The music room is alive with singers! The past few months have been a big study of rhythm for our young learners. Now in November we are focused on the singing aspect of our music making.
The kindergarten and first graders are finding their solo voices. They have had opportunities to sing by themselves. I ask them to take turns singing a short song alone so that the children get to hear the sound of their own singing voice. Sometimes it is a surprise what they hear! They all receive a little reward paper for singing a solo that is theirs to take home and show their family.
Second Grade: It's concert time! Their big show is Thursday, November 18th at 6:30 pm. Families should have received an email about the details for this fun event. We will see you there!
Third grade and fourth grade have been incorporating singing with challenging movement activities. You can ask your child about John Kanakanaka and Makowe Koteoh!
Our fifth grade students have been creating movement and dance to different musical forms like Theme and Variation and Rondo as well. However they are finding that listening to a piece of music and following the form is trickier than the thought...they will get better through discussion and using our form following tools this next week.
The Fry Chorus and the Orff Ensemble are getting geared up for December 9th. They have their first concert of the year that night. Their official information letter will come home in email through your child's classroom teacher. Please look for this at the end of this week.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving,
Mrs. Whitney
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