Optional Morning Music Club - Grade 4/5

This is an optional morning music club for Grade 4/5 students starting Wednesday Oct. 12 and running seven sessions until November 23. Students who sign up will be learning and preparing a video performance of a song that will be entered in the CBC Music Challenge.

Background:

When my children were little (they are teenagers now) I was always looking for quality children's music to play for them.  When I heard that Rachelle van Zanten (formerly of Vancouver based band Painting Daisies) put our a children's album, I bought it right away. The title track "Little Spruce" was one of my favourite songs and my kids loved it too.

When I saw this song on the CBC Music Challenge song list, the idea to do the song with Copperfield students started to sprout! Mr. Magowan was very helpful in planning this club which will be Wednesday mornings (a lunchtime club wouldn't work because of the new lunch schedule).

It is my goal that students who sign up with gain an understanding of all the parts of a song as well as skills to make music with others such as:

- setting a tempo that works for the song and staying steady throughout

- blending vocals and instruments

- instrument playing skills (ukulele, xylophone, recorder, glockenspiel)

- possibly some harmony singing

This is an optional club. Please read the information carefully and have a conversation before signing up. Please check school messenger and fill out both forms and turn in by Tuesday, Oct. 11.


Thanks!

Ms. Sayer and Mrs. Brice

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