Music Update

 Hello Families,

I thought I'd send a note to update everyone on what has been happening in the music room as each grade group has been doing different things!

Kindergarten - preparing for Pink Shirt Day assembly on Feb. 22

Grade 1 and 2 - non-pitched percussion instruments

    - students have learned to play many non-pitched percussion instruments like the triangle, claves, guiro, cabassa, hand drums and tambourines

    - students have learned that non-pitched percussion instruments can be categorized into four groups: woods, shakers and scrapers, drums and metals

    - students compared non-pitched percussion instruments with pitched percussion instruments (xylophones) and learned a short, three note melody on the xylophones (Snail, Snail)

Grade 3 - RECORDERS!

    - students are working hard to earn their 'recorder belts', learning proper playing technique and how to read and play the notation 

Grade 4 - UKULELE's!

    - students working hard to learn three chords (C, Am and F) and playing along to" Thunder"

by Imagine Dragons 

Grade 5 - The Flute Project

     - students are designing, painting and building their own native flute, and designing and sewing a bag as well

    - more information to come

    www.northernspiritflutes.com