Week of November 28 - December 2

This week, make-up assignments for the winter concert were discussed. Kindergarten finished them and first grade is almost done. 2nd and 3rd grade are doing an essay, about one page long, describing in detail all their concert songs, and finally detailing their favorite concert song to sing and why.

Kindergarten and first grade worked on labeling piano keyboard notes. They also listened to and discussed "Hens and Roosters" and "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals. They also learned about wood, metal, and skin as classifications for instruments, and how to play rhythm sticks, triangles, and hand drums.

Second grade finished their musical presentations, and learned the line notes for reading music: Every Good Bird Does Fly.

Third grade continued discussing the concepts of scale, Tonic and Dominant from the previous week, and began to look at what opera is. They also received spelling words for a quiz next week:

Handel

Scarlatti

Bach

Vivaldi

Violin

Baroque

Piano

Ornament

Week of November 14-18

What an amazing concert this past Tuesday! Thank you to all the students and staff who worked together to make the concert so wonderful.

This week, the first two days were spent in concert preparation and rehearsal. In the latter half of the week, 2nd and 3rd grade students discussed the concert and how to give constructive criticism. Second grade continued to work on their compositions and third grade learned about Tonic and Dominant chords (currently called "Home" and "Away"), preparing them for their upcoming composition project.

First grade explored the idea of a "beat" more with Engine, Engine Number 9, and both first grade and Kindergarten listened to Carnival of the Animals. They discussed what different animals might "sound" like and then did movement with scarves to embody that sound/mood.

Concert Information

This year's Fall Concerts will be held on Tuesday, November 15th at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts at 5:30 & 6:45 pm.

K-2 call time is 5:10pm. 3-5 call time is 6:25pm
All performing students find their seats by going down a hallway to the left of the entrance. K-2 students will be waiting in their seats after the concert ends to be picked up.

ATTIRE:
Students must wear black on bottom, white on top. Black shoes, black pants (black skirt option for girls), white shirt, and a tie for boys (bowtie is fine).

I must know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if a student cannot attend the mandatory concert for an unavoidable reason.