Hello all!
Let me once again start by saying how lovely music is going thus far. The students are enthusiastic and excited about all that we're doing. This week we started learning about Bach. We are having a lot of fun learning about the history of one of the most famous composers to have ever lived. Although some students were surprised to learn that I was not alive at the same time as Bach (gasp!), they greatly enjoyed hearing what the language that Bach spoke sounded like, and coming up with hypotheses about why Bach is still so famous.
Every morning we work on our warm-ups and Song of the Month (no more sirens, I promise!). This month, the Song of the Month is The Star Spangled Banner. With each class, the sound improves, and the number of requests to sing it again increases.
Our warm-ups consist of singing do-mi-sol-do, or, for the Kindergarteners, do-mi-sol. We are focusing especially on the relationship between mi and sol, and trying to identify it in the songs that we sing and listen to every day. One student in first grade made an astounding connection between our do-mi-sol-do warm up and a Bach Prelude that we listened to. I am, as ever, so impressed with the attention to detail and thoughtful observations that our students make on a daily basis. Several times already in just the few weeks that we've been together, students have made connections that even I had not made at that time.
I look forward to another great week and the wonderful year ahead of us!
As ever, feel free to email me with any questions or comments that you may have.
Madison Galbraith
K-1 Music Lead
1st Grade Assistant
MGalbraith@ArchwayArete.org
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