This week in...
Kindergarten- we finished up our unit on high and low with a quiz! We listened to some examples of high and low sounds; we circled a mountain picture for high and a submarine picture for low. We also began our next unit on loud and soft! We listened and play egg shakers with "Surprise Symphony" by Franz Haydn and also learned a fun game called "Grizzly Bear."
1st/2nd grade- we did some call and response with winter rhythms that we composed last week. Our plan is to turn our winter rhythms into winter songs after Thanksgiving break! We also continued to run through and practice songs for our winter concert which is coming up quickly!
3rd grade- this week we brought in our found sounds that we made at home and had a fun show and tell. I was so impressed by all the different instruments that students created. It was fun to see the variety and hear the sounds that each instrument made.
4th grade- we have been continuing to work on our note reading skills for the notes B, A, and G. We have been learning new songs on recorders and improvising (making up our own music) as well. This week we learned about singing and doing hand signs with the notes do, re, and mi. We also learned a fun singing and recorder game called "Closet Key."
5th grade- we began working on our note reading skills with the notes B, A, G, and E, which are also the notes we have been playing on recorders. We have been using a Thanksgiving poem to help us improvise on recorders and we put together a performance alternating between the whole group and some improvised solos.
Happy Thanksgiving break!
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Congratulations
HUGE congrats to all talent show participants! You totally rocked! I'm so proud of all the performances from Wednesday night. It was a great display of the many talents of Park Hill students. Thanks to those who participated, and also those who came out to support!
This week in...
Kindergarten- we made our own ghost vocal pathways to practice moving our voices high and low. We tiptoed to and sang some spooky Halloween music. We also learned a chant to go with the book Shake Dem Halloween Bones.
1st/2nd grade- we worked on several pieces for the winter concert, including "Mittens and Gloves" and "We Will Jingle". The latter is based on the popular Queen song, "We Will Rock You." So much fun! We are learning how to stand while we sing so that we can look our best at the concert coming up in December!
3rd grade- we watched a spooky episode of "The Magic School Bus" that focused on how sounds are created and homemade musical instruments. This theme ties in perfectly with our found sounds project! Remember, students must bring in their instruments the week before Thanksgiving break.
4th grade- we worked on rhythm writing this week. We took pictures of pie (quarter note), pumpkin (eighth notes) and jack-o-lantern (sixteenth notes) and wrote out rhythms. Students also created their own 4 beat rhythm and learned how to play it on their recorders.
5th grade- we continued to have fun with the chant "Double, Double" for Halloween, and we also started recorders! (Ash's class will not do this until Monday.) Students have a classroom recorder that is theirs for the year and it must stay in the music room. Students will be able to purchase a recorder from Ms. Buckley if they want to have one at home.
Happy weekend!
This week in...
Kindergarten- we made our own ghost vocal pathways to practice moving our voices high and low. We tiptoed to and sang some spooky Halloween music. We also learned a chant to go with the book Shake Dem Halloween Bones.
1st/2nd grade- we worked on several pieces for the winter concert, including "Mittens and Gloves" and "We Will Jingle". The latter is based on the popular Queen song, "We Will Rock You." So much fun! We are learning how to stand while we sing so that we can look our best at the concert coming up in December!
3rd grade- we watched a spooky episode of "The Magic School Bus" that focused on how sounds are created and homemade musical instruments. This theme ties in perfectly with our found sounds project! Remember, students must bring in their instruments the week before Thanksgiving break.
4th grade- we worked on rhythm writing this week. We took pictures of pie (quarter note), pumpkin (eighth notes) and jack-o-lantern (sixteenth notes) and wrote out rhythms. Students also created their own 4 beat rhythm and learned how to play it on their recorders.
5th grade- we continued to have fun with the chant "Double, Double" for Halloween, and we also started recorders! (Ash's class will not do this until Monday.) Students have a classroom recorder that is theirs for the year and it must stay in the music room. Students will be able to purchase a recorder from Ms. Buckley if they want to have one at home.
Happy weekend!
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