March 27-31

This week, students reviewed concert material. Second grade and first grade both participated in a contest: the student with the most words memorized of a specific concert song would win a sticker. Third grade continued to work on their composition project. Kindergarten and first grade played glockenspiels and worked on rhythm. Kindergarten and second grade also looked at dynamics (loud vs. quiet for Kinder, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, and forte for 2nd). First grade reviewed instrument names and characteristics. Men's Chorus went well - we have enough singers to proceed!

Next week, third grade will have their theory exam!

March 13-17

The last week before Spring was spent reviewing concert pieces and some music theory, wrapping up part of third grade's Composition Project, and watching Rusalka.

Third grade will have an exam soon, which will go over:

• Naming notes on both treble and bass clefs
• Knowing the beat lengths of a quarter, half, whole, eighth, and dotted half note, as well as a half, whole and quarter rest
• How to draw a double bar line
• What a "staff" the "grand staff" is. 

All the answers can be found in their theory books.


All songs for Spring Concert:

3rd Grade
Rainsong
Pirate Story
Wink to the Little Baby

1st Grade
I Let Her Go-Go
Ahe Lau Makani
All the Beautiful Colors (De Colores)

Kindergarten
Kookaburra
The Rattlin' Bog
The Bull Frog

2nd Grade
Cherry Blossoms
Steven Foster Trilogy
Got Coffee?

March 6-10

This week, third grade finished writing the rhythm of their composition project and second grade almost completely finished their Lesson 6 (bass clef). First grade learned the melody and game of their last Spring Concert song, I Let Her Go-Go. Kindergarten worked on playing rhythm vs. beat on rhythm sticks and worked on all of their Spring Concert songs: The Bull Frog, Kookaburra (all three verses) and Rattlin' Bog.

K-3 acted out the first act of Rusalka - 3rd grade as readers' theater, K-2 as more of an interactive listening experience. 1st through 3rd grade were informed of a voluntary contest over Spring Break: the student who memorizes the most of a repertoire song (Got Coffee for 2nd grade, Wink to the Little Baby for 3rd, All the Beautiful Colors for 1st) after Spring Break get their choice of either a stamp or sticker.