First Grade Music
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September Songs & Concepts:
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Practicing high and low melody with a fun Spanish frog song!
Practicing piano (soft) and forte (loud) by adding instruments for "Rain Poem"
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October Songs & Concepts:
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November Songs & Concepts:
- "My Mama's Calling Me" (high/low)
- "Hoo Hoo" (high/low)
- "Puddle Hopping" (long/short)
- "Mos', Mos'! (Cat, Cat!)" (long/short)
- "Duermete Mi Nino (Go to Sleep, My Baby)" (long/short)
- "Six Little Ducks" (higher/lower instrument sounds)
- "Things I'm Thankful For" (speaking/singing voices)
- "Pumpkin Song" (steady beat)
December Songs & Concepts:
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First graders singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at our annual sing-along :)
Practicing playing the rhythm of the song "Marco Polo". We were learning about the 4 groups of instruments: woods, metals, shakers/scrapers and drums!
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January Songs & Concepts:
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Practicing the opposites of fast and slow with scarves :)
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February Songs & Concepts:
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March Songs & Concepts:
- "What's Your Name?" (high/low)
- "Tinker, Tailor" (so and mi)
- "Serra, serra, serrador (Saw, Saw, Lumberjack)" (so and mi)
- "One, Two, Three, Four" (ta and ti-ti, so and mi)
- "2-4-6-8" (ta and ti-ti, so and mi)
- "Seesaw" (so and mi)
- "Bee, Bee, Bumblebee" (so and mi)
- "Here We Sit" (so and mi)
- steady beat practice on xylophones
April Songs & Concepts:
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Practicing their quarter rest in the song "Kobuta", a song from Japan :)
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May/June Songs & Concepts:
- Review so, mi, la
- "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev (story told through music)
- 1. Peter (violin)
- 2. Grandfather (bassoon)
- 3. Bird (flute)
- 4. Duck (oboe)
- 5. Cat (clarinet)
- 6. Wolf (french horn)
- 7. Hunters (timpani drums)
- Review favorite songs!