Program Notes
"Spring" into Music....
Parents, ask your child to sing or play a song they have learned in their music classes.
Students in Kindergarten are continuing to learn new songs and musical elements. We are still reinforcing beat, melodic movement, dynamics and tempo. The students have also learned about quarter note ("ta"), eighth note ("ti-ti") and quarter rest rhythms. They have even done a bit of composing using 4 beat rhythm patterns.
First grade students are continuing their study of musical elements, working on strong beat, rhythm, and instrument tone color. They have been trying their best to be good "Sound Detectives" as we work on identifying classroom percussion instruments by sight and sound. We are also working to build up their musical literacy by striving to use musical vocabulary during class discussions. We have recently begun our unit on Sergei Prokofeiv's "Peter and the Wolf".
Students in the second grade classes have been learning, singing, and playing songs and accompaniments to build their knowledge of musical elements, note values and literacy. They have recently been engaged in a unit about the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his music. We have also been learning a little bit about playing the ukulele.
After a successful winter concert, third grade students began their recorder unit. Students have been very excited to get their recorders and to begin learning the basics of playing this woodwind instrument.
Many third grade students have even taken on the challenge and are participating in "Recorder Karate" where their playing skills earn them level belts. We have several 3rd grade who are very close to becoming recorder karate black belts!
Fourth grade and Fifth grade students are also continuing their effort to master musical elements and the soprano recorder. This last half of the school year, these students have worked on creating short musical compositions to play on the recorder, done some improvising on Orff instruments, played in small recorder/percussion ensemble groups and continued their efforts toward recorder karate black and platinum belts. We will soon be working on a unit about Jazz, Ragtime and Blues music and musicians.
Parents, ask your child to sing or play a song they have learned in their music classes.
Students in Kindergarten are continuing to learn new songs and musical elements. We are still reinforcing beat, melodic movement, dynamics and tempo. The students have also learned about quarter note ("ta"), eighth note ("ti-ti") and quarter rest rhythms. They have even done a bit of composing using 4 beat rhythm patterns.
First grade students are continuing their study of musical elements, working on strong beat, rhythm, and instrument tone color. They have been trying their best to be good "Sound Detectives" as we work on identifying classroom percussion instruments by sight and sound. We are also working to build up their musical literacy by striving to use musical vocabulary during class discussions. We have recently begun our unit on Sergei Prokofeiv's "Peter and the Wolf".
Students in the second grade classes have been learning, singing, and playing songs and accompaniments to build their knowledge of musical elements, note values and literacy. They have recently been engaged in a unit about the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his music. We have also been learning a little bit about playing the ukulele.
After a successful winter concert, third grade students began their recorder unit. Students have been very excited to get their recorders and to begin learning the basics of playing this woodwind instrument.
Many third grade students have even taken on the challenge and are participating in "Recorder Karate" where their playing skills earn them level belts. We have several 3rd grade who are very close to becoming recorder karate black belts!
Fourth grade and Fifth grade students are also continuing their effort to master musical elements and the soprano recorder. This last half of the school year, these students have worked on creating short musical compositions to play on the recorder, done some improvising on Orff instruments, played in small recorder/percussion ensemble groups and continued their efforts toward recorder karate black and platinum belts. We will soon be working on a unit about Jazz, Ragtime and Blues music and musicians.