1st Singing of the year!

Mrs. Hedman’s class sings “One Bottle of Pop”. This is a 3 part song and each group sings each part once. Can you tell when they switch parts?
Hedman Pop

Welcome Back!

We’re off to a great start in music class. CHOIR starts this Wednesday September 14 for all 4th and 5th graders at 7:45.

There are possible changes to the music blog this year – I will keep you posted as I know more.

Parents in Music Class Week!

Parents in music class week is the week of March 28. One of your children should be bringing home a sheet with all the information, but I’m putting the same file here as well. I’m looking forward to the week!
Parent week letter2

New Set of Postings underway!

Take a look under your student’s grade to find a new set of postings. The types of things on the blog represent what we are doing in class – singing, of course, but singing and clapping ostinatos, singing in rounds, singing using solfege or letter names, solo singings, singing inside our heads and even some speaking in funny voices. The first set is going on before the 4-day break; the remaining classes will go on the following week.

Kindergarten in February

Mrs. Durocher’s class sings our new song about Cousin Peter. The class knows motions for each verse. The first solo verse is CM and the second solo verse is NH. Mrs. Goldenthal’s class shows they can use high and low voices for the poem Big Pig. Mrs. Greenfield’s class sings Burnie Bee as a class, then with 2 soloists, KK and CL.
Durocher Peter
Goldenthal Pig
Greenfield Burnie

4th Grade in February

Mr. Bassett’s class claps and sings “I’ve Gotta Car” – the rhythm is somewhat complicated, so clapping is a challenge. The second time, we put the words inside our heads for awhile. Mrs. Baker’s class sings “I”ve Been to Harlem” with an ostinato the class created. Can you figure out what an ostinato is? Miss Zieller’s class sings Alabama Gal using words, rhythm syllables and solfege, including our new note s,. Mrs. Klein’s class sings a fun game song, Ye Toop Doram.
Bassett Car
Baker Milk Ost
Zieller Gal
Klein Ye Toop

3rd Grade in February

Mrs. Thomson’s class sings the melody from Dvorak’s New World Symphony using solfege (old hat for us) and letter names from the treble clef, which we are just learning. Once we can sing it using letter names, then we can play it on the xylophones. Mrs. Forzley’s class sings a new song, Liza Jane. Ask your child which word has the highest note. Mrs. Nash’s class sings Circle Round the Zero, another song where we’re finding the highest note. Mrs. Campagna’s class sings and plays Tideo while HD hits the rhythm sticks each time we sing “window”.
Thomson New world
Forzley Liza
Nash Circle
Campagna Tideo

2nd Grade in February

Mrs. Somerville’s class sings our new song Rocky Mountain that has 3 verses. Miss Thesen’s class sings Here Comes a Bluebird while clapping an ostinato that includes our new 2-beat rhythm. Mrs. Moses’ class sings Bow Belinda while doing the dance!
Somerville Rocky
Thesen BB
moses Bow

1st Grade in February

Mrs. Robert’s class sings “Come Back Home my Little Chicks” with SM as the leader. Mr. Muska’s class sings “John Brown’s Baby” two ways – first the normal way and second with some words sung inside our heads instead of out loud. It is harder than you think. Mrs. Marques class sings “Cuckoo” while patting and clapping a 2-beat ostinato. Also harder than you think!
Roberts Chicks
Muska John Brown
Marques Cuckoo

5th Grade in the New Year

The 5th grade learned a very cool 2-part version of This Land is Your Land, which Mr. K’s class sings here. Mr. A’s class sings our new round “Sing Me Another”. Mrs. Hedman’s class sings Deep and Wide on words, rhythm syllables and solfege.
2 Pt This Land
Altomare Sing
Hedman DW