Rhythm, Rhythm

Good morning! This week we finished looking at the clarinet and are moving forward to some classroom instruments played by the students. With report cards coming soon, the next couple of weeks will have some assessment of how students are able to use these instruments. Lower el students will demonstrate their ability to keep a beat, while upper el students will be patterning. We will be using drums, xylophones and rhythm instruments in these assessments. Younger students will begin by building a 'musical piece' from nursery rhymes. Second graders are preparing for their celebration of the Chinese New Year, so we tried some traditional movements with ribbon sticks to some traditional Chinese music. Watch for a few students to showcase this activity in the parade on Friday morning.