Contact email: jwagner@sjbdel.org

Welcome back to school! I'm so excited to get started. Students will have music every Monday. Here's some of what the children will be learning and doing in music this year:

3's and 4's: In this class we'll be developing a love of music! They'll be lots of singing, movement, instrument play, and fingerplays. Through these activities children will be developing steady beat, ear training, fine and gross motor skills, focused listening and much, much more!

Kindergarten: Children will have lots of fun with musical games, stories, singing, and instrument play. In addition to the skills above, students will play in ensemble activities, start to learn how to read graphic notation, and will identify  different instruments of the orchestra.


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This Month in Music:

3's: This month we've gotten to know each other! The children loved the finger play song "Tommy Thumb" which helps with their fine motor skills. They also had lots of fun acting out "I'm a Little Teapot" and dancing with scarves to the "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky- Korsakov.

4's: This month we've been going to the farm! Students have listened to the sounds of various farm animals and incorporated them into the song "My Little Rooster." We've used different instruments to play an ensemble piece called "Johnny Appleseed." The kids have really enjoyed the poem "Two Red Apples" and the song "Shake, Shake the Appletree."

K's: Kindergarten has been busy talking about our homes. We listened to some of the different pets you might have in your home and had fun acting out the song "The Old Gray Cat." We also talked about the tools needed to build a home which has led us into our first ensemble activity called "The Workshop." As we continue this activity, students will be playing different rhythms than their peers in the class at the same time. This is really challenging, but I know our kindergartners will do great!