Terri Talley

Chorus update

We had a great rehearsal today and decided to wear jeans with our chorus t-shirts for our trip on Thursday. We also decided for the basketball game on Saturday to wear jeans but tucked in.

Here is the link to the homeless pet club for those interested:

Homeless Pet Club

Martin Luther King

Here is Mrs. Brunson's 2nd grade class performing a Rondo.

Martin Luther King

The Pester group (Mrs. Pietro's and Mrs. Hester's class) added a D section to the Rondo - enjoy!

Martin Luther King - Pester

The Kostro group (Mrs. Pietro's and Mrs. Kosty's class) wrote their own B and C sections!

 

Martin Luther King - Kostro

One more version from the P.J. group (Mrs. Pietro's and Mrs. Joiner's class)

Martin Luther King - P.J.

 

 

 

Standards for 2nd nine weeks

All students will be assessed on the following skills this quarter:

K- rhythm- performs the steady beat
K- pitch- describes and sings high, low, fast, and slow

1st- rhythm- performs simple rhythm patterns using quarter notes, quarter rests, and paired eighth notes.
1st- pitch- sings melodies in the head voice

2nd- rhythm- reads and plays rhythm patterns using quarter notes, quarter rests, and paired eighth notes.
2nd pitch- plays 2-3 note melodic patterns

3rd- rhythm- reads and plays rhythm patterns using half notes and rests, quarter notes and rests, paired eighth notes.
3rd- pitch- Plays pentatonic (5-note) melodies using correct technique.

4th - rhythm- reads and plays rhythm patterns using whole notes and rests, half notes and rests, quarter notes and rests, paired eighth notes, and sixteenth notes.
5th- Along with reading and playing, we spent time preparing for the performing arts trip to hear the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Friends and Family lunches in February

Happy New Year! (Well, almost.) Don't forget that 3rd and 1st graders will be singing prior to the friends and family lunches on February 14 and 15. 3rd grade will sing just prior to lunch on Tuesday, 2/14, and 1st grade will do the same on Wednesday, 2/15. I have a list of songs the 3rd graders are working on below and you can access a sample of each song at www.musick8.com. Once on the site, enter the title of the song into the song search and follow the prompts. These are free samples.

For 3rd grade: Positive; Think Good Thoughts; Grandma's Chicken Soup; Pizza Love; Agents of Change

Let Us Chase the Squirrel

The second graders have been working on quarter notes, half notes, and glissandos. Listen as the Kostro group performs this folk song.

Let Us Chase the Squirrel - Kostro

First Grade Rhythm Work

First graders are working on reading and notating quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. Here are some examples of their work.

Piece by Ms. Hood's 5th graders

Using the following speech piece, Ms. Hood's class created this piece:

"Out goes the rat, out goes the cat, out goes the lady in the big green hat."

 

Out goes the rat - Hood

Here is Mrs. Kay's class version

Out Goes the Rat - Kay

And here is Mrs. Siegel's class version

 

Out Goes the Rat - Siegel

Mr. Marsh's version

Out goes the rat - Marsh

 

 

 

Shoo fly practice link

shoo fly

Whacky Do Re Mi

Download Whacky Do Re Mi [www.keepvid.com]

Report card information for 1st 9 weeks

Standards based report cards information for grades K-3.



The music section of the standards based report card reflects the student's performance during music class of certain skills assessed. The following criteria is used for determination of numerical assessment:



 

3- The student is consistently performing the assessed skill successfully.

2-The student is sometimes performing the assessed skill successfully.


1-    The student is rarely performing the assessed skill successfully.



 

Here are the skills being assessed for quarter 1:


 

Kindergarten

·         pitch-sings and echoes song and speech patterns


·         rhythm- imitates steady beat.


 

1^st Grade

·         pitch- sings sol-mi-la patterns
(“Rain, Rain, Go Away,” “Bluebells”)

·         rhythm- performs steady beat.


 

2^nd Grade

·         pitch- sings pentatonic (5-note) patterns
(i.e. – “Rocky Mountain”)

·         rhythm- performs ostinato (repeated rhythmic pattern)


 

3^rd Grade

·         pitch-sings simple melodies


·         analysis-describes tempo and dynamics using music vocabulary.



 

Grades 4-5 are assessed on classroom performance of playing and singing. 4^th graders are making great strides on their recorder and are working hard to prepare for our PTSA performance in November. 5^th Graders have been analyzing and creating layers of sound (texture).

 

All grade levels are assessed on learning skills and behavior.

Link to Recorder Karate

recorder karate

User name and password are in your music folder.