Hello everyone,
We are now preparing for our Dec. 11 concert and our Grade 5s are BUSY! They'll be playing Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Popcorn Prelude for the concert. In addition, they have three songs to learn to sing for the Christmas play. The songs are pretty simple, but there's lots to do.
I've handed out the words to the song "The King of Rock and Roll" and would like to encourage the students to begin learning the words and the actions. The words to the other songs will be distributed on Wednesday, November 19.
As for band, the students are working on their 6-note scale. Today we practised in half-notes and on Wednesday we will try it with quarter notes. By next week, we will try it on different rhythms so the students need to be comfortable with those notes. We've also been learning about harmony and duets. "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" is written in two parts so the students are asked to learn both the "A" line and the "B" line. On Wednesday, we'll be learning about 2/4 time and key signatures.
I'll do my best to keep everyone updated after each class. Thanks everyone!
