Grades Primary-Three

Through song, movement, games and exploration of classroom instruments, students begin distinguish the difference between beat and rhythm/high and low/loud and soft.

All of our learning in music happens through song, activities, games and hands on learning.

Literacy is also included as part of our music education, learning to read, write and recognize some basic music notation, as well and having storytime, listening to stories that are tied into a new song or concept we are learning.

Songs and games we enjoy include:

Hello Song

B-I-N-G-O

Do You Like Ice Cream?

Mitten Song

Freeze Dance

Through song, movement, games and exploration of classroom instruments, students begin demonstrate their awareness of simple rhythmic and melodic concepts

The majority of our learning in music happens through song, activities, games and hands on learning, with the students starting to work on their abilities to create their own music as well.

Students' musical creations include creating "piggyback" songs (putting new words to an existing tune), writing and performing their own rhythmic compositions and improvising melodies on a variety of barred musical instruments.

Songs and games we enjoy include:

The Ice Cream Song

Bee Bee Bumblebee

Sam the Robot Man

Charlie Over The Ocean

Freeze Dance

Through song, movement, games, exploration of classroom instruments and introduction of basic music notation, students continue to develop their awareness of simple rhythmic and melodic concepts to create, make and present music

The majority of our learning in music happens through song, activities, games and hands on learning, with the students spending some time working on their abilities to create their own music within a given set of parameters.

Students' musical creations include creating "piggyback" songs (putting new words to an existing tune) and creating, making and presenting their own compositions within a given structure (form).

Songs and games we enjoy include:

Old King Glory

Ice Cream Song

I've A Pair of Fishes

A Sailor Went to Sea

On Top of Spaghetti

Through song, activities, written work, games, use of classroom instruments, students begin to read, create and present songs using more complex music notation. Also, our music literacy skills start to progress with the reading of songs we are learning in class. Up until Grade Three students have been learning classroom music by rote, but now their music literacy begins to expand to a point they can start reading music from standard notation.

At this age, students begin to learn a specific instrument as a class, learning the skills, techniques and learning new songs on the instrument during our music classes. During the 2019-2020 school year, students will experience learning beginning ukulele.

Songs and games we enjoy include:

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Polly Wolly Doodle

I'm So Tired

Three Little Birds

The Lion Sleeps Tonight