ACCORDIAN ASSEMBLY
We can't wait to check out this awesome instrument, thanks to a guest appearance by fellow music teacher and friend, Miss Arianne! We will be learning all about the accordian, singing songs, and taking home an activity this day. Any parents or siblings are welcome to attend the assembly in the Chapel, which should run about 15-20 minutes.
UPDATE: Thanks so much to Arianne for sharing this wonderful instrument with us. The kids loved it! Check out the slideshow below, and videos are coming soon!
INFANT THROUGH TWOS
This week in music class we experimented with the triangle! We learned that, in order to make sound from the triangle, we need to hold it by a string so that it may vibrate. We had fun trying to strike the triangle to make sound. It was great fine and large motor practice for us!
We also sang our weekly songs including "Elevator/Escalator" and our Hello and Goodbye Songs. I'm including the Hello song tune and lyrics below!
HELLO SONG (Music Class)
To the tune of "Louie, Louie"
Hello, Hello (wave)
Everyone, it's time for music class (roll hands in front of you)
(clap) (clap) (snap)
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
(REPEAT)
THREES and FOURS
Besides learning about triangles and the magic musical vocabulary word, "Vibration" this week, we are also using the triangles to practice some of the rhythms we are learning using quarter notes, rests, and dynamics like piano and forte. We are also practicing the use of the crescendo from last week. All musical instruments need to vibrate and move air and sound in order to make music. Ask your child about vibrations in music class this week!
Along with rhythm instrument practice, we are continuing to practice singing our songs including "The Fox Went Out", "I am a Pizza", "Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand" and more!
SCHOOL AGE
Walking Field Trip to Guitar Haven Music Store
(Grand Haven, Michigan)
Thursday, June 17th, at 1:00-2:00 p.m. we will be taking a walking field trip to Guitar Haven (616. 847.9433, 115 Washington Ave) to check out what a music store is all about! We will be recieving a tour and learning a little bit about:
-What is sold at a music store
-How private lessons are taught and what students do during their instruction
-A little bit about instructors, musicians, and people the frequent the store!
Don't forget to ask your child about our trip!
UPDATE: PICS FROM OUR TRIP!
Also, this week we will be practicing our songflutes, singing songs, and doing more work on our "cadences"--rhtyhm driven marching and patterning on the song flute that we are practicing for the Coast Guard Parade 2010. Look for signups and info soon!
Thanks and have a great week!
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MOM AND DAD CONNECT:
Want to learn more about our lessons this week?
An interesting article about the effects of musical vibration, particulary regarding how it affects children: Music Awakening
Interested in buying a triangle for home use? Check this Gibraltar model out here for around ten dollars: Triangle on MusicansFriend.com.