Week of April 30

Congratulations to the fifth graders for a fantastic Spring Sing concert this past week!  They worked very hard and gave an incredibly energetic performance on Wednesday evening.  See the "Spring Sing Music" section of the blog for some pictures from their assembly on Monday.

Kindergarteners in Ms. Tepper's classes learned a song called “The Tugboat,” and did a movement activity with the song.  They also played the gathering drum with this song and acted out the lyrics.  Students in Ms. Waller's class watched a video featuring the members of the Stomp percussion group.  They loved this!

First graders sang and moved to a song called "Teddy Bear."  They then analyzed the rhyme scheme of the song and composed their own new lyrics for the song, based on the original rhyme scheme.  They also focused on the difference between rhythm and steady beat by playing the gathering drum and the rhythm sticks.

Second graders focused on singing the correct starting pitch in a given song this week.  They worked on this concept using the songs "Mouse, Mousie" and "Rocky Mountain."  They worked in groups to see if they were able to make the group's puppet match the starting pitch that the group sang for it.  They really enjoyed this activity!  They also sang "Mouse, Mousie" for their classmates and received feedback about the pitch accuracy, tempo, and starting pitch.

Third and fourth graders have been doing an excellent job with their concert music so far!  Some students are still having trouble with the words in a couple of the songs, so they should be working on this at home.  All flashlights and any costume pieces that students plan to bring in should be brought to school by Monday.  The students need to have time to practice with costume pieces and flashlights before their performance.  Please do not go out and buy a new costume for this!  Many families have old Halloween costumes or accessories that students plan to use, which is great, but I am not asking you to purchase something new for the concert.  More information will be coming soon about what students should wear to the performance on Tuesday, May 22.

Fifth graders did an excellent job with their concert on Wednesday evening!  They should be extremely proud of all of their hard work.  See the "Spring Sing Music" section of the blog for some photos from Monday's assembly.

Music Fact of the Week

 

May 6 is "International Tuba Day!"  Take a look at the website of the world's most famous tuba, Tubby!  http://www.tubbythetuba.com/