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October 11, 2021

  We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Patterns and Form in Music Winter Concert Piece #1 Winter Concert Piece #2 Winter Concert Piece #3 Composer:   George F. Handel   4th Grade:   Slurs and Ties Winter Concert Piece #1 Winter Concert Piece #2 Winter Concert Piece #3 Composer:    Franz Shubert   5th Grade:   Harmony Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Winter Concert Piece #2 Winter Concert Piece #3 Composer:  Clara W. Schumann Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen

September 27, 2021

  We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Solfege - Re to So adding Fa Winter Concert Piece #1 Winter Concert Piece #2 Composer:   No composer this week   4th Grade:   Dotted Quarter Note followed by an Eighth Note Finish Winter Concert Piece #2 Composer:    No composer this week   5th Grade:   Accidentals Play the Hand Drum and Finger Cymbals Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Finish Winter Concert Piece #2 Composer:  No composer this week Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen

September 20, 2021

We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Time Signature 3/4 Time Winter Concert Piece #1 Introduce Concert Piece #2 Composer:    Johann S. Bach   4th Grade:   Melodic Ostinato Work on Winter Concert Piece #2 Composer:    Felix Mendelssohn   5th Grade:   Accidentals Play the Hand Drum and Finger Cymbals Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Work on Winter Concert Piece #2 Muzio Clementi Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen

September 13, 2021

We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Rhythm and Beat Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:    Johann S. Bach   4th Grade:   Rhythmic & Melodic Ostinato Begin Work on Winter Concert Piece #2 Composer:    Felix Mendelssohn   5th Grade:   Enharmonics Play the Hand Drum and Finger Cymbals Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Introduce Winter Concert Piece #2 Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen

September 7

  We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Line Notes & Space Notes on the Treble Clef Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:    Johann S. Bach   4th Grade:   Solfege a Folk Song Work on Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:    Felix Mendelssohn   5th Grade:   Enharmonics Play the Hand Drum and Finger Cymbals Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen

August 30, 2021

  We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Treble Clef:  Line Notes Note Values, Tempo & Dynamics Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:   Johann S. Bach   4th Grade:   Solfege                                                           Folk Songs Work on Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:   Felix Mendelssohn   5th Grade:   Time Signatures 9/8 and 6/8 Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Where words fail, music s...

August 23, 2021

  We are up and running in Music for 3rd - 5th grades.  Every Friday we study a composer and listen to music from different musical eras.  Mondays and Tuesdays we study theory in all grades. Wednesdays and Thursdays 3rd & 4th Grades work on concert pieces and Fifth Grade works on their hand-chime piece which will be performed during the Winter Concert. 3rd Grade:   Musical Alphabet Note Values, Tempo & Dynamics Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:   Johann S. Bach   4th Grade:   Time Signatures Grand Staff Begin Winter Concert Piece #1 Composer:   Felix Mendelssohn   5th Grade:   Whole & Half Steps on Keyboard/Pitches Sharps & Flats Winter Concert Hand-chime Piece Winter Concert Piece #1 Where words fail, music speaks.        Hans Christian Andersen