First Graders Learn About Treble Clef Lines and Spaces

Freddie the Frog and Eli the Elephant

provide a fun way for the students to learn about the Treble Clef!

Further exploration for them:

Freddie the Frog Website

Another fun way to learn!

Music videos of "Every Good Boy Does Fine" and "FACE"

Plank Road Publishing (K8 Music)

The culminating activity for the unit was the Bean Bag Toss game!

Students are in teams, and each contestant tosses the bean bag onto the treble clef staff rug. Points are given for correct note identification. Students had a lot of fun playing this!

Kindergarten Kids Learn About The Carnival of the Animals, by Camille Saint Saens

by Debbie Anderson and Phyllis Thomas

Heritage Music Press

The Kindergarten kids have enjoyed learning about the different musical themes for each "animal" in Camille Saint Saens "Carnival of the Animals". We worked with a Smart Board interactive program to listen to the musical theme of each, guess the animal, and then reveal.
We also used a movement video and each child will have a coloring sheet book to bring home and share with you!

Second Graders Learn About Melody

Second Graders have been exploring Melody with a "Behind the Scenes" video and Music Ace Maestro Lesson and Game.

Making Group Melodies in First Grade

The First Graders watched the Wee Sing Marvelous Musical Mansion video after their program.
This has been a great favorite of my first grade classes for many years. One part of it is a song that tells exactly how to create a melody. This year, inspired from that song, I created the Melody Group Project lesson, Here are some photos from groups working together and being proud of their melody!
We used the xylophones to hear our ideas while creating, and then to play our melody for the class.
It was a lot of fun, and goes into my plans for next year!!

...They Just Kept Singing!

The First Grade Music programs were without a doubt 

the most eventful that I've experienced in all my years of teaching! 

But looking back on them now, what impressed me the most 

was that whatever else was going on, the kids just kept singing! 

They truly embodied the concept of "the show must go on!"

5:30 Program

Rotunno, Mandli, Juszczyk, Knapp

Froden, Brezenski, Schimanski, Olson

Thanks to Mr. Steve Pennekamp's AV staff at the McFarland HS!

Second Graders Shine!

We are very fortunate to have Mr. Steve Pennekamp and the High School AV staff record our program and get it ready to post here! Thank you!

5:30 Performance

6:30 Performance

It's Almost Music Program Week!!

I have 12 songs/poem going through my head at ALL times, so the Music Program Week for 1st and 2nd graders must be almost here!

2nd Grade: 

The date is Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The informal performance will be held in the Gymnasium at McFarland Primary School. Doors will open at 5:15 PM.

The 5:30 performance will include the following classes:

 Ms. Bailey, Mrs. Garvoille, Mrs. Huber-Drake, Mrs. Jefferson

The 6:30 performance will include the following classes: ​Arrive at 6:15 PM

Mrs. Adams, Mr. Paley, Ms. Schmidt, Mrs. Wisniewski

We are looking forward to an evening of sharing songs and a sound poem with you!

New this year are our colorful risers! The students will be on the risers for the entire program, enabling you to see your child better. Red: Garvoille/Adams  Blue: Jefferson, Paley  Yellow: Bailey/Schmidt  Green: Huber Drake/Wisniewski

On arrival, Garvoille, Adams, Jefferson and Paley meet in the MUSIC room and

Bailey, Schmidt, Huber Drake and Wisniewski meet in the ART room to line up.

Please take your child's coat with you to the gym.

1st Grade:

The First Grade Music program is February 25, 2016!
At 5:30, (arrive at 5:15 PM)classes include  Mrs. Knapp, Mrs.Rotunno,  Mrs. Juszczyk,  Mrs. Mandli

At 6:30 , (arrive at 6:15 PM) classes include Ms. Olson , Mrs. Schimanski, Mrs. Brezenski, Mrs. Froden
This is an informal performance, giving families a taste of what we do in music class! Students may dress up for the program, but will want to wear something comfortable for movement. Please take your child's coat with you to your seat.

New this year are our colorful risers! Students will be standing on the risers throughout the program, enabling you to see your child better.

Red Risers : Rotunno/Froden   Blue Risers: Mandli/Brezenski   Yellow Risers: Juszczyk/Schimanski 

 Green Risers: Knapp/Olson
 Doors to the Primary School will open no earlier than 5:15 pm 

On arrival, Rotunno, Froden, Mandli, Brezenski meet in MUSIC room, and 

Juszczyk, Schimanski, Knapp, Olson meet in ART room. 

Please take your child's coat with you into the gym.
  

We are all SO excited!!