K3

During Trimester 1 we will be learning about songs and learning about the parts (beginning, middle and end)(finding the steady beat) We use rhythm instruments to play along and keep the beat with music.

K4

We have started out the year learning about steady beats and how to find this in a song. We use rhythm instruments to show the difference between rhythm and steady beat

K5

We started the year reviewing elements of music such as steady beat and tempo.  We have also talked about instruments and their timbre and watched Peter and the wolf to identify musical instruments that represent a character

1st

We will be reviewing what timbre in music is and how each musical instrument has qualities that make them individual as well as members of a musical family. We will use the musical story of Peter and the Wolf to reinforce this, and students will be creating Peter and the Wolf story instrument story books.

2nd

We are learning about the elements of music, dynamics, tempo and rhythm.   We use rhythm instruments and boomwhackers to perform rhythmic passages using quarter, eighth notes and quarter rests. We compose rhythm passages using fall words and standard notation.

3rd

We began the year learning about the elements of music tempo and form.  We listened to different musical examples and respond using what we learned about to identify the form.  We learned about musical symbols and what they mean when they are in music. We will also begin exploring the Treble Clef and identify musical note names.

4th 

We started out the year reviewing about the notes and rests values. We tested on these skills and then started applying them when we began playing our recorders again. Our first songs that we are learning are focusing on the base notes of B A and G. We will then review C and D and expand into the lower register. We look forward to learning Christmas songs to preform at the Christmas Concert this year.

5th

We started out the year reviewing about the notes and rests values. We tested on these skills and then started applying them when we began playing hand chimes.  We learned about Melody and Descant and are playing the song “Jesus Loves Me” together as an ensemble. We will also be learning a more difficult song "Awesome God" and learn how two musical ideas can work together to create a complex song and melody line.

6th

We began the year learning about the history of the guitar and created google slides projects that highlighted a guitar related instrument. The guitars will be assigned to the students and they will began learning how to hold them by watching teaching videos posted to google classroom.  Our next step is to start learning the notes on the first string.

7th

We began the year learning about the history of Opera.  We learned about the parts and the voice classes of people involved in the work.  After learning about this they took a test to check their understanding.  We will next be moving into learning about Operettas and musicals and will watch “The Pirates of Penzance” to show an example of this genre.

8th

We began the year reviewing the grand staff and how to read music as an ensemble.  We then learned about hand chimes and how to play them as a group as well as individual technique in creating quality sound.  We will practice as a group and will be learning an ensemble performance to test individual learning.