Listen to our Thanksgiving songs below! Show the people you love how thankful you are for them!
Five Fat Turkeys
Turkey Dinner
Over the River and Through the Woods
I Heard Mr. Turkey Say
The Turkey Song
Grinding Corn
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to school!
We are enjoying our start to the year. Students are matching pitch and playing music games to get us back into “the swing” of things!
April Update
Hello everyone!
Here is what we’ve been up to in the music room:
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, singing songs and doing fingerplays! Ask about the rhyme Chop Chop Chippity Chop!
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, and singing songs! Ask about the rhyme Jelly in the Bowl and the song Hot Crossed Buns!
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, and determining the difference between beat and clapping the words, and learning about the rhythms ta and titi! Ask about the rhyme Mariposa (butterfly in Spanish) and the song A Sailor went to Sea!
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, learning about our new rhythm ta-a, and singing la, sol and mi! Ask about the rhyme Dinosaur Zoo!
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading la, sol mi and do, and practicing our new musical rhythm ta-a! Ask about the song Rocky Mountain!
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading la sol mi re and do, practicing our new musical rhythm ti-tiri, and learning a new round! Ask about the song Freedom Train!
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, preparing for a new rhythm, and learning a new round! Ask about the song Chairs to Mend and what the story is behind the song!
March Update
Happy March!
Students have been working very hard in the music room!
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, singing songs and doing fingerplays! Ask about the rhyme Two Little Penguins!
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, and singing songs! Ask about the rhyme Two Little Penguins!
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, and determining the difference between beat and clapping the words, and learning about the new musical rhythm ta! Ask about the rhyme Two Little Penguins!
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, learning about our new rhythm, and singing la, sol and mi! Ask about the song Dillar Dollar!
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading la, sol and mi, and practicing our new musical rhythm ta-a! Ask about the song Mouse Mousie and the rhyme Dinosaur Zoo!
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading la sol mi re and do, preparing for our new musical rhythm, and learning a new round! Ask about the song Hey Ho!
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading and writing our new rhythm pattern ti ta ti, preparing for a new rhythm, and learning a new round! Ask about the song Hey Ho!
Look ahead to February!
Hello everyone! Look ahead to what we will do in February!
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, singing songs and doing fingerplays!
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, and singing songs!
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, and determining the difference between beat and clapping the words!
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, learning about our new rhythm, and singing sol and mi!
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading sol and mi, and practicing our new musical rhythm ta-a!
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading la sol mi re and do, preparing for our new musical rhythm, and learning a new round!
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading our new rhythm pattern ti ta ti, learning our new musical note, and learning a new round!
Look forward to our February update at the end of the month!
December Update
Hello everyone! We had a wonderful month of music during December.
All students had the opportunity to watch, listen to, discuss, dance to, and read about the story of The Nutcracker. Ask your child what they learned and what their favorite part was.
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, ask about Jingle Bells!
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, ask about Stir a Bowl of Gingerbread!
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, labeling heartbeat, ask about Stir a Bowl of Gingerbread.
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading and writing musical rest, our new musical notes sol and mi, exploring the musical staff, ask about Stir a Bowl of Gingerbread.
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading sol and mi, preparing for our new musical note, preparing for our new musical rhythm, ask about Who’s That (our new game!).
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading la sol mi and do, preparing for our new musical note, ask about Scotland’s Burning.
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading our new rhythm pattern ti ta ti, preparing for our new musical note, ask about Scotland’s Burning.
During the month of January, students will be diving into their new music curriculum concepts. Look forward to our January update at the end of the month!
November Update
Hello everyone! We had a wonderful month of music during November.
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, ask about Five Fat Turkeys!
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, ask about Five Fat Turkeys!
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, labeling heartbeat, ask about I Heard Mr. Turkey Say.
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading and writing musical rest, preparing for our new musical notes, ask about Over the River and Through the Wood.
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs, reading sol and mi, preparing for our new musical note, ask about Turkey Dinner.
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading la sol mi and do, preparing for our new musical note, ask about Fol Link a Tidy.
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices, reading our new rhythm pattern ti ta ti, ask about Fol Link a Tidy.
Throughout the month of December, we will be exploring the ballet The Nutcracker. Ask your child each week what they learned about The Nutcracker.
October 2021 – Vocal Music Update
Hello everyone!
We are so thrilled to be able to all sing together again in the music room. It has been an absolute joy to hear the children’s voices!
Here’s what we’ve been doing in the music room for the month of October:
PreK and K: vocal exploration, matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music. Ask about the apple passing game!
Grade 1: matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music, tapping the beat on pictures related to songs. Ask about the apple passing game!
Grade 2: matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music, reading our new rhythm “musical rest.” Ask about the Pumpkin Man game!
Grade 3: matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music, lines and spaces on the musical staff, singing and reading our new musical notes sol and mi. Ask about the Pumpkin Man game!
Grade 4: matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music, reviewing musical notes do mi sol and la, preparing for our new musical note. Ask about the Pumpkin Man game!
Grade 5: matching pitch, tapping the beat on our bodies while listening to music, reading and speaking the rhythm of split eighth notes, singing a round with two parts, preparing for our new musical rhythm. Ask about the Pumpkin Man game!
Choir: Yippee! Choir has started! We have had two wonderful rehearsals. We are working on learning how to do choral warmups and we have started some of our choir tunes. Ask about what the Swahili word “Jambo” means!
Please explore the Vocal Music blog and enjoy!
September 2021 Update
Hello Web Hill families!
Here is what we’ve been doing in the music room:
PreK – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations
Kindergarten – music room expectations, following directions, tapping the beat, vocal explorations
1st grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs
2nd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs
3rd grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, vocal explorations, learning new songs
4th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices
5th grade – music room expectations, tapping the beat, learning new songs, using our singing voices
We have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to return to singing!
Vocal explorations help us find the difference between our speaking voice and our head voice. We like following pipe cleaners with our finger and our voice!
Email me!
Hello Musicians!
Students in grades 3-5, were you able to explore some of the games?
Send me an email and tell me which ones you liked!
jessica_nix@whps.org