In Kindergarten Music, students participate in John Feierabend’s First Steps In Music Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to help students become Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful.
Each time students come to music, they participate in a lesson with Eight Musical “Workout” Activities:
1. Pitch Exploration (Vocal Warm-ups)
2. Song Fragments- Echo Songs/Call-and-Response Songs
3. Simple Songs
4. Arioso (Child-created Tunes)
5. Movement Exploration (Movement Warm-Up)
6. Movement for Form and Expression
7. Movement with the Beat
8. SongTales
April 2025
-Kindergarteners have been continuing their First Steps journey. We've learned a few new fun echo songs, such as "In the Woods" and "I Met a Bear." We'll also be showing some of our favorite activities at Specialist Night on May 14th. See you there!
March 2025
-Kindergarteners have been continuing their First Steps journey. Ask them to sing some of their newest songs for you, such as "My Name Is Michael" and "Fais Dodo"
February 2025
-Kindergarteners have been working on their First Steps workout each week. We begin each lesson with a vocal warmup. Here are some students waking up their voices with Ms. Massa.
January 2025
-Kindergarteners have been working on their First Steps workout each week. Check out some students from Ms. Ibanez and Ms. Hahn's class singing the echo song "Down By The Bay" with our student teacher Ms. Massa.