Spring Concert

I would like to thank everyone who participated in our spring concert.  I also want to thank all teachers who supported the concert during rehearsals and on the night of the concert.  It would not have been a success without your help.  I would like to extend a final thank you to the stage crew for helping the program run smoothly and efficiently and to Ms. Riggs for creating artwork centered around our movie theme! 

Spring Concert Sneak Peak

Tonight our spring concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.  Our 3rd through 5th grade chorus, percussion ensemble, dance troupe, and recorder ensembles will perform.  Below is a sneak peak of percussion ensemble playing "Camptown Boomers" arranged by Chris Crockarell.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Stars in the East

The Forestville Road Percussion Ensemble and Chorus did a phenomenal job at Stars in the East held at East Wake High School on April 28th.  Below you can see a picture of  percussion ensemble and chorus hanging out in the green room before going on stage.

                                        

Resources for Studying Music At Home: Spring Edition

Below you will find information about what students have been learning in music class recently.  These tools will help students study music at home in order to help students build musical skills.

5.ML.2.2 Recognize pitches on the treble and bass staves, including ledger lines, in order to

understand the continuum of standard pitch notation.

5th grade students have been learning how to read notes on the treble and bass clef staves.  Below are activities found at www.musictechteacher.com that can help students continue practicing musical literacy skills at home.

Treble Clef Reading Practice

Bass Clef Reading Practice

4.ML.2.2 Interpret through voice and/or instruments simple pitch notation in the treble clef in major keys.

4th grade students have been learning how to play songs on the recorder.  Here is a recorder fingering chart at www.musick8.com that can help students as they practice the songs that they have learned.

Recorder Fingering Chart

3.ML.1.2 Execute the performance of major scale tones using the voice.

3rd grade students have been preparing to sing songs on the upcoming Spring concert.  Please click on the chorus tab of this blog to practice the songs that we will be singing at home. While rehearsing for the concert, 3rd grade students take brain breaks and perform movement activities in between songs.  Below is a video of the Learning Station's brain break entitled "Move and Freeze".

2.ML.2.1 Interpret rhythm patterns using standard notation for half and quarter notes, half and

quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes.

Count the rhythms in the activity found at the link below. See if what you counted matches with the rhythm played.  If it does, check yes for the answer.  If it does not, check no for the answer. If you get the response correct, that means you counted the rhythm correctly!

Rhythm Activity

1.ML.1.3 Execute rhythmic patterns using body, instruments, or voice.

Students in first grade have been learning about interpreting rhythm.  We executed rhythmic patterns using our bodies and voices when we learned the song "Double This, Double That".  See if you can perform the rhythms in this song with a family member at home using your body and voice.  Watch the video below to review the movements and lyrics.

K.MR.1.2 Recognize contrasts in music, such as high/low pitch, loud/soft dynamics, fast/slow tempo, and same/different sections of music.

Kindergartners have been learning about different dichotomies in music such as fast vs. slow and long vs. short sounds.  In a previous lesson on tempo we learned the terms presto and largo.  Students learned that presto means really fast and largo means very slow.  Watch the video for the song "Presto Largo" by John Riggio below and move to the different tempos in the song at home.

The Number Drummer at Forestville Road

On February 26th, 2016 the Number Drummer will appear at Forestville Road.  He will help our students recognize relationships between music and math in a presentation that includes drumming and the use of mathematical concepts.  Get a sneak peak of the presentation at the link below.  We are excited about this upcoming event!

http://www.numberdrummer.com/videos-1/#videos-2

Recorder Lessons

4th grade students will begin recorder lessons in music class starting on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2015.  I look forward to helping these students build musical literacy skills as we read and perform recorder music.

Winter Concert

I want to take this opportunity to thank the 3rd grade students for doing a phenomenal job on the winter concert! The event would not have been a success without their hard work and dedication.  The chorus will begin preparing for our spring concert on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 8 a.m. I look forward to having a great concert in the spring.