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Music F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked Questions)
Music F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q. Who are the MUSIC TEACHERS at Royle?
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Ms. Kathleen Theisen teaches all of the K-5 Music Classes at Royle.
Miss Jane Minnis teaches the Orchestra/Strings. She also teaches at DHS. She is at Royle on B, C, D, E, F Days in the afternoons.
Mr. Colin Walters teaches the Band. He also teaches at Ox Ridge and Tokeneke. He is at Royle on A Days and F Days.
Q. What is that cool online music curriculum that we use at ROYLE and how can I use it at home?
A. We started using some of the QUAVER curriculum online in May 2015 and Miss Theisen is now using it throughout the music curriculum at Royle! All students are assigned their own QuaverClassroom account. You just need the USERNAME and PASSWORD. Many students can login directly through CLEVER. If you have any issues logging into your Quaver account, email Ms. Theisen: ktheisen at darienps.org.
Q. How are students 'graded' in Elementary Music classes?
A. The Progress Report grading rubrics are listed here
Q. When do the 4th and 5th grade ensembles meet?
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5th Grade Advanced Band meets on *some* Tuesdays at 7:30am.
4th/5th Grade Orchestra meets on Tuesdays after school from 3:00-4:00pm.
Minstrels Chorus (4th and 5th Grade) meets on Thursdays at 7:35 am
Q. Can my child join more than one group?
A. YES! Your child may join chorus and ONE instrumental group (band OR orchestra). Darien After-School classes are run separately and students may sign up for those in addition to any other school offerings.
Q. When are the concerts?
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WINTER CONCERT for Royle Chorus, Orchestra and 5th Grade Advanced Band: January 15 - 9:30 AM
BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS GAME: Royle Chorus will sing for this event!
SPRING CONCERT for Royle Chorus, Orchestra, 5th Grade Advanced Band -
All grade-level performances are listed in the ROYLE MUSIC DEPT CALENDAR (link at the left side of this page)
Q. What after-school classes are offered in MUSIC?
A. There is a theatre class offered on Monday afternoons and a SWIFTIES class on Tuesday afternoons.
Q. What do students learn in music classes at Royle School?
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Students sing, dance, play ‘Orff’ instruments (xylophone, metallophone, glockenspiel), recorders, ukulele, drums and other percussion instruments. They also learn about music fundamentals, such as music terminology, musical ‘form,’ and music theory.
Additionally, students listen to, respond to, and discuss music from a wide variety of music genres. Students at all grade levels work on improvisation skills, and students in grades 3-5 work on more formal music composition skills, as well. Students in Grades 3-5 earn ‘karate belts’ in recorder as part of the Recorder Karate program. Students in grades 3-5 also learn to play the ukulele. Note: Each student in grades 3-5 needs to have his/her own recorder for music class.
Our music curriculum at Royle includes Quaver (online curriculum), MusicPlayOnline (online curriculum), World Music Drumming, GamePlan, Orff, Mallet Madness, Jon Madin’s Marimba Music, MusicExpress Magazine, Essential Elements Music Class (online resource), MusicK8 magazine, TheSingingClassroom, First Steps in Music (K-1), and so much more!
This video is a GREAT example of what happens in MUSIC CLASSES at ROYLE. This is a video produced by the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA): http://aosa.org/resources/advocacy/
Q. How do I find out what else is happening in the MUSIC DEPARTMENT throughout the Darien schools?
A. The music department blog: https://sites.google.com/darienps.org/k-12dpsmusicsite/home
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