Buker Music News
March 2020 5th Grade and 4th Grade – In fourth and fifth grade, we have continued to work on and develop our ukulele skills. However, we are now taking songs we have played on the ukulele and applying them to the xylophones. For example, we have been strumming and singing along to the song “Wavin’ Flag”. Last week, we learned how to play this song on the xylophones, and we had a chance to perform it for our classmates. Next week, we will be keeping the same idea in mind when we work on performing “Riptide” on the xylophones. These have been great songs to practice because most of the kids really like them. 3rd Grade – We are continuing to advance our recorder skills! As of the beginning of the month, we have made it to the third belt (orange) and are working on the notes G, A, and B. Next week we will be adding on D. Last week, we tried to play our recorder songs as duets which brought on a whole new challenge. Playing together at the same tempo (speed) is something we will be continuously working on. Even in just a short number of weeks, it has been great to see improvement in the students’ playing! 2nd Grade – In second grade this month, we will be preparing some songs for Grandfriend’s Day. It will be exciting to sing for all of our Grandfriend’s and I know many of the students are excited for the performance. Some of the songs we will be singing are the famous Beatle’s tune “Yellow Submarine” and “This Land is Your Land”. Other than rehearsing for this concert, we have been enjoying some time on the xylophones. It has been a while since we used them, so we talked about how to appropriately use this instrument (or any instrument) as we practiced. We will continue to develop these skills over the next couple weeks! Kindergarten/1st Grade – Kindergarten and 1st grade will also be working on rehearsing a few songs for Grandfriend’s Day. We will be singing some songs such as “Oh, Susana” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag”. Like 2nd grade, we are continuing to develop our skills on the xylophones. We are practicing repeating back spoken or performed rhythms on specific pitches on our instrument. Some of us even got to try the bass xylophone which was a lot of fun. In addition to this, we have been doing a lot of singing with our circle games and will continue to practice singing as a group and as a soloist! If you have any questions or concerns, always feel free to reach out and email me at [email protected]. Thank you! Mike Comments are closed.
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Mr. FerreiraK-5 General Music |