What is my child learning in music class?

All grades will be learning the same folk dances.

All grades will learn to play the barred instruments.

All grades will learn to sing American and Texas patriotic songs.

Fifth: We will continue playing the recorder. The recorder is a wind blown instrument that used to be made of wood. The recorders we use today are made of plastic. Playing the recorder helps the students develop their hand eye coordination, experience creating music in a different way, and prepares anyone interested in joining band.

We will also continue to develop our music vocabulary with music terms, rhythms, and melodies. We will also continue to read and write music on the staff.

Later this year, we will try something new. Creating our own original music.

Fourth:  Fourth Grade is when we begin playing the recorders. In Third grade we began learning how to read and write music. In Fourth grade we take it a step further by adding the recorder. We will continue to read and write on the staff and learn new music terms, rhythms, and melodies while we also learn to play the recorder. There will not be a musical program for fourth grade this year.

Third Grade: Third Grade is when we lay the foundation for reading and writing music. At the moment, the students are learning several songs and games while reviewing simple concepts: beat and rhythm. We will teach them to read and write on the music staff and different music terms.

In the spring we will be performing a third grade program about the solar system.