Thursdays (2:45PM - 4:45PM)
Practice the following topics this week- March 16th
Ms. Alondra's Classes
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed “Are you Sleeping” Melody
- Got into pair of two in order to play the “Are you Sleeping- Ostinato” and the melody together !
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Continued to practice “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
- Also began on “Old McDonald”
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Yellow Books: “Slippery Stuff”
- Yellow book students also brought in their own piece “Green Sleeves” to learn and practice!
- Brown books practiced “Hey Diddle Diddle”
Mrs. Jeffrey's Classes
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Reviewed dotted half note
- Practiced naming the notes and doing the fingers for Hot Cross Buns
- Played Hot Cross Buns together as a class and students volunteered to play solos
Homework: 5 finger pattern going up and down, Hot Cross Buns pg 8 and Mary Had a Little Lamb pg 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (GFEDC) in a round
- Reviewed our C major scale ascending with 12312345 fingering
- Learned our C major scale descending with 54321321 fingering
- Count and clapped the rhythm for Spring Theme measures 1-4
- Practiced measures 1-4 of Spring Theme individually
Homework: Practice pg. 13 #23, Spring Theme measures 1-4. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed E and whole notes
- Named the notes for Uke Blues and played with and without recording
- Reviewed F and quarter rests
- Played all of pg. 19
- Introduced G and half rest
- Played first two exercises and Hill Climbing on pg. 20
Homework: Practice Three Little Birds, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, and pgs. 18-20. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Reviewed the next three notes of our scale (G, A, high Bb for flutes, E, F#, G for sax) and played the scale in whole notes
- Played Hot Cross Buns, High Dive, Mary Had a Little Lamb and Bad News Bears
- Introduced our 6th note (Flutes- low A, Sax- low F#, Trumpet- low B)
- Practiced Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me independently, then played together
- Played #38 and introduced dotted quarter notes (Pbone only)
Homework: Practice your scale with new ntoes, Shoe Fly, Don’t Bother Me. Remember to tongue to start each note. (Pbone only) Practice lip slurs, #52, and Lines E, F, G on pg 27.. Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
Yellow Submarine:
Hokey Pokey:
Eleanor Rigby:
Watchin the Waves:
Three Little Birds:
Ain’t too proud to beg:
Helpful Videos:
Previous Weeks:
What we practiced this week- January 19th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Practiced our rhythms and note values
- Practiced and played “Musette” from our books
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Played a six note scale starting on D major!
- Practiced our “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Learned a D major scale and practiced it all together- yellow books added a rhythm pattern to it!
- Brown books worked on “Hey Diddle, Diddle”
- Yellow books practiced “Ode to Joy”
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Played 5 note scale up and down in pairs and as a group to practice playing in time together
- Reviewed first two measures of Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Learned measures 3 & 4 of Mary Had a Little Lamb
Homework: 5 note scale going up and down, Mary Had a Little Lamb pg 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (GFEDC) in a round
- Reviewed eighth notes and played pg 12 #19-21
- Introduced A and two options for fingering the first line of Twinkle Twinkle
Homework: Practice pg. 12 #19-21, First line of Twinkle Twinkle (choose the fingering you like best). Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
- Reviewed staff note names
- Learned A and B and played Malaguena and Two Note Jam
Homework: Practice Three Little Birds, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, naming notes (use pg. 22), and pgs. 15 & 16. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Played our five note scale in whole notes
- Played Bumper Cars
- Reviewed half notes and played #16
- Introduced Lip Slurs warm-up, played all of #33 focusing on slurring and playing more than one measure per breath (Pbone only)
Homework: Practice your 5 note scale, Bumper Cars on pg. 6, and #16 on pg. 7. Remember to tongue to start each note. Practice lip slurs and #34 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- January 12th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Discussed what we’ve learned so far
- Played through “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” a couple of times
- Practiced eighth notes and quarter notes
- Worked on learning “Musette”
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced notes we’ve learned so far
- Continued learning “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star “
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Brien books: “Ode to Joy”
- Yellow books: “Spring Theme from The four Seasons” (first few passages) “Jazzy Wazzy”
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Played 5 note scale in pairs and as a group to practice playing in time together
- Reviewed quarter notes and half notes
- Practice first two measures of Mary Had a Little Lamb
Homework: Mary Had a Little Lamb pg 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Reviewed quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes
- Introduced eighth notes and played pg. 12 #19 & 20
Homework: Practice pg. 12 #19 & 20. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed Yellow Submarine, Hokey Pokey, Three Little Birds, & Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
- Reviewed staff note names
Homework: Practice Three Little Birds and Ain’t Too Proud to Beg. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Played our five note scale in whole notes
- Reviewed Apple for the Teacher
- Practiced Bumper Cars individually
- Reviewed slurring and played through part of #33 (Pbone only)
Homework: Practice Bumper Cars on pg. 6, naming the notes and fingering, then playing. Remember to tongue to start each note. Practice #33 and #34 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- December 8th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Practiced singing some rhythms !
- Played Simon Says to go over this he we’ve learned
- Practiced and played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Violin drill: remembered our string names by plucking and singing each one
- Identified our first finger B on the A string
- Continued working through the first few measures of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Rehearsed “Jingle Bells” all together
- Brown books started learning and practicing “Old Mc Donald”
- Yellow books continued working on “Spring Theme from the four Seasons”
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Named the notes for #8 “G Wiz!” and played as a class
- Played our five finger pattern to find E and F
- Practiced the first line of Jingle Bells
Homework: “G Wiz!” on pg. 6 and Jingle Bells. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Practiced and played “Good King Applesauce” individually
- Practiced Jingle Bells and played the first line as a class
Homework: Practice pg. 11 and Jingle Bells. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Learned how to play D and F
- Practiced Jingle Bells and played the first line as a class
- Played “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” with recording and slower without recording
Homework: PracticeJingle Bells and pages 14-16 in your book. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Learned our fifth note (G for Sax, Bb for Flute, C for Trumpet, F for Pbone)
- Played our five note scale in whole notes
- Played #13 as a class
- Named the notes and played #25, working on playing notes full value (Pbone)
Homework: Practice #15 on pg. 6, naming the notes and fingering, then playing. Remember to tongue to start each note. Practice #25 and #33 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- December 1st
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Refreshed on the things we’ve learned so far
- Quizzed on our note names and finger numbers
- Practiced and played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Exercised our bowing
- Played through all the notes we’ve learned so far
- Remembered the name and sound of our strings
- Practiced the first few measures of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from our books
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Rehearsed “Jingle Bells” all together
- Listened to our timing and intonation!
- Yellow book students began working on Up on the House Top
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Reviewed how to read C & D without the letters written on the notes (C for Cat (whiskers) and D for Dog).
- Named the notes for “Bad News Bears” and played as a class
- Named the notes for “Skateboard Sam” and played as a class
- Reviewed our new note G (played with 5th finger) and located it on our keyboards
- Named the notes for #8 “G Wiz!” and played as a class
Homework: “Bad News Bears” and “Skateboard Sam” on pg. 5 and “G Wiz!” on pg. 6. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Reviewed F and treble clef note names (Every Good Burger Deserves Fries for line notes and FACE for space notes)
- Practiced pg. 11 #17, played as a class and students volunteered to play solos
Homework: Practice #17 and #18 on pg. 11. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed treble clef note names (Every Good Burger Deserves Fries for line notes and FACE for space notes)
- Learned how to read and play A and B
- Played Maleguena, Two Note Jam, and Floatin’ on the Waves
Homework: Practice pages 14-16 in your book. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Reviewed tonguing and playing with one continuous stream of air
- Reviewed our third note (D for Sax, F for Flute, G for Trumpet, C for Pbone) and played #11
- Reviewed our 4th note (A for Sax, C for Flute, D for Trumpet, G for Pbone)
- Practiced #13 by naming the notes and fingering
- Played “Stodola Pumpa” and worked on playing notes full value. Introduced slurring. (Pbone)
Homework: Practice #13 on pg. 5, naming the notes and fingering, then playing. Remember to tongue to start each note. Practice pg. 17 #33 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- November 17th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Identified all the notes we have learned so far in our keyboards- sang along with their names!
- Learned new note B
- Practiced and learned “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
- Performed our song individually and then altogether as a group for stickers!
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Identified our open D and A strings with our bows
- Remembered our first finger E and Second finger F#
- Learned our third finger note G
- Began learning the first measures of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Played a game to fix teachers violin posture and bow hold!
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Started class by playing Jingle Bells all together
- Reviewed our string crossing techniques
- Reviewed our fingerings
- Learned our third finger G and our first finger B
- Brown books began working on Old Mc Donald and Yellow books continued working on the Spring Theme from the Four Seasons
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Practiced “Bumper Cars” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Bumper Cars” while saying the letters
- Reviewed how to read C & D without the letters written on the notes (C for Cat (whiskers) and D for Dog).
- Named the notes for “Bad News Bears” and played as a class
- Named the notes for “Skateboard Sam” and played as a class, students volunteered to play solos
- Introduced our new note G (played with 5th finger) and located it on our keyboards
Homework: Practice “Bumper Cars” on pg. 4 and “Bad News Bears” and “Skateboard Sam” on pg. 5. Practice finding G on the keyboard. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Reviewed how to read C, D, and G without the letters written on the notes (C for Cat (whiskers) and D for Dog)
- Reviewed measures and time signatures
- Reviewed how to play a dotted half note and played “Puppy Dog”
- Students volunteered to play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” solos
- Introduced the new note F and treble clef note names (Every Good Burger Deserves Fries for line notes and FACE for space notes)
Homework: Practice “Skateboard Sam” (pg. 5), “Let’s Play Catch” (pg 6), “Puppy Dog” (pg. 7) and “Mary Had a Little Lamb” pg. 10. Practice naming notes on the staff on pg. 11. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Played through Three Little Birds with recording
- Reviewed the chord pattern for “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and played with the recording
- Introduced treble clef note names (Every Good Burger Deserves Fries for line notes and FACE for space notes)
Homework: Practice pages 13-14 in your book and staff note names on pg. 15. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Played through pg. 2 & 3 in the book
- Reviewed our third note (D for Sax, F for Flute, C for Pbone) and played #10 and #11
- Introduced our 4th note (A for Sax, C for Flute, G for Pbone) and practiced switching fingers
- Played “Old MacDonald” on pg 15 and introduced 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and counting for eighth notes. Played “Stodola Pumpa” and reviewed 1st & 2nd endings (Pbone)
Homework: Practice long tones, pg. 2-4 & #12 on pg. 5, tonguing to start each note. Practice counting on pg. 12 and note naming for #25 on pg. 13 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- November 10th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Warmed up by playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” all Together
- Reviewed our notes! Remembered how to reach our A note with our fifth finger
- Continued practicing and learning “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
- Ended the class by having individual performances!
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Identified the term “open string” and warmed up with our D strings
- Reviewed first finger E and second finger F#
- Practiced and learned “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Brown books went over Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Yellow book continued working on Spring Theme from the Four Seasons
- Yellow books identified the term “pick up note”
- Brown books played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- We ended class by playing all together through “Jingle Bells” a few times
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Practiced “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” while saying the letters
- Learned how to read C & D without the letters written on the notes (C for Cat (whiskers) and D for Dog).
Homework: Practice “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” on pg. 4 and “Bad News Bears on pg. 5. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Reviewed half notes and practiced “Three’s A Crowd” by speaking the song first then playing
- Reviewed and played “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Homework: Practice your five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, “Three’s a Crowd” on pg. 4, and Mary Had a Little Lamb pg. 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Played through Three Little Birds, strumming 2 beats and resting 2 beats for each chord with the recording, then added strums as students felt comfortable
- Learned the chord pattern for “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and played with the recording
Homework: Practice pages 13-14 in your book and switching from G to C and G to F. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Played through pg. 2 & 3 in the book
- Introduced our third note (D for Sax, F for Flute, C for Pbone) and practiced switching fingers (Flute & Sax)
- Introduced D and reviewed all of the notes for “Old MacDonald” on pg 15 (Pbone)
Homework: Practice long tones, pg. 1-3 & pg. 4 #10, tonguing to start each note. Practice “Old MacDonald” on pg 15 (Pbone only). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- November 3rd
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed C, D, E, F and G notes – learned A note
- Kept practicing and learning “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
- Played all together at the end of class
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced a bowing warm up
- Sang and played our strings
- Started learning 1st finger E and second finger F#
- Began learning hot cross buns by plucking it!
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed note values and rests!
- Brown book songs: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
- Yellow book songs: “Ode to Joy” and “This Little Light of Mine”
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Practiced “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” while saying the letters
- Reviewed what a half note is
- Practiced “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” while saying the letters
- Students volunteered to play “Bumper Cars” solos for the class
Homework: Practice finding middle C, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, “Three’s A Crowd” and “Bumper Cars” on pg. 4. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Reviewed half notes and practiced “Three’s A Crowd” by speaking the song first then playing
- Reviewed and played “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Homework: Practice your five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, “Three’s a Crowd” on pg. 4, and Mary Had a Little Lamb pg. 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed “Yellow Submarine” trying not to look at our fingers
- Reviewed the G chord and practiced switching from G to C and G to F
- Played “Watchin’ The Waves slowly
- Played through Three Little Birds, strumming 2 beats and resting 2 beats for each chord
Homework: Practice pages 6-13 in your book and switching from G to C and G to F. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Reviewed tonguing
- Reviewed how to play a quarter note
- Played songs 4, 5 & 6 on pg 1-2 in the book
- Learned how to oil the valves (trumpet)
Homework: Practice long tones, pg. 1-3, tonguing to start each note. Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- October 27th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed C, D, E, F and G notes – learned A note
- Kept practicing and learning “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
- Played all together at the end of class
Beginning Violins 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced a bowing warm up
- Sang and played our strings
- Started learning 1st finger E and second finger F#
- Began learning hot cross buns by plucking it!
Advanced Violins 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed note values and rests!
- Brown book songs: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
- Yellow book songs: “Ode to Joy” and “This Little Light of Mine”
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today we:
- Played Simon Says to practice following directions
- Practiced “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” while saying the letters
- Learned what a half note is
- Practiced “Three’s A Crowd” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Three’s A Crowd” while saying the letters
Homework: Practice finding middle C, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, “Three’s A Crowd” on pg. 4. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Talked about ways to kindly communicate with each other
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” by speaking the song first then playing
- Reviewed and played “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Homework: Practice your five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, “Three’s a Crowd” on pg. 4, and Mary Had a Little Lamb pg. 10. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Played “Yellow Submarine” and “Hokey Pokey” with recording
- Reviewed the Am chord and practiced counting through “Eleanor Rigby” to keep our place in the music
- Played “Eleanor Rigby” with recording
- Reviewed the G chord and practiced switching from G to C and G to F
Homework: Practice pages 6-11 in your book and switching from G to C and G to F. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Played long tones on our first note
- Reviewed how to start our sound by tonguing
- Reviewed ligature placement (saxophone)
- Learned how to play a quarter note
- Played songs 4 & 5 on pg 1-2 in the book
Homework: Practice long tones, pg. 1 all, and pg. 2 #5, tonguing to start each note. Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- October 20th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
- Practiced “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” by saying the letters and fingering in the air
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” while saying the letters
- Practiced playing together as a class and in pairs
- Reviewed that a rest means not to play
- Talked about why we shouldn’t play while Ms. Nicole is talking
Homework: Practice finding middle C, five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Practiced our five finger pattern (CDEFG) in a round
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” by speaking the song first then playing
- Learned about the treble clef, bass clef, and grand staff
- Reviewed that a half note gets two beats
- Practiced “Three’s a Crowd” by speaking the song first then playing
Homework: Practice your five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3, and “Three’s a Crowd” on pg. 4. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Played “Are you Strumming”, “Strum the Uke”, “Yellow Submarine” with recording
- Reviewed the C7 chord and played “Hokey Pokey” with the recording
- Reviewed the Am chord and practiced counting through Eleanor Rigby to keep our place in the music
Homework: Practice pages 6-11 in your book. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday.
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- Learned how to take a deep breath before playing and practiced playing long sounds
- Reviewed how to start our sound by tonguing
- Reviewed ligature placement (saxophone)
- Reviewed how to play the first two notes in the book (Flute D & E flat, Trumpet E & F, Saxophone B & C, Pbone A & B flat)
- Played songs 3 & 4 on page 1 in the book
Homework: Practice pg. 1 all, tonguing to start each note. Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- October 13th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
- We learned quarter notes and rests by clapping and saying “Shh” on rests.
- We played C-D-E-F-G on our keyboards.
- We rehearsed as an orchestra and tried to play all at the same time.
- We also learned Hot Cross Buns on the black keys and almost had enough time to use the funny sound effects.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Found out how important it is to play as a group.
- Played a basic song on repeat: (C-D-E-F, G ).
- We numbered off, and did that short song on repeat while listening to each other to try to line up the beats.
- When we play together we have to listen across the room and make sure everything lines up!
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Practiced changing chords F-C,
- We tried it faster and backwards (C-F),
- we sang/played Yellow Submarine
- we sang/played the Hokey Pokey with C7 (and actually did the hokey pokey while singing and playing),
- we also took a look ahead to the A Minor chord and G chord.
- Finally we sang and played the chorus of Three Little Birds
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- all learned and played 2 notes- concert D and Eb-
- we tried a long note exercise to see how long they could hold a note for (Devon 13, Lincoln 13, Aeryona 6, Iyan 3.5).
- we discussed some tricks to hold the note even longer and I challenged them to get a few extra seconds by practicing at home.
- we looked at pages 1-3 in the books.
What we practiced this week- October 6th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
- We learned quarter notes and rests by clapping and saying “Shh” on rests.
- We played C-D-E-F-G on our keyboards.
- We rehearsed as an orchestra and tried to play all at the same time.
- We also learned Hot Cross Buns on the black keys and almost had enough time to use the funny sound effects.
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today we:
- Found out how important it is to play as a group.
- Played a basic song on repeat: (C-D-E-F, G ).
- We numbered off, and did that short song on repeat while listening to each other to try to line up the beats.
- When we play together we have to listen across the room and make sure everything lines up!
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- Practiced changing chords F-C,
- We tried it faster and backwards (C-F),
- we sang/played Yellow Submarine
- we sang/played the Hokey Pokey with C7 (and actually did the hokey pokey while singing and playing),
- we also took a look ahead to the A Minor chord and G chord.
- Finally we sang and played the chorus of Three Little Birds
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today we:
- all learned and played 2 notes- concert D and Eb-
- we tried a long note exercise to see how long they could hold a note for (Devon 13, Lincoln 13, Aeryona 6, Iyan 3.5).
- we discussed some tricks to hold the note even longer and I challenged them to get a few extra seconds by practicing at home.
- we looked at pages 1-3 in the books.
What we practiced this week- September 29th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
- Reviewed Middle C
- Reviewed our right hand finger numbers and five finger pattern (CDEFG)
- Learned about the music staff and quarter notes
- Played “Our First Song” (page 3 in the book)
Homework: Practice finding middle C, five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” on pg. 3. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Piano 3:15
- Reviewed Middle C
- Reviewed our right hand finger numbers and five finger pattern (CDEFG)
- Learned about the music staff, quarter notes and rests
- Played “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” (page 3 in the book)
Homework: Practice your five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”, “Our First Song” and “Notes and Rests” on pg. 3. Remember to bring instruments and books to class on Thursday.
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
- Reviewed and practiced playing open strings (G, C, E, A)
- Reviewed C chord
- Played “Are you Strumming” (pg. 6) with recording
- Learned the F chord, barline, double barline and measure
- Played “Strum the Uke” (pg. 7) with recording
Homework: Practice playing patterns with open strings, “Are you Strumming” pg. 6 and “Strum the Uke” pg. 7. Remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday
Beginning Winds 4:15
- Reviewed instrument assembly and head joint sounds (flutes)
- Learned how to align the headjoint and hold the instrument (flutes)
- Learned how to play the first two notes in the book (Flute D & E flat, Trumpet E & F, Saxophone B & C, Pbone A & B flat)
- Learned how to read whole notes and rests
- Played songs 1 & 2 on page 1 in the book
Homework: Practice pg. 1 #1 & 2 (#3 & 4 optional), Practice sound on headjoint (flutes). Remember to bring your instrument and book to class every Thursday.
What we practiced this week- September 22nd
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
- Reviewed Middle C
- Reviewed playing and resting
- Learned our finger numbers for the right hand
- Practiced our first five notes (CDEFG) using our five finger pattern
Homework: Practice finding middle C, five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”
Beginning Piano 3:15
- Reviewed Middle C
- Reviewed playing and resting
- Learned our finger numbers for the right hand
- Practiced our first five notes (CDEFG) using our five finger pattern
Homework: Practice finding middle C, five finger pattern saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” and “C D E F G”
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
- Reviewed instrument care
- Reminders not to turn tuning pegs (students or parents)
- Reviewed and practiced playing open strings (G, C, E, A)
- Reviewed parts of the instrument
- Reviewed C chord
- Learned how to read a chord chart
Homework: Memorize the names of the strings, practice playing the C chord, remember to bring your book and instrument to class every Thursday
Beginning Winds 4:15
- Reviewed opening the case
- Reviewed instrument care and assembly
- Reviewed and practiced playing our first notes (Saxophone G, Trumpet C, Pbone F)
- Learned how to make a sound on the headjoint (flutes)
- Learned how to assemble our instruments (flutes)
- Learned how to play our second note (Saxophone A, Trumpet D, Pbone G)
- Learned how swab mouthpiece and neck (Saxophone)
Homework: Practice assembling your instruments and playing your first notes (Sax, Trumpet, Pbone)/sound on head joint (Flute)
What we practiced this week- September 15th
1st Grade Piano 2:45
Beginning Violins 3:15
Advanced Violins 3:45
Kindergarten Piano 2:45
Today, we became acquainted with our pianos and:
- Located the power button
- Practiced playing and resting
- Found “C” and played it with our thumb
- Sang the Musical Alphabet: ABCDEFG!
Please keep your keyboards charged for class, and remember to play only when the teacher says to!
Beginning Piano 3:15
Today, we became acquainted with our pianos and:
- Located the power button
- Practiced playing and resting
- Found “C” and played it with our thumb
- Sang the Musical Alphabet: ABCDEFG!
- Found the notes ABCDEFG on our keyboards with both hands
- Learned the 3 notes to Mary Had a Little Lamb by ear!
Please keep your keyboards charged for class, and remember to play only when the teacher says to!
Beginning Ukulele 3:45
Today we became acquainted with our Ukuleles and:
- Learned to take care of our Ukuleles
- Learned that the teacher needs to Tune them each class
- Discovered the Open Strings
- Learned the C chord on page 6 in our books
- Practiced an advanced technique by plucking the A string and fingering Open-1-2-3-4
Remember to bring your instruments and books to school every Thursday!
Beginning Winds 4:15
Today, we became acquainted with our instruments and:
- Learned how to make a sound on our Saxophone, Trumpet, and pBone Mini’s
- Learned how to put our instruments together
- Developed a good posture and position holding the instruments
- Learned how to play C on trumpet, G on saxophone, and F on pBone Mini.