October
We are going to play recorders this October until the end of December.
If you don’t have a recorder for your child in Divisions 3, 4 or 5, your child can borrow one when they come to the music room, or you can purchase one either from School Cash Online or at a music store like Long & McQuade or Tom Lee. We are going to use German Soprano recorders this fall. There are also neck straps that you can purchase through school cash online for recorders, though your child can also use any lanyard if you have one at home they can use this term.
The songs we will play will have singing, xylophone accompaniments and movements. The children will have choices of which instruments they want to play (after they learn all of the instrument parts) or if they would rather do the movement or drama parts.
We will learn the song Traffic Jam (Div. 4 & 5 only), Skin and Bones, and Entre le boeuf and l’ane gris.
By learning these instruments, we will learn cooperation, listening, reading, interpreting, fine motor and gross motor skills. They will learn to play in something called an ensemble which is a large group of instruments playing various parts. This is a tricky skill, but is completely achievable for our grade 4 and 5 students.
The students in Divisions 3, 4 and 5 will also learn two songs that they will perform at our Remembrance Day assembly.
Sing For Peace by Denise Gagne
Waiting On The World To Change by John Mayer
September
Students in Divisions 3, 4 and 5 will be starting the year with some lessons around The Science of Sound.
We will explore sound waves, vibrations and decibels, learn about how instruments make their unique sounds, and the way our ears and throat work to hear and create sounds.
We will then move into recorder playing to learn some holiday songs for the fall season.
Our recorder program will be more integrated this school year. We will be learning songs with movements or with other instrument parts as we learn the recorder.
If your child needs a recorder, you can purchase one on School Cash Online soon. You can also buy one through a reputable music store such as Long and McQuade or Tom Lee Music. Please purchase a German Soprano Recorder for your child by October 1st.