Greetings, Third Grade Parents!
Third grade is a big, big year! We will begin learning the basics of music reading, and by the winter holiday, your child should be able to look at a piece of music he/she has never seen before, identify the clef, key signature, and meter, clap the rhythms, find the tonic, and read the music on the page. This is such an important skill that is too often overlooked at the elementary level. My intent is to provide your student with three solid years of music reading so that when he/she makes the decision in middle school to sing in the choir or play in the band or orchestra, he/she will have the advantage of already knowing how to read music.
The third grade program was Thursday, October 1 at 6:15 in the cafeteria and was huge success! Check out the pictures tab to see the students in action!
WEEK 1: We will carry on with last week's lesson, but instead of using boomwhackers, we will use the Orff instruments to sing and play along to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Final Three Classes WEEK 2: We will have one last sight-singing opportunity for formal assessment today. WEEK 3: For our final week of music, I will allow the students to pick their favorite lessons from the year to revisit for our last music class of the year. Note: Because of our 6 day rotation, the students will attend specials 4-5 times each six weeks. We will not see them on a weekly basis! |