Kindergarteners in Ms. Tepper's morning class played unpitched percussion instruments with a book called Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. They also continued working on identifying their four voices. Students in Ms. Tepper's afternoon class did not have music this week due to their field trip on Friday.
First graders began sight-singing using the pitches sol and mi. They also did several activities to help them begin to improvise using their movements, voices, and instruments.
Second graders studied Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" this week. They really enjoyed learning about this piece. They also did self-assessments of their performance of "Peas Porridge Hot."
Third graders began studying early music notation this week. They read Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d'Arezzo, which tells the story of Guido d'Arezzo, who developed the written music notation system. They also began a project where they develop their own system of music notation. They are required to be very creative with this activity, and they have some fantastic ideas!
Fourth graders completed a note name worksheet this week, which will be used as their study guide for their note name quiz. They also played a fall song on the Orff instruments to help practice reading the notes. Mr. Bush's class has their note name quiz on Wednesday, 10/22. Mrs. Munson's class will have their quiz on Friday, 10/24. Mrs. Silberman's class will take their quiz on Monday, 10/27. In addition to reviewing the study guide, they can also practice for the quiz by playing the "Note Name Game" on the Classics for Kids website (see "Fun Music Websites" section on right side of blog) or "Staff Wars."
Fifth graders learned an Italian folk song this week. They also began learning movements for this piece. They should be practicing their concert music at home to ensure they know all of the words and movements. They may access their songs under the "Concert Music" section of this blog.
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