Next Concert: Thursday, May 8th @ 6pm - please join us in the gym to hear the
Galaxy of Sound Chorus, the Orchestra, and the 5th Grade Band
3rd Quarter |
Songs/Activities |
What we are learning about: |
| K | “Stamping Land ” “Old Blue ” “” |
Loud and Soft Long and Short Metals, Skins, and Woods |
| 1st | “There Come Our Mothers” and "Japanese Rain Song" “” |
AB form La |
| 2nd | “Two Little Sausages ” “” “When the Saints Go Marching In” and "Tubby the Tuba" |
Accent > Verse and Refrain Brass Family |
| 3rd | “El Gallo Pinto” ("The Painted Rooster") “” “” |
Staccato and Legato Single Eighth Note Rondo Form - ABACA |
| 4th | “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and "Ode to Joy" “” |
Recorders Eighth Note followed by two Sixteenths |
| 5th | “Theme and Variations for Percussion ” |
Theme and Variations Styles: Musical Theater, Opera, Barbershop Quartet |
4th Quarter |
Songs/Activities |
What we are learning about: |
| K | “A Listening Walk” “Little Red Caboose” “The Farmer in the Dell” |
Enviromental Sounds Steady Beat - cabasa Nursery Rhymes and Songs |
| 1st | “This Land Is Your Land” “I Know An Old Lady” |
Songs about our country Songs that tell a story |
| 2nd | “See-Saw Sacradown” “But the Cat Came Back” “Shoo Fly” |
Melodic Ostinato D.C. al fine Fermata (hold) |
| 3rd | “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” “You’re A Grand Old Flag” “Don Gato” |
Meter in 3 Experiencing syncopation Songs that tell a story |
| 4th | “Kookaburra” “Cumberland Gap” |
Creating harmony by singing rounds Rhythm patterns (two sixteenths followed by an eighth) |
| 5th | “It Don’t Mean A Thing” “St. Louis Blues” |
Jazz style 12 bar blues |
Cool music links:
Creating Music - This is a great website for composing music.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Room - This is a great website where you can: learn about orchestra instruments, play musical games, listen to music, learn how to make your own instruments at home, learn about composers, and more!
Classics for Kids - This is a great music website where you can learn about composers, orchestra instruments, play musical games, and more!
What can you do?
You can also reinforce your child's music learning at home. Consider listening to music together and talking about it. Ask your child to share songs learned in music class. Attend local concerts to help foster appropriate audience behavior. These experiences will help make music meaningful at school, at home, and in the community.
