Friday, September 12, 2014

Week of September 8 - 12

1st Grade - We have been using the drums to feel the rhythmic patterns of coin poems, our birthdays and even Hickory Dickory Dock.

2nd Grade - We are continuing to practice finding and playing steady beats and the rhythms of words.  We've used multiplication facts, a Big Dream song and our birthdays to feel these patterns.  We also started learning a partner game on the drums.

3rd Grade - The students are learning about improvising and have demonstrated how fun it is by creating their own patterns on the drums.

4th Grade - We are in rehearsal mode for the 4th grade show!  Auditions have been taking place this week during lunch recess.  The cast list will be posted next week.

5th Grade - We are working on some challenging rhythm patterns and layering them as an ensemble.  We also started a drum circle piece that requires intense listening.  They re doing a great job with this!

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