Our Weekly Info: | The Buzzword for last week was PIZZICATO and it means: "is derived from Italian which means to "pinch" or "nip" and is a directive to a bowed string instrument performer that the indicated notes are to be plucked with the fingers rather than bowed." Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's Buzzword Challenge! The Buzzword for this week is CESURA. Do you now what it means?? Can you find out?? Check the Buzzword board each week to find out the new word...grab a card and write the word down. Head home and look up the definition of the word. Bring it back to Mrs. Kamp and receive a prize on Friday :) looking forward to playing this game and watching your musical vocabularies grow every week!!! We continue celebrating our next Composer of the Month, Franz Liszt as we listen to his music and learn facts about his life each class. You can see the facts that they learned about Mr. Liszt on display outside the music room or on the home page of this website :) Check your child's go home folder for this month's composer fact sheet as well as the directions for how to become a "music detective" and have their work featured on the bulletin board outside the music classroom and on the Music Website! |
General Music:
**Pre-K 3 and 4 will be celebrating fall themed songs, and an introduction to Halloween songs!
**Kindergarten also continues to explore the world of music, learning our hello routines and songs, experimenting with the different classroom instruments. We have begun incorporating our Pre-School Prodigies lessons with Mr. Rob and our Rhythm Band Curriculum into each class visit...making music a VERY Exciting place to be!
**First Graders are exploring the very many ways that music can be....loud / soft...fast / slow, etc. We're having fun with songs, games, instruments, dancing, and some pretty cool surprises as we build our music vocabularies and learn to speak the language of music. We will be incorporating all of these musical elements into some special spooky Halloween fun as we prepare for the Halloween season!
**Second Graders have mastered their first song, "Hot Cross Buns" and will be taking their white belt tests this week! After we test, make sure you check the class page HERE to hear a recording of the whole class' performance :) And now it's on to begin preparing our Yellow Belt song, "Gently Sleep!" Parents, you can find more information about the recorder program HERE along with some helpful links for at home practice :)
**Third Graders are "putting it all together" as we take all of the material we learned since Kindergarten and incorporate it into performing in our classroom "Orffestra!" We have mastered our first Orffestra song, "Gently Sleep" and are starting our new song "Merrily We Roll Along." We're hoping to post a recording soon so make sure you stay tuned!! Want to learn more about the Orffestra....click HERE.
Performance Music
Band Classes:
Fourth Graders have mastered the first 4 notes on their instruments and are racing their way through our Band Brilliance Books!
Fifth and Sixth Graders are well on their way through the first three pieces for the Holiday Concert in December!
The "Battle of the Bands" between grades 4, 5, and 6 is back up and running! Right now 4th grade is in the lead.....will they hold the lead into next week?? or will they loose their spot as more students come prepared with their instrument, music, and completed practice sheet for each lesson and band class??
If you're interested in learning more about our school's Instrumental Music Program, follow these links to the band's individual websites:
CONCERT BAND (FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES)
Check out the new Instrumental Lessons Schedule here and be sure to mark your child's new lesson date and time on your family calendar.
Chorus Classes:
String Classes:
Parents and parent involvement is an essential part of a students success in music, particularly in the Suzuki style of teaching. Although we can't have parents attend each and every one of our class meetings, it will be very important for your child's success that they begin practicing at home and that they see you excited and enthusiastic about all of their violin playing.
Be sure to check your child's string class page often. I will be posting videos, handouts, songs, and other helpful materials there for each of our classes to help build this bridge from violin at school to violin at home!
Stay tuned for more information right here each week :)
Mrs. Kamp :)