Grade 6: Original song and Video Karaoke of the song

Hi 6th graders,

Please practise a little bit at home with this video karaoke link on Utube.

It's the same one we will use for the Christmas performance.

Original: Band Aid: Do they know it's Christmas

Karaoke:  Band Aid: Do they know it's Christmas

Grade 4: Video Karaoke of the Christmas Song

Hi 4th graders!

Please click on the link below; it's the karaoke version of the song we are going to sing on the Christmas Performance.
Please, practise a little bit at home too...





Please click on this link:          Someday at Christmas

Grade 2: Karaoke video to help you practise the Christmas song

Hi 2nd graders!

This is the link to the Utube Karaoke version we will use at the Christmas Performance.

Start practising :)

                             




Click on this link:       War is over - Happy Xmas         

1st grade : Video to help your child prepare the Xmas song.

Dear 1st Graders' parents.

For the Christmas performance, Grade 1 will sing the following song.
I have already given them their parts but, as you already know, the little ones could always use some extra help :)

Please, click on the link below. It has the lyrics on the screen as well:

I'm getting nuttin for Christmas                               

Musical Students of the month

Every month we will have one student from each grade winning the "Musical Student of the month" award.

It's not always about being the best student in music class; it's about how hard you try to get better and better in music. And of course, mistakes don't count; it's a great thing to do mistakes actually, because
in that way we know that you are trying and, especially in Art, mistakes help you  develop your abilities.

For this month the Musical Students are:

Grade 1 :   Joey
Grade 2:    Ee Heng
Grade 3:    Annie
Grade 4:    Kevin
Grade 5:    Bryan Kang
Grade 6:    Tusmitha

Congratulations!
May the music show you always the way! :)

Thanksgiving diner

A great Thanksgiving lunch  and a great afternoon!   Thank you all, students and parents!

Grade 5

Music Theory

On Monday we will practise again with the intervals focusing this time on the ear training and learning how to identify them by just listening to them.

Music History

During our Music History lesson we will start presenting your homework on the music motives.
As you already know, the best and funniest presentation on this very important element of music composition will be awarded with a Slurpee :)

We will also be discussing our Christmas Celebration Performance, please come with suggestions on songs you like to perform.

Grade 4

Music Theory

Starting on Monday we will revise what we already know about Semitones and Tones and we will practise Melodic Dictation level 4. Please, make sure that the homework I'll give you tomorrow, you bring it on next Monday, November 28th.

Music History

Don't forget! You have a test on the whole chapter of Renaissance Music Period (n2). Please, study the special notes I made for you and also the note that you kept during our lessons.
If you have any questions, make sure that you come to me before the test (or write me an email).

Grade 3

Music Theory:

This week we will be learning the Tones and the Semitones and how can we create them using the accidentals.
I'll give you some worksheets to practice on home too (due date: Monday, November 28th)


Music History:

Cello, lesson 1.

We will discuss about Christmas Celebration Day, so please be prepared to come with suggestions :)

Grade 1: Week 3 and 4.

Dear parents,

the previous week we've continued revising Do,Re,Mi,Fa  on the music stave and with different basic rhythm durations.

Your kid should be able by now to identify these 4 notes easily and to understand the difference between a whole note, a half note and a quarter note.

 Music theory in grade 1 is always fun, because little students learn more easily when they enjoy the lesson. Therefore, we play a lot of music games in the classroom and we have a lot of ear training drills as well.

It would be a great help though, if you could revise with them during the weekend the notes; music lesson is only twice a week and only one day is dedicated to  music theory.

Next week we will start learning the Sol note on the second line of the music stave.

Your child will be given on Monday November 21st,  2 homework sheets to practise with the note Sol and to revise everything else. The due date is Monday November 28th.

Music History: 

We've started listening through Disney'sanimated clips/movies famous classical music pieces, such as "Pines of Rome", "Rhapsody in Blue", "The Carnival of the Animals" etc.

URGENT: GRADE 6 TEST

Hello 6th graders:

Your test on Physics in Music and Intervals/Inversions will take place on Tuesday, November 22nd, 13:10 - 14:00.

Please, study the notes I gave you up to sound pressure, all the cymatics and the diagram of the human ear and also study all the notes you kept by yourself during our lessons.

For the human ear, you need to remember where is the:

pinna

auditory canal

eardrum

cochlea and

auditory nerve

Also you need to remember the difference between a HERTZ  unit and a Db unit.

Your test will include a section where you have to identify correctly a musical interval as per size and type in order to use the correct ratio type for the frequencies.

Thank you all!

Amendment: Grade 6

Test on Thursday is postponed.

We have to finish first the cymatics chapter and then we will have our test. I 'll let you know the exact date.
Please, let me know if you have any questions on the intervals and on the first chapter of hearing.

GRADE 6

Hi 6th graders.

During next week we will revise the intervals and finish  lesson 1 in Hearing Chapter (Physics of Music).

On Thursday, November 16th you will have a test on chapter 1 and all the intervals.

GRADE 5

Hi 5th graders!

On Monday, November 14th we will start exercising our ears with the Auralia Software on Interval Recognition.
As you already know, knowing how to identify the intervals only theoretically won't help you become better musicians!
Ear training is very important in our musical progress!

On Friday, November 17th we will start a new chapter in Music Analysis .
We will learn how to identify the motives in Music.

GRADE 4

Hi 4th graders!

On Monday, November 14th we will have a music ear training test on melodic dictation level 3.

On Wednesday we will have our final Renaissance lesson.  Get prepared for a test on Renaissance on November 23rd.

GRADE 3

Hi 3rd graders!

Just a brief reminder for next week's music lessons (November 14th - 18th)

On Monday, November 14th we will have a music ear training test on melodic dictation level 2.


On Wednesday, November 16th we will have a music history test on violin. Please, study the notes I've given you and any other notes you kept during our lessons.

Notes for the 1st graders to review music

Lines and spaces of the musical stave.

A whole note is 4 beats

A half note is 2 beats

A quarter note is 1 beat

Note how we write DO, RE and MI on a musical stave

Musical Student of the Month

Starting this month, Music will join in the monthly assembly by giving a special Music Award to one student of each grade who shows progress, creativity and inspires all the others to try more in music lesson.
You will be given the chance to earn a Helping Hand for the monthly lottery too, by helping your classmates to improve in music.
More details in this week's music lessons :)

Grade 5: Retaking the music test

Hi 5th graders!

A brief reminder that next week during our Music Theory Lesson (Monday, November 7th) you need to retake the intervals test (everyone except the students who had more than 60%)
60% is the lowest level (anyone who has a lower percentage fails the test).
I'm giving you a second chance because it's important that you feel comfortable with the size, type and inversion of the intervals. Later on, when we learn the Major and minor diatonic scales, you'll see that the more you know about the intervals the easiest will be to handle the scales :)