Our First Music Field Trip is This Week!

Hello GE Families,

I am very pleased to announce that the students will take their first music field trip this Tuesday and Wednesday!  Monthly "music field trips" is a new program I started where the students will go on a "trip" to the sanctuary or fellowship hall and hear musicians from the church or school play their instruments.  I want the students to see first hand what different instruments look like, sound like, and how they are played.  We have been learning about playing your instrument soft/loud, crescendo/decrescendo, and the difference between major and minor chords.  The musicians will demonstrate these concepts on their instruments as well for the students.  

For our first music field trip, the very talented Kathy Forsberg, Littleton UMC organist, will be playing for the students in the sanctuary.  Thank you, Kathy!  

In class, we will be learning the difference between high notes and low notes.  The students will practice high and low notes through games we will play on the piano.  We will also learn some fun songs about the presidents, the color silver and the letter Ll.

Ms. Kimberly

I'm Gonna Write You a Love Song: Valentine's Day Week

Hello GE Families:

This week each student will help compose a Valentine song for their loved ones.  We will also learn about famous classical composers.  The students will learn songs about Valentine's Day and love and will play some Valentine games.  We will attend chapel on Wed. & Thurs. and talk about God's love for each of us.  It's going to be a fun week!

Ms. Kimberly

Songs About Valentine's Day:
 

“P-I-N-K”

(Tune: Jingle Bells)

COTTON CANDY, FAT PINK PIGS,

GIRLS WITH SOCKS AND BOWS

P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K THAT IS HOW IT GOES

BUBBLE GUM, VALENTINES

THESE ARE ALL PINK TOO

PINK ICING AND PINK BALLOONS

WE CAN SPELL CAN YOU?

COTTON CANDY, FAT PINK PIGS,

GIRLS WITH SOCKS AND BOWS

P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K THAT IS HOW IT GOES

BUBBLE GUM, VALENTINES

THESE ARE ALL PINK TOO

PINK ICING AND PINK BALLOONS

WE CAN SPELL CAN YOU?

“H-E-A-R-T”

(Tune: Bingo)

There is a shape and it means love,

And heart is its name-o.
H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T,
And Heart is its name-o!
Note: Repeat leaving out letters

  

“Five Little Valentines”

Five little Valentines at the Store
(Child's name) bought one and then there were four!
Four little Valentines, oh can you see?
(Child's name) bought one and then there were three.
Three little Valentines that look so blue
(Child's name) bought one and then there were two.
Two little valentines, having lots of fun,
(Child's name) bought one and then there was one!
One little valentine, having lots of fun!
(Child's name) bought one and then there were none!

  

“Pass the Heart Game”

(Tune: Three Blind Mice)

Pass the heart around, pass the heart around.
Pass the heart to play, pass the heart to play.
Pass the heart as we sing this song,
Pass the heart it won’t take long,

Pass the heart and it moves along
It’s Valentine's Day.
It’s Valentine's Day.

 
Pass the heart this way, pass the heart this way.
Pass the heart to play, pass the heart to play.

When the song stops, if the heart’s in your hand
You will go to Valentine Land,

If you have the heart, it will be so grand.
It’s Valentine's Day.
It’s Valentine's Day.

“Letter V Song”

(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

This word starts with V,

This word starts with V,

Vuh, Vuh, Vuh is what V says,

This word starts with V.

A heart you give with love,

A heart you give with love,

It starts with V, so guess with me,

A heart you give with love. (Valentine)

It cleans the floor in your house… (Vacuum)

An instrument with strings… (Violin)

A mountain that spews hot lava… (Volcano)

It holds your flowers in place… (Vase)

A big black bird… (Vulture)

A jacket without sleeves… (Vest)

A ball you serve over a net… (Volleyball)

  

“Love, Love, Love”

(Tune: 3 Blind Mice)

Love, love, love, love, love, love
See how it grows, See how it grows.
I love my friends and they love me.
We love each other that's plain to see.
There's plenty for a big family.
Love, love, love, love, love, love.

How Does Music Make You Feel? Major & Minor Chords

Hello GE Families,

This week I will be teaching the students about major and minor chords.  Major chords sound happy and minor chords sound sad.  I will play these types of chords for them on the guitar and we will listen to songs that have a lot of major and minor chords as well.  The students will also listen to happy/sad, slow/fast music and I will ask them to draw pictures of how the music makes them feel.
We will learn some new stretches and dances to fun songs to help get the wiggles out!

Ms. Kimberly

Hibernation Week: Taking a rest in music

Hello GE Families,

The students had a great time last week learning about music from different cultures around the world for our diversity unit at school.  We learned a song of spring from Japan called "Haru Ga Kita", a song from the Torres Strait Islands north of Australia called "Taba Naba", "Che Che Kule" from Ghana, and "Funga Alafia" from Nigeria.  The students learned the songs in the native languages and the accompanying dances.  It was a lot of fun!  Here are the links to these songs:

"Haru Ga Kita"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luMoCiL69Xc

"Taba Naba"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pusdOM20dUs

"Che Che Kule"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78aclaJ2ecE

"Funga Alafia"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTegkMJq15M

This week the students are learning about hibernation, so in music class we will be discussing what it means for your instruments (or voice) to take a rest.  The students will be practicing playing quarter notes and rests with different instruments as well as reviewing how to play their instruments piano and forte.