INFANT THROUGH THREES AND FOURS
This week in music class we learned all about the flute! It was fun to see the this "woodwind" taken apart into three pieces: the mouthpiece, which contains the "embrochure", the middle and the end. They were small, medium and large! We learned all about how breath makes the sound of the flute. The keys pressed change the pitch! We had a blast dancing to silly flute music, going up and down with scales, and touching this metal instrument. Check out the pictures and video below!
SCHOOL AGE
Accelerando
This week in music class we learned all about the term "accelerando", which means
gradually increasing tempo in a piece of music. We looked at some instances in which accelerando might be used and also took a trip to the chapel, where I played a piano piece by Bartok, "Romanian Folk Dance", using an accelerando. We also experimented by clapping our hands to the increasing speed of the tempo!
We also practiced our cadences on song flute this week, took some time to explore the flute as our younger neighbors did, and practiced rhythms with our bodies and instruments!
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MOM AND DAD CONNECT: Want to learn more about our lessons this week?
Definition of Accelerando: http://www.8notes.com/glossary/Accelerando____(_Accel.).asp
More about the flute: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/music/flute.html