Weekly Review 1/13-1/17

Our first grade students learned a fun little song with movements called, "A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea," Each time we sang the song, we replaced the word "sea" with hands, chop, knee, toe, and Oo- was- she was." We came up with movements to reflect those words. We also began our  "Peter and the Wolf" unit which is a story and musical piece by the Russian composer.  We read the book and learned about the different characters and the instruments they represented. Next week, we will begin a listening map.

Here is list of all the character in the fairytale. Each character in the story represents an instrument and has a musical theme:

• Bird: flute
• Duck: oboe
• Cat: clarinet
• Grandfather: bassoon
• Wolf: French horns
• Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum
• Peter: string instrument

The second graders learned two new instrument families this week:  the percussion family and the  string family.

Common Percussion Family Instruments:

Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Tambourine
Maracas
Timpani/Kettle Drums

Common String Family Instruments:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Guitar

Next Thursday, Jan. 23rd, our third grade students will take a field trip to Carey Hall to watch the Lexington Symphony perform. We will leave at 9:00am and will be back by 11:30am. Dressing up is highly encouraged! 

Our fourth graders practiced playing chordal accompaniments to, "Auld Lang Syne" while the fifth grade students practiced playing chordal accompaniments to the famous 80's hit, "Take On Me." 

We also began chorus this week! Our theme is still the Biome with songs about the desert, ocean, savannah and the rain forest. We will be singing a song from a famous cartoon and also a Disney song. Can you guess what they may be?

Have a wonderful long weekend!