Week of January 18 in music

Things are in full swing in music classes! I am constantly amazed as I witness the growth of the students' music knowledge and their willingness to try new things to create amazing music. Here's a "run down" of this week's lessons:


Kindergarten:
- More rhythmic dictation using "ta", "ti-ti", and "rest"
- Review movement activity with "I Can't See the Wind"
- Read poem, "If Things Grew Down", and adding instruments and voice effects to suit the words

First Grade:
- Singing and movement with "The Old Gray Cat"
- Game: "Bounce High, Bounce Low" to prepare introduction to "la"
- Iconic notation of "so" and "mi" in the song "Baker's Hat"

Second Grade:
- Echo singing on "Do, mi, so, and la"
- Singing, Movement, and playing instruments with the song, "Donald Duck"
- Creating rhythmic body percussion ostinatos to accompany, "Let's Go Play in the Snow"
- Introduction to the Swedish Folk Song, "Ritsch, Ratsch"

Third Grade:
- Labeling the sixteenth note, and performing rhythmic phrases which include sixteenth notes
- Continue working on "Movement Canon"
- Finding Form in Patterns

Fourth Grade:
- Students have the opportunity to play phrases on the recorder for the class to echo on their recorders
- Using a felt staff and notes to show understanding of the location of the notes B, A, and G on the musical staff
-Playing patterns using B, A, and G after identifying the phrase on the musical staff

Fifth Grade:
- Recorder Karate Yellow and Orange Belt testing- Come and see the "Recorder Karate" bulletin board outside the music room. It marks students' progress through the belt levels of "Recorder Karate

**DVDs of the December 15th Christmas Program are available for purchase for $10. You may e-mail me your order, so the DVD will be ready when the money is sent in to school.