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Perfect Pitches & Melody Magic: A Musical Glossary for Kids

WV MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES 2025 - 2026: brenda.bush@district196.org

Music Club: Grades 3-5, Tuesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am in music room 503 (max 25 students)
Doors open at 8:05am Tuesdays- register by sending a parent email

1.   September 23
2.   September 30
3.   October 7
4.   October 14
5.   October 21
6.   October 28

3rd Grade Family Folk Dance Night:
All 3rd grade students and their adults.
Thursday, November 20, 2024, 6:30pm – 7:30pm in the gym all families and guests

196Sings- All of 5th Grade only during the day walking field trip in the am.
AVHS will hold this event on Thursday, January 8, 2026

5th Grade Music Concert:
Thursday, January 22 Performance 6:30pm for families
Students arrive 6:15pm in the music room.

5th Grade Band Concert: Wednesday: January 28, 2026 6:30pm (Beth Claybaugh)

Dakota Valley Choral Festival: All 5th grade students can participate for free in this District Wide Festival - Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026

5th Grade Witness Program: 5th Grade Fieldtrip to Northrop Auditorium Minneapolis
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 12:45 pm

K-3 grade

Family Road Trip Fun: Songs to Sing With Kids - https://www.partsgeek.com/mmparts/family_road_trip_fun_songs_to_sing_with_kids.html

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Game - https://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/

The DSO website isn't nearly as neat but I found this page of making your own instruments at home - https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/activities/make-your-own-instrument

Orchestra Game from the Magic Flute - http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm

Hansel and Gretel Opera Game -http://classicalkusc.org/kids/opera/

12 Steps Game From Alice in the 4 Seasons Game - http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/12steps/12steps2.htm

Nutcracker Instrument Family Match - http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments1.htm

World Instruments! - https://pbskids.org/luna/games/carmens-world-orchestra

Great for Kindergarten - https://pbskids.org/peg/games/pegs-parade

I may have played on this one a little too long. ;) Really fun for connecting pitch with length - https://pbskids.org/peg/games/music-maker

This one is great for all ages! You get to make your own recording band - https://pbskids.org/martha/games/maketheband/index.html

The Orchestra Sings - Resources - https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Educators/Link-Up/Resources/The-Orchestra-Sings

4-5 grade

Family Road Trip Fun: Songs to Sing With Kids - https://www.partsgeek.com/mmparts/family_road_trip_fun_songs_to_sing_with_kids.html

Reading syncopated rhythms - Syncopation Lesson

For experimenting with sounds and composing:

Chrome Music Lab https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/

For creating beats: Drumbit https://drumbit.app/

Splice Beatmaker https://splice.com/sounds/beatmaker

For all kinds of music games/theory practice:

Music Tech Teacher

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm

For orchestra listening and instrument samples - https://www.thinglink.com/scene/374799720679211009#tlsite and http://sfskids.org/

For composing: https://www.noteflight.com/

For arranging fun a capella sounds: https://www.incredibox.com/

Virtual Tour - National Music Museum Tour

Brenda Bush

General Music Teacher

Westview Elementary

School: 651-683-6969 x84246