Monday, December 25, 2017

Quarter 2 Update

At the end of Quarter 2, 1st Grade learned all about the opera The Magic Flute by Mozart and watched both the Met's live-action version and the BBC's animated version. 2nd Grade finished learning how many beats various rhythm notations were worth and completed their Music History Study Sheet (although some students who did not finish in class will need to fill in the blanks at home). 3rd Grade finished their Rhythm Portfolio Page in preparation for their upcoming Composition Project and also have finished their Music History Study Sheet. Kindergarten worked on their Spring Concert songs.

This upcoming 3rd Quarter, 3rd Grade will be working on creating the rhythm for their music piece and studying form and harmony in music. 2nd Grade will be developing their treble clef literacy. All grades will be working on their Spring Concert repertoire.

Week 7

This past week, tests were returned to 2nd grade and 3rd. 2nd grade's exam was a pre-test which we will be working on for the rest of the quarter. 3rd grade's exam went very well. On Tuesday 2nd and 3rd grade wrote their own Tudor fanfare. 2nd grade spent Friday reviewing rhythms in music, music history, and testing their Do Re Mi. 3rd grade worked on the rhythm section of their portfolio for their Composition Project and tested their Do Re Mi. First grade continues to learn the difference between a line note and a space note, while Kindergarten learned about Mozart and his music.