1st & 2nd Grade Music

In 1st and 2nd Grade we use Dr. John Feierabend's First Steps in Music curriculum which focuses on creating young musicians who are beatful, tuneful, and artful.

• Beatful: Students can feel the steady pulse (the beat!) in a piece of music through fingerplays, movement exploration, and expressive Move It performances.

• Tuneful: Students can use the different parts of their voice to carry a tune. They can listen to a model and echo after them as well as learn longer songs to perform with accompaniment. We also work on making our own tunes through improvisation!

• Artful: Students explore different types of music and talk about the context and meaning of songs. We use our bodies, voices, and facial expressions to tell the story of a piece of music!

Most of all, we have fun learning more about ourselves and the world around us!

*Students in 1st-5th grade will be participating in the Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 12th at 1:15PM and 6:30PM.

Left Image: Mrs. Fernandes' class performing Grandma's Glasses

Right Video: Mrs. Fernandes' class performing one of their sound stories. Students tell the class a story about something that happened to them over the weekend, and we create line drawings that help us sing the story.