Greetings all, and welcome to a brand new school year! I thought I'd post here an overview for the upcoming music year. Students will be working on:
- Exposure to and analysis of classical music repertoire
- Music literacy
- Solfege (Do, Re, Mi, etc)
- Aural skills
- Hearing patterns in music
- Sight-reading
- Singing in key
- Singing in unison/parts
- Hearing harmony
- Performance skills
- Stage etiquette
- Audience etiquette
- Telling a story/facial and body language
- Instrument playing skills (percussion instruments such as xylophones and drums)
- Mallet technique
- Percussion instrument names and techniques
- Singing skills
- Posture
- Breath
- Vowels
- Teamwork/responsibility
Looking forward to an exciting new year!