4th+Grade

= Welcome to 4th Grade Music at I n d e p e n d e n c e ! =

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===Mr. McDade's 4th graders spent the last part of the 09-10 school year studying songbirds & their songs, & creating their own "songbird" melodies on their recorders. We listened to bird songs on different websites (see Lotsa Links page), working first on transcribing the bird songs, using line drawings to indicate melodic direction, note duration & melodic patterns (both on paper & on the Smart Board). We also used the audio software program [|Audacity] to record bird songs from the web. In some cases, we needed to slow down the recordings to be able to transcribe them, so we also used Audacity to do that. The 4th graders then used all this audio & visual information about their bird songs as inspiration to compose their own melodies on the recorder. The 4th graders also learned other facts about their birds, incl. habitat, food sources, etc., & created Power Points which, because of technical issues, aren't available online yet, but hopefully will be soon!===

===Some of the songs that our 4th graders created sound very much like the song of the bird they chose, others are more "inspired" by their bird. Recordings of the actual bird songs are included for comparison. Listen & enjoy!===

//Bird song sound recordings are linked from// //[|All About Birds]//, //[|birdJam]& [|Nature Songs]//

**Aaron & Andy - Blue Jay**
[|Recording of Blue Jay] [|Aaron & Andy's Blue Jay Song.mp3]

**Amber & Chandler - Mourning Dove**
[|Recording of Mourning Dove] [|Amber & Chandler's Mourning Dove Song.mp3]

**Austin & Jackson - Scarlet Tanager**
[|Recording of Scarlet Tanager] [|Austin & Jackson's Scarlet Tanager Song.mp3]

**Ben & Neal - Eastern Kingbird**
[|Recording of Eastern Kingbird] [|Ben & Neal's Eastern Kingbird Song.mp3]

**Brooke & Olivia - Black-Capped Chickadee**
[|Recording of Black-Capped Chickadee] [|Brooke & Olivia's Black-Capped Chickadee Song.mp3] Mr. McDade improvised an accompaniment for Brooke & Olivia's song: [|Brooke & Olivia's Black-Capped Chickadee Song w accmp.mp3]

**Chris, Eli & Sal - Northern Cardinal**
[|Recording of Northern Cardinal] [|Chris, Eli & Sal's Cardinal Song.mp3]

**Eric & Nick - American Robin**
[|Recording of American Robin] [|Eric & Nick's Robin Song.mp3] performed by Eric

**Kirsten & Sophia - Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
[|Recording of Yellow-Rumped Warbler] Kristen & Sophia also recorded a background for their song, using the "Amazon Rain Forest" sound on our school's keyboard. Listen for it in the background of their song! [|Kirsten & Sophia's Yellow-Rumped Warbler Song.mp3]

**Lexi, Livie & Megan - Indigo Bunting**
[|Recording of Indigo Bunting] [|Lexi, Livie & Megan's Indigo Bunting Song.mp3]

**Allison & Abby - Indigo Bunting**
[|Recording of Indigo Bunting] [|Abby & Allison's Indigo Bunting Song.mp3]

**Alex, Anthony & James - Mourning Dove**
[|Recording of Mourning Dove] [|Alex, Anthony & James' Mourning Dove Song.mp3] performed by James

**Alex & Maddison - Marsh Wren**
[|Recording of Marsh Wren] [|Alexis & Maddison's Marsh Wren Song.mp3]

**Brianna & Kaylen - American Goldfinch**
[|Recording of American Goldfinch] [|Brianna & Kaylen's Goldfinch Song.mp3] performed by Kaylen

**Caleb & Caleb - Eastern Towhee**
[|Recording of Eastern Towhee] [|Caleb & Caleb's Eastern Towhee Song.mp3]

**Dijai & Emily - Yellow-Billed Cuckoo**
[|Recording of Yellow-Billed Cuckoo] [|Dijai & Emily's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Song.mp3]

**Jared & Max - White-Thoated Sparrow**
[|Recording of White-Throated Sparrow] [|Jared & Max's White-Throated Sparrow Song.mp3]

**Josie & Lexy - Brown-Headed Cowbird**
[|Recording of Brown-Headed Cowbird] [|Josie & Lexy's Brown-Headed Cowbird Song.mp3]

**Laurie & Nohelle - Black-Capped Chickadee**
[|Recording of Black-Capped Chickadee] [|Laurie & Nohelle's Black-Capped Chickadee Song.mp3] performed by Laurie

**Alessa & Madelyn - Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
[|Recording of Yellow-Rumped Warbler] [|Alessa & Madelyn's Yellow Warbler Song.mp3]

**Blake & Kyle - Black-Capped Chickadee**
[|Recording of Black-Capped Chickadee] [|Blake & Kyle's Black Capped Chickadee Song.mp3]

**Ian & Matt - American Bittern**
[|Recording of American Bittern] [|Ian & Matt's American Bittern Song.mp3]

**Jake & Nick - Black-Capped Chickadee**
[|Recording of Black-Capped Chickadee] [|Jake & Nick's Black-Capped Chickadee Song.mp3]

**Jinal & Kylie - Black-Capped Chickadee**
[|Recording of Black-Capped Chickadee] [|Jinal & Kylie's Black-Capped Chickadee Song.mp3]

**Madison & Mariah - Mourning Dove**
[|Recording of Mourning Dove] [|Madison & Mariah's Mourning Dove Song.mp3]

**Madison, Natalie & Sara - Eastern Towhee**
[|Recording of Eastern Towhee] [|Madison, Natalie & Sara's Eastern Towhee Song.mp3]

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