Monday, December 22, 2014
String Update/Assignment
Third Graders
Today, we practiced reading music on the staff, and identifying each note. Sometimes it's tricky to get them right away- working on it at home will help you memorize the notes! We played through Jingle Bells, one measure at a time, then tried to do the whole thing. The students did an excellent job- ask them to play it for you at home!
Assignment:
Today, we practiced reading music on the staff, and identifying each note. Sometimes it's tricky to get them right away- working on it at home will help you memorize the notes! We played through Jingle Bells, one measure at a time, then tried to do the whole thing. The students did an excellent job- ask them to play it for you at home!
Assignment:
- D Major Scale
- Page 14- focus on Old MacDonald.
Fourth Graders
4A: Today the students played Jingle Bells with the bow! The 4th grade beginners are starting to catch up with the other 4th grade students, which is awesome. :)
Assignment:
- Page 15
- If page 15 goes well, please move on to page 16!
4B: For fun, we read through a new song- Deck the Halls. It was a lot of fun! The students played part A in the lesson.
Assignment:
- Deck the Halls- you can play it for your family!
- pages 31-32
We will start music for our Spring concert when we get back from break!
(Thank you Paul for videotaping while I played piano!)
Friday, December 19, 2014
Weekly Review 12/15 - 12/19
The first graders enjoyed dancing and moving to the March, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet. We were so excited to see that they remembered the music to each of the different themes!
The second grade students finished watching the New York City Ballet's rendition of The Nutcracker. They really enjoyed visiting the Land of Sweets and seeing the different types of dancing. So many fun styles!
The third graders reviewed parts of speech (verb, noun, and adjective) with some Musical Mad Libs! Without seeing the song first, students selected words and we plugged them into the song. When the final lyrics were revealed, we had a great time singing them- they are so funny! You can read some of their lyrics here.
The fourth and fifth graders celebrated the completion of their Winter Concert by enjoying some time outside!
All students did some winter caroling this week! We have talked to them about the wonderful tradition of caroling, and how it brings the community together in song. Please check back soon for some photos and videos, and a big thank you to the parents to took the time to come to the school and join us!
We hope you have a safe and lovely Winter break!
The second grade students finished watching the New York City Ballet's rendition of The Nutcracker. They really enjoyed visiting the Land of Sweets and seeing the different types of dancing. So many fun styles!
The third graders reviewed parts of speech (verb, noun, and adjective) with some Musical Mad Libs! Without seeing the song first, students selected words and we plugged them into the song. When the final lyrics were revealed, we had a great time singing them- they are so funny! You can read some of their lyrics here.
The fourth and fifth graders celebrated the completion of their Winter Concert by enjoying some time outside!
All students did some winter caroling this week! We have talked to them about the wonderful tradition of caroling, and how it brings the community together in song. Please check back soon for some photos and videos, and a big thank you to the parents to took the time to come to the school and join us!
We hope you have a safe and lovely Winter break!
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