At the end of the unit of inquiry “How We Express Ourselves”, KZE students made a connection after reading books of “Firebird” by Caldecott Honoree and “What A Wonderful World” by Bob Thiele and George Weiss. They noticed that people can also use music and movement to express feelings and ideas. They decided to try to create their own music.
Here are the highlight of their inquiry process:
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Group 1 (Kyle, Safiya, Daisy, Freddie)
This group decided to write their own rap song. They tried very hard to come up with words that rhyme with their names. Then they chose their instrument – Kyle with beat boxing, Daisy with piano, Freddie with triangle. During the rehearsal, Kyle changed his mind and decided to use guitar instead of making sound with his voice. They also came up with a plan on how to perform: they took turn to play the instrument and say their line. At the end, they all said the line while playing instrument altogether at the same time. They learned that “it was hard to play as a band because we needed to practice our instruments so that we can play really good.”
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Group 2 (Fatima, Lisa, Michael, Liam)
This group came up with a plan on who is playing what instrument. They also tried to come up with ideas on where to find the instruments that they need. However, during rehearsal time, they realized that they didn’t plan on how to make the music. So they had to spend more time on the planning. Their plan was for Fatima and Liam to play at the same time, Michael and Lisa on their own. After individual performance, all of them came back together and played at the same time. They noticed that it was OK to change their plan because sometimes the plan didn’t work that well.
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Group 3 (Emerson, Scarlett, Lizzy, Trace)
This group also decided to make their own music. After they chose their instrument, they disagreed on how to create the music. After some serious discussion, they were able to listen to other’s thinking and ideas and created a plan that they were all happy with. During the rehearsal, they noticed that some of them needed more practice with the instrument. After they listen to the recording, they didn’t like the music. So they had more conversation about the project and chose to re-do it again. They thought that it was easier to create music without the paper. They also realized that when they played together, the music sounded better when they all followed the lead of a keyboard. They agreed that they needed to work together for the music to sound good.
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