LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS:
Kindergarten has been busy! They are learning routines and expectations for learning in the Music room. Students are asked to echo musical phrases in singing and body percussion. They are also singing "Zoom zoom zoom" and "Welcome to Music". Feel free to ask your child if they remember the lyrics!
Grades 1 & 2 have already jumped into their regular learning. They are testing this week for playing the C major scale on the xylophones with correct technique and steady rhythm. Students who want to push themselves are invited to sing AND play at the same time! Of course, we continue with our regular set of songs in the form of games to work on accurate pitch in singing.
Grades 3 & 4 started the year singing canons (or rounds) in a variety of genres. We've got slower, sentimental melodies as well as happy, silly songs. After only 3 days, students were singing their line confidently and trying very hard to hold onto their melody while a separate group sang something different simultaneously!
Grades 5 & 6 jumped into singing canons as well, and they are starting ukulele (pronounced OOH-KOO-LAY-LAY) strumming (for our beginners) and plucking arpeggios (for our level II players). We will be singing and playing to the song "In the Land of Oz" on a D minor chord.
Grades 1-6 have also worked on musical theory, learning to draw a musical staff and read/write different types of notes and rhythms.
Overall, a good start to our school year!
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