5th Grade: Melody Fifth graders have been deepening their understanding of intervals, scales, and written music notation in learning about half and whole steps and how sharps and flats affect notes by raising and lowering pitches by half steps. They learned the formula of steps between notes for major scales (whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half) and practiced writing and playing C, F, and G major scales, including key signatures. I've been very impressed by their precise and accurate scale writing! 4th Grade: Singing Fourth graders have been reviewing the basics of good choral singing and learning about different types of two-part songs, such as rounds and songs with descants (higher harmony parts). They've also been studying the difference between singing in major and minor, and learning to identify tonic and dominant chords.
2nd Grade: Singing
Second graders have been learning about the basics of how to sing. Although this seems simple, the way way that singers breath, use their air, and stand or sit can drastically affect how they sound when singing. Students have been learning about the lungs, ribcage, and diaphragm and how all of these body parts interact when they sing. 1st Grade: Lines and Spaces First graders are beginning to study standard music notation with a two line staff. They've been practicing sight-singing (singing by reading music without hearing it first) using the two pitches sol and mi on the two lines of the staff. They've been doing a great job with both reading and singing! Kindergarten: Instruments The instrument unit is one of my favorites to teach kindergartners! We started by learning about the four instrument families (woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion) and what makes them families. Then we began learning about each family in more depth. Students learned about how woodwind instruments often have lots of keys and/or holes and that they produce their sound with a reed or by blowing across a hole. They learned about how brass instruments usually have very few keys, if any, and they make their sound by buzzing their lips. They've been able to see some instruments in person, and they also enjoyed playing "air instruments" while singing the song "Air Orchestra".
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