement!

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#yougotthis

Be the creative dreamer that you are.

#mainstreetmusic

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Resources and Contact!

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Contact Emily Hendricks:

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Twitter: @eh48

Instagram: @soundteaching