February is a great month for music! We just finished a wonderful fourth grade program where the children amazed their parents by singing, dancing and playing instruments. The 4th graders reported that their favorite part was inviting their families out to dance at the end of the night. Great job 4th graders!
Our kindergarteners at Fry are singing all sorts of songs and learning about different instruments. The glockenspiel was played first and now we are moving on to the xylophone and metallophone.
First graders are spending some of my favorite curriculum time right now. They are studying music from Camille Saint-Saens, a French composer, entitled Carnival of the Animals. It is a collection of 14 pieces that are short and inspired by different animals. They can identify all of the songs, and have been taking turns acting like the animals. Ask your first grader what animal they have been at Music!
The second grade classes all sang "Heel, toe, on the line, Will you be my Valentine?" today. We've been studying rhythm as the "musical measurement of time." They are getting better at not only reading but also writing the rhythms. They will take an assessment soon to evaluated their ability to read a rhythm.
The third and fourth graders are now HOT into the Recorder Karate method of learning to read music. Please follow these guidelines at home...play with soft air, use the left hand at the top, and follow the notes as they are written on the paper. Remember to send their recorders to school on their Music days, so they can fully participate in class.
The fifth graders are working on their final rhythm assessment of their elementary school career! They've been naming notes and reading rhythms for two weeks. Their assessment testing consists of reading two examples from the review paper sent home with them last week.
I hope this brings you up to speed on the Music Room.
Have a wonderful month, Mrs. Whitney
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