PK McLaughlin- Johnny on the Woodpile, My Aunt Came Back, Two Little Black Birds, Eensy Weensy Spider, Engine Engine, , Aiken Drum, Keeping the beat, There was a mad and he was Mad, Over in the meadow, Beaker, Had a
Kindergarten- Using drums: We will be working on standards: K.2.1 Echo four-beat rhythmic patterns played by the teacher using body percussion or classroom instruments. K.2.2 Maintain a steady beat while playing an instrument in a group. We will also do rhythm sticks with songs from other cultures. Song from Ireland, Piper Piper; Song from Greece, review other pieces from Caribbean, Isreal and Puerto Rico,India, Australia
1st grade-1.2.1 We are using Boom Whackers, which are brightly colored tubes that make different tones. The students are working on standards: Echo short melodic and rhythmic patterns, 1.2.2 Maintain a steady beat on a percussion instrument while playing in a group, 1.2.3 Hold classroom instruments correctly and play with the proper technique. Students are going to continue reading Twinkle Twinkle little star and Three blind mice while playing the boomwhackers
2nd grade-
2.2.1 Echo melodic and rhythmic patterns. 2.2.2 Maintain a steady beat and play with appropriate dynamic levels. 2.2.3 Play classroom instruments with the proper technique, holding them correctly. 2.2.4 Learn correct names for classroom instruments and identify those associated with world cultures. 2.2.5 Play simple ostinatos while others sing. 2.2.6 Follow the cues of a conductor with regard to tempo and dynamics. We are going to continue to work on vocabulary of instruments in the room. We are also going to talk about tempo and dymanics and how that plays out in music making.
3rd grade-
We are going to start using the orff instruments, which are percussion instruments. We will continue to review note values and 3.2.1 Echo melodic and rhythmic patterns. 3.2.2 Play given pitch patterns on a mallet instrument, keyboard, or recorder. 3.2.3 Play instruments in a group with a steady beat, appropriate dynamics, and correct technique. 3.2.4 Use correct names for classroom instruments including those from world cultures. 3.2.5 Play four-measure melodies on pitched percussion instruments. 3.2.6 Play ostinato accompaniments on pitched and non-pitched classroom instruments, independently and with others. 3.2.7 Follow the cues of a conductor. We are going to focus on giving names to the instruments in the room, and repeating melodic and rhythmic ostinatos.
4th grade- Most students have finished the first song and some will come next week to play for me.
5th grade- Focus on Rolling Along, Hot Cross Buns and Go Tell Aunt Roady. Some students are working with Mrs. Epple for contest.
Guitar Class- Preparation for Mass, Students will continue to work on different pieces as well. We are now offering guitar lessons at school that are on Tuesdays, the forms have been sent home. We also have a Thursday group that comes to Scecina in a jam session format if any experience players want to join!!!
Class Choir Class- Evaluating Choral Groups continues- students will be showing me, that they can identify how to critique using music terms, they will also take a quiz over the terms, to show their understanding. Standards: 7.1 Use appropriate musical terminology in establishing criteria and creating a rubric to be used in evaluating the quality of choral performances. , 7.2 Listen to recordings and live performances of age appropriate singers and repertoire. Apply established criteria to evaluate the performances., 7.3 Apply established criteria to evaluate performances of own ensemble. 7.4 Identify and demonstrate appropriate performance behaviors. We are going to review note values and music line and staff review. Our goal is to move towards instrument reading.
Performance Choir Class is now the Annual Fund Dinner Class- All January AFD after school practices are from 3:00-4:00 in the music room. I have posted on edmodo the schedule and the kids have a hard copy for January and Febuary. We are focusing on "Gaston" and "Be our guest". We need help with costumes, if students in their roles can come up with ideas and provide their own, that would be great! Let me know if you have any questions!
Performance Important dates!!!
Next practice AFD practice for Beauty and the Beast Jr. will be Wednesday in January
Graduation Mass- June 1st(Performance Choir Requirement, excluding 8th grade)
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