WEEK 30

8th grade keyboard students began learning a new hand position - Middle C position. (LH-F,G,A,B,C) We began learning exercises focusing on these new notes-A,B,C. "Can-Can" was our new song while we still reviewed C position and had a quiz on identifying the white keys. This week's written assignment was a review of Treble Clef and Bass Clef lines and spaces.
7th grade (MultiAge) keyboard students also began Middle C position this week. We spent 2 days working in the keyboard lab. This 9 weeks we will spend 2 days a week on our composer unit. This week's composer was Classical great - Ludwig van Beethoven. Our written assignment was on his biography.
6th grade chorus students began rhythm reading and completed Learning Goal #32 focusing on whole, half, quarter and eighth notes. We finished our study of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" while vocalizing daily.
6th grade music wheel students are beginning to learn about musical notation. We also studied instruments of the brass and percussion families.
7th/8th grade chorus students are polishing 4 selections for our concert on April 2nd for the 6th grade students of Brookside. We are continuing with our work on flat, sharps, naturals and key signatures.