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3/3/26
We are celebrating Music Fun Days! Classes who have done a great job meeting the expectations in the music room are celebrating with movies and games. Check out the fun in the links below.
We are celebrating Music Fun Days! Classes who have done a great job meeting the expectations in the music room are celebrating with movies and games. Check out the fun in the links below.
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2/24/26
We are wrapping up our learning during Black History Month with more Blues, Jazz and Calypso music legends. Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning the story of 3 Jazzy Pigs. Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade are reviewing the songs we have learned and taking quizzes to check their understanding. Check out some of the wonderful music in the links below!
We are wrapping up our learning during Black History Month with more Blues, Jazz and Calypso music legends. Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning the story of 3 Jazzy Pigs. Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade are reviewing the songs we have learned and taking quizzes to check their understanding. Check out some of the wonderful music in the links below!
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2/17/26
There's a lot to learn about jazz. We are practicing how to IMPROVISE this week, that means to make up music patterns while performing a song. And we are practicing our SCAT singing. Check out the links below to try it out yourself!
There's a lot to learn about jazz. We are practicing how to IMPROVISE this week, that means to make up music patterns while performing a song. And we are practicing our SCAT singing. Check out the links below to try it out yourself!
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2/10/26
In honor of Black History Month, it's time to learn about Genres composed by African Americans like ragtime, blues, jazz and calypso. This also means learning about legendary performers Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Harry Belafonte. See the links below to enjoy some of their performances for yourself.
In honor of Black History Month, it's time to learn about Genres composed by African Americans like ragtime, blues, jazz and calypso. This also means learning about legendary performers Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Harry Belafonte. See the links below to enjoy some of their performances for yourself.
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2/3/26
Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade have been learning about hibernating animals and singing about Groundhog Day. Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grades are celebrating World Read Aloud Day on February 4 with musical books including "Encore, Opera Cat," "Let Your Voice Be Heard," "The Magic Flute," and the poem "Harriet Tubman" by Eloise Greenfield. Here is a link if you want to explore more ideas for World Read Aloud Day yourself!
Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade have been learning about hibernating animals and singing about Groundhog Day. Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grades are celebrating World Read Aloud Day on February 4 with musical books including "Encore, Opera Cat," "Let Your Voice Be Heard," "The Magic Flute," and the poem "Harriet Tubman" by Eloise Greenfield. Here is a link if you want to explore more ideas for World Read Aloud Day yourself!
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1/27/26
This students in 5th grade are continuing our learning about the Underground Railroad with "Wade in the Water," the favorite song of Harriet Tubman. While students in 4th grade are learning about Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute." And students in 3rd grade are learning more about singer, songwriter, and activist Pete Seeger. Second grade students are also learning about opera with "Ein Mannlein", a folk song from Germany that was used in the opera Hansel and Gretel. While students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning about the Call and Response Form found in a Pancake song. Check the links to see more!
This students in 5th grade are continuing our learning about the Underground Railroad with "Wade in the Water," the favorite song of Harriet Tubman. While students in 4th grade are learning about Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute." And students in 3rd grade are learning more about singer, songwriter, and activist Pete Seeger. Second grade students are also learning about opera with "Ein Mannlein", a folk song from Germany that was used in the opera Hansel and Gretel. While students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning about the Call and Response Form found in a Pancake song. Check the links to see more!
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1/20/26
Students in Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade have been learning all about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students in 3rd grade are finding a connection between MLK and singer, songwriter and activist Pete Seeger and the song "We Shall Overcome." Meanwhile, students in 4th grade are continuing to learn about the operas of Mozart. And students in 5th grade are learning about the Underground Railroad and a coded message for how to escape to freedom hidden in the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd." Check the links to learn more and sing along yourself.
Students in Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade have been learning all about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students in 3rd grade are finding a connection between MLK and singer, songwriter and activist Pete Seeger and the song "We Shall Overcome." Meanwhile, students in 4th grade are continuing to learn about the operas of Mozart. And students in 5th grade are learning about the Underground Railroad and a coded message for how to escape to freedom hidden in the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd." Check the links to learn more and sing along yourself.
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1/6/26
Happy New Year! We are welcoming students back to music this year with stories. Kindergarten and 1st grade students are learning to tell a sound story of an Elephant and the Waterfall. Second grade is learning about how music and sounds tell stories with Trepak from the Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky. Students in third grade are learning about Abiyoyo. Fourth grade is beginning a unit about opera and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. And Fifth grade students are learning Hej, tomtegubbar (a Swedish folk song and dance.) Check the videos below to explore more.
Happy New Year! We are welcoming students back to music this year with stories. Kindergarten and 1st grade students are learning to tell a sound story of an Elephant and the Waterfall. Second grade is learning about how music and sounds tell stories with Trepak from the Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky. Students in third grade are learning about Abiyoyo. Fourth grade is beginning a unit about opera and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. And Fifth grade students are learning Hej, tomtegubbar (a Swedish folk song and dance.) Check the videos below to explore more.
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12/16/25
Sweets and Treats is almost here! We can't wait to share all the songs we have been practicing with all of you!
Performance schedule for Thursday, December 18
Sweets and Treats is almost here! We can't wait to share all the songs we have been practicing with all of you!
Performance schedule for Thursday, December 18
- Kindergarten - 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
- Second Grade - 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
- First Grade - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
- Fourth Grade - 8:30 - 9:30 a.m
- Fifth Grade - 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
- Third Grade - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
12/9/25
Students in all elementary grades are practicing for our Sweets and Treats performances. I am getting very excited to share their performances with all of you and your families. We do take a few fun breaks playing Boomwhackers with some videos, though. Check below for some fun winter videos to practice some rhythm and beat skills.
Students in all elementary grades are practicing for our Sweets and Treats performances. I am getting very excited to share their performances with all of you and your families. We do take a few fun breaks playing Boomwhackers with some videos, though. Check below for some fun winter videos to practice some rhythm and beat skills.
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12/2/25
Students in all grades from Kindergarten through 5th are very busy getting ready for our Sweets and Treats performances. I cannot share too much of what we are learning. You will have to be present at our performances to see more. Check below for some fun winter videos to practice some rhythm and beat skills.
Students in all grades from Kindergarten through 5th are very busy getting ready for our Sweets and Treats performances. I cannot share too much of what we are learning. You will have to be present at our performances to see more. Check below for some fun winter videos to practice some rhythm and beat skills.
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11/18/25
November is Native American Heritage Month. This offers us an opportunity to explore the songs, instruments, and cultural celebrations of Native American musicians. Want to see a Pow Wow? Check out the links below to learn more.
November is Native American Heritage Month. This offers us an opportunity to explore the songs, instruments, and cultural celebrations of Native American musicians. Want to see a Pow Wow? Check out the links below to learn more.
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11/11/25
It is time for Music Fun Days. Classes who have earned enough stars on our Superstar chart are having a little fun with games or movies this week. Can you keep up with all the things we see on Turkey Mountain? Check out the song below to try it for yourself!
It is time for Music Fun Days. Classes who have earned enough stars on our Superstar chart are having a little fun with games or movies this week. Can you keep up with all the things we see on Turkey Mountain? Check out the song below to try it for yourself!
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11/4/25
Halloween WAS last week, but there's too much spooky fun still to be explored in music this week. We are finishing up the performances in 4th & 5th grades. And having a little fun playing Boomwhackers and glockenspiels along with a song that tells a kind of scary story--"In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg. Students in 3rd grade are also learning that "Halloween is a Very Unusual Night." And students in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade are learning about "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." See more in the videos below!
Halloween WAS last week, but there's too much spooky fun still to be explored in music this week. We are finishing up the performances in 4th & 5th grades. And having a little fun playing Boomwhackers and glockenspiels along with a song that tells a kind of scary story--"In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg. Students in 3rd grade are also learning that "Halloween is a Very Unusual Night." And students in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade are learning about "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." See more in the videos below!
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10/21/25
Students in 3rd and 5th grades are performing the songs they have learned recently for a performance test. Students in 4th grade are finishing up their study of ancient instruments. We found a video of someone playing a replica of an ancient bone flute found in France. Students in 2nd grade are getting a little spooky with a song called "The Owl and the Pumpkin" and "The Pumpkin Dance." And students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are moving with a Halloween steady beat. Check the videos to see and learn more!
Students in 3rd and 5th grades are performing the songs they have learned recently for a performance test. Students in 4th grade are finishing up their study of ancient instruments. We found a video of someone playing a replica of an ancient bone flute found in France. Students in 2nd grade are getting a little spooky with a song called "The Owl and the Pumpkin" and "The Pumpkin Dance." And students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are moving with a Halloween steady beat. Check the videos to see and learn more!
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10/14/25
This week students in 5th grade are playing "Goin' Home," a spiritual song based on the melody from composer of the month Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, 2nd Movement or 'Largo.' And since students in 4th grade are busy learning about biomes and animals adaptations, we thought perhaps we should find out about the oldest instruments ever unearthed by archeologists and see how those instruments have changed to the instruments we play today. One example of that is a lithophone - a kind of instrument made from ringing rocks. Students in 3rd grade are performing instrumental accompaniment for their first playing test. And students in 2nd grade are dancing with a call and response song from Africa, called Che Che Koolay. Check the links to see and sing and learn more!
This week students in 5th grade are playing "Goin' Home," a spiritual song based on the melody from composer of the month Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, 2nd Movement or 'Largo.' And since students in 4th grade are busy learning about biomes and animals adaptations, we thought perhaps we should find out about the oldest instruments ever unearthed by archeologists and see how those instruments have changed to the instruments we play today. One example of that is a lithophone - a kind of instrument made from ringing rocks. Students in 3rd grade are performing instrumental accompaniment for their first playing test. And students in 2nd grade are dancing with a call and response song from Africa, called Che Che Koolay. Check the links to see and sing and learn more!
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10/7/25
We are celebrating fall! Students in 2nd grade are learning Xiao yin chuan, or Silver Moon Boat, about the mid-Autumn festival in China. Students in 1st grade are playing along with an Autumn song. Students in Kindergarten are learning all about the ABC's of Percussion. Meanwhile, students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades are learning about Hispanic Heritage Month and Latin American Music. Click on the videos to see more.
We are celebrating fall! Students in 2nd grade are learning Xiao yin chuan, or Silver Moon Boat, about the mid-Autumn festival in China. Students in 1st grade are playing along with an Autumn song. Students in Kindergarten are learning all about the ABC's of Percussion. Meanwhile, students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades are learning about Hispanic Heritage Month and Latin American Music. Click on the videos to see more.
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9/30/25
Do you ever listen to a piece of music and think that you know where you heard it before? That's a question that students in 4th and 5th grade have been asking as we learn more about composer of the month, Antonin Dvorak. Dvorak's music has been used in many movies and TV shows. But it also inspired many other composers to write music that sounds very similar. Check out the links below and see what you think.
Do you ever listen to a piece of music and think that you know where you heard it before? That's a question that students in 4th and 5th grade have been asking as we learn more about composer of the month, Antonin Dvorak. Dvorak's music has been used in many movies and TV shows. But it also inspired many other composers to write music that sounds very similar. Check out the links below and see what you think.
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And we can't forget cultural celebrations. Students in 3rd grade learning a song for Hispanic Heritage Month,"Sonando" a cha cha cha from Cuba. While students in 2nd grade are playing guiro, a Latin American instrument with the chant "Riddle Riddle Ree." And students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are keeping a steady beat with a Windshield Wipers poem and learning to play some special instruments called Boomwhackers. See the links to explore more.
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9/23/25
Students are busy exploring lots of different Genres of music this week. Students in Kindergarten and 1st Grade are playing Copycat with a song. Students in 2nd grade busy finding out about field hollers and doing a freeze dance with the form of "Go Around the Corn Sally." Students in 3rd grade learned a traditional African American game song called "Pizza, Pizza Daddy-O." And students in 4th and 5th grade headed to the tiny country of Armenia to learn a song about a partridge, or "Gakavik." Check out the videos to play and sing along!
Students are busy exploring lots of different Genres of music this week. Students in Kindergarten and 1st Grade are playing Copycat with a song. Students in 2nd grade busy finding out about field hollers and doing a freeze dance with the form of "Go Around the Corn Sally." Students in 3rd grade learned a traditional African American game song called "Pizza, Pizza Daddy-O." And students in 4th and 5th grade headed to the tiny country of Armenia to learn a song about a partridge, or "Gakavik." Check out the videos to play and sing along!
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9/16/25
What is Form in Music? What is Rhythm? These are some of the vocabulary words we are learning about in our music classes this week. They are both kinds of patterns. Check out the links below to see more.
What is Form in Music? What is Rhythm? These are some of the vocabulary words we are learning about in our music classes this week. They are both kinds of patterns. Check out the links below to see more.
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9/9/25
Welcome back! We have been having so much fun exploring and learning in our Music classes. Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning all about a good voice choice. Students in 2nd grade are discovering rhythms with a fun folk song, Hop Old Squirrel. Students in 3rd grade are learning greetings in lots of different languages. And students in 4th and 5th grade are practicing our rhythms while playing along with "Golden" - a song from a pretty popular movie. Check the videos below to sing and play along yourself!
Welcome back! We have been having so much fun exploring and learning in our Music classes. Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are learning all about a good voice choice. Students in 2nd grade are discovering rhythms with a fun folk song, Hop Old Squirrel. Students in 3rd grade are learning greetings in lots of different languages. And students in 4th and 5th grade are practicing our rhythms while playing along with "Golden" - a song from a pretty popular movie. Check the videos below to sing and play along yourself!
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5/27/25
We are finishing the year by reviewing some of our favorite songs and play along activities. Check out the links below to try out them for yourself.
We are finishing the year by reviewing some of our favorite songs and play along activities. Check out the links below to try out them for yourself.
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5/20/25
It's time for Music Fun Days for all the classes who met the expectations for this marking period. We have fun stories, songs and movies that we are watching. See the links below to explore more.
It's time for Music Fun Days for all the classes who met the expectations for this marking period. We have fun stories, songs and movies that we are watching. See the links below to explore more.
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5/13/25
Hard to believe it is already the end of the school year and we are finishing up our learning in our music classes this week. Students in 4th and 5th grades took a quiz to show all that they know about the countries and instruments we have been learning about. They are also exploring the musical story of Peter and the Wolf. Students in 3rd grade are playing their recorders along with a fun folk song from Latin America. Students in 2nd grade finished our learning about all the orchestra instrument families. And Kindergarten and 1st grade students were dancing around and playing the rhythm of "Johnny Mister Brown."
See the links below if you want to explore more.
Hard to believe it is already the end of the school year and we are finishing up our learning in our music classes this week. Students in 4th and 5th grades took a quiz to show all that they know about the countries and instruments we have been learning about. They are also exploring the musical story of Peter and the Wolf. Students in 3rd grade are playing their recorders along with a fun folk song from Latin America. Students in 2nd grade finished our learning about all the orchestra instrument families. And Kindergarten and 1st grade students were dancing around and playing the rhythm of "Johnny Mister Brown."
See the links below if you want to explore more.
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3/31/20
For today's activity, create a Song Journal. Follow each step listed below to tell me all about your favorite song or piece of music.
For today's activity, create a Song Journal. Follow each step listed below to tell me all about your favorite song or piece of music.
- Write the name of a favorite song. Pick something that you love to sing or listen to.
- Can you sing or play the song on an instrument?
- How did you first hear the song? (someone else singing or playing, on the radio, at school, at a party, etc.)
- Draw a simple picture or attach an image to go with the song.
- Write a few words or a few sentences about the song. Does the song make you feel happy, sad, silly, calm? Why is the song important or memorable to you?
- If you can, please share your journal entry with me. If you click the CONTACT button on the top menu, you can email me right from this website. Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
