Mr. Collins
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Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School, Room 501
4th Quarter Music Newsletters 2022
Below are the newsletters from our different grade levels that showcase our learning goals. These are a good resource for having a conversation with your student about their VAPA experience. Check them out! 😎 👍🏻
4th Quarter Kindergarten Newsletter
4th Quarter 1st Grade Newsletter
4th Quarter 2nd Grade Newsletter
4th Quarter 3rd Grade Newsletter
4th Quarter 4th Grade Newsletter
4th Quarter 5th Grade Newsletter
4th Quarter 6th Grade Newsletter
Live Jam Central
Our students have been having fun and learning a lot about modern band! We can play multiple instruments, perform with a modern band play-along track, and even form our own bands! Check out the playlists below for some groovin’ examples from upper grades, primary grades, and Focus Groups! 🤘🎸🥁🎹🎤💻😎
Primary Grade Class Jams Upper Grade Band Jams Focus Group Jams
Primary Resources – Grades K-3rd
Here are the links to some of our lesson activities by grade so far this year. Check them out, review, practice, and enjoy! 😎 🎶
Kindergarden:
Whisper, Talk, Shout and Sing! Whisper, Talk, Shout and Sing Game!
I’m a Superhero! Higher or Lower Game Steady Beat Song Rhythm Game
1st Grade:
Beatboxing Videos Rap Fundamentals! Body Drums! QGrooves Looper!
Body Percussion! Ukulele Intro Beatboxing Basics Low Rider Playalong
2nd Grade:
Drum Skills Ukulele Intro Guitar Starter “easy” Chords Piano Chords Intro
Rap Fundamentals! Feel the Note Game Low Rider Playalong Uptown Funk!
3rd Grade:
Ukulele Chords Drum Skills Guitar Starter “easy” Chords Piano Chords Intro
Expanding Piano Chords Bass (pronounced ‘base’) Intro Rap Fundamentals!
Low Rider Playalong Uptown Funk! Just the Way Playalong
Stinky Pirates! Waltzing Like Wallabies! 5 Green and Speckled Frogs! Beatboxing Basics
Upper Grade Resources – Grades 4th – 6th
Here are some links to keep you practicing, creating, singing or rapping along, and enjoying music! 🤘🎶😎
Ukulele Chords Intermediate/Advanced Uke Expanding Piano Chords
Guitar Chords Unit 1 Guitar Chords Unit 2 Bass (pronounced ‘base’) Intro
Bass Fretting BandLab Classroom Accounts Mr. Collins Artist of the Day Playlist!
Modern Band Playalong Playlist 1 Modern Band Playalong Playlist 2 MB Playlist 3
Focus Group Resource Reminder: Focus Group students, be sure to check your Focus Group Class Notebook in Teams and your Teams chat thread for practicing resources! Jam on! 🎸🎹🪘💻🎧
2 Modern Band Tips
- Need something to read? Check out the online version of the Modern Band Journal!
- In the market for a new instrument? As a registered Little Kids Rock school community, students at Camarena can get lower prices at Sweetwater Music! Just use our LKR-Sweetwater link, and enter “Brad Collins” for your teacher’s name and “Enrique S. Camarena” for your school’s name. Check out the deals! 🎶🤘
Third Quarter Music Newsletters
Below are the newsletters from our different grade levels that showcase our learning goals. These are a good resource for having a conversation with your student about their VAPA experience. Check them out! 😎 👍🏻
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Newsletter
Camarena VAPA Blog 