Welcome parents! I'm so excited to be teaching music to the 3's, 4's and kindergartners this year! Although each age group is working on a different curriculum there are concepts that we are working on in all classes. These include:
developing a steady beat
listening for specific sounds and instruments
rhythm patterns in both duple and triple meter
singing in major and minor tonalities
working as a group to coordinate circle dances to music
Here is what each age level has been working on!
Pre-K 3's: The 3's have been singing songs and participating in activities centered around our Animal Friends. They've enjoyed listening to our barnyard friends and singing "I Went to Visit the Farm." One of their favorite activities is playing the bells with the song "A Ram Sam Sam."
Pre-K 4's: T
he four's have been working a lot on ensemble activities. They played different instruments with the nursery rhyme "Wee Willie Winkie." We also have been focusing on different types of percussion instruments such as guiros, tambourines, triangles, cymbals, and drums.
Kindergarten:
Kindergarten has been using duple rhythm patterns to make their own songs. They also spent some time learning about the instruments of the percussion family. The children have enjoyed acting out musical stories such as "The Wind and the Sun" and "A Winter's Walk". Soon we'll be learning music for our Kindergarten Graduation ceremony!