September is here and we have a new composer this month!
1st and 2nd have been learning about
Mr. Bach. He is one of the most influential composers of all time and has written over 1000 compositions.
We started last week with the famous
Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
The students have loved learning about the
organ and I'm sure they have told you about
Organ Stop Pizza. 😃 Some of my students told me about it last year and have really enjoyed seeing an organ in real life. This week we are learning about
Minuets and listening to another famous Bach piece,
Minuet in G.
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Some students from
2D were asking questions about Bach's 20 kids that I could not answer at the time. I did some research and found a
link that had some information about them. A few of them even became renowned composers just like their father.
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Students are also taking beginning steps towards reading music. Both grade levels can read Sol/Mi melodies as well as rhythms with quarter and eighth notes.
Kindergarten has been learning about
Lullabys and how there is different music for different things. We have heard a song to shake out our sillies, a song to help us wake up and now
lullabys to put us to sleep. You may have also heard some "bubble language" from your students. Bubble language comes from a poem and is preparation for "rhythm language" which introduces "ta"and "ti-ti".
All the grade levels have begun preparing for the Fall Concert. Here are a few details to keep in mind:
Fall Concert
Girls must wear a white shirt, with a black skirt (knee length or longer) or black dress slacks, and black dress shoes (black tights if desired).
Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes.
The students will be wearing the same attire for the Spring Concert in April.
Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:
o Macy’s
o JCPenney
o Sears
o Kohl’s
o Target
o Walmart
o Lands’ End (landsend.com)
