Talent Show forms

It's been a while since you've seen updates here... I apologize! 

I am attaching the talent show form to this post. Students who would like to participate in the talent show MUST return the completed form by tomorrow, April 30- no exceptions. Please carefully read the letter and make sure that all information/music/lyrics are included. 

2014-2015 talent show form

Acts must be no longer than 1 1/2 minutes long. (The form says 3 minutes- that is incorrect.) 

Thanks,

Mrs. Minch

4th grade recorders are IN!

Thursday & Friday classes are receiving their recorders this week! I'm no longer taking money for recorder purchases, so if students still need one they will need to get their own. These are the ones that we are using in class:

Canto Soprano recorders

They're pretty tough; however, one has already been broken, so encourage your student to just be a bit more careful with their backpack when the recorder is in it. :)

Thanks!

Mrs Minch

1st grade musical program lyrics

Hello 1st grade parents,

Here is the link the the words of the songs for the musical program. I will also work on getting a recording of the songs here on the blog so students can practice singing at home. 

Lyric sheets will hopefully be sent home on Friday. 

1st grade song lyrics

Thanks,

Mrs. Minch

4th grade: Recorder update

We have started recorders this week in 4th grade! Unfortunately, one of our orders seems to be a little bit late. Because of this, Thursday & Friday classes will not be able receive recorders to take home this week. We will still be starting on a class set of recorders (that are sanitized of course!) to learn the basics and get going this week.

The good news is, students will have lots of new fun colors to choose from!

Sorry about the delay.

Thanks,

 Mrs. Minch

4th grade: Recorders

4th grade parents, 

Your students should be bringing home a letter on Friday about recorders. 4th grade will be starting recorders the week of October 21. 

Recorders can be purchased for $4 through the school, or students can provide their own. Either way, however, students need to return the recorder form. 

If you need another copy of the form, click the following link:

Recorder form

Please return the completed form with payment by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16.

Thanks!

-Mrs. Minch

Trumpet help

5th grade trumpeters:

This video might be helpful to those of you who are having trouble with those first few notes on the trumpet. I suggest you follow the teacher in this video and pause as needed to practice what it is that he's talking about.

Weekly email

Here is what's going on in the music classroom this week!

5th grade:

Thursday is the big day! Our 5th grade musical performance, Let's Sing, America!, is this Thursday at 7:00pm. Parents, please make sure your students are in their teachers' classrooms no later than 6:40pm on Thursday! Students are encouraged to dress up in patriotic colors. Military & scout uniforms are also encouraged. (Please be sure that outfits are school appropriate.)

If your student has a speaking part, please check with them to make sure it's memorized!

3rd/4th grade:

We are starting our unit on our new composer of the month, Frederic Chopin, and his instrument of choice: the piano. 

We will discuss how the piano is a member of two instrument families: the percussion family & the string family.  Students will watch a video about how the piano is made. They will also learn about the waltz, a kind of dance rhythm that Chopin liked to use in many of his pieces. We will watch a video of the famous pianist Lang Lang playing Chopin's very fast "Minute Waltz". 

2nd grade:

We are starting our unit on our new composer of the month, Frederic Chopin, and his instrument of choice: the piano. 

Students will learn about a type of music Chopin liked to compose, called a nocturne. We will make connections between art and music, and then students will create their own piece of art inspired by a piece of music by Chopin. 

We will also sing the folk song "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". Students will create with their own words and actions for part of the song. 

1st grade:

We are starting our unit on our new composer of the month, Frederic Chopin, and his instrument of choice: the piano. 

Students will learn about a type of music Chopin liked to compose, called a nocturne. Students will learn about connections between art and music, and then will color a picture of Chopin and practice writing his name while listening to a nocturne. 

We will also sing the folk song "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". Students will create with their own words and actions for part of the song.