Chorus just had their first day doing 3 and 4 part music. Band is just getting into some holiday music and Orchestra is working on bowing and various rhythm variations. That means that the next school day is also the next letter day in the special area calendar. You have heard how the school is reading and running around the world. In all music classes we are learning about composers, styles of music, songs, and dances from all over the world.
All grades learn about the composer of the month.
So far, we have had two American, one Norwegian, and now, someone from France. We will soon be learning songs in other languages that correspond with some of our stops in our trip running around the world. First grade students are working on drawing, so, mu and la on the music staff as well as writing eighth notes, quarter notes, and quarter rests. Second grade students are working on the pentatonic scale, do re, mu, so, and la. They are learning about new rhythms and extended notes in the pentatonic scale.