What a short, but awesome week! Even though I didn't get to see 10 of my music classes because we were out on Monday, we had a fun time at BSLK! We reviewed our Kodaly singing hands "so" and "mi." We also sang to Solfegio, the clown, and danced to the Hip Hop Tooty Ta. We reviewed the song "My Country Tis of Thee" and began learning "You're a Grand Old Flag." We also practiced some echo rhythms using body percussion. But the kids absolutely loved "If You're Happy and You Know It." Now, keep in mind, we aren't talking about the regular song. This one is a spiced up version of "If You're Happy and You Know It." We got to chomp our teeth like the crocodile, wag our tail like the dog, giggle like the hyena, pound our chest like the gorilla, plus many more.
At APS, I'm finishing up today seeing all the kiddos. I have over 1300 students here and because I'm only here 2 1/2 days out of the week I only get to see the students every other week. I am proud to say my 2nd grade kids remembered the Music Staff (5 lines, 4 spaces) quarter note (1 beat) eighth note (1/2 beat) half note (2 beats) and whole note (4 beats.) They also remembered the treble clef, bass clef, and the repeat sign. WOW! I was super impressed. I also talked to the students about the tuning fork and how it tells us what note to sing.
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