This school year will be the best, by far! I have had some great conversations with some other amazing music educators that will help the students not only evolve in their musical lives, but together with their other subjects to help them become well rounded young men and women. Isn't that just music to your ears!!
The first week of school I decided to just jump right in as if we never left! I have been pleasantly surprised to find out how much the students seemed to appreciate this idea! So here it is, our first week's PowerPoint! The song the students learned this week is called "Welcome, Welcome" in this song we are able to teach it to all of k-6 and each grade has some extra things they learn from it. From getting to know the students in kindergarten to playing on the bell sets in 6th grade "Welcome, welcome" has been a hit!
By second and third grade the students are beginning to read music notation by using pictures that will coincide with the length of the notes. the students play and sing the "notes" using body percussion.
Fourth grade students are reading stick notation, which is helping in the transition to reading actual notes. They play these notes on different non pitched percussion instruments.
Finally, fifth and sixth grade will be reading the actual notes! This is new for them! I am very impressed with where they are at so far! This is my 2nd full time year at this school and the students have come very far! They can keep a steady beat, read stick notation, talk about composers, critically analyze music we listen to, and in the past 2 days they've latched onto real notes! Makes me one proud teacher!!
If you're interested in the full PowerPoint please feel free to take a look at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store which (cue dramatic music) I am having a sale right now!!!You can access my store here Teachers Pay Teachers. Happy music making to all of my colleagues, students, and friends in the upcoming school year!
Musically yours,
Mrs. G
