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October Updates

Here are some things we are learning about in music this month:

Kindergarten-
  • Beatkeeping through dancing, instruments, and passing a beanbag
  • New words "Presto" (fast) and "Largo" (slow)
  • Songs and games "Apple Tree," "Pumpkin Stew," "Presto Largo"
  • Music to tell a story ("Witch Doctor")
  • Using the app TuneTrain
First Grade-
  • Beatkeeping through dancing, instruments, and passing a beanbag
  • Reading and writing simple rhythms "Ta" "Ti-ti" "Shh" "Ta-a" (quarter note, pair of eighth notes, quarter rest, half notes)
  • Songs and games "Apple Tree," "Pumpkin Stew"
  • Music to tell a story ("Witch Doctor")
  • Using the apps TuneTrain and Rhythm Cat
Second and Third Grade-
  • Beatkeeping through dancing, instruments, and passing a beanbag
  • Reading and writing rhythms "Ta" "Ti-ti" "Shh" "Ta-a" and "Ti-ri-ti-ri" (quarter note, pair of eighth notes, quarter rest, half notes, set of four sixteenth notes)
  • Songs and games "Apple Tree," "Pumpkin Stew," "Tideo"
  • Music to tell a story ("In the Hall of the Mountain King")
  • How to play boomwhackers
  • Instrument families (Strings, woodwinds, percussion, brass)
  • Using the apps TuneTrain, Rhythm Cat, and GarageBand 

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