Q1W2

For our first full week of music, most of class was spent learning routines - how to practice music, passing materials, handling instruments, and moving for dance. Each grade was able to take a look at one of their concert songs, and both 2nd and 3rd grade have learned one of their songs already! Kindergarten and 1st grade began exploring high vs. low sounds, and 2nd & 3rd grade put their theory packets together.

Welcome!

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:

• Learning well-known songs like If You're Happy and You Know It, The Camptown Races, etc
• 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!

Q4W9

In our second-to-last week, all grades wrapped up their various projects, topics, and exams. First grade designed their own scene/story to fit Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Kindergarten listened to all of Holst's The Planets and prepared for graduation, second grade finished their treble clef and timbre exams, and third grade performed as many compositions as could be fit into the class time on Friday.

Looking forward to an amazing next year!