Students in kindergarten and first grade have been working hard to get ready for the concerts in April! Mrs. McHugh and I have created a biography unit centered around the book series Ordinary People Change the World. Each week, the kids have been reading one of the biographies and learning a song for their concert related to that specific hero. The concert is centered around these books, and has become such a fun collaborative project! We can't wait to share it with you!
Check out the K/1 Concert Information page for more information!
Second graders have just finished up a composition project! They had to choose a song from music class and make a Theme & Variations of that song. The theme is the original song and the variations are 're-mixes' where the composers make small changes to make the song new and fresh. For example, composers can change the tempo, add instruments, and change the lyrics slightly to create a variation.
Third graders have been learning about a symphonic poem called "Peter and the Wolf." A symphonic poem is a story told through music. In Peter and the Wolf, the composer assigned each character in the story a specific instrument and theme. As we listened, the kids were challenged to pick out those specific instruments and themes throughout the story.
Check out the K/1 Concert Information page for more information!
Second graders have just finished up a composition project! They had to choose a song from music class and make a Theme & Variations of that song. The theme is the original song and the variations are 're-mixes' where the composers make small changes to make the song new and fresh. For example, composers can change the tempo, add instruments, and change the lyrics slightly to create a variation.
Third graders have been learning about a symphonic poem called "Peter and the Wolf." A symphonic poem is a story told through music. In Peter and the Wolf, the composer assigned each character in the story a specific instrument and theme. As we listened, the kids were challenged to pick out those specific instruments and themes throughout the story.
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