Music Week 12

Right now we are still continuing to get ready for the holiday concert. The concert will be Thursday, December 2, 2010. The concert will begin at 6:30. Please have all students that are performing arrive no later than 6:15 so we can get started on time.

All of the classes are doing well in their preparations. The 2nd grade classes have learned their song Gingerbread Cookies. K-1 have learned the song Chime In. 3rd grade classes are becoming more secure with Russian Christmas on the recorder. We need to practice a little more for the 4th and 5th grade classes to make sure they have the opening song Holiday of Music down. Less than a week to go. We are on break next week.

Music Week 11

3rd grade continued working on recorder learning the Russian Christmas music.

4th and 5th grade continued working on their respective instruments as well as learning the song Holiday of Music.

K-2 continued studying rhythms from the Winning Rhythms book.K-1 continued working on Chime In and 2nd Grade continued working on Gingerbread Cookies.

Music Week 10

3rd- 5th Grade classes Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 2 Line(s) C, D
Song: I like Thanksgiving

3rd Grade
Book-Do It! Play Recorder
pg. 7 #5
Begin working on Recorder song for winter concert-Russian Christmas
-or-
The A song-focus on the the A note

4th Grade-
Book-Alfred's Piano Lessons pg. 34-35
or
pg. 22-26-objective read the notes CDE and assoicate with keys, read FGAB and associate with keys

5th Grade-
Book: Fast Track Guitar Method pg. 11 Line 6

-Objective: Practice moving from 1st String-2nd String while keeping hands in place-will take approx. 2weeks

Begin working on Winter concert Songs: Holiday of Music, Rhythm of the Season



K-2

Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet-1 Line(s):C
Song: Wee Willie Winkie
Book-Orff Schulwerk-Objective: High-Low movement sol, mi



K-1 Begin working on Winter Concert Song: Chime In
Need bells, glockenspiels, boomwhackers

2nd grade-Begin working on Winter Concert Song: Gingerbread Cookies

Music Week 9.1

This week in music 3rd- 5th grade classes were to complete Winning Rhythms-Rhythm Sheet#2 Line A, B. We all sang the song, "There Was an Old Lady all Skin and Bones" we also surprised their homeroom teachers with it. We also reviewed Whole notes, Half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, and half rests

Here is the breakdown by grade level and what they were to accomplish:

3rd Grade Recorder Skills-

Book: Do It!- Play Recorder pg. 7 #4

Fais Do Do-objective: play a song in 3/4 time using B, A, G

or

Work on Give Me a B(original composition)-objective: focus on the B note




4th Grade:
Piano Skills-

Objective: complete page 20

-make sure students are following diagrams in book, hands are in correct position, and are on task

or

Objective: Complete pg 32-33

5th Grade:

Guitar Skills

-Fast Track Guitar Method-pg 10-11
-Objective: Learn B, C, D on second string
-Play pg 11 #5
-Show diagrams, some students are still having trouble with fingers. See attached
-Left hand holds down string, right hand actually does the playing


K-2 also began working on Winning Rhythms-Rhythm Sheet#1 Line A, B. They sangThere Was an Old Lady all Skin and Bones as well and surprised their homeroom teachers as well. We also worked on Play your Sound before we did Skin and Bones:

Objective: Identifying music notes by sight and sound and playing the music notes on rhythm instruments.



1. Divide class into five sections and have them sit in a circle. Each section will be playing a different music note on a different instrument indidated in the music.



2. Place picture of each note on floor and board in front of each section in the circle.



3. Student will sing the song and play their instrument when they hear the teacher sing their note.



4. After all the notes have been played studnets move to the right in the circle to the next note and repeat the song. The song continues to repeat until all students have rotated throught each of the music notes on the different instruments