Welcome!
This is the the new site for Halmstad's elementary music program. Feel free to look around. If you have any questions, please contact me at: griepece@chipfalls.org
WHY DOES MY KID HAVE MUSIC CLASS?
My goal in music class is to craft your children into musicians who are: tuneful, beatful, and artful.
Tuneful children "have tunes in their heads and learn to coordinate their voices to sing those tunes." Children who are beatful (not beautiful) "feel the pulse of music and (feel) how that pulse is grouped in either twos or threes." Children who learn to be artful are able "to be moved by music."
"Children who learn to be tuneful, beatful, and artful before leaving elementary school will grow to be adults who benefit from what music can offer. Those who go on to sing in choirs or play an instrument will do so in a more musical manner. Those who choose not to sing in choirs or play an instrument later will still be enriched by being able to share music in their daily lives."
"All [people] should be tuneful, beatful, and artful so they can participate in the music that is interwoven throughout their lives. Adults who are tuneful can sing lullabies to their babies, sing "Happy Birthday" to their children and friends, ... and join others in singing ceremonial songs like alma maters or heritage favorites. Adults who are beatful can rock on the beat while singing that lullaby, dance at their wedding or at their friends' weddings, and can clap their hands in time with others at ... (an) event. Adults who are artful are moved by music and seek out venues to share artful experiences with others ..."
-- John Feierabend First Steps in Music
Ever wonder what goes on in music class and the process behind our performances? Here are a couple videos with great examples of the Orff-Schulwerk philosophy I follow.