"Alleluia" -- B section a tempo

Here's that same piece of music at the speed we'll be playing it.

"Alleluia" -- B section slow

Orff cats -- as requested here is the "B" section of "Alleluia" which we began working on this week, slowed way down so you can pick it out on the piano.

Mr. Lawton overtaken by the spirit of the moment

Week Eight Second Grade -- Introducing pitched percussion

This week second graders continued to work with their drums and also began to learn how to "transfer the beat" to pitched percussion. This gave us an opportunity to work with the wonderful barred Orff instruments Friends of Third purchased last year. We'll be continuing with this next week so everyone gets a chance to play them.

Homework: No worksheet, but a letter went home inviting everybody to be part of the drum circle on June 11. Parents, I know things have a way of disappearing in backpacks, so if you did not get a letter please let me or your child's teacher know.

Week Eight Kindergarten -- Long and short sounds

After playing two of my favorite games -- "Ring May You Wander" and "Cross Cross Apple Sauce," this weeks class focused on how some musical sounds and long and some are short (we covered high/low, loud/soft and fast/slow earlier). The students then got a chance to improvise on instruments that do one or the other. They sounded pretty tight!

Homework: Don't forget to do your circle map definitions of music

Last but not least -- recorder animal sounds

Ensemble Cats -- will also be adding some of out recorder "effects" to "Zuni Song." Here's a few ideas, but feel free to invent some of your own.

"Zuni Song"

Here's a reposting of "Zuni Song" written by R. Carlos Nakai. I'm putting it up here again for our soloist, but it would be a good idea for everyone to know how it goes. Orff ensemble -- I'll be developing a part for you too.