Week 5

Kindergarten: Jump that Jody, identify percussion instruments by sound and perform with song, steady beat

First Grade: Chicka Hanka, discuss 'sidetracking a train,' train sounds, call and response, singing and performing on egg shakers to the repeated patterns

Second Grade: Exploring non musical sounds in the environment and using opposite words to describe them- high/low, loud/soft, fast/slow, and long/short

Third Grade: Vocab study guide was sent home for a short 5 question quiz we will take at the beginning of class. Ragtime Rhythms, Scott Joplin, stomping/clapping patterns, discuss history of ragtime music

Fourth Grade: Breathe Easy Blues, the purpose of rests in music compared to phrasing in the English language. Diagramming sentences in order to sing correctly using punctuation

Fifth Grade: Begin writing a sound story using words that make sound and instruments to make them. Perform sound stories using percussion instruments next week

Sixth Grade: continue rap writing assignment in small groups

Chorus: keep listening to those CDs. We will begin working on harmonies

Week 4

Kindergarten: My Head & My Shoulders, identify body parts, identify slow, medium, fast tempos, perform drums and maracas while steady beat is changing

First Grade: March for a Zany Prince, discuss lyrics, identify soft and loud sections, march to steady beat, beat vs. no beat quiz, practice writing rhythms on board to create patterns for the class to perform on percussion

Second Grade: Shake Hands, Mary, identifying song movements with the steady beat, performing tasks on the steady beat with a partner, creating new tasks on the steady beat with a partner, using scarves to show a steady beat vs free movements

Third Grade: Stodola Pumpa, tempo: fast vs. slow, wood block performance showing tempo change, non-sense syllables, review all vocab for quiz next week

Fourth Grade: Finish Joe Turner Blues activity from last week, blues style, complete compare/contrast chart on different vocal styles, vocal LSA game if time allows

Fifth Grade: vocab quiz first, Come and Go with Me to that Land, Civil Right discussion, Gospel Style, instrumentation, tambourine performances on beats 2 & 4

Sixth Grade: Continue brainstorming/rap writing new section in We Are the World based on Hurricane Harvey and Irma

Chorus: Grades 4-6 will meet on Wednesday, September 20th, during recess times. The first rehearsal will be to get assigned voice parts and seating in rows. CDs and packets will also be given out!

Week 3

Kindergarten: songs with fingerplay, s. will practice drawing ta, ti-ti, and rest, compose and perform a short 4 bar rhythm during class

First Grade: March for a Zany Prince, beat vs no beat, practice ta, ti-ti, and rest, note formation, compose and perform student rhythms

Second Grade: Springtime Has Come, discuss Japan, culture, sing, perform rhythm ostinato on claves/finger cymbals, play gong

Third Grade: Rappin' in Rhythm, discuss silly rap lyrics, listen to blank rap tracks, compose/perform one sentence rap with rap tracks, review all vocab words for practice quiz in class

Fourth Grade: Silent steady beat & Joe Turner Blues, non-sense syllables, perform all rhythm in small groups with various percussion, discuss blues style and changes between both songs

Fifth Grade: Tzena, meter in 4/4, conducting, teach chord building and perform chords on boomsticks to accompany, tambourines if time allows

Sixth Grade: small groups will rewrite We Are the World rap lyrics and modify for Florida/Texas Hurricane. Rap performances if time allows

Chorus: We will meet on Day 6, Wednesday, September 20th. We will split into Melody and Harmony groups and get assigned seats in height order so that you can see me during rehearsals. We will also discuss solos and speaking part opportunities. I do not expect to have CDs or packets ready for that day. The music is arriving this week and I will need time to edit everything first.

Week 2

Kindergarten: singing and creating new dance moves to Finger in the Air, review Ta & Ti-Ti

First Grade: Review Everybody Says, begin Walk Right In, discuss beat vs. no beat, listening and playing activity using beat/no beat

Second Grade: Zudio dance for fun, begin Down Down Baby with dance moves, discuss and act out strong vs weak beats with partners

Third Grade: Rockin' Robin, sing and discuss Jackson 5 and watch YouTube video, non-sense syllables, perform percussion on vocal rests

Fourth Grade: Rock Around the Clock, Elvis Presley, Interlude, Introduction, Chorus, verse, beginning of Rock & Roll

Fifth Grade: Review Adelita with 2/4, begin Roll On Columbia with 3/4, discuss Woody Guthrie, melody, harmony, descant

Sisth Grade: We Are the World original vs 25 year anniversary remake. At least 10 listening observations are due after both YouTube videos are watched.

Chorus slips are still being collected. Chorus will begin in a few weeks. I am still anxiously awaiting the music arrival and will immediately begin burning CDs and getting your packets ready! Don't forget about joining the NSE Choral Department Facebook page!