Grade 4/5

March 13, 2020

This week students were practicing and performing their Daily Do.  We also started on instruments and students wrote their Duration quiz.

March 6, 2020

This week we had a lockdown practice during music class time.

February 28, 2020

This week students were away at the Mustard Seed so there was no music.  They will be back to it next week!

February 21, 2020

Grade 4/5 students have been continuing to practice the Daily Do using fa and ti.  They have also been playing Duration War to learn the differences of note values.

February 18, 2020

Here is the Daily Do for students to practice.

February 12, 2020

Students learned a new song/game 'Bumblebee.'  Also, grade 4/5 started learning Curwen hand signs to symbolize the notes they are learning using solfegge.

February 7, 2020

This week students learned about note duration by witnessing a demonstration using the Real Rhythm Cards.  We also went over the dictation quiz in detail.

January 31, 2020

This week students did their second dictation quiz and honed their skills on "Stomping, then add a clap!"

January 24, 2020

This week we tried a new song, "Stomping, then add a clap!"  Also students did their first dictation quiz.  We are also going to start a new way of sharing our talents in music.  Once a month a few students will share a special musical talent with their class.  It can be performed in class, bring in a recording, send a video, or something else.  If your child suggested bringing in or sending a recording, I will be emailing parents soon about it.  I am very excited to get to observe the many talents of Ramsay students!

January 17, 2020

This week students were able to see how their 'Sally Go 'Round' had developed from one concentric circle to three!  They practiced and then I videoed it and showed it to them.  It is much different when you are involved in the movement versus seeing it from outside the circles.  Please remember to send in your child's permission form for choir.  Choir starts on Wednesday.

January 13, 2020

CHOIR starts next week.  Please have the student permission form back to your child's teacher by Friday, January 17, 2020.  Thank you, I am looking forward to singing with your child.

January 10, 2020

This week students have been learning about rounds and using movement along with their voices to create a musical round, called "Sally Go 'Round."  We have just started moving in 3 concentric circles for this round and will polish our skills up next week.

December 12, 2019

This week students continued "Green Sally Up,"  also we viewed some examples of great Boomwhacker playing by the Harvard University group 'Thud.'  Students played the song "Africa" on Boomwhackers.

December 5, 2019

In music we started a rhythm clapping song called "Green Sally Up."  Ask your child to show you how to do this song with them!

November 27, 2019

Students continued to practice rhythms with "Stella Ella Olla" and rhythm cards.  They also started a round using a song and movement.  The song is "Sally go 'round."

November 22, 2019

This week students continued to practice the rhythms and singing by playing the song and game of "Stella Ella Olla."  Grade 4/5 are also practicing rhythms using rhythm cards.

November 15, 2019

Students completed Weevily Wheat this week and started singing the Spanish version of Stella Ella Olla.

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

November 6, 2019

Students learned more about Weevily Wheat and rhythms this week in music.

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

November 1, 2019

This week in music we celebrated Halloween by playing music on the instruments such as "The Haunted House."

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

October 24, 2019

This week the students were singing a song Weevily Wheat and adding movement to the song.  The class is working on the movement for the song, then the students will add instruments.

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

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During the week of October14, 2019 I will begin teaching Music and Math at Ramsay School.

I am very excited to begin this journey with staff and students.  See you soon.

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney