NEED TO KNOW
Red Balloons #5: Thanks for coming to class this week! YOU are a vital part of your child's music education!
NEW CONCEPTS: You'll
notice that the bulk of new concepts and skills are presented on Parent
Days. I want you to see how the activities are done so you know what
your child has experienced. If you ever have any questions about
anything, just let me know.
STAFF: It
was fun to finally identify the 5 lines and 4 spaces of the staff today!
And so lucky to have 5-year-olds and 4-year-olds to solidify it! We are
taking time to let the kids visually familiarize themselves with the
single staff. Remember when counting the lines and the spaces, we start
from the bottom of the staff and count up. Like an elevator!
TUITION: Thanks for getting tuition in on time! It helps me so much!
GOOD TO KNOW
MAY THERE ALWAYS BE ME: We
taught the kids to feel their heartbeats and introduced the concept of
keeping a steady beat. This skill will help them to internally feel the
value of notes. Plus it's nice to cuddle for a minute before they're off
and going again!
DING DONG, DING DONG: The
ability to correctly imitate pitches is important in learning to sing
in tune, which puts us on a path to becoming a complete musician.
CHORDS IN PIECES: We actually read music today! Our eyes followed a chord map while our fingers pointed to the triangles and we sang the broken chords. The map guides the eyes to see the color while the ears hear the music and the fingers follow along. It really is the first step in reading music!
FUN TO KNOW
You are doing great things for your students by having them in music class. Check out this article written in conjunction with the author of "Good Music, Brighter Children" for some insights on how this powerful tool works. Great job, parents!
