Sound Investigations: Xylophones & Kalimbas

CALENDAR EVENTS

1/6 Welcome Back! Classes Resume

1/10 Friday Singing, 8:15 in Little Theatre

1/16 Lower Form Assembly, Dress Uniform
1/17 Friday Singing, 8:15 in Little Theatre

1/17 Spirit Day: 49ers Colors!
1/17 Friday Singing, 8:15 in Little Theatre

1/20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes
1/24 Writing Workshop Celebration, 7:55-8:15  AM 

1/24 NOTE: Friday Singing is Canceled
1/24 Spirit Day Theme: Favorite Characters

1/31 Community: Neighborhood Models, 7:55-8:15 AM
1/31 Free Dress for Walk to School Golden Shoe Win!

Sound Investigation: Changing Volume

Xylophones
From Teacher's Guide: Sound and Light

Changing Volume:
Low-pitched, Medium-pitched, High-pitched

Experimenting with 3 Bars:
Tubes Next to Each Other

Tube Placement: Far Apart


Rolling Mallet Over Tubes:
Does it Change the Sound?

How Can You Stop Sound?

Kalimba
From Teacher's Guide: Sound and Light

Investigate: How Can We Make
Sound on a Kalimba?



Can You Identify the Pitch?
Low-pitched, Medium-Pitch & High-Pitched

Recording Placement of Bars &
Labeling: L (low), M (medium), H (high)