PK-1: We will continue talking about the Brass Family, and will be working on Brass coloring sheets. Kindergarten and 1st grade will also continue to work on their song that they will be performing in chapel at the end of the month.
2-3: We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our recorders and our recorder books! If these arrive during the week, then we will start our recorder unit on Thursday.
4-5/6: We will continue our work in our books. 4-5 will be doing activities based on the Mexican folk song, "La Cucaracha." We will learn the Spanish words for the song, and students will have a chance to play band instruments along with the song. 6th grade will be learning the country song, "On the road again," by Willie Nelson. We will talk about "harmony" and will learn to sing harmony along with the recordings.
7th-8th: Having completed music worksheets this past week, we will begin our piano (7th) and guitar (8th) units. Our 7th grade will utilize the school's iPads and the piano apps that we have installed, so that everyone has a piano to use. Our 8th graders will take advantage of the school's guitars for our unit. We will be learning the basics of these instruments, as well as the techniques involved in reading and playing music.
Music Journal for the Week: "The Rite of Spring," by Igor Stravinsky (orchestral, symphonic, 20th cent.)
Music Journal last Week (1/7-1/11): "Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That," by Robert Randolph and the Family Band (rock, funk, soul, r&b)
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