Recorders
Recorders are coming! All students in Mrs. Kraus' 3rd, 4th & 5th grade music classes will be learning and playing recorders very soon. 3rd grade will spend about three weeks working on recorder, but it is my hope that the 4th & 5th graders will only spend about one week.
Third grade students will be responsible for learning two songs this year, Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Students are welcome (and even encouraged) to learn more songs than those, but those are the two required songs for this year. Students who complete Hot Cross Buns along with several writing activities (one composer reading comprehension and listening sheet and two musical notation sheets) will earn a clear bead for their recorder lanyards. Students who complete similar worksheets (but at a higher level of difficulty) as well as learning Mary Had a Little Lamb will earn a white bead for their recorder lanyards. Students who complete these "belts" and are looking for more work can choose to move on to a yellow belt (which includes Lucy Locket as well as more musical notation sheets/composer page), a Holiday packet (which includes Jingle Bells!), or a Movie Music Packet (Darth Vader, anyone?).
Below is a power point that we will use in class to help with the early stages of recorder. Included in the document are also some of the more advanced songs, just in case any of our 3rd graders want to challenge themselves!
Third grade students will be responsible for learning two songs this year, Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Students are welcome (and even encouraged) to learn more songs than those, but those are the two required songs for this year. Students who complete Hot Cross Buns along with several writing activities (one composer reading comprehension and listening sheet and two musical notation sheets) will earn a clear bead for their recorder lanyards. Students who complete similar worksheets (but at a higher level of difficulty) as well as learning Mary Had a Little Lamb will earn a white bead for their recorder lanyards. Students who complete these "belts" and are looking for more work can choose to move on to a yellow belt (which includes Lucy Locket as well as more musical notation sheets/composer page), a Holiday packet (which includes Jingle Bells!), or a Movie Music Packet (Darth Vader, anyone?).
Below is a power point that we will use in class to help with the early stages of recorder. Included in the document are also some of the more advanced songs, just in case any of our 3rd graders want to challenge themselves!
3rd Grade Recorder beginnings
4th & 5th Grade Recorder Review
extra music
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