Kindergarten music is teaching students the beginning elements of understanding music. We learn about different beats, high and low sounds, echo and call response singing, singing together as a group. We also use creative movement and dance to feel the music. 

Most importantly we sing, say, dance and play to show the students the important role music plays in our lives.

In first grade music we continue building on the skills learned in Kindergarten and begin to learn solfege. We learn the different between rhythem and beat - understanding quarter and eighth notes and the meter.  Students will learn different forms of music and be able to distinguish between the forms. We will learn to sing solo and in groups understanding dynamics, locomotor and nonlocomotor movement and instrument groups. 

In 2nd grade music we continue learning the different parts of solfegs, understanding ta/titi/rest and the notes associated with them. We study ABA and Rondo form. Students will experience singing partner songs around rounds utilizing crescendo and decrescendo dynamics. Students will incorporate creative movement and folk dance to understand the important role music plays in our lives.

In 3rd grade music we continue learning the different notes in music including, quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests and 16th notes. We building upon our previous knowledge of solfege and musiclal forms. We will utilize different forms of singing with accents and instrumental orchestra. Student will experience being an audience member at the Columbus Symphony during the May field trip. 

Most importantly e have fund becoming the best Muscicians we can be! 

In 4th grade music we start to learn about whole notes and anacrusic parts to music. We continue understanding solfege and study different musical forms including popular song form. Students will sing different forms of music together and apart and will review the different dynamics used in music. We will learn about the treble cleff and treble cleff note names. Students will also experience playing their own recorders. 

Students in 4th grade are able to join Orff Ensemble. This is a group that meets before school, twice a week to dive deeper into Music making. Click the Orff Ensemble tab to learn more.

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The Orff Ensemble is named after Orff Schulwerk which is a developmental approach used in Music Education created by the German composer Carl Orff. It combines music, drama, movement and speech into lessons that are similar to

the way children play.

The Orff Ensemble is meant for students who love music and want to extend their learning outside of weekly Music class. We explore, experiment and create music through poems, chants, songs, instruments and movement.

Here are a few things you and your student will need to know about Orff Ensemble:

*Practice will be at 8:00am  on Tuesday and Thursday.

*Because we only meet one or two times a week, it is important that your child is consistently at practice. If your child will not be at practice, please contact me using one of the methods below.

*If your student is dropped off in the bus line, they may come in the Dock Doors when their bus arrives. If your student is dropped off by car, please have them enter in the office doors.

*We have a concert in the spring: Sunday, May 15th time TBA.

*An ensemble relies on all participants to do their part in practice and performance.

Band starts in 5th grade. Students try many instruments at the beginning of the year and then

choose an instrument that fits their person! 

The instruments that are used in Beginning Band

are: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone and Mallets. Band meets one to two times a week during the 5th grade intervention time. We learn how to make a sound, how to properly hold and care for the instrument, how to read Music and how to play as a group. It takes AT LEAST a year to become proficient on an instrument. 

Band lasts the entire 5th grade year and then hopefully, each student will continue on into Middle School Band!