Kindergarten is learning about singing on pitch and singing solos. They are also learning about tempo (fast and slow) and dynamics (loud and soft).

 

First and Second grades are learning music and choreography for their upcoming musical, “Creepy Creatures”. Please watch for a note home with show and costume information!

 

Third and Fourth grades are learning about the music staff. Included in these lessons are learning about bar lines, measures, time signatures, and note values.

 

Fifth through Eighth grades have watched “West Side Story” and are discussing what a musical is, how the story is told through music, and how the plot of the story relates to the plot in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”.

 

Fifth grade is continuing their study of music composers, by reading about Aaron Copland and Duke Ellington, and then writing and performing a skit to tell their stories.

 

Sixth through Eighth grades will be working on a drum ensemble.