Announcements:
12/15/2025: Happy Holidays! Be on the look out for more information on the 2nd and 3rd grade Music Programs coming up this March!
"Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play." - Carl Orff, Composer and Music Educator.
Milne Grove is home to D91's Kindergarten-3rd grade students. These students have music once a week for 40 minutes for the duration of the school year.
D91's Music Statement: Use music (by actively listening, composing, or performing) to make connections to the world around us.
Milne Grove's Musicians will:
Organize and develop musical ideas and work
Revise, refine, and complete personal musical work
Develop and refine personal musical work
Perceive and analyze personal work
Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make music
Relate musical ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding
Milne Grove's Musicians will:
Practice using standard notation to write their own rhythmic and melodic compositions
Use music vocabulary and terminology to determine what they like about some pieces, and what they want to include in pieces of their own
Use teacher feedback to improve upon own musical compositions and performances
Provide constructive feedback to peers and self to further artistic growth
Make cross-curricular connections to further learning
Grading:
Grades for kindergarten through third grade are solely participation based. Students are assessed based on performance in class and retention over multiple weeks in a unit. There are no written assignments or homework for music students to complete. For second and third graders who are working on music literacy, any written rhythmic assignments will be done during class activities, and will be accounted for in the 'Participation' section of their grades.
Music is a place for students to creatively express themselves however they see fit. If students are trying their best each day, they are succeeding!
If you ever have questions or would like further information on how your student is graded, feel free to send me a message on Parent Square!