First sing along!

Our first all-elementary sing along will be this Friday at 2:45pm in the auditorium. Parents, you're welcome to park the car and head in to watch this amazing event! It will likely be standing room only, but please feel free to come watch, listen, and even sing with us. Your kids love seeing you there, and so do I. For those who may not know, sing alongs are fun once-monthly (approximately) events that I began to get our school singing together. Classroom teachers can elect to bring their class, schedule permitting, and we all sing songs for about 25 minutes with lyrics projected onto a screen. Usually these songs have been taught in at least one grade level in music class, and sometimes they are "classics" we all know and love. If you can't make it, there will be many others this school year. Hope to see you there!

First full week

The first full week of school is nearly complete, and in spite of already acquiring a head cold (a new record for me), it has been an excellent start to the year. 

Kindergarteners have already begun playing instruments through the introduction of hands drums and are learning to keep a steady beat. They have also explored the four ways we can use our voices. First and second graders have honed their skills in identifying music with and without a steady beat, and have also played on drums to accompany steady beat songs of different styles. They have also learned about tempo by experiencing music with slow, medium, and fast beats. Third and fourth graders have learned about the music alphabet, as well as the names of the lines and spaces of the music staff. Fifth graders jumped right into rhythms by writing out the sounds in their first, middle, and last names with music notes. It has been great to catch up with students from last year and meet some new faces that will be a wonderful edition to our music program. 

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Welcome!

Welcome to the classroom blog for Ms. Buckley's elementary music class! This will serve as a communication tool for families so that I can share the goings-on and upcoming events in music. This will include information about our sing alongs, recorders, the spring concert, honors choir, and other classroom updates. Please feel free to check the blog frequently (add it to your bookmarks!), comment, and enjoy. If you wish to become a follower of this blog, you can easily create an account and receive notifications when it is updated, or you may enter your email address into the bar at the top of the page. Thanks, and I look forward to a year of great music making!