General Music

Grades EC-5, & 7

K- Rhymes, beat, rhythm sticks, frame drums, syllabication

Grade 1 - Grade-wide Everything Grows composition and illustration, steady beat, high/low, rhythm sticks, xylophones

Grade 2 - Note and symbol names (music vocabulary development), grade-wide Down By the Bay composition and illustration (literacy integration), xylophones

Grade 3 - Instrument Families, Peter and the Wolf unit, One-minute reports

Grade 4 - Reading music notes and symbols, Recorders

Grade 5 - Star Spangled Banner unit, Reading/Writing music (notation), STOMP project, Composer Unit, Keyboarding

All the above students/grades will sing, play instruments and incorporate a variety of music and literacy standards to achieve success in music education.

Grade 7 - (one semester only per school year)

Block One on White Days

Musescore (notation and composition on laptops)

World Music Drumming(studying music throughout the world)

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Tips to help your child with playing the recorder at home

1. Provide a quiet place where he/she can stay focused and here the music.

2. Encourage daily practice (10 minutes).

3. Display the fingering chart in a safe, clean place for reference.

4. Acknowledge ALL efforts (including squeaks!).

5. Remind your musician to check that the holes are fully covered (to avoid squeaks).

6. Get your own recorder and play together!

These are all strategies that we use in the classroom. Doing the same thing at home as at school (being consistent) will help your child be the best recorder player they can be. Thank you.

      Classroom Rules

Make music (everyone participates)

Use time wisely (come to class quietly and ready)

Speak carefully

Inspire others

Care for others and our classroom

Gloria Clavet

Teacher Mission Statement