Your children will take part in a range of musical activities this year. They will sing folk songs from around the world as well as dance and play games that encourage diversity. Students will learn to read and write simple rhythm patterns and play them on a variety of percussion instruments. Beginning in the 2nd grade students will learn to sight sing simple melodies using the solfege (e.g. mi, so, la).
Later in the year, students in 3rd & 4th grade will focus on the performance of a single instrument, the soprano recorder.
Music lessons are presented to the students in thematic units:
Music of Spanish Origin, Harvest Songs, Native American Songs, Patriotic Songs, Thanksgiving Songs, Winter Holiday Songs, Music of African American Traditions Basic Music Theory and Recorders for grades 3 & 4 only.
Later in the year, students in 3rd & 4th grade will focus on the performance of a single instrument, the soprano recorder.
Music lessons are presented to the students in thematic units:
Music of Spanish Origin, Harvest Songs, Native American Songs, Patriotic Songs, Thanksgiving Songs, Winter Holiday Songs, Music of African American Traditions Basic Music Theory and Recorders for grades 3 & 4 only.