February is black history month, and some of the classes will be studying black composers and artists.
Divisions 6-10 have been studying classical composers. They are now researching a modern black artist or composer to find out about their lives and what influenced them in music, and how they influenced and developed the popular music that is being produced today.
Division 4 is doing a project called “The Evolution Project”. They are researching the evolution of an artist, a genre of music, an instrument or technology around music. Many students have chosen an artist, and black artists at that!
The other grade 6/7 classes are continuing to learn guitar.
The grade 2/3s are looking into their personal heritage and bringing in songs from their ancestral culture. We are listening to those songs and experience a wide diversity of cultures and celebrations through music.
The grade ones are learning to move their bodies in various locomotor and non-locomotor ways. We are composing movement pieces to music and then we will be again looking at rhythms through improvisation and a speech piece.
The Kindergartens are also moving to music through improvisation, creative movement and locomotor movements. They are learning to use their inner hearing and also continuing with rhythmic reading. I am introducing them to the concepts of high and low, and we will be playing the xylophones this month to solidify that concept.
To see our January Talent Show, click on the Talent Show tab above and enjoy watching our playlist on YouTube!