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.

Week 5: Exams and Preparation

This week has been spent in assessments for most grades. 1st grade was tested on their ability to hear the differences between up and down, and Kindergarten on loud versus quiet, as well as the ability to keep the beat to a song. First Grade listened to Mendelsohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor and Kindergarten listened to Hayden's Surprise Symphony. 1st grade began to study the differences between a line note and a space note on the staff.

2nd and 3rd grade are preparing for the rhythm exam next week. 2nd Grade will be using their Lesson 9 as their study guide (since the exam is a shortened version of Lesson 9) and 3rd grade will be given a copy of the exam to fill out as a study guide (they can also use Lesson 1 and Lesson 6 to study). 2nd and 3rd grade also discussed how the concert went and ways to improve for the upcoming Spring concert.

Mallet Madness has decided that they wish to work on composition, improvisation, and performance. We are going to see what kind of performance we can arrange before Winter Break!

Just a reminder to 2nd and 3rd graders who missed the concert: your make-up essay is due next week.