3rd Grade
- Rhythm: We have learned about meter signs and ostinatos.
- Singing: We have learned about different singing voices, rounds and canons, and the musical alphabet.
- Melody: We have learned about the lines and spaces of the treble clef music staff and the direction of melodic movement.
- Recorders are in, and students will be getting their recorder(s) in the next two weeks. Lessons will begin full-time in January, for the recorder. Also, lots of information will come home for your child to use as a learning resource.
- Students will soon be preparing for their annual music concert. This year, they will be performing a holiday concert on December 7 at 6:30 p.m. We will be doing a movie Christmas, and it should be a really fun program for parents and students!
4th Grade
- Rhythm: We have learned all about performing and reading triplets and sixteenth notes.
- Singing: We have spent a lot of time learning about octaves, descants, singing triads, and part singing.
- Melody: Students have learned about ascending and descending scales, as well as, major and minor melodies.
- If your child ordered a new recorder, it is now in the music room. Some will be bringing their extra recorder home for practice. Recorder lessons will begin next week for 4th grade. All students should have their recorder ready for practice at that time.
- The 4th graders will be performing a mini-musical, titled "Goal," this spring. It is all about soccer and tons of fun! The performance for this musical will be on May 3 at 6:30 p.m. Please mark it on your calendars.
5th Grade
- Rhythm:We began the year learning about meter of 6/8, which is our first compound meter.
- Students have already began auditions for parts for the Veterans Day concert. The concert is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. It is always a very nice time, honoring those who have served our country in the armed forces. Be on the lookout for a lyrics sheet in your child's take-home folder. It is SO helpful if you can encourage your child to practice at home. Most of the songs we sing are able to be found on YouTube, performed by other schools. I only see the students every 3 days, and sometimes even less if there are other daily interruptions to the schedule. Any help you can give from home is wonderful!
- Students have now had the option to sign up for beginning band. If you missed this opportunity, please contact mmoreland@mhs.org (Mr. Michael Moreland) for more information about joining. He is still in need of low brass and saxophone in the beginning band right now. If you have signed up for band, Mr. Moreland will usually stay in contact with you via email, regarding schedules and such.
- This week, 2 or 3 students will be selected for the first-ever elementary all-district choir for the Illinois Music Education Association District VI chorus. This is considered a great honor, and I look forward to nominating our first two or three students from our school.
