1. Vocal - Sing various styles of songs using their best vocal technique. They must be able to sing on pitch. The following clips may assist you in preparation for the audition: God Bless America - https://youtu.be/-z5hD38Bs8Y or https://youtu.be/JsMumpiRwNk

2. Practice dancing to various styles of music. Watch the example to get an idea of what we are planning to do: A,B,C https://youtu.be/_8m7yhtPsqc

3. Acting / Showing Expression - The students will need to express a range of emotions. Please watch the following clips to get an example of what I am expecting: Logan Elementary - https://youtu.be/JTLrzhGZdlE , https://youtu.be/glswiiHXDnA , Carolina In The Morning - https://youtu.be/V-OeRhqV8fg, Burn - https://youtu.be/q-Wdmdfrxzs, St. Patricks Jr. Choir - https://youtu.be/guoQMFzXKZg

4. Recorder Basics - https://youtu.be/CkHMfEA4CF8 and https://youtu.be/-d6uVjIEkMY

5. The 4th & 5th grade students will start the year by taking a music pre-test to see what they remember from last year. They will follow that by studying various music symbols, vocabulary, composers, and history. During the 1st and 2nd Nine Weeks, they will learn to play rhythms on the drum, and play melodic lines on the xylophone and the piano / electric keyboard. They will also see how music relates to the other subjects they are studying.

Lyric Writing

As we finish up the year, I will talk to my students about writing song lyrics. These students from Ms. Batson's 4th Grade Class created the following song in May 2017. The only thing the teacher did was record it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jlSmg3TKAsbVXSGcyIhhWh6TQlSWfNii/view?usp=sharing