Our Weekly Info: | This week, we will begin a VERY Special Composer of the Month unit! Instead of honoring one composer for February, I'd like to open the floor to the students to help me celebrate Black History Month and salute all of the wonderful contributions African Americans have made to the world of music! For February, students may choose ANY African American composer or musician to compete their Composer of the Month Project! Student work will be displayed don the music website and on a bulletin board outside of the music room :) Who will be the FIRST star student this week and bring in their "Composer of the Month" sheets?????? I can't wait to see what you have learned! 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 Music Website! |
Today also marks the beginning of world-wide Lunar New Year Celebrations! We'll be celebrating in Music Class and you can join us and celebrate at home by clicking the button below! |
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day!!!! We'll be celebrating in Music Class and you can join us and celebrate at home by clicking the button below! |
General Music:
The Amagansett School Students students will be busy singing, dancing, and exploring different instruments in music class! 'm happy to report that we have been able to continue music class with all of the fun and excitement we had pre-COVID!!!
This month, students will continue their journey through the world of music...highlighting special seasonal events including a celebration of Black History Month to honor African Americans and their contribution to the world of music, a celebration of Lunar New Year (February 1), and celebrations for Groundhog Day (February 2), Valentine's Day (February 14), and President's Day (February 24)!! WOW this is going to be a BUSY month in the Music Room!!
**Pre-K 3 and 4 continued using our "Hello Routine" songs and many of us can already sing along! We're working on rhythmic and melodic passages and echoing them when Mrs. Kamp goes first. So far, we've explored "do," "mi," "sol," and "la" and are continuing to experiment with "re" and "fa" in our singing echoes and ta (quarter note), ti-ti (eighth note), shh (quarter rest), and alligator (sixteenth note) in our rhythms but we're adding more all the time! Pre-K will be taking a break from their regularly scheduled music curriculum to celebrate Lunar New Year and take a "deep dive" into traditional music, dance, and culture from countries that celebrate Lunar New Year!! We'll be celebrating Groundhog Day too this week and have a LOT of special songs, games, dances, and videos to check out!!!
**Kindergarten continues to use our "Hello Routine" songs and many of us can already sing along! We're working on rhythmic and melodic passages and echoing them when Mrs. Kamp goes first. So far, we've MASTERED "do," "mi," "sol," and "la" and are continuing to explore "re" and "fa" in our singing echoes. We can even sing the patterns if Mrs. Kamp only gives us the first sign!!!!! We're continuing to work with: ta (quarter note), ti-ti (eighth note), shh (quarter rest), and alligator (sixteenth note) in our rhythms but we're adding more all the time! Kindergarten will be taking a break from their regularly scheduled music curriculum to celebrate Lunar New Year and take a "deep dive" into traditional music, dance, and culture from countries that celebrate Lunar New Year!! We'll be celebrating Groundhog Day too this week and have a LOT of special songs, games, dances, and videos to check out!!!
**First Graders will be taking a break from their regularly scheduled music curriculum to celebrate Lunar New Year and take a "deep dive" into traditional music, dance, and culture from countries that celebrate Lunar New Year!! We'll be celebrating Groundhog Day too this week and have a LOT of special songs, games, dances, and videos to check out!!!
**Second Graders Due to Monday's Snow Day, Second Graders missed their music class this week :( But.... don't worry!! Next week, will be right back on schedule finishing up their work on our Green Belt song, "It's Raining, It's Pouring" Students have been working with the same three notes: B, A, and G...BUT we will also be adding a new note...E!!!!! We'll be reorganized all of the pitches into different patterns and adding in some new rhythmic concepts including eighth notes (ti-ti) to play a completely different song! Parents, you can find more information about the recorder program HERE along with some helpful links for at home practice :)
**Third Graders will be taking a break from their regularly scheduled music curriculum to celebrate Lunar New Year and take a "deep dive" into traditional music, dance, and culture from countries that celebrate Lunar New Year!!
Performance Music
Band Classes:
** Fourth Graders: will be continuing our work with the first FIVE notes on our instruments! isn't it AMAZING how many different songs we can learn using only 5 notes! We will be working towards mastering pages 9 through 10 of our Band Brilliance Method Book and will be reviewing pages 7 and 8!! Remember to focus on your rhythm and counting as we've added whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and their corresponding rests at this point so the rhythms are getting much more interesting. If you need extra time working with rhythm you can always turn to the rhythm challenges on page 32-33 of the Band Brilliance Book.
We will also be starting work on the Band Karate Challenge ORANGE BELT in our lessons this week. Try and complete the vocabulary and notation portions of your White Belt and Yellow Belt Sheets before your lesson :) Students who have already completed their Yellow Belts will be receiving their sheets to begin the Orange Belt level this week!!! Be sure to ask your child what that's all about! They're going to be excited to share!! PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMPLETE YOUR MANDATORY WEEKLY PRACTICE TRACKER GOOGLE FORM. Forms are located in your Music Google Classroom and are due EACH SUNDAY NIGHT (although you can submit whenever you are ready.) YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PRACTICE FOR A TOTAL OF 40 MINUTES PER WEEK and should aim to practice AT LEAST 3 Days a week. THESE FORMS AND THE MINUTES WE ARE TRACKING ARE PART OF YOUR GRADE!!
** Fifth and Sixth Graders will be beginning to work on the repertoire for our Spring Concert heading your way in late May!!! We will also be continuing the Band Karate Challenge in our lessons this week. PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMPLETE YOUR MANDATORY WEEKLY PRACTICE TRACKER GOOGLE FORM. Forms are located in your Music Google Classroom and are due EACH SUNDAY NIGHT (although you can submit whenever you are ready.) YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PRACTICE FOR A TOTAL OF 40 MINUTES PER WEEK and should aim to practice AT LEAST 3 Days a week. THESE FORMS AND THE MINUTES WE ARE TRACKING ARE PART OF YOUR GRADE!!
BEGINNING BAND (FOURTH GRADE)
CONCERT BAND (FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES)
Chorus Classes:
We're building our teamwork skills as we work together to become STAR Singers and fill Mrs.Kamp's class pom-pom jars! How long will it take your class to earn another "STAR Singers Day??" Remember.....the challenge gets harder each time now that I know what AMAZING work you can do!
I thought it might be fun to explore the singing and its importance to people around the world as part of this year's Choral Program in grades 3 - 6. Each week, the children will be watching a SHORT youtube video of a different singer or singing group from somewhere in the world or somewhere in time. We'll be watching, listening, and then pairing and sharing with a partner to discuss our thoughts about the performance. Older students will also be keeping a "listening journal" to express a few short sentences about their throughs on the performance.
Interested in seeing where this exploration will lead us?? Check out the "action" as HERE as I'll be adding the video of the week each week :) Check out the curriculum connection this week as our Singing Around the World connects with Lunar New Year!!!
String Classes:
As we begin our journey through learning to play the violin, I thought it might be fun to explore the violin (and other string instruments) "in action." Each week, the children will be watching a SHORT youtube video of a different string performer from somewhere in the world or somewhere in time. We'll be watching, listening, and then pairing and sharing with a partner to discuss our thoughts about the performance. Older students will also be keeping a "listening journal" to express a few short sentences about their throughs on the performance.
Interested in seeing where this exploration will lead us?? Check out the "action" as HERE as I'll be adding the video of the week each week!
** Kindergarten Violin will continue learning how to hold our bows, balance our violins, and control our bodies so nothing falls down! Be sure to ask your child about some of the song activities we've learned including: Up Like a Rocket, The Grand Old Duke o f York, and The Wheels on the Bus. We're also learning all of the parts of our violin......you can quiz us at home if you check the class violin page HERE. We're working on holding position and posture. We've also been working on playing pizzicato (plucking the strings) on our open strings and learning "The Monkey Song" and "The Ant Song." We'll continue playing these songs pizzicato, as well as adding the bow to try our hands at playing "arco!!" We're also hoping to try out a brand new song...."G-D-G STOMP!"
** First Grade Violin will continue learning their new warm up song! We'll also be working towards moving our violin hand off of the shoulder of the instrument and back to the scroll so we can add our fingers to the strings and learn even more songs! We're continuing working on "Elephants and Frogs" on the E string using the open string and finger number 1 and are learning that the pitch of the string changes as we add each finger. You can play along on your box violin at home if you check the class violin page HERE. We're also hoping to try out a brand new song...."The Kangaroo Song!"
** Second Grade Violin will be busy working on adding your fingers to the E string to play The Kangaroo Song and Elephants and Frogs. We will be continuing to work out of the Strictly Strings Violin Method Book this week as we start looking at the written notation to accompany our earlier Suzuki style training!! We're looking at pages 8 and 9 in the book combining note reading and finger moving on the E string :) Be sure to get out those practice pets and work with them to build your violin skills and fill in those practice journals! You can practice at home if you check the class violin page HERE
** Third Grade Violin This week we'll continue working inside our Strictly Strings Method Book. We'll review open string notes and our CRAZY string jumping this week! We're working on pages 18 and 19 in the book.....learning to read the notes of the treble staff while we add our fingers to the D string. We're continuing with the Four String Warm Up, but have also added a new warm up working with different rhythms and patters on the open strings! You can help us with some at home practice HERE We're also embarking on a new journey with our violins...VIOLIN KARATE!!! This week, we will continue on our Karate journey and begin to build towards earning our Yellow Belts!!!!
** Fourth Grade Violin This week we'll continue working inside our Strictly Strings Method Book. We'll review open string notes and our CRAZY string jumping this week! We're working on pages 18 and 19 in the book.....learning to read the notes of the treble staff while we add our fingers to the D string. We're continuing with the Four String Warm Up, but have also added a new warm up working with different rhythms and patters on the open strings! You can help us with some at home practice HERE We're also embarking on a new journey with our violins...VIOLIN KARATE!!! This past week, the Fourth Grade earned not one but TWO belts completing both the White (Hot Cross Buns) AND Yellow (Merrily We Roll Along) Levels!!! Now we're on to working towards that Orange belt!! Can we master the new song???
** Fifth Grade Violin will be continuing on inside the Strictly Strings Method Book. We'll review open string notes and our CRAZY string jumping this week! We're working on pages 18 and 19 in the book.....learning to read the notes of the treble staff while we add our fingers to the D string. We're continuing with the Four String Warm Up, but have also added a new warm up working with different rhythms and patters on the open strings! You can help us with some at home practice HERE
Stay tuned for more information right here each week :)
Mrs. Kamp :)