Thursday, October 27, 2016

Pumpkin Dance for First Graders

Today the 1st graders learned a new song and circle dance called, The Pumpkin Dance! They have partners and they do a body percussion game together as they sing the song. Great job 1st graders, and Happy Halloween! :)




Friday, October 21, 2016

Listening & Rhythm Reading in 3rd Grade

The 3rd graders have been learning how to read rhythms in music for the past few weeks. To make learning even more fun, we added a rhythmic poem and game to the mix. We said the poem Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater along with patting a steady beat and students came up to the front of the class to hold up rhythm cards that the class then clapped outloud together.
They next looked at a listening map for the piece of music, In the Hall of the Mountain King by the composer Edvard Grieg. We talked about the scary sounding music, and about the life of the composer Mr. Grieg.

Happy Halloween, everyone! :)



Thursday, October 20, 2016

Now Starring: Great Singers

I put up a brand new bulletin board outside of the music room today. Here it is! Look closely to see if you've heard any of these wonderful singers before! :)


Tuesday, October 11, 2016

5K Little Pumpkins Playing Together

The 5K kiddos started learning how to play the Orff instruments with the song, The Five Little Pumpkins in music class today. They were very excited as you can see from their big smiling faces! Good job playing kindergarteners!! :)