Week of 9/16-9/20

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Kindergarten- we played drums! We read the story Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Dr. Seuss and learned to play drums while doing a chant with our voices. We also learned a silly dance called "Seven Jumps" where we used an imaginary rubber brand to stretch our arms out for the long sounds in the music.

1st/2nd grade- we learned to say and clap our rhythm patterns. We learned a rhyme about fall colored leaves and colored in our own leaf patterns. We then learned to speak and clap our leaf patterns that we drew and performed them for the class.

3rd grade- we played a football bean bag passing game to reinforce the steady beat, and we also got to play some instruments. We played "jam rhythms" on drums, triangles, wood blocks, and tambourines.

4th grade- we have begun recorders! Each student has a recorder in the music classroom that is theirs to use for the year. We learned how to properly hold the recorder (left hand on top, right hand on bottom) and how to use our gentle air to make sounds. We learned a funny tongue twister with lots of T's in it to learn how to say "too" in our mouths when playing recorders.

5th grade- we created our own arrangements of a song we learned in class, "Let's Play a Game." In groups of 6 or 7, students got to create a performance that had an introduction, a body, and a coda (a short ending.) We used speaking and singing voices, body percussion, drums, and mallet instruments. We then performed the pieces for the class.

Talent show entry forms are due Friday, September 20th by 3:00pm!!!