September Musical Moments

Greetings from the music room!  Students at JES & UCS have been working hard at practicing music skills and being creative!

Shake & Freeze

Kindergarten has been playing, Shake and Freeze!  This is a movement and listening activity.  When the Tambourine shakes, students shake a body part (like a hand for example).  When the tambourine stops they freeze like a statue.  Kindergarteners are so good at this!  This activity could be played at home.  Just find something that makes a sound and play the game.  It's a lot like freeze dance except only moving one or two body parts at a time. Ask your musical kindergartener to teach you. 

Marsh Music

First and second graders have read the story, Marsh Music, written by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Robert Noreika. This book is about the choir of peepers outside making music at night.  Next week students are going to improvise with frog and grasshopper guiros to create their own night music! I can't wait to hear how magical their song will be.

Frame Drums

Third and fourth grade students have been working with the frame drums. They have been working on an AB piece called, Two is Company. This activity includes a poem and a drumming section.  The poem is about how many friends can walk, side by side, on the sidewalk safely.    Students got the opportunity to play the drumming pattern with many friends.  They rocked it out! Ask your third or fourth grader to teach you the poem.  They know it by heart.

Welcome to Music!

Welcome back for 2021-2022 school year!

I'm so excited to announce that students are making music back in the music classroom.  

Just in these few short weeks students have been making music together in many ways.  They have been keeping the beat, reviewing rhythm patterns,and performing on frame drums or egg shakers.

Stay tuned for more musical updates to come.

Musically yours,

Mrs. Bolio-Gallaspie

The Music Room is ready at UCS!  

The Music Room at JES is ready!