Music at Centerville Elementary School

In November, all grades will learn about Veteran's Day and will learn songs for Thanksgiving and for autumn. Here are some of the songs we have been learning! Kindergarten and First Grade will be learning about Veterans and singing songs like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "You're a Grand Ol' Flag." For first graders, these songs will start our work on music for our Hat Parade! Then, they will learn how to play the game Five Fat Turkeys and learn the storysong "A Turkey Named Burt." At the end of the month, we will start working on holiday music for our annual Centerville singalong!  Second and Third Grade are also learning about Veterans! They will learn the new vocabulary word "Patriotic" and what patriotic music sounds like. They will learn the history of "The Star Spangled Banner" and add drums and cymbals to a recording of that song. Then, third graders will listen to a modern patriotic song and find similarities and d