Wow! What a busy month it has been at Centerville! Students have been doing a lot of singing, dancing, and playing in music class! We are already starting to get prepared for our March concert performances and our Hat Parade in June. Dates for the March concerts are coming very soon!
In Kindergarten, we have spent a lot of time singing this month. We learned the song "Shoo Fly" and learned a dance to go with it, too. We played the special music version of Freeze Dance, where we all freeze in a special pose. And, we are learning about sailor and pirate songs. It has been a lot of fun!
In First Grade, we have already learned a couple of our Hat Parade songs! In addition, we have been working with a lot of instruments. First, we added instruments to Jan Brett's book The Hat. This week, we are learning how to improvise and play the song "Mallets in the Air" on xylophone. We have so much more singing to do to get ready for our Hat Parade.
Second graders have started their ukulele unit! We have learned how to play the C chord and we are getting better every week. The C chord is perfect for our attendance song, "You Are Here" and for the American folk song, "Liza Jane." It has been so much fun to start these awesome instruments!
Recorders have arrived, and third graders are doing awesome with their new woodwind instruments! So far, we have learned the notes C, B, and A, and the songs "Star Light," "Apple Tree," and "Captain, Go Sidetrack Your Train." Next, we will learn the note G and the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The third graders are doing awesome work, and I can't wait to see how far they get with their recorders!
See you in February!
~Ms. Heleen
In Kindergarten, we have spent a lot of time singing this month. We learned the song "Shoo Fly" and learned a dance to go with it, too. We played the special music version of Freeze Dance, where we all freeze in a special pose. And, we are learning about sailor and pirate songs. It has been a lot of fun!
In First Grade, we have already learned a couple of our Hat Parade songs! In addition, we have been working with a lot of instruments. First, we added instruments to Jan Brett's book The Hat. This week, we are learning how to improvise and play the song "Mallets in the Air" on xylophone. We have so much more singing to do to get ready for our Hat Parade.
Second graders have started their ukulele unit! We have learned how to play the C chord and we are getting better every week. The C chord is perfect for our attendance song, "You Are Here" and for the American folk song, "Liza Jane." It has been so much fun to start these awesome instruments!
Recorders have arrived, and third graders are doing awesome with their new woodwind instruments! So far, we have learned the notes C, B, and A, and the songs "Star Light," "Apple Tree," and "Captain, Go Sidetrack Your Train." Next, we will learn the note G and the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The third graders are doing awesome work, and I can't wait to see how far they get with their recorders!
See you in February!
~Ms. Heleen