Spartan Music Stars...Can you find your name?

 1st and 2nd graders  2013-14

Kindergarten  2013-14

So excited to see the faces that go with these names!!  :)

(Name clouds created on wordle.net)

Excited for the new school year!

The new school year is just around the corner and I couldn't be more excited! It's been a great summer, but I've missed interacting with my K-2 friends!

I'm looking forward to seeing my MPS 1st and 2nd grade students, reconnecting, and taking their music education experiences to a new level!

At CEELC, everything will be a new experience.  New room, new kindergarten friends, new songs and music activities to engage in!

I can't wait!  :)

Happy Summer!

Hello Spartan Music Stars and families!
I hope that you are having a wonderful summer!

I am enjoying time with my family and having fun exploring new websites to add to the Play and Learn page of this blog!  Be sure to check them out!  :)

iPad apps I've found to be fun: (some are free, and some have a small charge)
NameTheNote
Music Lab
Music Intervals
Flashnote Derby
NoteWorks
Treble Cat HD
Rhythm Cat
Note Squish
Freddie the Frog
Melody Street
MyMusicalFriends HD
Mozart Interactive
MorphWiz


For Parents:

Most of the songs I use in class come from K8 Music-Plank Road Publishing.  

They have a KidTunes (like iTunes)

You can purchase and download the songs of your choice for $0.99 each at

 http:// www.musick8kids.com

This past spring, I used the software program "Music Ace" with the first and second graders.

It was very popular, and many students asked how they could play this at home.

Unfortunately it is not a website you can access, but it IS a software program you could purchase.

The best price I've found is at Amazon.com

Music Ace Deluxe

I'm very excited to return to CEELC/MPS for the 2013-2014 school year!

Summer is great, but I love teaching kids music!  :)

Music Reward Day Exceeded Expectations!

I looked at it as an experiment...see how it goes...this "reward day" for the classes who won the Note Trainer Class competition.
I prepared the music room for multiple "station" activities that the kids had really liked.  "King/Queen of the Mountain" Rhythm game, "Silly Staff" Note-Reading game, music apps on the iPad, coloring sheets, and freddiethefrog.com on the laptop.

When the students came in I explained each station, and the number of participants I expected at each. I let them know that voice level needed to be no higher than a 3.  And it began...

What I observed were students engaged in the activities, leading the games, helping each other, empowered, and having fun!  Safe, Kind, and Responsible!  Truly Spartan Music Stars!!
They exceeded my expectations in EVERY way!  :)  So very proud!!!

4th Quarter Spartan Star Assembly Performances

Each grade level performed a song by Teresa Jennings portraying Spartan Star characteristics.  Kindergarten shared "Be Alert".   First Grade shared "Make A Difference". Second Grade shared "Onward!".  All our music comes from K8 Music at Plank Road Publishing Co.
It's been really fun to see the growth of these grade level performances!  I will truly miss the Second Graders as they move "onward" to WIS!

"Be Alert!"

"Make a Difference"

"Onward!"

Welcome to Open House at the Primary School

http://prezi.com/z6gzrwpt3sng/primary-school-music-spring-2013/?kw=view-z6gzrwpt3sng&rc=ref-5248073

Here is the presentation I am showing during the Open House at the Primary School.
So glad to see so many of you!  :)

Celebrating the Kindergarten Program "Seasons of Kindergarten"

5:30 Kindergarten Program 

6:30 Kindergarten Program

It was a wonderful celebration of the seasons of this past year for our Kindergarten kids!
The music we shared was composed by Mark Burrows, Teresa Jennings, David and Anne Ellsworth, and Karl Heitzemann.
Special thanks to Steve Pennekamp for his videography talents!