Music Wrap-up!

May Celebrity Singers in Chorus!

Congratulations to my 3rd graders at Parmenter and 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at JFK for such memorable concerts! Every student showed growth this year. What more could a teacher ask for? Bravo!

JFK 3rd Grade

JFK 4th Grade

 JFK 5th Grade

 Parmenter 3rd Grade

May and June/July/August Musician, Culture, and Composer of the Month!

Mary 1st Grade Musician: Stevie Wonder

June/July/August 1st Grade Musician: Edvard Grieg

May 2nd Grade Culture: Mexico *Disclaimer: This is not the real Ritchie Valens but I thought it gives kids a good picture of him!

July/July/August 2nd Grade Culture/Musician/Composer: Mr. Jamie Barrett of Franklin, MA!

Parmenter

JFK

May 3rd Grade Composers: We highlighted all the composers we would be hearing on the field trip! Andre Filho, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss II, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Georges Bizet

Thank you again to the Parmenter and JFK PCC for an amazing experience. What a treat to be in a real concert hall hearing a professional Orchestra led by a Professional Conductor.

June/July/August Composers: The Beatles!

Other snapshots of Music in May and June!

Below are pictures and videos of different activities and concepts we explored in music. I plan to feature every class that I teach at JFK and Parmenter by the end of the year. Stay tuned!

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3rd grader creates warm-up for us to use in chorus

K and 1 learning a melody on barred instruments "Acka Backa".

3rd graders preparing to perform their Stomp Compositions in the concert.

K and 1 student improvising in duple meter.

5th graders practicing Riptide on the ukulele.

1st grader sharing a traditional Chinese instrument for Show and Tell.

5th grader sharing his self-taught piano skills.

4th grader sharing her talents with voice and ukulele.

Have a great summer!!!