Week of January 27

Find your child's grade level below to find out what your child learned in music this week!

Kindergarteners dug in deeper to the brass and woodwind families this week.  They were able to identify features of brass and woodwind instruments and to recognize them by sound.  They especially enjoyed composing movements to flute and trumpet sections of various pieces of music.

First graders enjoyed listening to Johann Strauss Jr's "Pizzicato Polka," which features the string instruments playing pizzicato, or plucking the strings.  They also began learning about the percussion instruments.

Second graders performed their compositions about pizza this week.  They made video recordings and then self-assessed their videos.  I plan to share these videos on Seesaw, so you can see what your child has been working on recently!

Third and fourth graders learned movements for their first concert song this week and began singing their second song.  They are doing a fantastic job with their music already!  They should be practicing at home.  All recordings and lyric sheets are available under the "Concert Music" section of this blog.

Fifth graders enjoyed playing Staff Wars to review the letter names of the notes on the treble clef staff.  They also began playing their recorders.  They reviewed the fingerings for B, A, G, C', and D'.  There are a couple of students who did not have recorders in class this week.  Recorders should be kept in the music room, so they either need to bring one in, or they can purchase a new one for $3.50.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns: ecrutchfield@nssd112.org