tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60965195705144779052024-03-20T17:43:57.375-07:00Music at Loon Lake ElementaryMrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-67509539170191833322017-11-27T10:28:00.002-08:002017-11-27T10:28:49.586-08:00Fifth Grade Musical - Audition Announcement<div>
Dear Parents and Guardians,<br /><div>
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It is with great pleasure that I am announcing this year’s fifth grade music program: the musical <em>101 Dalmatians Kids</em>. Please mark the performance dates Thursday, March 1<sup>st</sup> and Friday, March 2<sup>nd</sup> on your calendars. I am also excited to announce that both performances will be held in the Central High School auditorium and begin at 6:30 p.m. The performances will last for approximately 45-60 minutes.</div>
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All fifth grade students will be involved in the musical as chorus members; however, students will also have the option of auditioning for solo singing and speaking roles. Auditions for these parts will consist of speaking, singing, and acting and will be held from 4:15-6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 11<sup>th</sup> and Tuesday, December 12<sup>th</sup>. Students who choose to audition will be assigned a 15-minute audition time slot on one of these dates. All students will be introduced to audition materials during music class to ensure that each student has the opportunity to come to auditions prepared.</div>
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Parents are also invited to play an active role in this musical! If you are interested in assisting with set design, props, costuming, or any other aspect of musical theater production, please contact me as soon as possible. I am very excited to have this opportunity to work closely with not only the fifth grade students, but also with their families!</div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Mrs. Aaronson</div>
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NicoleAaronson@wlcsd.org</div>
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twitter: @mrsaaronson</div>
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www.musicatloonlake.blogspot.com</div>
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<strong><em>101 Dalmatians Kids – Fifth Grade Musical Auditions Permission Slip</em></strong></div>
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<em>The following is a general permission slip for all students interested in participating in 101 Dalmatians Kids auditions</em>.<em> Auditions will be held in the Music Room (Room 101) from 4:15-6:30 p.m. on December 11<sup>th</sup> and December 12<sup>th</sup>. Please note that the vast majority of 101 Dalmatians rehearsals will be held before (8:10-8:45) and after-school (4:15-5:30) beginning January 3<sup>rd</sup> and concluding with the March 1<sup>st</sup> and March 2<sup>nd</sup> evening performances. By signing this form, you are indicating that you are prepared to ensure that your child will attend all necessary rehearsals. All rehearsal calendars will be provided at least two-weeks in advance.</em></div>
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<em>I give permission for ___________________________ to stay after school for auditions on <strong>Monday, December 11<sup>th</sup></strong> or <strong>Tuesday, December 12<sup>th</sup></strong>. You will receive an email with your child’s audition time (ranging from 4:15-6:30 p.m.) on or before Tuesday, December 7<sup>th</sup>. </em></div>
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<em>_____ I will pick up my child from Room 102.</em></div>
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<em>_____ My child has permission to ride home with ___________________.</em></div>
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<em>_____ My child will return to PrimeTime Care after auditions.</em></div>
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<em>Signed: ______________________________</em></div>
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<em>**Your child will not be allowed to audition or stay after school without a signed permission slip.</em></div>
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Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-11701019188448614132017-10-09T08:30:00.001-07:002017-10-09T08:30:08.424-07:00Second Grade Folk Dancing Events<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that you all are having a
great week! I am writing to invite you to please take out your calendar and
mark down a very special date. During the end of November/beginning of December
each second grade class will be invited to Loon Lake Elementary for a second
grade family folk dancing evening. At this event, families will learn folk
dances alongside of their second grade student. All are welcome; however,
children younger than seven years old will need to be paired with a parent or
guardian. Please come ready to join in the dancing! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Please get out your calendar now and
mark down these very important dates:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Wed. Nov. 29<sup>th</sup> from
6:30-7:30 p.m. – Mrs. Doran’s class</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Mon. Dec. 4<sup>th </sup><span> </span>from 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Mrs. Ulin’s class</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Tues. Dec. 5<sup>th</sup> from
6:30-7:30 p.m. – Mrs. Ziegler’s class</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Wed. Dec. 6<sup>th</sup> from
6:30-7:30 p.m. – Mrs. McCullough/Locey’s class</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">These events will be held in the
Loon Lake Elementary gym. I look forward to seeing you then! Please feel free
to email me if you have any questions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Mrs. Aaronson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">NicoleAaronson@wlcsd.org</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">musicatloonlake.blogspot.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">twitter: @mrsaaronson</span></span></div>
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Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-60150370862076933752017-10-09T08:26:00.003-07:002017-10-09T08:30:37.709-07:00First Grade Informances<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Dear Parents and Guardians:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I hope that you all are having a
great week! I am writing to invite you to please take out your May calendar and
mark down a very special date. During the third week of May 2018, each first
grade class will be hosting an evening ‘informance’. What is an informance? It
is a family music event in which families are invited to sing songs, dance, and
play musical games alongside of their first grade students. This will be an
opportunity for first graders to shine and truly show-off all of the musical
skills that they have developed this year. As first grade is a time in which
students develop basic music reading skills, you will be able to see your child
read and perform simple rhythms and melodies. It has only been a month since
school began, but I am already excited to show you a year’s worth of progress
in May!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Please get out your calendar now and
mark down these very important dates:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Mon. May 14<sup>th</sup> from
6:30-7:15 p.m. – Mrs. Hoger’s Class </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Tues. May 15<sup>th</sup> from 6:30-7:15
p.m. - Mrs. Scott’s class<br />
Wed. May 16<sup>th</sup> from 6:30-7:15 p.m. - Mrs. Bandy’s class<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Each informance will take place in
the LLE music room. I look forward to seeing you in May! Please feel free to
email me if you have any questions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sincerely,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Mrs. Aaronson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">NicoleAaronson@wlcsd.org</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello Everyone and Welcome to Music at Loon Lake!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My name is Nicole Aaronson and I am very excited to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">be</span> teaching music at Loon Lake Elementary School again this year! I am looking forward to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">meeting all of our new students, greeting all of our returning students,</span> and sharing a year filled with joyful music learning experiences. All year students will be learning musical concepts through singing, dancing, playing classroom instruments, and participating in a wide variety of musical activities and educational games. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In an effort to make this blog more helpful, this year it will serve as a supplement to my twitter account. While my twitter account will be updated weekly, this blog will be updated periodically to deliver news which requires more than 140 characters. Items you will see on this blog will include curricular information and details about performances and events such as the fifth grade musical. You can sign-up to receive email notifications each time this blog is updated by entering your email address in the "Follow by Email" box found on the right side of the home page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">If you would like to follow the music classroom on twitter, my handle is @mrsaaronson. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mrsaaronson">www.twitter.com/mrsaaronson</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students
practiced reading quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests to the song <i>Bow Wow Wow</i> this week. First, students
were asked to find the rests in the song aurally, then students were shown the
rhythm on the board. Students also practiced reading high/low patterns from a
two line staff. Students were led in a discussion about how to know which notes
are high and which notes are low. Students were challenged to hear high and low
patterns in their head. Once students heard the silent pattern in their heads,
they were asked to sing it out loud. Students are making considerable progress
in this regard! Students also reviewed the song <i>Old Joe Clark</i> and practiced fluid and bumpy movements. Students
also practiced moving fluidly with a rhythm stick and freezing into a statue. Students enjoyed trying to mimic Mrs. Aaronson’s
movements especially when she froze in silly poses. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students
learned about half rests this week. Students were led to discover that the
patting/silent hand tap movement that they performed to the song <i>Poor Old Crow</i> last week was to prepare
them for reading and performing half rests. Students learned that a half rest
looks a lot like an Abraham Lincoln hat. They also discovered that hat and half are very similar
words which will be helpful differentiating it from other rests. Students also practiced identifying half notes in the song <i>Are You Sleeping</i>. Once students could
successfully find the half notes, students were asked to play a chime on all half
notes. This created the aural image of bells ringing in a steeple. Students also
reviewed the placement, hand sign, and sound of their new note (re). Students were
challenged to aurally identify the sound of the new note by playing a game
called poison pattern. As students were incredibly successful, next week they
will learn the name of this new note!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students
reviewed melodic notes do re mi sol la do’ by learning a new song called <i>Donkeys Like to Munch on Carrots</i>. The
words are as follows:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Donkeys like to much on carrots</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carrots don’t like that at all</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heehaw, heehaw</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to the donkey’s call</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lyrics to this song reminded Mrs. Aaronson of the
children’s book <i>Creepy Carrots</i>.
Students enjoyed reading this book as a class. The book is about carrots that do not enjoy being eaten
and trick a rabbit into building a fence around the carrot patch. Students also
reviewed melodic note low la this week. Students practiced singing patterns
containing low la and reviewed the song <i>Captain,
Don’t Side Track Your Train</i>. Students also began learning a new song and
game called <i>Chicken on a Fencepost. </i>This
song will be used to introduce a new melodic note.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
were informed that they will be taking a treble clef assessment next Tuesday.
Students were given a study guide and asked to study the notes of the treble
clef staff as well as the recorder fingerings for those notes. We will play a
review game on Monday to prepare for this assessment. Students also began
readying for our instruments of the orchestra unit by taking a pre-assessment.
Students were asked to identify whether the instruments that they heard
belonged to the woodwind, brass, strings, or percussion family. This assessment
will be used to show student growth in the area of tone color.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students
reviewed the song <i>Oh, What a Wondrous
Thing</i> and were reminded of the vocal techniques that they can use in this
song. Students also sang this song as a round with Mrs. Aaronson. Students
practiced conserving their air by performing an exercise called <i>One Man and His Dog</i>. Students also
learned about a new vocal technique called ‘open the throat.’ Students
practiced taking a silent deep breath and then expelling their air by using a
siren. Students did a remarkable job at performing a very high, well supported
siren!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
were introduced to quarter rests this week. After considerable practice,
students are beginning to master the concept of musical silence. Students
practiced reading patterns of quarter notes and quarter rests. Students also
explored the upper ranges of their voices by letting out the cowboy cry
‘yeehaw’ during a story called <i>Cowboy Joe</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>students
reviewed the song <i>Li’l Liza Jane</i>
which will be used to introduce new note high do. Students also reviewed
melodic notes do re mi sol la and practiced singing and playing the last two
phrases of <i>Rocky Mountain</i> on the
xylophone. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller’s </b>students
reviewed the musical form theme and variations this week. Students used the song <i>Li’l Liza Jane</i> as the theme. Students
then created ways to vary this theme. We explored different dynamic levels and also added different instruments to the theme. Students reviewed
the song <i>Paddy Works Upon the Railway.</i></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-53812539195172231552017-02-20T07:48:00.001-08:002017-02-20T07:49:08.671-08:00Week Twenty Three in Review (Feb. 13 - Feb. 17)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of
singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students
explored their voices this week by imitating the sound of a slide whistle.
Students did a wonderful job of using the upper range of their voices to truly
imitate the sound! Students also explored their voices by playing a game called
<i>Find Your Partner</i>. In this game, each
student is given a piece of paper with an animal on it. At least one other
student has the same animal. At the beginning of the game, each student makes
the sound of their animal. By listening to the sounds, they must find the person/people
who have the same animal and form a group of like animals. Students loved this
game and asked to play it multiple times! Students also learned a new chant
called <i>Grandma’s Glasses</i> which will
be used to begin working on the difference between high and low sounds. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students
were led to discover that <i>See Saw </i>and
<i>Rain, Rain Go Away</i> begin with the
same rhythm and melody. Students were given the opportunity to write the rhythm
of <i>See Saw </i>on individual white
boards. Students drew a single line and wrote notes above and below the line in
order to show high and low sounds. Students also began learning the song <i>Old Joe Clark</i>. Students moved fluidly
during the first half of the song and patted a slow steady beat during the
second half of the song. Students also explored many different types of
movements with a scarf. Students moved smoothly, roughly, and pretended to dab
paint in the air. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students
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led to discover that the melodic pattern that they had been solo singing is the
pattern mi 'new note' do. That means that the new note, re, will be moving into the lot
between mi and do’s houses. Students also learned the hand sign for this new
note and practiced singing melodic patterns with this new hand sign. Students
learned a new song, <i>Poor Old Crow</i>,
and were asked to keep a half note pulse during this song. Students were also
asked to perform a half note pulse while making every second pulse silent. This prepares students to learn about whole notes. Students reviewed the song
and game to <i>Closet Key</i> and practiced
finding the half notes in the song <i>Are
You Sleeping</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students
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discover that patterns with a strong low la presence have a “Halloween” or
“spooky” quality to them. Students began learning a new song containing low la,
<i>Captain, Don’t Side Track Your Train. </i>Students
were challenged to find the pattern ‘mi-mi-re-do-la,’ in this song. After a bit
of trial and error, many students were able to find the location of this
pattern. Students also practiced reading rhythms to play a game to the song <i>Black Snake</i>. While students sang the
song a black yarn snake was passed around the class. The student whose hands
were closest to the snake’s head was able to choose a rhythm from the board.
The class could earn up to three points by reading the rhythm. Students enjoyed
trying to achieve a perfect score!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
prepared to test for their red belt this week. Students reviewed the form of <i>Lightly Row</i> and practiced reading notes
and checking fingerings with partners. On Tuesday, students were give the opportunity
to test for their red belt. On Thursday, students enjoyed receiving their
belts, playing poison pattern (while practicing new note F#), and learning to
play <i>Fight Song </i>on the recorder.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students reviewed vocal techniques ‘conserve your air’ and ‘fountain of air’ this week.
Students learned a new song, <i>Oh, What a
Wondrous Thing</i>, and discussed how they could use these two techniques to
make the song sound its best. Students also watched a video of the One Voice
children’s choir’s audition on <i>America’s
Got Talent. </i>Students were asked to use what they have learned about
posture, breathing, and vocal techniques to create feedback for this choir. Students
did an incredible, thoughtful job answering this question! Students were also
given a brief overview of the history of written music in the Western world.
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ancient manuscript of a Gregorian Chant. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
focused on preparing to learn quarter rests this week. Students worked together
to decode the rhythm to the song <i>Big
Black Cats</i>. Students discovered that there is a rest at the end of the
first phrase – no sound on the beat! Afterwards, students sang the song <i>The Muffin Man</i> and began practicing
rests using muffins on the interactive white board. Eight muffins were arranged
to represent the steady beat. Students spoke yum to the steady beat, one yum
for each muffin. One by one, students began removing muffins from the white
board. Students were instructed to stay silent in place of the missing muffins.
This proved to be quite challenging for many of the students as this exercise
requires immense focus and hearing the beat internally.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>began
preparing to learn a new note, high do, this week. Students learned the song <i>Li’l Liza Jane</i> and discussed the lyrics
to this song. Students also reviewed melodic notes do re mi sol and la by
reexamining the song <i>Rocky Mountain. </i>Students
were led to discover that they now have all the tools to play this entire song
on the xylophone. Students began transferring their knowledge of this song to
the xylophone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller’s </b>students
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given a blank listening map. The form (rondo) was marked in but the instruments
for each section were left out. Students were instructed to listen to the
recording and then fill in the boxes with the most important instruments in
each section. Once again, students were incredibly successful! Students then
began learning about a form called theme and variations. Students were show a
series of three pictures and asked to name the theme of each picture (high
heels, cookies, cars). Students were then asked to discuss the variations on
these themes (color, size, shape). Students then discussed how composers can
use theme and variations in music. Composers can vary a theme by using
different instruments, dynamics, speed, etc. Lastly, students were asked to
create a picture showing themes and variations. Themes consisted of pizza,
eyes, and vehicles.</span></span></div>
Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-74332467190106167732017-02-20T07:43:00.000-08:002017-02-20T07:43:26.569-08:00Week Twenty Two in Review (Feb. 6 - Feb. 10)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of
singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students
rustled up some cows this week while singing the song <i>Hunt the Cows</i>. This song contains two different sections: fast and
slow. Students explored the upper ranges of their voices by letting out the
cowboy cry ‘yeehaw’ during a story called <i>Cowboy
Joe</i>. Students also learned a new steady beat song entitled <i>One Finger, One Thumb</i>. This song
requires students to add more movements with each repetition: finger, thumb,
arm, leg, head, sit down, stand up. Students also continued to practice moving
fast and slow to the song <i>Rig-a-jig-jig</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students
reviewed the high and low sounds in the song <i>See Saw</i>. Students practiced singing ‘high’ for the high notes and
‘low’ for the low notes. Mrs. Aaronson drew a line in between the high and low
notes to further clarify the separation between the notes. (This also prepares
students to read music from the five line staff). Students also practiced
keeping a ‘slow’ beat to <i>Paddy Works on
the Railway</i> and transferred this beat to their feet. Students were
encouraged to move slowly and heavily as if they were carrying heavy railroad
equipment. At the end of each repetition of the song, students echoed rhythmic
and melodic patters sung by Mrs. Aaronson. Students also enjoyed watching a video
in which men worked on the railway while songs were being sung. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students
reviewed the rhythm and melody to the song <i>Knock
the Cymbals</i>. Students also learned the dance to this song. After performing
the dance, students were once again asked to solo sing a melodic pattern.
After each student completed his/her turn they were allowed to play a cymbal
three times. Students enjoyed having the opportunity to actually ‘knock the
cymbals!’ Students also began learning a new song which contains half notes called <i>Are You Sleeping. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students
discovered that the new low note is a skip lower than do. Students practiced
identifying this note on the staff and learned to recognize this note on melody
street. Students were then led to discover that the note’s name is low la.
Students then practiced playing the pattern do-la,-do on the xylophone. Lastly,
students learned a new song entitled <i>Let’s
Play in the Snow</i>. Students named various articles of clothing that would
need to be worn outside in the snow. These items were added to the song as students
swayed their arms back and forth to the dotted half note pulse. This motion
prepares students to learn about 3 beat meter. Students were then given the
opportunity to create a swaying motion with a partner. Students were very
creative with the ways in which they chose to sway!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
prepared to test for their blue belt this week. Students reviewed the form of <i>Juba</i> and practiced reading notes with
partners. On Tuesday, students were given the opportunity to test for their
blue belts. On Thursday, students began preparing for their red belt test on <i>Lightly Row. </i>Students reviewed the
difference between high D and low D and began to analyze the form of the song
and practice the notes for the A section. Students also learned the fingering
for brown belt song <i>Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star, </i>F#.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students
focused on breathing this week and also learned two new techniques: fountain of
air and conserve your air. Students watched a video that demonstrated how a
ping pong ball can float on the steady stream of air coming out of a shop-vac.
The class discussed how using a steady stream of air provides support for the
notes that you sing especially high notes. Students learned an exercise with an
octave leap to practice using a steady stream of air. Students learned one more
technique, conserve your air. Mrs. Aaronson blew up a balloon and then let it
fly through the classroom. The balloon did not conserve its air and it quickly
deflated. Then the balloon was blown up again and the ends of the balloon were
pinched together. Air leaked out slowly and the balloon ‘sang beautifully’!
Much to the children’s disappointment (the sound was obnoxious at best), the
balloon stayed inflated for a significantly longer time. The class discussed how
conserving your air allows you to maintain a strong sound on long notes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
focused primarily on the difference between fast and slow this week. Students
learned two new songs, <i>Take My Little Car
for a Ride </i>and <i>Hunt the Cows</i>. In <i>Take My Little Car for a Ride</i>, the
singer drives his/her car too fast and gets pulled over by the police! The
singer then promises to drive slower. Students enjoy pretending to drive their
car in a way that matches the recording. In <i>Hunt
the Cows</i> students pretend to be a lazy cowboy who overslept and is late to
find the cows. At first he/she hurries to do the work, but after being unable
to find the cows decides to take a nap. Oops! Students also learned a song, <i>Big Black Cats</i>, which will be used to
help introduce quarter rests.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>students
continued to focus on half note and melodic note la this week. Students learned
a new song called <i>Are You Sleeping</i>.
Students practiced reading the rhythm to this song. Students also learned a new
song entitled <i>Let’s Play in the Snow</i>.
Each student named an article of clothing that would need to be worn outside in
the snow. These items were added to the song. Students also continued
individual assessments to the song <i>Ida
Red, Ida Blue</i> as students chose red or blue envelopes to determine whether
they would perform a melodic or rhythmic patter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller’s </b>students
began focusing on form this week. Students reviewed the listening map to <i>March Past of the Kitchen Utensils</i> and
reviewed how the song has sections that repeat. The repeating sections are
marked with the same letters and pictures. Students were then introduced to a
piece called <i>Trumpet Tune Round-O. </i>Students
were given this listening map in small cut up pieces. The students were asked
to listen to the recording and attempt to place the strips in the correct
order. With minimal guidance, the students were extremely successful. Students
learned that songs with the same pattern as this song, ABACA, are known as
rondos. Additionally, students learned a new song for singing entitled <i>Paddy Works on the Railway</i>.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-37606261167008888762017-02-20T07:37:00.000-08:002017-02-20T07:37:18.930-08:00Week Twenty One in Review (Jan. 30 – Feb. 3)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of
singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students
learned two new chants this week: <i>Ten
Little Soldiers</i> and <i>Slippery
Slithering Snake</i>. After students learned all of the words and the
fingerplay to <i>Ten Little Soldiers</i>,
they were challenged to perform the chant three times. First students spoke the
chant and moved their fingers, next students thought the words to the chant in
their head while moving their fingers, and lastly students spoke the chant and
moved their fingers once again. This helps the students to practice inner
hearing with a steady beat and prepares them to learn about form
(same/different/same). The chant <i>Slippery
Slithering Snake </i>contains hissing (breath support) and emotive speaking. In
addition to these chants, students continued to practice fast and slow
movements to previously learned songs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students
reviewed the rhythm of <i>See Saw</i> and
also practiced moving quarter notes and eighth notes up and down to show
whether the notes are high or low. Once students had all of the notes moved
into the correct position, they were asked to sing ‘high’ for each high note
and ‘low’ for each low note. Students learned another two-note song called <i>I Pop Up</i>. Mrs. Aaronson would sing
statements such as “if you like pizza, pop up” and students who like pizza
would respond “I pop up!” Students especially enjoyed silly statements such as
“if you have eyeballs, pop up” or “if you’re wearing shoes, pop up.” Lastly
students began learning a railroad song entitled <i>Paddy Works on the Railway</i>. Students were challenged to perform a
‘slow’ beat to this song even if Mrs. Aaronson played a fast pattern on the
guitar! Students loved the challenge and were incredibly successful!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students
began preparing to learn a new melodic note, re, this week. Students practiced
the song <i>Closet Key</i> and learned a new
song, <i>Frog in the Meadow</i>, which will
be used to learn this new note. Students also began working on solo singing by
echoing a short melodic pattern at the end of the song <i>This Little Light of Mine</i>. This pattern also contained the new
note. Lastly, students began teaching themselves a new song! First students read
the rhythm to <i>Knock the Cymbals</i>. Then
students decoded the solfege for this song. Once students had unlocked the
sound of this song, they were taught the words. Next week, students will learn
the dance to this song.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students
searched for the note high do in a new song entitled <i>M is for Mary</i>. After students discovered the location of this note
and a few short melodic patterns, students were able to sing part of the song
using solfege. Students also enjoyed inserting their classmates’ names into the
song and attempting to use their bodies to create the first letter of each
name! Students were led to discover that the new note in the song <i>Big Fat Biscuit </i>is lower than do!
Students practiced singing this song using the pattern “do-low-do.”<span> </span>Students also practiced reading all known
rhythms along with the song <i>Twelfth
Street Rag</i>. Students learned a series of four rhythmic patterns and
practiced repeating each pattern. Students discussed the form of the piece
which included terms such as introduction, interlude, and coda.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
began focusing on the note C this week. Students learned a two note pattern to
play along with the backing track of Duke Ellington’s <i>C Jam Blues</i>. After students were familiar with the pattern, the
class was led in a discussion of improvisation. Students were given the
opportunity to improvise on notes C and G as a class and also as individuals.
Students practiced reading notes from the treble clef staff by playing a game
with a staff drawn on the floor from yarn. Mrs. Aaronson or a student would
stand on a line or in a space and students had to identify the note. First,
students spoke the name of the note, then students played the note on the
recorder. Students also began learning their blue belt song, <i>Juba, </i>and began learning new note high
D.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>enjoyed
finishing the video <i>Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory </i>this week. By watching the video, students will develop a
deeper understanding of the overall story that we will be telling through our
musical. Following the video,
students began working on a vocal techniques unit. This unit will discuss
techniques such as proper breathing, proper posture, breath support, conserving
air, and vowel formation. In addition to preparing students for participation
in the fifth grade musical, this will also help prepare students to be
successful in middle school choir. This week, students began focusing on
posture. Students performed a series of stretches and were shown a series of
techniques for standing with one’s best posture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
reviewed the chant <i>Ten Little Soldiers</i>.
After students mastered all of the words and the fingerplay, they were
challenged to perform the chant three times. First students spoke the chant and
moved their fingers, next students through the words to the chant in their head
while moving their fingers, and lastly students spoke the chant and moved their
fingers once again. This helps the students to practice inner hearing with a
steady beat and prepares them to learn about form (same/different/same).
Students learned a new chant entitled <i>Spider,
Spider Legs and All</i>. This chant contains the same rhythm as <i>Engine, Engine</i> and will be used to
reinforce the difference between beat and rhythm. Students also enjoyed
exploring form by moving to Edvard Grieg’s composition <i>In the Hall of the Mountain King.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>students
continued to focus on melodic note la and the rhythm half note this week.
Students learned a new song containing half notes entitled <i>Who’s That Tapping at the Window</i>. Students practiced reading the
rhythm to this song and also played half notes on xylophones to accompany the
song. Students did an incredible job following directions and playing half notes
on the xylophones! Students also learned a new note containing melodic note la
entitled <i>Ida Red</i>, <i>Ida Blue</i>. While singing this song,
students were invited one at a time to choose either a red envelope or a blue
envelope. If students chose the red envelope then they were given a melodic
pattern to sing. If students chose the blue envelope then they were given a
rhythmic pattern to clap. Students did a remarkable job performing the patterns
that they were assigned. Additionally, students practiced playing do re mi sol and
la patterns on the xylophone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller’s </b>students
continued to focus on dynamics this week. Students reviewed the listening map
for <i>Night Watch</i> and began studying two
new maps <i>March Past of the Kitchen
Utensils </i>and <i>Fanfare for the Common Man.
</i>As the dynamics were not marked on the map for <i>March Past of the Kitchen Utensils, </i>students were asked to add
their own dynamics. Students were incredibly accurate in their selection of
dynamics. Students <span> </span>also examined the form
of this piece and were led to recognize that sections with the same letter and
picture were identical in sound.</span></span></div>
Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-19662846777688791572017-02-20T07:32:00.000-08:002017-02-20T07:32:30.066-08:00Week Twenty in Review (Jan. 23 - Jan. 27)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of
singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten</b> students
continued to practice fast and slow movements to the songs <i>Grandma Moses, Frog in the Meadow, </i>and <i>The Noble Duke of York</i>. Students also learned a new song for
fast/slow called <i>Rig-a-jig-jig. </i>Students
walked slowly around the classroom during the first section of the song. Students
moved quickly by skipping with a friend during the second section of the song.
Students enjoyed walking alone and then trying to find their friend in time for
the skipping section!<span> </span>Students also
practiced moving to the steady beat during the song <i>The Monkey Stomps His Feet</i>. Students tried walking, tiptoeing,
marching, and even moving sideways to the steady beat. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students
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Students learned four four-beat patterns and practiced repeating each pattern.
Once the students were secure in reading these rhythms, students were
challenged to switch from pattern to pattern. Once students were successful,
they were challenged to repeat this activity while listening to a recording of
instrumental music. This proved to be quite challenging for the students, but
they enjoyed trying to rise to the challenge! Students also practiced reading
the rhythm of the song <i>See Saw</i> and
learned that this song only contains two melodic notes: a high note and a low
note. This song will be used to teach students about melodic notes sol and mi.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students
reviewed the song <i>Let Us Chase the
Squirrel</i> and reviewed how to create two-beat notes by tying two quarter
notes together. Students were then shown that there is an easier way to draw a
two beat note. Students were introduced to half notes and practiced reading half
notes by performing the rhythm of <i>Who’s
That</i>. Students also practiced playing half notes on the xylophone while singing
the song <i>Who’s That.</i> Students were
incredibly successful! Students also continued to work on playing melodic notes
do mi sol and la on the xylophone. Students were given additional time to
practice playing the song <i>Apple Tree</i>
on the xylophone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students
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two new songs: <i>I’m Gonna Sing</i> and <i>Big Fat Biscuit</i>. Both of these songs
contained the new low note. Students also enjoyed learning the game to <i>Big Fat Biscuit</i>. In this song, students
work in groups of three to compete in a long jumping contest. Students also
practiced performing quarter note, half note, and whole note pulses. Students
were divided into groups and asked to create a movement for each pulse. After
students had created a movement for each note value, Mrs. Aaronson played the
pulses on woodblocks. Students had to listen to the pulse that was played,
decide which note it was, and then perform the correct motion. Students did a
terrific job with this assignment!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
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all four sections of the song. While students were testing they were able to
play <i>Telephone Rhythms</i>, <i>One-on-One</i>, and <i>Busted</i>. Each of these games practices either reading rhythms or
letter names on the treble clef staff. Students also learned new note C.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade</b> students
auditioned for roles in the fifth grade musical and enjoyed watching the video <i>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory </i>this
week. By watching the video, students will develop a deeper understanding of
the overall story that we will be telling through our musical.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
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song <i>Rain, Rain</i>. Students also
continued to practice performing and telling the difference between beat and
rhythm. Students practiced moving their bodies quickly and slowly to the chant <i>Grandma Moses</i> and the song <i>The Noble Duke of York.</i> Students also
practiced speaking the chant <i>Queen, Queen
Caroline</i> which will be used to practice reading quarter notes and eighth
notes. Students also learned a chant called <i>Ten
Little Soldiers</i> which will used to help the students to practice inner hearing
with a steady beat and prepare them to learn about form (same/different/same).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>students
were introduced to a new melodic note this week, la. Students learned the
placement of this note on melody street and practiced singing patterns with this
new note. Students began learning a new song with melodic note la called <i>Firefly</i>. Students listened to the song
while watching a short video about the synchronized fireflies that live in
Elkmont, Tennessee. Students also reviewed quarter notes, eighth notes, and
half notes by reviewing the rhythm to the song <i>Down Came a Lady.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller’s </b>class
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fortissimo (very loud), mezzo piano (medium quiet), and mezzo forte (medium
loud). Students practiced matching the Italian dynamic terms to their English
equivalents. Students reviewed the listening map for <i>Slavonic Dance</i> and examined a new map for <i>Night Watch</i>. Students also added their own dynamics to the song <i>Ho Young Rider. </i><span> </span>After adding dynamics to this song, students
attempted to sing it using their chosen dynamics.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Kindergarten</b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>First grade </b>students
reviewed the rhythm of the song <i>Pease
Porridge</i> by writing the rhythm on individual heart charts. First, students
placed quarter notes in every heart to show the steady beat. Next, students
were asked to find the silent beats and replace the quarter notes in those
hearts with quarter rests. Lastly, students were asked to find the hearts that
contain two sounds on the beat and turn those quarter notes into eighth notes. Some
students even remembered to <span style="font-family: inherit;">add </span>a repeat sign at the end of the song! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Second grade </b>students
did not have class with Mrs. Aaronson this we as she was attending the Michigan
Music Conference. Students learned a new song and game called <i>Closet Key </i>with a substitute teacher.
This song will be used to help students learn about new melodic note ‘re’.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Third grade </b>students
did not have class with Mrs. Aaronson this week due to the ice day and her
attendance at the Michigan Music Conference. While Mrs. Aaronson attended the
conference, students enjoyed viewing a few scenes from the video BLAST. This
video combines brass, percussion, and colorguard in a colorful musical show. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students
practiced their purple belt song, <i>Old
MacDonald</i>, this week. Students analyzed the form of the song and practiced
playing low Es and low Ds. Students also enjoyed reviewing the letter names of
the treble clef staff by playing a PowerPoint game called <i>Treble Treasure</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students
auditioned for roles in the fifth grade musical and enjoyed beginning the video
<i>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory </i>this
week. By watching the video, students will develop a deeper understanding of
the overall story that we will be telling through our musica<span style="font-family: inherit;">l.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ellis’s </b>students
practiced reading quarter notes while performing the song <i>Rain, Rain</i>. Students also practiced performing and telling the
difference between beat and rhythm. Students practiced moving their bodies
quickly and slowly to the chant <i>Grandma
Moses</i> and the song <i>The Noble Duke of
York.</i> Students also practiced speaking the chant <i>Queen, Queen Caroline</i> which will be used to practice reading
quarter notes and eighth notes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ross’s </b>students
continued to focus on melodic notes do re mi sol and the rhythm half note
this week. Students learned a new song containing these elements called <i>Down Came a Lady</i>. Students practiced
reading the melody and rhythm to this song and enjoyed playing a game to this
song in which they stand up if they are wearing the color named in the song.
Students also practiced reading do re mi and sol from melody flashcards.
Lastly, students learned a body percussion pattern to a chant called <i>Play in the Snow</i> and learned a fun
charades style game for this chant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Mrs.
Muller’s </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">students
began working on dynamics this week. Students learned about the dynamics piano
(quiet), forte (loud), crescendo (getting louder), and decrescendo (getting
quieter). Students then practiced following along with a listening map for the
composition <i>Slavonic Dance</i> which
contained all four of these dynamics. Students followed along with the map by
listening for changes in dynamic (volume) and mov<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed their finger </span>to the next section based
on what they heard. Students also reviewed instrument families and the
listening map for the song <i>Jamaican Rumba</i></span></span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-16201015689706210322017-01-16T09:04:00.004-08:002017-01-16T09:04:52.270-08:00Week Eighteen in Review (Jan. 9 - Jan. 13)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students learned a two new songs for steady beat this week<i>: The Monkey Stomps His Feet</i> and <i>Wishy, Washy</i>. In this song students pretend to be sailors who have just returned home from a long voyage. They danced and patted the steady beat while searching for friends to join them on their next journey! Students also began learning two new songs to help them master the concept of fast and slow: <i>Grandma Moses</i> and <i>The Noble Duke of York</i>. Students especially enjoyed trying to perform <i>Grandma Moses</i> as quickly as possible. Students practiced their loud and quiet voices with the rhyme <i>Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree</i>. Lastly, students practiced listening for differences in sounds by learning movements to a song entitled <i>Frog in the Meadow.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students reviewed the song <i>Pease Porridge </i>and searched for the location of the quarter rests in this song. Students not only showed the location of these rests with their bodies while singing, but also found them on a heart chart. After students discovered the location of the rests, they were asked to place rests on the chart. In their second lesson this week, students were asked to discover the location of the eighth notes in this song. After all eighth notes were placed in the correct location, students sang the song using rhythm syllables and discovered that it sounded exactly like the song - they had placed all of the rhythms in the correct place! Students also practiced using repeat signs and were introduced to basic form (same and different sections of a song) while performing a dance called the <i>Cumberland Square</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students practiced drawing two-beat notes while singing the song <i>Let Us Chase the Squirrel</i>. Students also practiced singing the solfege for <i>Apple Tree</i>. Students then learned how to set-up the xylophone to look like melody street and how to transfer the notes that they were singing onto this instrument. While some students will need some additional practice, several students were able to play this song successfully after only a few minutes of practice. Get it second grade!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students reviewed their new melodic note high do this week. Students practiced singing melodic patterns containing high do and continued to practice playing a crossover bordun. Students were challenged to play this crossover pattern while singing the song <i>Li'l Liza Jane</i>. Students also learned a movement canon which required them to perform four different kinds of movements. Once students were successful, they were divided into two teams and asked to perform it as a canon (one group started four beats before the other group started). Lastly, students reviewed the song <i>Rocky Mountain</i> and practiced playing classroom instruments along with this song. Students learned three different xylophone patterns (one containing high do), a drum pattern, and a tambourine pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students were given the opportunity to test for their green belt (<i>It's Raining</i>) this week. During testing, students were able to work at four different stations: learning a new song, create a song using BAGE cards, treble clef dominoes, and a note naming speed race game called One-on-One. Following testing, students reviewed the new note, low D, and began learning the A section to purple belt song <i>Old MacDonald</i>. Students reviewed how to label a song using form since knowing that a section of a song repeats can simplify learning a new piece of music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students prepared for their Willy Wonka Kids auditions this week. Students learned the <i>Willy Wonka Kids Finale</i> song (all student will need to know this for the performances regardless of whether they are on-stage, backstage, or in the chorus). Students were also given the chance to watch short video clips from the 1971 movie and practice reading the lines that they will need to know for auditions. We worked on using a light, soft voice for high notes and adding acting to scenes in order to make them more interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students reviewed how to draw eight lines to the steady beat at the end of the chant <i>I Think Clocks Are Neat</i>. Students learned that they can turn those lines into quarter notes. Students also learned that quarter notes are the notes that can be used to show the steady beat. Although the note's name is 'quarter note' when we read quarter notes we say 'ta'. Students also practiced moving to the steady beat even when the steady beat was not being played. Lastly, students practiced singing the song <i>Rain, Rain Go Away</i> and enjoyed playing a rainstick during this song.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students learned about melodic note sol this week and where it lives on melody street. Students created melody street with their bodies by standing in ways that show the distances between the different melodic notes. Students transferred the rhythm of <i>Rocky Mountain </i>to rhythm instruments and were challenged to play only on certain notes. For example, tambourines only played on quarter notes and drums only played on half notes. Students also learned a new song containing melodic note sol called <i>Down Came a Lady.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's</b> students were introduced to two new listening maps this week. These listening maps continued to focus on improving the students' mastery of instrument families and sharpen their listening skills. The two pieces students listened to this week were <i>Fossils </i>(a movement from Camille Saint-Saens' <i>Carnival of the Animals</i>) and <i>Jamiacan Rumba</i>. After becoming familiar with the listening map for <i>Fossils, </i>students were given the additional challenge of piecing the map back together simply by listening to the piece. Once again, students were incredibly successful!</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-71713616049048251342017-01-16T08:59:00.000-08:002017-01-16T08:59:25.864-08:00Week Seventeen in Review (Jan. 4 - Jan. 6)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students did not have class with Mrs. Aaronson this week due to the holiday break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students learned a new song entitled <i>What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?</i> In this song students pantomimed activities that they enjoy doing outside while singing the song along with piano accompaniment. Students were also able to share a favorite gift or activity from over the holiday break through a chant entitled <i>The Holidays Are Over</i>. After each child had a chance to share, a few of the children's gifts were listed on the board and the children figured out how to write the gift using music notes. Students then practiced reading the notes and playing the rhythm on rhythm sticks. Students also began learning a song called <i>Pease Porridge</i>. This song provided students with the opportunity to find quarter rests in a new song as well as a chance to create and read four-beat rhythm patterns. Students also learned about repeat signs and turned their four-beat patterns into eight-beat patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students learned how to create a two-beat note this week. Students discovered that if they combined two quarter notes that they would have a note that equaled two beats. Students learned that one can draw a tie to combine two quarter notes. Students learned a new song entitled <i>Down Came a Lady. </i>Students used this song to play a fun game similar to <i>Mother May I</i>, practice their new note do, and search for two-beat notes. Lastly, students began to practice sight singing do mi sol la patterns. This means that students were given the first note for the pattern, asked to sing it in their heads, and then asked to sing it out loud. Students did an utterly amazing job at this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students reviewed the melodic note high do this week. Students learned what this note looks like on melody street, remembered that it is a skip away from la and practiced placing the note on the treble clef staff. Students also began learning a xylophone pattern called a crossover bordun which requires students to play the note high do while crossing one hand over the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">students reviewed the the song <i>It's Raining</i> by focusing primarily on the second half of the song. Students were reminded to practice over the weekend as they have a playing test coming up next week. Additionally, students reviewed the new note low D.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students were given audition packets and permission slips for the fifth grade musical <i>Willy Wonka Kids</i>. Students heard a synopsis of the story, were introduced to the characters in the musical, and were able to listen to a recording of the <i>Willy Wonka Kids Finale</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students returned to the classroom by learning a modified version of their welcome song called <i>It's a Brand New Year</i>. At the end of the song, each student was able to share their favorite gift or activity from the holiday break. Students reviewed the chant <i>I Think Clocks Are Neat</i> and practiced drawing eight lines to the steady beat at the end of the chant. Interestingly, some students were more successful drawing the lines than performing the steady beat by clapping or patting. Lastly, students were asked to perform the steady beat while Mrs. Aaronson played the cajon drum. Sometimes Mrs. Aaronson played the steady beat and sometimes she did not play the steady beat. Students were challenged to continue to show the steady beat even if they did not hear it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students returned to the classroom by learning a chant called <i>The Holidays Are Over</i>. In this chant, students performed a body percussion pattern and were able to share their favorite gifts or activities from the holiday break. Students also practiced reading quarter notes, eighth notes, and half notes by reading the rhythm to <i>Rocky Mountain</i>. Next week students will practice transferring this rhythm to percussion instruments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's</b> students began learning about listening maps this week. Students were introduced to a piece of music by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky entitled <i>Pictures at an Exhibition</i>. Students learned the story behind this piece of music and its connection to art. Students then listened to a recording of the movement <i>Promenade</i> while following along with a listening map that showed the instrument families heard in the piece. Students were challenged to follow along with the listening map on their own and did a remarkable job!</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-31226866806424709182017-01-16T08:55:00.001-08:002017-01-16T08:55:04.730-08:00Week Sixteen in Review (Dec. 19 - Dec. 22)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>practiced keeping a steady beat to the chant <i>Engine, Engine</i> this week. Students practiced tapping their hands on their knees while following along with the steady beat on the interactive white board. Students were then given the opportunity to come up to the white board and show the steady beat by pointing to train icons. Students were then each given a paper with train icons and asked to keep the steady beat on their own. While students are gradually making progress on keeping a steady beat, several students are not quite able to keep a steady beat just yet. Students also enjoyed moving to a recording of <i>Trepak </i>from <i>The Nutcracker</i>. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Students performed movements to the steady beat and felt the form (sections that are the same and different) of the song through movement.</span> Additionally, students enjoyed playing jingle bells and rhythm sticks while singing the song <i>Jingle Bells</i>. Students played jingle bells during the chorus and rhythm sticks during the refrain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students enjoyed moving to <i>March </i>and <i>Trepak </i>from<i> The Nutcracker</i>. Students performed movements to the steady beat and felt the form (sections that are the same and different) of the song through movement. Students also reviewed quarter rests and practiced writing them on heart charts. After students were successful at drawing quarter rests, they were given the opportunity to write, read, and share their own four-beat rhythm patterns using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students reviewed the song <i>Grandma Grunts</i> and practiced moving to the quarter note and half note pulses. Students completed the movement sequence for <i>Draw a Bucket of Water</i> and were successfully able to move to the half note pulse during this song. Students also practiced a series of three melodic flashcards containing the new note do. Lastly, students learned a chant called <i>Holiday Treats</i>, performed a body percussion pattern to this chant, and created word chains of their favorite holiday treats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students were formally introduced to the melodic note high do (d') this week. Students were led to discover that the highest note in <i>Li'l Liza Jane </i>and <i>I Lost the Farmer's Dairy Key</i> is the note high do. Students practiced singing the melodic pattern do re mi sol la do'. Students also practiced performing a body percussion canon using the words <i>I Love the Holidays</i>. Lastly, students enjoyed moving while singing the song <i>Deck the Halls</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students learned a new recorder song called <i>Little Train</i>. This song contains the notes B A G and E. Students also explored adding drums and xylophones to this song. This proved to be quite challenging as it is difficult for young musicians to play one thing while hearing another. Students also began learning the song <i>It's Raining </i>(green belt) and practiced breaking the song down into manageable chunks for learning. Students also learned a new note called low D. Students enjoyed playing a game in which they had to walk around the room and play this note as long as possible. If students ran out of air or squeaked then they were to sit down. Lastly students learned a speed game called One-on-One. This game is identical to the Around the World games frequently played in math classes - students race to say the correct answer as quickly as they can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students continued to learn about listening maps this week. Students were introduced to a movement from French composer Camille Saint-Saens' <i>Carnival of the Animals</i>. The movement, <i>Fossils</i>, was intended to evoke the sounds of extinct dinosaurs. Xylophones were heavily featured in this song to create the sound of music being played on bones. Students followed along with two different maps: one that was incredibly confusing and one that was very simple and effective. Students discussed the pros and cons of each map. On a separate day, students were asked to listen to a recording of <i>Fossils</i> and place cut up strips of the listening map back in the correct order. Students did an excellent job with this task! Students also listened to a piece called <i>Jamaican Rumba</i>, followed along with its listening map, and discussed the form of this piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students practiced keeping a steady beat this week by moving to recorded music (<i>All the Way to Galway </i>and <i>Syncopated Clock</i>) and by moving to chants (<i>Hickory Dickory Dock </i>and <i>I Think Clocks Are Neat</i>)<i>. </i>Students were asked to keep the steady beat by pointing to pictures of grandfather clocks while speaking the rhyme <i>Hickory Dickory Dock</i>. Students were very successful when doing this on the interactive white board. Ss also practiced keeping a steady beat by clapping and counting to eight at the end of <i>I Think Clocks Are Neat</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students began learning songs containing melodic note sol this week. Songs included <i>No One in the House</i> and <i>Who's That Tapping at the Window</i>. In addition to learning to sing the songs, students learned a body percussion pattern to <i>No One in the House</i> and played rhythm patterns to <i>Who's That </i>on woodblocks and rhythm sticks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students reviewed the song <i>Ho Young Rider</i> and discussed the vocabulary found in this song. Students also learned about the four different instrument families: woodwind, brass, strings, and percussion. Students were asked to name the four instrument families and then practiced identifying which instruments belong to each family. First, students separated pictures of instruments into the four instrument families. Second, students were asked to listen to recordings and identify which instrument family they heard. As a challenge, some recordings contained more than one instrument family.</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-82331045632421806342016-12-18T07:41:00.004-08:002017-01-16T09:05:02.538-08:00Week Fifteen in Review (Dec. 12 - Dec. 16)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students practiced combining steady beat and loud/quiet this week. Students reviewed the chant <i>Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop </i>while Mrs. Aaronson pointed to beat icons on the interactive white board. Students kept the beat by pretending to chop vegetables. Students then decided which sentences should be loud and which should be quiet. While students kept the beat, they also had to use the correct volume. Students reviewed songs <i>When I Was One</i>, <i>Here Comes a Bluebird</i>,<i> </i>and <i>My Pony Macarnoi</i>. Students finished working with the song <i>My Pony Macroni</i> this week and as one of the students said, "next time, we can start something new!"</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">First grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">students were formally introduced to quarter rests this week. Students reviewed the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Hot Cross Buns </i><span style="font-size: large;">and discovered the beats of silence in this song are quarter rests. Students also practiced writing and reading quarter notes and eigthth notes by reading "magic sticks" and writing patterns using their own "magical" Popsicle sticks! Students did an excellent job writing four-beat quarter note and eighth note patterns. Lastly, students learned a <i>Dance for Hanukah</i> and practiced identifying high and low notes in the song <i>Walk and Stop</i>.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Second grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">students focused on the new melodic note 'do' this week. Students reviewed 'do's placement on melody street and the properties of this note (it is a skip lower than mi and in the same family as sol and mi). Students learned to read a series of three melodic patterns containing notes do mi sol and la. Students found one of those patterns in the song <i>Rocky Mountain.</i> Students also began preparing to learn about half notes (notes that receive two counts). Students learned new songs <i>Grandma Grunts </i>and <i>Draw a Bucket of Water</i>. Both of these songs will help students to learn about half notes. Students also discovered the location of four long notes in the song <i>Rocky Mountain.</i></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Third grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">focused on discovering a new high note this week. Students learned a new song, </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Li'l Liza Jane</i><span style="font-size: large;">, and searched for the highest note in this song. Students also reviewed the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">I Lost the Farmer's Dairy Key </i><span style="font-size: large;">and located the highest note in this song. Students were led to discover that this high note is higher than melodic note la (the highest note that the students currently know). Students also practiced performing a two-part body percussion canon and transferred this to an exercise entitled </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">I Love the Holidays</i><span style="font-size: large;">. Students also reviewed how to play rhythm tic tac toe and were able to play this game in groups of four to five students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students focused on learning the recorder note E this week. Students practiced switching between the notes G and E and learned to play the song <i>Rain, Rain</i>. Once students mastered this song, they were given the opportunity to create an accompaniment for it using the xylophones. Students were challenged to create a four-beat pattern that could be repeated as an ostinato. After students shared their four-beat patterns with the class, one pattern was selected for the entire class to learn. After all Ss had learned to play this pattern, a quarter of the class played the accompaniment while the rest of the class played <i>Rain, Rain</i> on the recorder. This proved to be quite challenging for the students as they had to focus on their part while staying in time with the other part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students began a unit on music evaluation this week. The goal of this unit is to begin piecing together the information that fifth grade students have learned throughout elementary school music class. We began this week by reviewing the four instrument families (woodwind, brass, strings, and percussion). Students were asked to make lists of the instruments in each family and aurally identify each family. Students did a wonderful job recalling what they had learned about these instrument families in fourth grade! Students then began learning how to follow along with a listening map containing instrument families. Students learned about the history behind Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's composition <i>Pictures at an Exhibition</i> and followed along with a listening map to the movement <i>Promenade</i>. Students also began learning a Czech song entitled <i>Ho Young Rider</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>continued to practice steady beat and prepare for quarter notes and eighth notes this week. Students were particularly successful at walking to the steady beat while Mrs. Aaronson played the cajon. Students were challenged to freeze when they heard the pattern - 'short-short long.' Students also enjoyed having the opportunity to play the cajon. Some students even chose to play the steady beat! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, students learned a fun counting song about pirates entitled </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">When I Was One</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students focused on melodic notes do re and mi this week. Students were introduced to melody street and reviewed how to sing do re mi patterns. Students reviewed the placement of do re mi patterns in the songs <i>Rocky Mountain </i>and <i>Great Big House in New Orleans. </i>Students also began discovering patterns that contain the melodic note sol. Due to the student's mastery of do re and mi, next week students will begin focusing on adding patterns with melodic note sol to their list of known patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students continued to review the rhythms dotted quarter note/eighth note and syncopation this week. Students reviewed the rhythm tic tac toe game and were assessed on their ability to read rhythmic patterns as they played this game. Students also began learning a Czech song entitled <i>Ho Young Rider.</i></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-50664788055700865852016-12-12T17:32:00.003-08:002016-12-12T17:32:19.968-08:00Week Fourteen in Review (Dec. 5 - Dec. 9)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students continued to focus on steady beat this week. Students reviewed <i>Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop, We Clap Our Hands Together, </i>and <i>Pony Macaroni.</i> Students also learned the songs <i>Alice the Camel</i> and <i>Dr. Knickerbocker. </i>All of these songs and chants provide students with the opportunity to practice keeping the steady beat by using their bodies. Students were asked to reflect on their movements and assess whether or not they matched the movements of the teacher. Additionally, students learned a fun counting song about pirates entitled <i>When I Was One</i> and a movement filled song entitled <i>Here Comes a Bluebird. </i>During <i>Here Comes a Bluebird, </i>students join their hands in a circle and lift them to create 'windows'. One at a time, students are chosen to be bluebirds and are able to 'fly' in and out of the 'windows'. Students enjoyed flying through the windows and being able to choose new partners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students continued to practice reading quarter notes and eighth notes this week. Students reviewed the difference between beat and rhythm by singing the song <i>Snail, Snail</i> and patting the beat or clapping the rhythm. Then students practiced clapping the rhythm to the song <i>Starlight, Starbright </i>and drawing rainbows in the air to show the song's phrases (a phrase is a musical sentence). After students were successful in showing the song's four phrases, they were shown four boxes of music notes on the interactive white board. Students were led to discover that these four boxes contained the music notes for each of the song's four phrases; however, they were out of order. Students worked together to place the four rhythm patterns in the correct order! Students also practiced showing the location of silence in music by singing and playing games to the songs <i>Hot Cross Buns</i> and <i>Naughty Kitty Cat</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students learned their final folk dance, <i>Rural Felicity</i>, this week. Students have developed such a remarkable dance vocabulary during our folk dancing unit that they were able to learn this entire dance in five minutes! It was the perfect way to wrap up our unit. It combined many different movements that students had learned in previous dances as well as a new and exciting tunnel at the end! Students were also formally introduced to the melodic note do this week! Students sang short melodic phrases containing this new note, reviewed its place on the staff and on melody street, and practiced writing the pattern do mi sol la on the interactive white board as a class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students continued to review rhythm this week while also building repertoire for learning a new melodic note. Students played rhythm Tic Tac Toe as a class and were instructed to play Tic Tac Toe for homework! Next week students will play this game in small groups and it will be necessary for students to be confident in how to play the game. Students also learned a new song, <i>I Lost the Farmer's Dairy Key</i>, which will be used to learn the a new high melodic note. Students enjoyed performing a body percussion pattern and playing rock, paper, scissors while singing this song. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Fourth grade </b>students</span><span style="font-size: large;"> reviewed the song <i>Merrily We Roll Along</i> and were invited one at a time to test for their orange belt. During testing, students were able to play musical dominoes or <i>Go Fish</i>. After testing, students learned to play a French folk song, <i>Au Claire de la Luna</i>, on the recorder. Students also learned a new note, E. Lastly, students practiced a variety of rhythms by responding through movement to notes played on a drum and notes played on temple blocks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students began the week by focusing on their rhythm post-assessment. Students played a variety of review games such as finding the correct rhythm on the floor, Morse Code (tapping a rhythm on a friend's hand and the friend must figure out the correct rhythm), and heads up, rhythms up. Following the assessment, students began a unit on music evaluation by reviewing the four orchestral instrument families and the instruments that belong to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students reviewed all of the material from last week and continued to focus on steady beat and the preparation of quarter notes and eighth notes. As an extension to the game move and freeze, students were asked to move to a steady beat prior to freezing. Students also practiced a chant called <i>Two Little Apples</i> and performed a series of movements to this chant. Students were challenged to perform the movements while saying the words in their heads. It was really fun to watch the level of concentration that students had while performing this task. Lastly, students practiced using their loud and quiet voices with the chant <i>Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop. </i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students reviewed all of the material from last week and continued to focus on melodic notes do re and mi. Students learned a new song, <i>Rocky Mountain</i>, and searched for a more complex pattern in this song: mi mi re re do. This task proved to be difficult for many of the students as this pattern contains two more notes than the patterns learned thus far. However, with a bit of practice, students were also able to find similar patterns. Lastly, students began to study the rhythm to the song <i>Frog in the Meadow</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's</b> students </span><span style="font-size: large;">focused on preparing for their rhythm post-assessment. This week, students played a variety of review games such as finding the correct rhythm on the floor, heads up, rhythms up, and rhythm tic tac toe. Students particularly enjoyed playing tic tac toe and were delighted when they were able to beat Mrs. Aaronson at this game - twice! </span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-44810300919497518962016-12-12T17:27:00.000-08:002016-12-12T17:27:00.986-08:00Week Thirteen in Review (Nov. 28 - Dec. 2)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students began focusing on steady beat this week. Students learned a chant called <i>Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop</i> and practiced chopping imaginary vegetables to the steady beat. Students were asked to name vegetables for us to 'chop'. Students reviewed the song <i>We Clap Our Hands Together</i> and </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">were given the chance to attempt playing a steady beat on a chime during this song. Students also learned a new song called <i>My Pony Macaroni. </i>Students patted a steady beat throughout the song while one student pretended to ride Macaroni the pony. When the student 'riding' Macaroni froze, the whole class froze. When that same student began moving again, the whole class continued patting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students practiced writing and reading quarter notes and eighth notes. Students worked in groups of 7-8 to create patterns of quarter notes and eighth notes using their bodies. Each group was given four pieces of paper; each piece of paper represented one beat. After listening to a four-beat rhythm pattern, students stood on the papers to show the rhythm. If one student stood on a paper, it indicated one sound on the beat (quarter note). If two students stood on a paper, it indicated two sounds on the beat (eighth notes). Students were incredibly successful at completing this exercise! Students also began learning two new songs: <i>Starlight, Starbright</i>, which will be used to practice reading quarter notes and eight notes and the song <i>Hot Cross Buns</i> which will be used to help students find silence in music (quarter rest).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students learned a new dance called <i>Sasha</i> this week. This dance was a complete change of pace from the dance that they learned prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. This dance contains a lively first half followed by a freely structured second half. Students enjoyed learning to do right and left arm swings and having the opportunity to interact with one another. Students also focused on the new low note (do) this week. Students learned a new song containing this note, <i>Rocky Mountain</i>, and were challenged to respond to a series notes as they were played on the recorder. When students heard the melodic note sol they placed their hands on their shoulders, when they heard the melodic note mi they place their hands on their middle, and when they heard the new low note they placed their hands on their knees. Students were impressively successful with this activity. Next week students will be formally introduced to the melodic note do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students focused on reading melodic notes do re mi sol and la this week. Students reviewed the song <i>Firefly</i> by singing the song's words and its solfege. Students were then handed a bag containing six small strips of paper. On each strip was a four-beat section of this song. Students were asked to write the solfege under all of the notes and then sing each pattern in order to place the song in the correct order. While this was a considerable challenge, the collective third grade was incredibly successful at completing this assignment. If there was any lingering doubt about whether or not students were ready to learn a new melodic note, that doubt has vanished! Students also reviewed all rhythms learned thus far by playing a rhythm telephone game.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Fourth grade </b>students learned to play the songs <i>Old Tom White </i>and <i>Merrily We Roll Along</i> on the recorder this week. Next week, students will play <i>Merrily We Roll Along</i> in order to test for their orange belt. Students also enjoyed practicing notes B A and G by playing a few levels of the online interactive game <i>Joytunes. </i>Lastly, students practiced matching notes to their letter names by playing musical dominoes and <i>Go Fish</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>began concluding their rhythm unit this week. Students examined the use of fifth grade rhythms in classical literature such as Bartok's <i>Swineherds Dance</i>, Bach's <i>Fuge in G minor</i>, and Gliere's <i>Russian Sailors Dance</i>. Students also enjoyed playing a rhythm game entitled <i>Poison Pattern</i> and learning a new song, <i>Big Fat Biscuit</i>, and its game. Students reviewed all of their dotted quarter/eighth note and their syncopated flashcards and were challenged to read them in a mixed up order. Lastly, students practiced aurally identifying rhythmic patterns in preparation for next week's rhythm post-assessment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students continued to work on steady beat and began preparing to learn about quarter notes and eighth notes. Students reviewed steady beat songs <i>We Clap Our Hands Together, My Pony Macaroni, </i>and <i>Dr. Knickerbocker</i>. Students also began learning a new steady beat song entitled <i>Monkey See and Monkey Do</i>. As students are learning about steady beat, an emphasis has been made on students matching Mrs. Aaronson's movements. The song <i>Monkey See and Monkey Do</i> allows students to practice the same concept while copying a monkey! Students also began learning a move and freeze game. Students were to move freely around the classroom until they heard the sound 'short-short long' played on claves. This pattern signaled to students that they should freeze into a statue. This game will help to prepare students to hear patterns of long and short sounds (quarter notes and eighth notes).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>focused on reading quarter notes and eighth notes as well melodic notes mi re and do this week. Students learned the song <i>Hot Cross Buns </i>and worked together to arrange themselves on carpet squares in order to show the presence of one, two, or no sounds on a beat. After students had correctly notated the song's rhythm, students were shown the music for this song and challenged to search for the melodic patter mi re do. Students discovered that this pattern occurs three times in this song. After students were able to identify all of the melodic notes in this song, they were challenged to play it on the xylophone. Students also began learning a song called <i>Frog in the Meadow, </i>a song that will be used to practice rhythm and melodic notes do re mi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students </span><span style="font-size: large;">began concluding their rhythm unit this week. Students examined the use of fifth grade rhythms in classical literature such as Bartok's <i>Swineherds Dance</i> and Gliere's <i>Russian Sailors Dance</i>. Students particularly enjoyed watching Russian dancers perform a dance to this composition. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Students reviewed all of their dotted quarter/eighth note and their syncopated flashcards and were challenged to read them in a mixed up order. </span>Students also tried singing <i>Land of the Silver Birch </i>and <i>The Canoe Song </i>at the same time. This proved to be a fun challenge for the students.</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-88711721662220767482016-11-27T15:21:00.000-08:002016-11-27T15:21:30.092-08:00Week Twelve in Review (Nov. 21- Nov. 25)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights: </span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Kindergarten </b><span style="font-size: large;">students were assessed on their comprehension of loud and quiet sounds this week. Students were once again given the opportunity to play the hand drum at the end of the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Listen, Listen</i><span style="font-size: large;">. Each child was asked to play either quietly or loudly. Students were very successful! Students were also assessed while singing the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Oh My, No More Pie! </i><span style="font-size: large;">First, students were asked to imitate the loud or quiet voice of the teacher. Then students were asked to echo by singing with the opposite volume of the teacher. For example, if Mrs. Aaronson sang with a loud voice, students were to sing with a quiet voice. Students were once again very successful! Given the high level of success achieved by the students, we began to shift our focus to steady beat. Students enjoyed learning a new song called </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">We Clap Our Hands Together</i><span style="font-size: large;"> and were given the chance to attempt playing a steady beat on a woodblock during this song.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">First grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">students practiced writing quarter notes and eighth notes this week. After practicing together on the interactive white board, each student was given their own white board and dry erase marker and asked to write quarter notes and eighth notes on their own. After students were successful, they were asked to write their own four-beat pattern of quarter notes and eighth notes. Mrs. Aaronson's favorite part was when we went around the circle and each student read the pattern they had created! Although students were only formally introduced to eighth notes last week, we had a grade level accuracy rate of approximately 80%. Get it first grade!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students focused heavily on playing do re mi sol and la on the xylophone this week. First students, reviewed the three melodic patterns that they worked on last week. Students were challenged to echo these patterns on the xylophone after Mrs. Aaronson sang them. Students were incredibly successful! Then students were challenged to play the song <i>Great Big House in New Orleans</i> on the xylophone. After having a few minutes to practice, students were given the opportunity to volunteer to play a portion of the song for the class. Students also reviewed the song <i>Firefly.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students reviewed the song <i>Gently Sleep</i> and were invited one at a time to test for their yellow belt. During testing, students were able to practice <i>Gently Sleep</i> by saying the letter names of the song while pressing down their fingers, playing <i>Staff Wars</i> or <i>Note Squish </i>on the music department iPads, or creating their own song using flashcards for the notes B, A, and G. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students reviewed songs <i>Land of the Silver Birch </i>and <i>The Canoe Song </i>this week. Students were given the opportunity to play a pattern from <i>Land of the Silver Birch </i>on a drum. Students were able to play large drums with mallets as well as very tiny finger drums. Students were also given the opportunity to transfer a pattern from <i>The Canoe Song </i>onto xylophones. Students were challenged to have one partner play the pattern while the other partner sang the song. Students also tried singing <i>Land of the Silver Birch </i>and <i>The Canoe Song </i>at the same time. Songs that work well when sung together are known as partner songs. Students also reviewed a series of syncopated patterns and enjoyed playing a game called poison pattern!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students </span><span style="font-size: large;">continued to shift their focus to steady beat by reviewing the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">We Clap Our Hands Together. </i><span style="font-size: large;">Students </span><span style="font-size: large;">were given the chance to play a steady beat on a woodblock and on a chime during this song. Students also began learning a new steady beat song and game entitled <i>My Pony Macaroni</i>. Students are already showing remarkable achievement in the area of steady beat. If progress continues, we will begin reading rhythmic notation after the winter holiday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students reviewed the placement of the melodic pattern mi re do in the songs <i>Great Big House in New Orleans</i> and <i>Down to the Baker's Shop</i>. Impressively, students discovered melodic patterns in the song <i>Down to the Baker's Shop</i> that they were not intended to discover! Students enjoyed transferring mi re do to the xylophone and playing this pattern at the correct time in each song. Students also enjoyed exploring different types of movement to <i>Down to the Baker's Shop</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students practiced reading syncopated rhythms this week. Students reviewed the location of syncopation in <i>Li'l Liza Jane </i>and <i>The Canoe Song</i>. Students also learned to read a series of syncopated rhythm flashcards. Lastly, students enjoyed transferring a repeating pattern from the song <i>Land of the Silver Birch</i> onto drums.</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-8948554417530512372016-11-27T15:14:00.000-08:002016-11-27T15:14:17.364-08:00Week Eleven in Review (Nov. 14 - Nov. 18)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Kindergarten </b><span style="font-size: large;">students practiced playing loud and quiet sounds on a hand drum during the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Listen, Listen</i><span style="font-size: large;">. Each child was given a chance to play the drum and was asked to play either loudly or quietly. This song will be reviewed next week as a way to assess students' understanding of loud vs. quiet. Students learned a new song, </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Oh My, No More Pie!, </i><span style="font-size: large;">which will also be used assess loud and quiet. This silly echo song tells a story in which someone runs into all types of problems while trying to get more Thanksgiving pie! </span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">First grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">students reviewed quarter notes and eighth notes this week. Students reviewed the song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Bluebells </i><span style="font-size: large;">and its game then worked together to write the song's rhythm on the interactive white board. Students also enjoyed practicing quarter note and eighth note patterns by playing a game called poison pattern. In this game a four-beat rhythm is chosen as the poison pattern. Students are to echo all patterns </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">except</i><span style="font-size: large;"> for the poison pattern. Students enjoyed the challenge of listening for the poison pattern. Students also enjoyed learning a new song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Snail, Snail </i><span style="font-size: large;">and its game. In this game, students join hands and follow the leader into a spiral. The challenge is not only to create the spiral but to unwind it as well!</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Second grade </b><span style="font-size: large;">students learned a new dance called </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">The Sweets of May </i><span style="font-size: large;">this week. This dance was a great challenge for students because it requires a great amount of awareness, teamwork, and many direction changes. Students also continued to work on singing and identifying the new low note (do). Students began learning a new song entitled </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Dinah! </i><span style="font-size: large;">Students learned a body percussion pattern to this song and practiced echoing solfege patterns using mi sol la and the new low note. Students also reviewed quarter notes and eighth notes by placing the rhythm to the chant </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">2,4,6,8</i><span style="font-size: large;"> in the correct order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students reviewed the song <i>I Love the Mountains</i> and were challenged to sing it as a two-part round. Students were incredibly successful! Students reviewed the solfege for <i>Great Big House in New Orleans</i> and began learning a new song, <i>Firefly</i>, which uses the same melodic notes (do re mi sol and la). Students also reviewed three patterns containing these notes and practiced playing them on the xylophone. Lastly, students took a pre-assessment on musical form. This assessment will be used to show student growth in the area of form this school year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students finished testing for their white belt (<i>Hot Cross Buns)</i> this week. Students enjoyed practicing notes B and A by exploring four new levels of the online interactive web game joytunes. Students also learned a new song called <i>It's in the BAG</i>. Using the four step process for learning a new song introduced last week, students were able to learn and memorize this song in approximately 10 minutes. Students enjoyed trying to play the song from memory and some students even suggested trying to play the song backwards! Lastly, students began learning the yellow belt song <i>Gently Sleep.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students </span><span style="font-size: large;">focused on the Russian folk song </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">The Little Birch Tree</i><span style="font-size: large;"> this week. Students reviewed the rhythm of this song, explored additional verses, listened to the song in the Russian language, and learned to play the second section of the song on the xylophone. Once students had mastered playing that section on the xylophone, students worked as a class to create a short arrangement for this piece. Each type of instrument was given a special job; we even added wind chimes to the piece! Lastly, students began learning a new song filled with syncopation entitled </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">The Canoe Song</i><span style="font-size: large;">. Students learned a syncopated ostinato to this song and were challenged to perform this pattern on egg shakers while the song was being sung.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students </span><span style="font-size: large;">practiced playing loud and quiet sounds on a hand drum this week</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Each child was given a chance to play the drum either loudly or quietly. Students did a <i>wonderful</i> job following directions and performing correctly! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Students learned a new song, </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Oh My, No More Pie!, </i><span style="font-size: large;">which will also be used assess loud and quiet. This silly echo song tells a story in which someone runs into all types of problems while trying to get more Thanksgiving pie! First students were asked to simply echo after the teacher. Next, students were challenged to sing the same volume as the teacher. </span><span style="font-size: large;">For example, if Mrs. Aaronson sang with a loud voice, students were to sing with a quiet voice. Students were once again very successful! Lastly students, began to focus more on steady beat by learning and performing steady beat motions to the song <i>We Clap Our Hands Together </i>and the chant <i>Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students reviewed last weeks material: reading quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests, identifying lines and spaces on the staff, and reading melodic notes do re and mi. After identifying and singing patterns containing melodic notes do re and mi, students were given the opportunity to play all three of these patterns on the xylophone. Students also began learning a new song entitled <i>Great Big House in New Orleans. </i>This song contains the pattern mi re do and mentions pumpkin pie - perfect for Thanksgiving!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students were formally introduced to syncopation this week. Students located syncopated rhythms in <i>Li'l Liza Jane</i> and in <i>The Canoe Song</i>. Students used tambourines to practice playing syncopated rhythms.</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-79088819831058951352016-11-27T14:13:00.005-08:002016-11-27T15:06:47.045-08:00Week Ten in Review (Nov. 7 - Nov. 11)<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students continued to review loud and quiet sounds by playing the hot/cold singing game to the song <i>Lucy Locket. </i>Students also reviewed how to play up and down on the xylophone and transferred that knowledge to the story <i>Mortimer </i>by Robert Munsch. As the mother, father, brothers, sisters, and police came up and down the stairs to tell Mortimer to "be quiet!" students played up and down on the xylophone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First grade </b>students were formally introduced to eighth notes this week! After reviewing the patterns of long and short sounds in the chant <i>Queen, Queen Caroline</i>, students were shown that the short sounds (two sounds on a beat) are eighth notes. Students practiced writing and reading eighth notes on the board and reviewed quarter notes (one sound on a beat). Students also learned a fun chase game to the song <i>Gobble</i>, <i>Gobble, Gobble</i>. This Thanksgiving song will be used to help students find silence (a rest) in a song.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Second grade </b>students learned a new dance this week called <i>Sashay the Donut</i>. This somewhat complex dance was a great hit with the students and quickly mastered by them. This dance begins with a do-si-do, a right hand turn, a left hand turn, and a two hand turn. Students were excited be able to apply what they had previously learned to this new dance. The second section of the dance is where the real fun begins! One pair of students act as the leaders and lead a train of partners around in a circle. The sounds of "ooo" that escaped from the students the first time we performed this dance was wonderful to hear! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third grade </b>students reviewed melodic notes do re mi sol and la this week through the songs <i>Great Big House in New Orleans</i> and <i>Sally Go Round the Sun</i>. Students decoded the solfege for <i>Great Big House in New Orleans</i> and practiced singing the entire song using solfege. Students also enjoyed moving while singing the solfege for <i>Sally Go Round the Sun. </i>Students began learning a new song entitled <i>I Love the Mountains. </i>This camp song can be sung as a round, students will explore a two-part round next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students </span><span style="font-size: large;">reviewed notes B, A, and G this week and focused on learning the song</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Hot Cross Buns</i><span style="font-size: large;">. Students learned a four step process for learning a new song:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. read the rhythm</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. read the letters (in rhythm)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. read the letters (in rhythm) while pressing down fingers on the recorder</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. play</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students also began testing for their white belt. </span><span style="font-size: large;">During testing, students were able to practice <i>Hot Cross Buns</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> by saying the letter names of the song while pressing down their fingers, playing </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Staff Wars</i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">on the music department ipads, or creating their own song using flashcards for the notes B, A, and G. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students learned a new song with syncopated rhythms, <i>Land of the Silver Birch</i>. Since this song coincides with the students' Native American unit in Social Studies, students were asked to debate whether or not this song is a Native American folk song. Students gave wonderful answers to support and to refute this claim. In the end, students discovered that although the words to the song were written by a woman who's father was the chief of a Native American tribe, it is not a Native American folk song. Students also reviewed the rhythm dotted quarter note/eighth note and finished an improvisation activity using flashcards that contain this rhythm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students participated in a student growth assessment this week. Students were assessed one-on-one while the class enjoyed viewing the video <i>Stomp Out Loud</i>. Each student was asked to play high sounds and low sounds on a xylophone. Each student was also asked to listen to a series of patterns played on a recorder and choose the flashcard which they thought matched each pattern. These assessments will be used to show student growth in the areas of high/low and rhythm this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students reviewed the chant <i>2,4,6,8 </i>and the rhythms in this song. Students were also introduced to a series of rhythm flashcards containing quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. Students were introduced to the five line staff and practiced identifying lines and spaces. Students were then introduced to the melodic notes do re and mi. Students practiced singing three patterns containing these notes. Lastly, students learned the song <i>Down to the Baker's Shop </i>and were asked to find the pattern mi re do in this song.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b>students continued to practice the rhythm dotted quarter note/eighth note this week. Students reviewed <i>Li'l Liza Jane </i>and <i>The Little Birch Tree</i>. Students enjoyed learning to play the second section of <i>The Little Birch Tree </i>on the xylophone. Once students were successful, they were challenged to play this section as a repeating pattern throughout the entire song. Students also reviewed <i>The Canoe Song</i> and <i>Hill and Gully</i>. These songs, along with the new song <i>Land of the Silver Birch</i>, will be used next week to help students discover a new rhythm called syncopation.</span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-83640490971494617162016-11-08T03:53:00.001-08:002016-11-27T15:07:22.322-08:00Week Nine in Review (Oct. 31 - Nov. 4)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">reviewed the difference between loud and qui<span style="font-family: inherit;">et sounds. Students responded to loud <span style="font-family: inherit;">and quiet sounds on the drum. Students stomped for loud sounds and tiptoed for quiet sounds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span>tudents also be<span style="font-family: inherit;">gan learning a new loud/quiet game to <span style="font-family: inherit;">the song <i>Lucy Locket</i>. This game is very similar to hot/cold. When the child <span style="font-family: inherit;">is </span>close<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to the hidden item, the class sings loudly. When the child is far away from the hidden<span style="font-family: inherit;"> it<span style="font-family: inherit;">em, the class sings quietly. Students also reviewed how to play up and down on the <span style="font-family: inherit;">xylophone.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>First grade </b>students further explored the presence of two sounds on a beat this week. Students practiced tapping the beat <span style="font-family: inherit;">while speaking the chant <i>Queen, Queen Caroline.</i> Students trans<span style="font-family: inherit;">ferred the beat to a steady beat heart chart. (Hearts are used since our heart keeps a steady beat just like music!). After students were successful<span style="font-family: inherit;"> at using this chart, students were asked <span style="font-family: inherit;">which hearts (which beats) have one sound and which hearts have two sounds. Students then read the rhythm of <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Q<span style="font-family: inherit;">ueen<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Queen Caroline</span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by saying short-short for two sounds on a beat and long for one sound on a beat. <span style="font-family: inherit;">We use 'short-short' and 'long' </span>to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">assist students in </span>understanding that eighth no<span style="font-family: inherit;">tes make <span style="font-family: inherit;">shorter sounds (1/2 a beat) than quarter notes (1 beat). Students also <span style="font-family: inherit;">began learning a new song<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for practicing rhythm entitled <i>Bluebells</i> and <span style="font-family: inherit;">its </span>fun movement <span style="font-family: inherit;">game<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Second grade </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students learned a new folk dance this week, <i>Galopede</i>. In this dance, students learned to do-si-do, right hand turn, left hand turn, and how to move in a longways set. I have been very imp<span style="font-family: inherit;">ressed with how well students are able to remember and execute these dances. Students also le<span style="font-family: inherit;">arned a<span style="font-family: inherit;"> new song containing the new low note do, <i>Kingsland</i>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to singing this song, students learned a <span style="font-family: inherit;">fun game in which students pretend to be th<span style="font-family: inherit;">ieves sneaking into the kin<span style="font-family: inherit;">gs castle to stea</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">l his fine linens. If students are caught, they are sent to the dungeon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Third grade </b>students continued to work on melodic notes do re mi sol and la this week. Students continued to revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ew t<span style="font-family: inherit;">hese notes by practicing a series of fla<span style="font-family: inherit;">shcards, exploring the notes in the <span style="font-family: inherit;">song <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Great Big House in New Orleans</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, and learning a new song <i>Sally Go <span style="font-family: inherit;">'Round the S<span style="font-family: inherit;">un</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students also finished a movement activity to the song <i>Rig-a-<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jig-Jig</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. <span style="font-family: inherit;">This movement activity highlights the form of the song. Students were asked to describe what makes the <span style="font-family: inherit;">two sections different (<span style="font-family: inherit;">fast/slow, <span style="font-family: inherit;">l<span style="font-family: inherit;">oud/quiet<span style="font-family: inherit;">, different rhyt<span style="font-family: inherit;">hm). <span style="font-family: inherit;">S<span style="font-family: inherit;">tudents then <span style="font-family: inherit;">perf<span style="font-family: inherit;">ormed a two-part movement with a partner. Once students were secure in this movement, <span style="font-family: inherit;">new parts were gradually added to challen<span style="font-family: inherit;">ge the students' memories.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Four<span style="font-family: inherit;">th grade </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed the recorder playing technique that they le<span style="font-family: inherit;">arned <span style="font-family: inherit;">last week as well <span style="font-family: inherit;">as notes B and A. Students then learned a new note: G. Students practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced playing short rhythmic patterns on each note<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">switching <span style="font-family: inherit;">back and forth between the notes. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students</span> also began learning to play the song <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hot C<span style="font-family: inherit;">ross Buns</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students <span style="font-family: inherit;">were given<span style="font-family: inherit;"> two pages to take home. These pages contained a fingering chart, <i>Hot C<span style="font-family: inherit;">ross Buns<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Gently S<span style="font-family: inherit;">l</span>eep, </span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and </span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Merrily We Roll Along. </span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students were instructed to practice <i>Hot Cross Buns</i> and were given the option of work<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing <span style="font-family: inherit;">ahead on the other two songs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fifth grade</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> students <span style="font-family: inherit;">continued to focus on the r<span style="font-family: inherit;">hythm pattern dotted quarter note/eight<span style="font-family: inherit;">h note this week. Students learned a new <span style="font-family: inherit;">song<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Little Birch Tree</i>, and listen<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed for</span> this song in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mcS1Z0r2w" target="_blank">Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4</a>. Students were led <span style="font-family: inherit;">in a discussion about <span style="font-family: inherit;">folk songs and <span style="font-family: inherit;">the <span style="font-family: inherit;">appearance</span> of such song<span style="font-family: inherit;">s </span>in symphonies. L<span style="font-family: inherit;">astly, students began to focus on syncop<span style="font-family: inherit;">ation by learning a new song entitled <i>Peg Leg the Pirate</i>. This song, which contains a fun guessing game, <span style="font-family: inherit;">is full of syncopated rhythms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mrs. Ellis's </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students enjoyed a brief music class <span style="font-family: inherit;">prior to the Halloween par<span style="font-family: inherit;">ade and party. Students explored moving to the steady beat through songs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU" target="_blank"><i>Dem Bones</i></a> and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is Halloween</i>. Students also enjoyed sharing the name<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of their favorite candy in a song called <i>Hippity H<span style="font-family: inherit;">op to the Candy Shop</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students also explored vocal sound effects in the story <i>Room on the Broom </i>by Julia Donaldson. On Wednesday, students reviewed the difference between loud and qui<span style="font-family: inherit;">et sounds. Students responded to loud <span style="font-family: inherit;">and quiet sounds on the drum. Students stomped for loud sounds and tiptoed for quiet sounds. Afterwards, students had the ch<span style="font-family: inherit;">a<span style="font-family: inherit;">nce to practice playing loud and quiet sounds on a hand drum. Lastly, students be<span style="font-family: inherit;">gan learning a new loud/quiet game to <span style="font-family: inherit;">the song <i>Lucy Locket</i>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents reviewed the <span style="font-family: inherit;">chant <i>2,4,6,8</i> and worked together to put the rhythm of this song in the correct o<span style="font-family: inherit;">rder. S<span style="font-family: inherit;">tudents then practiced reading the rhy<span style="font-family: inherit;">th</span>m from beginning to end. Students<span style="font-family: inherit;"> also practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced writing quarter note and eight<span style="font-family: inherit;">h n<span style="font-family: inherit;">ote patterns using <span style="font-family: inherit;">Popsicle sticks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students reviewed songs <i>Li<span style="font-family: inherit;">'l Liza Jane </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <i>Little Birch Tree </i>in order to practice the rhythm dotted <span style="font-family: inherit;">quarter note/eighth note. S<span style="font-family: inherit;">tudents <span style="font-family: inherit;">practiced a series of rhythm flashcards and enjoyed playing <span style="font-family: inherit;">th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e </span></span>rhythms on tambourines. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents also began learning <span style="font-family: inherit;">the <i>Canoe Song</i>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">This song will be <span style="font-family: inherit;">used to introduce a new rhythm (syncopation)<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Lastly, students learned a series of rhythms <span style="font-family: inherit;">and performed them to a recording of the <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pink Panther Theme Song</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-39181632561233908952016-11-08T03:49:00.002-08:002016-11-08T03:49:41.310-08:00Week Eight in Review (Oct. 24 - Oct. 28)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">continued to focus on the difference between loud and quiet sounds this week. Students practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced all previous loud/quiet songs. Students also </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">worked together to make a list of five places where one should be quiet and five places where one may be loud. L<span style="font-family: inherit;">astly, students practice using their singing<span style="font-family: inherit;">, speaking, and whisper voices in a f<span style="font-family: inherit;">un song called <i>Peanut Butter and Jelly</i>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>F<span style="font-family: inherit;">irst grade </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students continued to prac<span style="font-family: inherit;">tice the difference between beat and rhythm this week<span style="font-family: inherit;"> using chants <i>Spider, S<span style="font-family: inherit;">pider Legs and All </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <i>Q<span style="font-family: inherit;">ueen<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Q<span style="font-family: inherit;">ueen Caroline. </span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students also explored the rhythm of <i>Big Black C<span style="font-family: inherit;">ats</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by arranging themselves on piece<span style="font-family: inherit;">s of orange construction paper to show zero, one<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and two sounds on a beat. Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts further explored the pre<span style="font-family: inherit;">sence of zero sounds (silence) on a beat with <span style="font-family: inherit;">by using the </span>interactive white board and the song <i>Do You K<span style="font-family: inherit;">now the Muffin Man. </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">While Mrs. Aaronson <span style="font-family: inherit;">pointed to a series of eight muffi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ns, <span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span></span></span>tudents said "yum" <span style="font-family: inherit;">for each muffin<span style="font-family: inherit;">. As <span style="font-family: inherit;">muffin<span style="font-family: inherit;">s were <span style="font-family: inherit;">removed, students</span></span></span></span> were asked to remain silent <span style="font-family: inherit;">for each missing muffin<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Second grade </b>students began their folk dancing unit this week! Students worked with partners to learn a folk dance called <i>He<span style="font-family: inherit;">el <span style="font-family: inherit;">& Toe Polka</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. In this folk dance, students prac<span style="font-family: inherit;">ticed sashaying<span style="font-family: inherit;">, partner clapping, <span style="font-family: inherit;">turning with two hands<span style="font-family: inherit;">, and working with many different classmates. Students also continued to prac<span style="font-family: inherit;">tice singing melodic patterns containing the new low note, do. Students we<span style="font-family: inherit;">re given mel<span style="font-family: inherit;">ody cards for the song <i>Mous<span style="font-family: inherit;">e, Mousie</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and asked to put them into the correct order. This was a challenge for the students and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">they </span>w<span style="font-family: inherit;">orked together <span style="font-family: inherit;">using the projector to place their cards in the correct order.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Third grade </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students <span style="font-family: inherit;">be<span style="font-family: inherit;">gan to 'level-up' to do re mi sol and la <span style="font-family: inherit;">melodic patterns this week by learning the song <i>Gr<span style="font-family: inherit;">eat Big House in New O<span style="font-family: inherit;">rleans</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students</span> also enjoyed working with a friend to learn a clapping game to the chant <i>Double Trouble</i>. Students were then chall<span style="font-family: inherit;">en<span style="font-family: inherit;">ged to <span style="font-family: inherit;">speak </span>a <span style="font-family: inherit;">short rhyme <i>The Halloween Cat</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> whi<span style="font-family: inherit;">le <span style="font-family: inherit;">perf<span style="font-family: inherit;">orming a four-beat body per<span style="font-family: inherit;">cussion pattern. After students were secure<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with this rhy<span style="font-family: inherit;">me, students were asked to <span style="font-family: inherit;">use their own <span style="font-family: inherit;">adjective to describe the cat. Beginning with Mrs. Aaronson, we went all the way around the circle until each student had a chance to share their own version of <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The </i></span><i>Halloween Cat.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students concluded all of the written work that they had begun last week. Students then began playing recorders!<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts learned about the history of the re<span style="font-family: inherit;">corder and how <span style="font-family: inherit;">the soprano recorder is part of a much larger family of recorders. Students learned <span style="font-family: inherit;">basic <span style="font-family: inherit;">recorder playing tec<span style="font-family: inherit;">hni<span style="font-family: inherit;">que: how to breath<span style="font-family: inherit;">e<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span>how to hold the instrument<span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students also learn<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed to play two notes: <span style="font-family: inherit;">B</span> and <span style="font-family: inherit;">A</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fifth grade </b>students enjo<span style="font-family: inherit;">yed a change of pace this week. In <span style="font-family: inherit;">honor of the upcoming spooky holiday, students <span style="font-family: inherit;">were treated to the sp<span style="font-family: inherit;">ooky sounds of the <span style="font-family: inherit;">haunted house courtesy of </span>a Walt Disney<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>record from the 1960s. <span style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of the summer when the PTA was cleaning out <span style="font-family: inherit;">the back closet of th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e school, <span style="font-family: inherit;">Mrs. Aaronson discovered a record player and a se<span style="font-family: inherit;">ries<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of old records. In addition to a collection of spoo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ky sounds, this record also cont<span style="font-family: inherit;">ains six stor<span style="font-family: inherit;">ies in sound. As students listen<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed to a <span style="font-family: inherit;">sound story about the h<span style="font-family: inherit;">aunted house, <span style="font-family: inherit;">they </span>were asked to <span style="font-family: inherit;">ei<span style="font-family: inherit;">ther w<span style="font-family: inherit;">rite a brief narrative describing what they heard or draw a <span style="font-family: inherit;">series of pictures to depict it. Students came up with some very creat<span style="font-family: inherit;">ive ideas <span style="font-family: inherit;">to <span style="font-family: inherit;">explain</span> the sounds tha<span style="font-family: inherit;">t they heard! Students also reviewed the song <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hill and Gully Rider</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and were formally introduced to syncopation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's </b>students <span style="font-family: inherit;">continued to focus on the difference between loud and quiet sounds this week. Students practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced all previous loud/quiet songs and read <span style="font-family: inherit;">the book <i>M<span style="font-family: inherit;">o</span>rtimer </i>by Robert Munsch. <span style="font-family: inherit;">In t<span style="font-family: inherit;">his book, <span style="font-family: inherit;">Mortimer is a little <span style="font-family: inherit;">boy who decides to <span style="font-family: inherit;">sin<span style="font-family: inherit;">g rather than go to sleep at night. Students enjoyed listening as his mother, father, and even the police told him to <span style="font-family: inherit;">"be quiet<span style="font-family: inherit;">!" Students also had the opportunity to play <span style="font-family: inherit;">up and down on the </span>xylophone to match the movement of the characters up and down the sta<span style="font-family: inherit;">irs. Lastly, students worked together to make a list of five places where one should be quiet and five places where one may be loud.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b>students <span style="font-family: inherit;">reviewed</span> the rhythm to <i>Big Black Cats</i> and practice<span style="font-family: inherit;">d reading quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes. Students also began learning a new chant entitled <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>2,4,6,8</i>.</span></span> This chant will also be used to pract<span style="font-family: inherit;">ice quarter notes and eighth notes. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents also enjoyed reviewing the rhyme <i>Five Little P<span style="font-family: inherit;">umpkins </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">by reading the book <i>Pete the Cat<span style="font-family: inherit;">: Five L<span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>ttle Pumpkins.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Muller's </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed the songs <i>John Kan<span style="font-family: inherit;">aka </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Hill and Gully Rider</i>. Students enjoyed having the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">opportunity</span> to play <span style="font-family: inherit;">a </span>repeating patter</span></span></span></span></span>n from <i>John Kanaka </i>on the xylophone<span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students also practiced reading rhythm<span style="font-family: inherit;"> patterns containing <span style="font-family: inherit;">dotted quarter notes/eighth notes. Lastly, students beg<span style="font-family: inherit;">an learning a new song, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Little Birch Tree</i>, and listening for this song in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mcS1Z0r2w" target="_blank">Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-55172130726687243872016-11-08T03:46:00.001-08:002016-11-08T03:46:08.054-08:00Week Seven in Review (Oct. 17 - Oct. 21)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kindergarten </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students reviewed loud/quiet songs <i>Hey, Bett<span style="font-family: inherit;">y Martin,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Lady, Lady, </span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <i>Lazy Mary. </i>Students le<span style="font-family: inherit;">arned a new game for <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Lazy Mary.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Mrs. Aaronson sang with a quiet voice, students preten<span style="font-family: inherit;">ded to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> be sound <span style="font-family: inherit;">asleep</span> like <span style="font-family: inherit;">lazy Mary. <span style="font-family: inherit;">W<span style="font-family: inherit;">hen Mrs. Aaronson s<span style="font-family: inherit;">ang with a loud voice, <span style="font-family: inherit;">students</span> jumped up and pretend<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed to get ready for school. Students enjoyed waiting to see whe<span style="font-family: inherit;">n Mrs. A<span style="font-family: inherit;">aronson's voice would switch from quiet to loud! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students also enjoyed reading <span style="font-family: inherit;">the book <i>M<span style="font-family: inherit;">o</span>rtimer </i>by Robert Munsch. <span style="font-family: inherit;">In t<span style="font-family: inherit;">his book, <span style="font-family: inherit;">Mortimer is a little <span style="font-family: inherit;">boy who decides to <span style="font-family: inherit;">sin<span style="font-family: inherit;">g rather than go to sleep at night. Students enjoyed listening as his mother, father, and even the police told him to <span style="font-family: inherit;">"be quiet<span style="font-family: inherit;">!" Students also had the opportunity to play <span style="font-family: inherit;">up and down on the </span>xylophone to match the movement of the characters up and down the sta<span style="font-family: inherit;">irs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>F<span style="font-family: inherit;">irs<span style="font-family: inherit;">t grade </span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed the song <i>Big Black Cats</i> by singing and moving to the song's rhythm. Students then played the repeating <span style="font-family: inherit;">phrase "<span style="font-family: inherit;">b<span style="font-family: inherit;">ig black cats" on woodblocks. Students also practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced telling the differen<span style="font-family: inherit;">ce between beat and rhythm using the <span style="font-family: inherit;">chant <i>Engine, Engine</i>. First<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span>tudents <span style="font-family: inherit;">practiced patting the beat<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and clapping the rhythm. Then <span style="font-family: inherit;">the class was</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">asked to clap <span style="font-family: inherit;">the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> chant's rhythm while <span style="font-family: inherit;">one student played the steady beat on a percussion inst<span style="font-family: inherit;">rument. Students also learned a fun spooky chant <span style="font-family: inherit;">called </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cris<span style="font-family: inherit;">s<span style="font-family: inherit;">-<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cross Applesauce</span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Second grade </b>students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed <span style="font-family: inherit;">songs <i>Apple Tree </i>and <i>Mouse Mousie </i>and prac<span style="font-family: inherit;">ticed singing melodic notes do mi sol and la. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Additionally</span>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">since </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students are making such wonderful progress <span style="font-family: inherit;">in rh<span style="font-family: inherit;">ythm development</span>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">it was time for them to take the <span style="font-family: inherit;">second </span>grade rhythm pre<span style="font-family: inherit;">-assessment. This assessment will be used to show student growth in the area of rhythm this school year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Third grade </b>stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed the song <i>Nak<span style="font-family: inherit;">a<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Naka<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Hoi<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and explored ways to move to this song with <span style="font-family: inherit;">a partner. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts were then invited to share their movements with the class.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Students focused on singing melodic notes do re mi <span style="font-family: inherit;">and <span style="font-family: inherit;">sol this week. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students </span>practice singing a series of f<span style="font-family: inherit;">las<span style="font-family: inherit;">hcards, learned a new song entitled <i>Remember <span style="font-family: inherit;">Me</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, and practiced playing a do and sol pattern on the xylophone<span style="font-family: inherit;">. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents also played a game cal<span style="font-family: inherit;">led <i>Steal the Bacon</i>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">In this game, two students raced to be the first person to <span style="font-family: inherit;">i<span style="font-family: inherit;">dentify a <span style="font-family: inherit;">melodic pattern. The f<span style="font-family: inherit;">irst student<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to correctly identify <span style="font-family: inherit;">the pattern</span> won a point for his or her <span style="font-family: inherit;">team. This game allowed students <span style="font-family: inherit;">to practice not only musical s<span style="font-family: inherit;">kills, but also good sportsmanship.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fourth grade </b>students contin<span style="font-family: inherit;">ued to focus on the l<span style="font-family: inherit;">etter names of notes on the treble clef staff this week. Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">completed</span> a series of writte<span style="font-family: inherit;">n assignments meant to increase their ability to identify notes<span style="font-family: inherit;">' let<span style="font-family: inherit;">ter <span style="font-family: inherit;">names and to allow <span style="font-family: inherit;">opportunity</span> for individual assessment and assistance. Students were challenged to work <span style="font-family: inherit;">in small groups to write <span style="font-family: inherit;">words using the letters of the musical <span style="font-family: inherit;">alphabet (ABC<span style="font-family: inherit;">DEFG) on <span style="font-family: inherit;">the treble clef staff</span>. Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts worked to<span style="font-family: inherit;">gether to decode each other's work. Stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts also completed a story entit<span style="font-family: inherit;">led <i>Weekend at Grandm<span style="font-family: inherit;">a's F<span style="font-family: inherit;">arm</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by <span style="font-family: inherit;">de</span>coding words writ<span style="font-family: inherit;">ten <span style="font-family: inherit;">in music on the treble clef staff. Students also compl<span style="font-family: inherit;">eted a word maker worksheet and a tr<span style="font-family: inherit;">ebl<span style="font-family: inherit;">e clef crossword. Students who c<span style="font-family: inherit;">ompleted all three assig<span style="font-family: inherit;">nments were challenged to create their own musical story in the style of <i>Weekend at Grandm<span style="font-family: inherit;">a's Farm</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Lastly, students learned a <span style="font-family: inherit;">song with fun <span style="font-family: inherit;">body percussion entitled <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>'Round and 'Rou<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd</span></i></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fifth grade </b>stude<span style="font-family: inherit;">nts began learning a new song<span style="font-family: inherit;">, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Hill and <span style="font-family: inherit;">Gully Rider</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. This Jamaican folk song about zombies will be used to introduce fifth grade students to syncopated rhythm. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">en</span>ts reviewed the song John Kanaka and transferred the re<span style="font-family: inherit;">peating patter<span style="font-family: inherit;">n in the s<span style="font-family: inherit;">ong on<span style="font-family: inherit;">to the xylophones. <span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">tudents also learned a series of rhythms <span style="font-family: inherit;">and performed them to a recording of the <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pink Panther Theme Song</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. One of the rhythm patterns contained the dotte<span style="font-family: inherit;">d quarter note/eight<span style="font-family: inherit;">h note combination that students have been studying. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students</span> also pra<span style="font-family: inherit;">ctic<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed r<span style="font-family: inherit;">eading a<span style="font-family: inherit;"> series of rhythm flashcards and began playing an improvisation game.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mrs. Ellis's </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students <span style="font-family: inherit;">focused on the <span style="font-family: inherit;">difference</span> between loud and quiet sounds this week.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewe<span style="font-family: inherit;">d the songs and activities for <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, Betty Martin </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <i>Lady, Lady</i>. Students also learned a <span style="font-family: inherit;">new loud/quiet song <span style="font-family: inherit;">entitled</span> <i>Lazy Mary</i>. This song is a<span style="font-family: inherit;">bout a little girl who does not like to wake up in the morning. <span style="font-family: inherit;">When Mrs. Aaronson sang with a quiet voice, students preten<span style="font-family: inherit;">ded to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> be sound <span style="font-family: inherit;">asleep</span> like <span style="font-family: inherit;">lazy Mary. <span style="font-family: inherit;">W<span style="font-family: inherit;">hen Mrs. Aaronson s<span style="font-family: inherit;">ang with a loud voice, <span style="font-family: inherit;">students</span> jumped up and pretend<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed to get ready for school. Students enjoyed waiting to see whe<span style="font-family: inherit;">n Mrs. A<span style="font-family: inherit;">aronson's voice would switch from quiet to loud! Last<span style="font-family: inherit;">ly, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">students practiced using their night<span style="font-family: inherit;">time (quiet) and daytime (loud) voices while singing the song <i>Cobbler, Cobbler</i>. Students also <span style="font-family: inherit;">practiced keeping a beat while singing this song<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and pre<span style="font-family: inherit;">tending to hammer shoes. Students transfer<span style="font-family: inherit;">red this hammering motion to an instrum<span style="font-family: inherit;">ent<span style="font-family: inherit;">;<span style="font-family: inherit;"> s</span></span>tudents took turns playing th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e <span style="font-family: inherit;">steady beat on a woodblock while singing the song. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mr<span style="font-family: inherit;">s. Ross's </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students <span style="font-family: inherit;">reviewed the </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">body percussion pattern <span style="font-family: inherit;">to </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the song</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>'Round and 'Round<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span>tudents were <span style="font-family: inherit;">then given <span style="font-family: inherit;">another</span> opportunity to play </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">this pattern </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">on a drum called the cajon.Students reviewe<span style="font-family: inherit;">d quarter notes and qu<span style="font-family: inherit;">arter rests this week through the song <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Big Black Cats</i>. Students<span style="font-family: inherit;"> interacted with this song in many ways: they </span>sang the song, <span style="font-family: inherit;">clapped th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e rhythm, played the rhythm on <span style="font-family: inherit;">instruments</span>, moved to the rhythm, and <span style="font-family: inherit;">practiced writing the rhythm. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents were asked to arrange themselves on sheets of ora<span style="font-family: inherit;">nge paper in order to show the number of <span style="font-family: inherit;">sounds on each beat. After students discovered that some beats <span style="font-family: inherit;">contained two sounds, stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents were formally <span style="font-family: inherit;">intro<span style="font-family: inherit;">duced to <span style="font-family: inherit;">eighth notes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students learned two new songs this week: <i>John Kanaka </i>and <i>Hill and G<span style="font-family: inherit;">ully Rider</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students learned a <span style="font-family: inherit;">movement pattern to <i>John Kanaka</i> which allowed them to work with a partner. <span style="font-family: inherit;">During the song <i>Hill and Gully Rider</i>, stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents were asked to <span style="font-family: inherit;">sing
a repeating response. After students were successful, they were asked
to clap the rhythm of the response and transfer that rhythm to the
tambourine. Lastly, students began to learn<span style="font-family: inherit;"> about the rhythm dotted quarter note/eight note. Students were asked to <span style="font-family: inherit;">locate this rhythm in the songs <i>John Kanaka<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">and <i>Li'l Liza Jane.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-37112328203035182712016-10-19T15:52:00.003-07:002016-10-19T15:52:58.481-07:00Second Grade Family Folk Dancing Evening<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="en-US"><div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>Dear Parents and Guardians:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>I
hope that you all are having a great week! I am writing to invite you
to please take out
your December calendar and mark down a very special date. During the
second week of December each second grade class will be invited to Loon
Lake Elementary for a second grade family folk dancing evening. At this
event, families will learn folk dances alongside
of their second grade student. All are welcome; however, children
younger than seven years old will need to be paired with a parent or
guardian. Please come ready to join in the dancing! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>Please get out your calendar now and mark down these very important dates:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>Thurs. Dec. 15</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. – All Second Grade Family Folk Dancing Evening</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>This event will be held in the Loon Lake Elementary gym. I look forward to seeing you in
December! Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>Sincerely,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>Mrs. Aaronson</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span>NicoleAaronson@wlcsd.org</span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-90028564597023111392016-10-18T05:06:00.000-07:002016-10-18T05:07:18.901-07:00First Grade Informance Dates<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Parents and Guardians:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that you all are having a
great week! I am writing to invite you to please take out your May calendar and
mark down a very special date. During the second week of May 2017, each first
grade class will be hosting an evening ‘informance’. What is an informance? I
am so glad you asked! It is a family music event in which families are invited
to sing songs, dance, and play musical games alongside of their first grade
students. This will be an opportunity for first graders to shine and truly
show-off all of the musical skills that they have developed this year. As first
grade is a time in which students develop basic music reading skills, you will
be able to see your child read and perform simple rhythms and melodies. It has
only been two weeks since school began, but I am already excited to show you a
year’s worth of progress in May!</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Please get out your calendar now and
mark down these very important dates:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Mon. May 8<sup>th</sup> from
6:30-7:15 p.m. – Mrs. Hoger’s Class </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Tues. May 9th from 6:30-7:15 p.m. -
Mrs. Bandy's class<br />
Wed. May 10<sup>th</sup> from 6:30-7:15 p.m. - Mrs. Tisdall’s class<br />
Thurs. May 11<sup>th</sup> from 6:30-7:15 p.m. - Mrs. Scott’s class</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Each informance will take place in
the LLE music room. I look forward to seeing you in May! Please feel free to
email me if you have any questions.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Mrs. Aaronson</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">NicoleAaronson@wlcsd.org</span></span></span></div>
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Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096519570514477905.post-71216314397574847972016-10-17T18:47:00.001-07:002016-10-17T18:47:32.216-07:00Week Six in Review (Oct. 10 - Oct. 14)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings
from the music room! This was an exciting week of singing, moving, and
playing instruments! Here are some of the highlights:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kindergarten </b>students practiced using their night<span style="font-family: inherit;">time (quiet) and daytime (loud) voices while singing the song <i>Cobbler, Cobbler</i>. Students also <span style="font-family: inherit;">practiced keeping a beat while singing this song<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and pre<span style="font-family: inherit;">tending to hammer shoes. Students transfer<span style="font-family: inherit;">red this hammering motion to an instrum<span style="font-family: inherit;">ent<span style="font-family: inherit;">;<span style="font-family: inherit;"> s</span></span>tudents took turns playing th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e <span style="font-family: inherit;">steady beat on a woodblock while singing the song. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students also learned <span style="font-family: inherit;">three </span>new loud/quiet song<span style="font-family: inherit;">s: <i>Hey, Betty Martin</i>, <i>Lady, Lady</i>, and <i>La<span style="font-family: inherit;">zy Mary. </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">In <i>Hey, Bett<span style="font-family: inherit;">y Martin</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents tiptoed quietly in order to avoi<span style="font-family: inherit;">d waking up Betty Mar<span style="font-family: inherit;">tin's new baby brother. If he <span style="font-family: inherit;">happened to </span>wake up, <span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span>hen <span style="font-family: inherit;">st<span style="font-family: inherit;">udents </span></span>pretended to <span style="font-family: inherit;">rock him back to sleep while singing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the lullaby</span> <i>Lady, Lady</i>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>First grade </b>students learned a new song <span style="font-family: inherit;">entitled <i>Big Black Cats</i>. Stu<span style="font-family: inherit;">dents were challenged to <span style="font-family: inherit;">tiptoe the rhythm of the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> song <span style="font-family: inherit;">like a s<span style="font-family: inherit;">neaky black cat. </span></span></span></span></span>This song will be used ne<span style="font-family: inherit;">xt week </span>to introduce <span style="font-family: inherit;">students to quarter rests. As students are making such wonderful progress <span style="font-family: inherit;">in rh<span style="font-family: inherit;">ythm development</span>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">it was time for them to take the first grade rhythm pre<span style="font-family: inherit;">-assessment. This assessment will be used to show student growth in the area of rhythm this school year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Second grade </b>stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">review<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed the song <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apple Tree</span> </i>and learned to sing the song using melodic notes <span style="font-family: inherit;">do mi sol <span style="font-family: inherit;">and la</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By studying this song, students learned that <span style="font-family: inherit;">notes can jump from sol all the way down to do! <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students</span> also began learning a new '<span style="font-family: inherit;">do' song entitled <i>Mouse, Mousie</i>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">This song contains a fun chase game in which a mouse must try to stay a<span style="font-family: inherit;">way from a surprise cat. (The student who is the mouse only finds out who the <span style="font-family: inherit;">cat is at the end of the song). <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students also learned a rh<span style="font-family: inherit;">yme called <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>2,4,6,8</i> which will be used to review<span style="font-family: inherit;"> quarter note<span style="font-family: inherit;">s and <span style="font-family: inherit;">eight<span style="font-family: inherit;">h notes. Students practiced rea<span style="font-family: inherit;">ding <span style="font-family: inherit;">quarter notes, quarter rests, and eigh<span style="font-family: inherit;">th notes by creating 8-beat compositions on the interacti<span style="font-family: inherit;">ve white board.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Third grade </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">continued</span> to fo<span style="font-family: inherit;">c<span style="font-family: inherit;">us on the <span style="font-family: inherit;">melodic notes do re mi and sol this week. </span></span></span></span></span>Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ent<span style="font-family: inherit;">s rev<span style="font-family: inherit;">iewed the location of the notes do re and mi in the song <i>Down to the Baker's <span style="font-family: inherit;">Shop</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Students then practiced playing this pattern on the xylophone while singing <span style="font-family: inherit;">the</span> song. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents practiced singing a series of do re mi sol flashcards and learned <span style="font-family: inherit;">a melodic new pattern in the song <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember Me</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. S<span style="font-family: inherit;">tudents also began learning a Japa<span style="font-family: inherit;">nese song entitled <i>Naka<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Naka, Hoi</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Fourth grade</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>students continued to focus on the notes <span style="font-family: inherit;">of </span>the treble clef staff this wee<span style="font-family: inherit;">k. </span>Students <span style="font-family: inherit;">reviewed these n<span style="font-family: inherit;">otes <span style="font-family: inherit;">by playing a game called Treble C<span style="font-family: inherit;">lef Memory on the interacti<span style="font-family: inherit;">ve white b<span style="font-family: inherit;">oard. This game, like the board game Memory, <span style="font-family: inherit;">required students to <span style="font-family: inherit;">find matches. In order to create a match, students had to find the alphabet letter and <span style="font-family: inherit;">matching note </span>on the treble clef staff.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Students discovered th<span style="font-family: inherit;">at <span style="font-family: inherit;">the music alp<span style="font-family: inherit;">habet only contains seven let<span style="font-family: inherit;">ters: ABCDEFG. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents w<span style="font-family: inherit;">ere chall<span style="font-family: inherit;">enged to write as ma<span style="font-family: inherit;">ny word<span style="font-family: inherit;">s as possible using only these s<span style="font-family: inherit;">even letters. Students will later use th<span style="font-family: inherit;">ese words to pra<span style="font-family: inherit;">ctice wri<span style="font-family: inherit;">ting notes on the treble clef staff. Students also</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">began learning a Japa<span style="font-family: inherit;">nese song entitled <i>Naka<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Naka, Hoi</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fifth grade </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents learned two new songs contain<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing dotted <span style="font-family: inherit;">quarter/eighth notes this week: <i>Cha<span style="font-family: inherit;">irs to <span style="font-family: inherit;">Mend</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and <i>John Kanaka. </i>Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents discussed the history of <i>Chairs to Mend</i>, s<span style="font-family: inherit;">an<span style="font-family: inherit;">g the song as a round, and practi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ced reading <span style="font-family: inherit;">its rhythm. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents learned a short partner dance to the sea shanty <i>John Kanaka </i>and enjoyed the lyrics "<span style="font-family: inherit;">we'll work tomorrow, but not today!" Students also began learning a new song, <i>Alabama Gal</i>, which contains another new fifth grade rhythm. Students enjoyed learni<span style="font-family: inherit;">ng the line dance for this song and were able to master it in only two classes!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 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style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ellis's 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style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">students focused on steady beat and loud vs. quiet this week. Students revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed the <span style="font-family: inherit;">rhyme <i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Engi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ne, E<span style="font-family: inherit;">n<span style="font-family: inherit;">gine</span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and practiced speaking using the<span style="font-family: inherit;">ir 'nighttime' (quiet) and 'daytime<span style="font-family: inherit;">' (loud) voices. Students <span style="font-family: inherit;">continued to explore </span>the ups and down<span style="font-family: inherit;">s of thei<span style="font-family: inherit;">r voices by drawing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">train tracks on the board and following the train along the path with their voices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students also learned <span style="font-family: inherit;">two </span>new loud/quiet song<span style="font-family: inherit;">s: <i>Hey, Betty Martin</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and</span> <i>Lady, Lady</i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">In <i>Hey, Bett<span style="font-family: inherit;">y Martin</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents made their fingers tiptoe quietly in order to avoi<span style="font-family: inherit;">d waking up Betty Mar<span style="font-family: inherit;">tin's new baby brother. If he <span style="font-family: inherit;">did </span>wake up, <span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span>hen <span style="font-family: inherit;">st<span style="font-family: inherit;">udents </span></span>pretended to <span style="font-family: inherit;">rock him back to sleep while singing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the lullaby</span> <i>Lady, Lady</i>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Ross's </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students </span>practiced <span style="font-family: inherit;">performing body percussion through </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a <span style="font-family: inherit;">new </span>song entitled <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>'Round and 'Round<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Students learned a clapping, chest tapping<span style="font-family: inherit;">, sto<span style="font-family: inherit;">mping pattern to this song. <span style="font-family: inherit;">After students were <span style="font-family: inherit;">successful at performing this pattern, they were invited to <span style="font-family: inherit;">play <span style="font-family: inherit;">it on a drum called the cajon. Students enjoyed hav<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span> the chance to p<span style="font-family: inherit;">lay this unique instru<span style="font-family: inherit;">ment. Stud<span style="font-family: inherit;">ents also discussed <span style="font-family: inherit;">chores that they might complete at home through the song <i>Do, D<span style="font-family: inherit;">o, Pity My <span style="font-family: inherit;">Case</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Lastly, students began learning a s<span style="font-family: inherit;">ong entitled <i>Big Black Cats</i>. This song will be used to reinforce quarter note<span style="font-family: inherit;">s and quarter rests.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mrs. Muller's </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">students <span style="font-family: inherit;">reviewed th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e song</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 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inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>Li'l Liza Jane</i>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students were once again challenged to clap <span style="font-family: inherit;">a r<span style="font-family: inherit;">epeating</span> rhythmic pattern while singing this song. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students were then invited to play this rhythm on a tambourine. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, <span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span></span>tudents revi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ewed sing<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and playing <span style="font-family: inherit;">the </span>full scal<span style="font-family: inherit;">e and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the </span>five-note <span style="font-family: inherit;">pentatonic scale on the xylophone. Students were then asked to <span style="font-family: inherit;">play a melodic pattern on<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the xylophone while singing the song <i>Li'l Liza Jane</i>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Mrs. Aaronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471294605165277858noreply@blogger.com0