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.
This Month in Music:
3's: This month the Three's had lots of fun getting ready for Christmas! We sang the Advent song and the kids enjoyed counting my Christmas bears while improving their fine motor skills!
4's: The Fours enjoyed sharing their favorite Christmas music this month. We had lots of fun with the Twelve Days of Christmas. We also practiced our listening skills with different farm animals.
K's: Kindergarten has been very busy! We worked on duple rhythm notation and learned about the dynamics terms piano and forte. We also read the story of the Nutcracker and listened to the music. We watched part of the ballet and talked about how the dancers expressed the story through dance.