This week the primary began preparing for their quiz. It is a small quiz (only 3 questions) that reviews if students can feel the beat of the selected pieces of music. What I have told the students is that if they can feel as though they could clap or pat their lap along to the music, then it most likely has a beat. If the song sounds like mostly noise, then it does not have a steady beat.
3-5 graders are making considerable progress on their respective instruments. I believe that third grade is finally start to get the hang of playing recorders. We go over the notes, count the rhythms, and try to put it together with the actual recorder. It has been a slow process. I can make some of the recorder material available in class. I also have a link to an online recorder page. 4th grade is also getting better with finger coordination on the piano. They have shown great improvement in the last few weeks. They are doing a better job of following the instructions in book on how to get your fingers set up without my help. 5th grade worked on a worksheet that helped them read notes on the treble clef staff. Eventually, 3rd and 4th grade will have a chance to do either the same one 5th grade has done or a slightly different one. 3rd-5th also finished working on rhythm sheet #2. Some of the classes began working on rhythm sheet #3.
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