BLT Wk 6

NEXT WEEK IS OUR LAST LESSON DECEMBER 13th

At the start of the class we reviewed the notes on the keyboard and the notes on the staff with the Key Quest games. Some of us reviewed the "Bass or F clef" and some of us did the lesson on "The Grand Staff" in Theory Thinker. For the last part of class we played three games from the Children's Music Journey Program which I use for my younger students. One game was for practice with the notes on the keyboard, one for practice with rhythm, and one, to help strengthen fingers.

Remember- bass clef means left hand! You will know if a song is both hands if you see both clefs. You need to look carefully when you are reading the music to see which hand plays when.

PIANO PLAYER PIECES

• Pop Goes the Weasel
• On Top of Old Smokey
• Away in a Manger
• Get Up
  

TO PRACTICE AT HOME
Here are some for you to print off and practice at home:

http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson3_Old_Grey_Goose.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson5_Row_Your_Boat.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson6_Pop_Goes_the_Weasel.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson7_On_Top_of_Old_Smokey.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson8_Get_Up.pdf

I think we need more practice finding the notes on the staff. Here is a game to try:
If you do not have a piano at home, you can still go to the following links for practice.
1. For this first one is for note placement. Go to settings to practice the treble clef and bass clef.
http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html

Park West Elementary P-2 Wk 10

Great work on your last class with Mr. Joplin.

Today we completed Lesson 12 with Mr. Joplin and the practice room with Miss. Melody.
We played games, and you went into the library to listen to a song from each of our composers. We also went into the computer to practice some of our old songs. At the end of class you went into the improve room. We ended the class with our "the notes on the keyboard" saying.

Melissa
You finished level 6 with Mr. Bach!

I hope you all enjoyed piano lessons, and I hope to see you in January.

Happy Holidays!

Krista

Halifax Independent School P-2 and 3-6 Wk 7

NEXT WEEK IS OUR LAST LESSON- DECEMBER 12TH

CMJ P-2
You finished Lesson 10 today! We have now played songs with both hands at the same time, moving higher and higher and lower and lower away from middle C, as well as starting from very high or very low towards middle C. Great work! Next week I will tell you about your new teacher and we will start learning something new!
At the end of class I assigned each of you a song to play for me. You were all great!


PIANO SUITE 3-6
You just and one lesson to finish up Will-Theory Thinker "The Grand Staff" after listening to the lessons, you completed all of the practice exercises achieving 100% on all of them. These exercises used both your right hand and your left hand.
In Key Quest you practiced placing the notes on the staff in both the bass and treble clef. It's easy to find the notes if you know where "G" and "F"

PIANO PLAYER PIECES
This week you played:

• Row Row Row your Boat
• Pop Goes the Weasel

Here they are if you would like to print them to practice at home:
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson3_Old_Grey_Goose.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson5_Row_Your_Boat.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson6_Pop_Goes_the_Weasel.pdf

Great work!

Mount Edward Elementary 3-6 Wk 9

NEXT WEEK IS OUR LAST CLASS - DECEMBER 12th

Good work today!

I had quite an empty class for the last half. Next week I think you will all need to stay for the full class because it is our test and we have a lot to do.

Today you practiced your songs that I will be listening to next week. You are all in great shape to play for me! I handed the practice written tests back and some of finished/corrected missing answers. Test scores were really good.

I have sent home the written test for you to bring back completed next Wed. If you have any problems, I will be able to help you when you bring it back, before you hand it in.

You have all chosen 2 songs out of this list to play for me. Some of you are doing one from the list and one which you learned as extra.

Here are links to the songs on the list for you to practice:

http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson3_Old_Grey_Goose.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson5_Row_Your_Boat.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson6_Pop_Goes_the_Weasel.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson7_On_Top_of_Old_Smokey.pdf

Those that left early did not miss anything. Students wrote their written tests that were for homework.

See you next week! Have a great weekend!

Park West Elementary 3-6 Wk 10

Today was our last class for the term

You wrote your written tests and then practiced your songs for me to listen to and mark. I only got to listen to half the class, so for those of you who are joining again in January, I will listen to your 2 pieces then to make sure you are ready to move to Level 2. Those who were not tested on the pieces have a great advantage because you can practice all through December!

I hope you enjoyed learning how to play the piano and I am looking forward to seeing you in the New Year.

REGISTRATION FOR NEXT TERM
Registration forms were given to you to take home to your parents. If they did not make it home, you can contact the MusIQ Club office, or register online. http://www.musiqclub.com/

Have a great holiday!

Mount Edward Elementary P-2 Wk 8

Today was our last class for the term.

I sent registration forms with you to take home to your parents. If they get lost, you can also register online or contact the office.
Today we finished Lesson 11 with Mr. Joplin.

Breana
You finished Lesson 12!

Taylor
You finished Lesson 9 today and started your practice Lesson with Mr. Joplin in Lesson 10, although you didn't complete it, so we will start fresh with Lesson 10 in the New Year.

Kennedy
You finished Lesson 8! I wanted you to get some more practice on this lesson, so you re-learned the practice room with Mr. Bach before going to Miss. Melody which was new! Next time you will be on your last lesson with Mr. Bach.

We spent some time at the end of class listening to different songs by our composer teachers so far: Mr. Beethoven, Mr. Bach, and Mr. Joplin. Can you remember something about any of these people? Mr. Beethoven started to loose one of his senses. Which one?
Mr. Bach played music mostly in______ and Mr. Joplin plays what kind of music which is good for people to _______to?

I enjoyed teaching you very much and I hope to see you in 2008!

If parents have any questions feel free to email me.

Ocean View Elementary 3-6 Wk 7

OUR LAST CLASS IS NEXT WEEK DECEMBER 10th

Great work today.

We ploughed through a list of pieces from Theory Thinker. You all practice and practiced each one until your received at least an 80%. Everyone improved significantly on their pieces
today!

Theory Thinker Pieces

• Row Row Row Your Boat
• Pop Goes the Weasel
• Away In a Manger
• On Top of Old Smokey (some got to)

We then spent some time reviewing:

• clefs (treble and bass)
• note and rest values
• terms (legato, staccato)
• notes on the staff

You finished class by playing games in Children's Music Journey.
See you next week for our last lesson of the term.

To Practice at Home

Here are most of the songs we have done which you can click on and print off at home to practice!
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson3_Old_Grey_Goose.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson5_Row_Your_Boat.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson6_Pop_Goes_the_Weasel.pdf
http://www.musiqclub.com/blog/resources/Lesson7_On_Top_of_Old_Smokey.pdf

If you do not have a piano at home, you can still go to the following links for practice.
1. For this first one is for note placement. Go to settings to practice the treble clef and bass clef.
http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html

2. This one is to help with ear training. You may need to download Flash Player for this one. The game I would like you to play is called What's that note?
http://www.musick8kids.com/html/musicgame.tpl


Registration forms were sent home and can be brought to me next week. Next week parents will also be able to register online.

See you soon!

Ocean View Elementary P-2 Wk 7

OUR LAST CLASS IS NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 10th

Great work! We finished Lesson 10 today! I am so proud of all of you. Everyone got to used their own computer today and I was very impressed with how well you did. For the last part of class you played the Cliffhanger game and then chose from the other 2 games.
We ended with "The notes on the keyboard go like this"

Next week I will tell you all about your new teacher Mr. Joplin who will be your teacher if you continue lessons in January. You were all handed registration forms to take home. You can bring these to our next class or mail them! Next week, parents will also have the option of registering online. Parents who are interested in coming early to pick up their child are welcome to come see what the lessons and computer programs are all about!.

To Practice at Home

Here is a game which you can play on your computer at home. You may need to download Flash Player. Click on the link below and then go to the game called High/Low. We haven't learned our notes on the staff to play the other games yet but someday you will learn these!
http://www.musick8kids.com/html/musicgame.tpl

See you soon!

Portland Estates Elementary 3-6 Wk. 8

OUR LAST CLASS IS DECEMBER 14TH

Good job this class. For those that were away last week, you finished the lessons in Theory Thinker (2-1 Musical Rests) and then practiced the pieces that you missed. At the beginning we went to Key Quest games to practice note placement on the staff.

We spent the majority of class practicing our pieces for the assessment for our 10th class. You will each be playing 2 pieces for me as well as your C+ scale in the right and left hand. Some of you also finished some worksheets that I had given out last wee on note and rest values. I will mark them and give them back to you next class.

PIANO PLAYER PIECES

• Pop Goes the Weasel
• On Top of Old Smokey
• Get Up
• Away in a Manger (some got to)

We did review with:

• naming intervals
• note and rest values
• clef names (treble or G clef, bass or F clef)
  
• Terms (legato and staccato)

Next week, we will be doing our written practice exam in class, and you will take the final written exam home with you to complete and give to me in our last class. See you then!

Maple Tree Montessori Wk 3

OUR LAST CLASS IS DECEMBER 21st.

Hello everyone!

This week we started reviewing Lesson 2 in the practice room with Miss.Melody to practice finding middle C. We then went on to level 3 with Mr. Beethoven.

Remember how to find middle C? You need to look for the two black keys and it is the note not in between but over to the left. We tried to find all the pairs of black keys on the keyboard and played them with our bunny fingers (fingers 2 and 3 - the thumb being finger #1)

We also thought of some other animals that make high and low sounds.
See you next week.