Spring Concert- May 2nd!
Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert!
Mr. Skib's Classes
Piano 2:10
- Mary Had a Little Lamb (pg. 10)
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (pg. 16)
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Piano 2:45
- Mary Had a Little Lamb (pg. 10)
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (pg. 16).
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Winds 3:20
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Ms. Hailey's Classes
Kindergarten Violin 2:10
- I see a star/whistle at the stars pg. 19
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Beginning Violins 2:45
- Soccer champ
- French fries
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Violin 3:20
-
Ode to joy
- Lightly row
- Super Hero Blues
- Latin Lullaby
Helpful Videos:
What we practiced this week- February 15th
Piano 2:10
Today we:
- continued working on reading rhythms be using TA and TI-TI.
- It is important to try to keep the tempo as steady as possible when we are clapping!
- Next we spent some time practicing how to identify different notes on the staff.
- Last we worked out of our books and played song #9 on pg. 6.
- This song helps us to work on alternating between playing with our thumb and pinkie.
- Keep practicing the song for next time!
Piano 2:45
Today we:
- continued working on reading rhythms be using TA and TI-TI.
- It is important to try to keep the tempo as steady as possible when we are clapping!
- Next we spent some time practicing how to identify different notes on the staff.
- Last we worked out of our books and played song #9 on pg. 6.
- This song helps us to work on alternating between playing with our thumb and pinkie.
- Keep practicing the song for next time!
Winds 3:20
Today we:
- reviewed how to make a good playing posture.
- Remember that having a good posture will make it easier to take big breaths and to make a good sound!
- We also worked on reading rhythms using TA and TI-TI then tried playing those rhythms on our instruments.
- At the end of class we all did a call and response game to continue working on making a good sound and practicing our listening skills.
Kindergarten Violin 2:10
Today we:
- Mississippi Stomp Stomp” on the E string
- work on pg. 6 in blue book. Focusing on getting long, smooth bows!
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on pg 11 in brown book – Mary had a little lamb with focus on using the whole bow for each note.
Violin 3:20
Today we:
- worked on pg 18 and pg 21 in brown book
What we practiced this week- January 31st
Piano 2:10
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Winds 3:20
Today we:
- Learned how to put the whole instrument together.
- For the clarinets, remember not to force all the pieces together, try just a little twist if anything isn’t going in very easily.
- Ended class with some basic breathing exercises. Keep practicing sustained notes with just the mouthpiece of the instrument!
Kindergarten Violin 2:10
Today we:
- Reviewed plucking their E,A,D strings with two hands on the violin and plucking with their “pirate hooks”
- Practice pages 2-3 in your blue books!
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed on our bow hold – how to hold the bow
- Reviewed the open strings (E-A-D-G)
- Please practice pages 2-3 in your Brown books!
Violin 3:20
Today we:
- Please work on Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 11
What we practiced this week- January 24th
Piano 2:10
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Winds 3:20
Today we:
- Learned how to put the whole instrument together.
- For the clarinets, remember not to force all the pieces together, try just a little twist if anything isn’t going in very easily.
- Ended class with some basic breathing exercises. Keep practicing sustained notes with just the mouthpiece of the instrument!
Kindergarten Violin 2:10
Today we:
- Reviewed plucking their E,A,D strings with two hands on the violin and plucking with their “pirate hooks”
- Practice pages 2-3 in your blue books!
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed on our bow hold – how to hold the bow
- Reviewed the open strings (E-A-D-G)
- Please practice pages 2-3 in your Brown books!
Violin 3:20
Today we:
- Please work on Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 11
What we practiced this week- January 17th
Piano 2:10
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Warmed up with some call and response clapping.
- Reviewed the two-step process to finding ‘C’.
- Remember to look for the group of two black keys and go to the left!
- Introduced a musical staff and the treble clef so we could see what ‘C’ looks like on paper.
- Did call and response on the note ‘C’ and everyone in class had a chance to make their own rhythms.
Winds 3:20
Today we:
- Learned how to put the whole instrument together.
- For the clarinets, remember not to force all the pieces together, try just a little twist if anything isn’t going in very easily.
- Ended class with some basic breathing exercises. Keep practicing sustained notes with just the mouthpiece of the instrument!
Kindergarten Violin 2:10
Today we:
- Reviewed plucking their E,A,D strings with two hands on the violin and plucking with their “pirate hooks”
- Practice pages 2-3 in your blue books!
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed on our bow hold – how to hold the bow
- Reviewed the open strings (E-A-D-G)
- Please practice pages 2-3 in your Brown books!
Violin 3:20
Today we:
- Please work on Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 11
What we practiced this week- January 3rd
Piano 2:10
Today we:
– Played a call and response games with clapping and played “Poison Rhythm”.
– Also learned how to find our first note of the piano ‘C’.
– Also learned how to find our first note of the piano ‘C’.
Piano 2:45
Today we:
– Played a call and response games with clapping and played “Poison Rhythm”.
– Also learned how to find our first note of the piano ‘C’.
– Also learned how to find our first note of the piano ‘C’.
Winds 3:20
Today we:
– learned the proper way to open our cases to keep our instruments safe.
-Clarinets learned how to put together the mouthpiece of the instrument and made our first sounds.
-Flutes learned about proper positioning of the headjoint and worked on making a sound while closing off the air with the right hand.
Beginning Violin 1:55
Today we:
- Played a competition game where we split into groups and fixed our friends postures and bowholds’ … had a couple of winners!
- Played and sand our open strings
- Played and remembered our first finger F#
- Started practicing “I see a star” from our blue books
Beginning Violins 2:30
Today we:
- Played “Musette” all together
- Learned about the C major scale: sang it together at the piano and then practiced playing it with our finger formula at our keyboards
- Practiced and played “Are you Sleeping” from our books
Violin 3:00
Today we:
- Practiced some slow exercises to get more familiar our third finger G, second finger F# on the D string
- Learned and understood “octaves” and how a note can exist in different places
- Practiced slowly together through our challenging parts of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Advanced Strings 3:30
Today we:
- Warmed up with “Jingle Bells” in our yellow books
- Practiced and learned the first couple of lines of “The Nutcracker March” in our green books
- Learned and identified how to plate dotted eighth notes tied to sixteenth