January Learning Objectives

Here are our learning objectives for this month!

Kindergarten:  I can sing high and low music.
1st Grade:  I can sing, hear, write and read so-mi melodies.
2nd Grade: I can hear and sing rhythms that last longer than one beat.
3rd Grade:  I can identify do, re, mi, so and la on the music staff.  I can hear and sing rhythms that                           last for longer than two beats.
4th Grade:  I can perform recorder songs that use Low E.
5th Grade:  I can perform recorder songs that use Low E and C.

November Learning Objectives

November has been busy!  Check out our learning objectives for the start of Trimester 2!

Kindergarten:  I can hear high and low music.
1st Grade: I can hear and sing high and low tones.
2nd Grade:  I can compose and perform my own rhythms.
3rd Grade:  I can identify Do, Re, Mi, So, and La on the music staff.
4th, 5th, and Level 3:  I can rehearse my musical performance for the 12/15/15 music program.

Level 3 Music Program is coming!

On December 15, the Level 3 students will present

An Evening of Chicago Sports!

That's right- all of your favorite Chicago sports teams have fight songs or songs that are associated with each team.  The Level 3 students have been hard at work learning these songs to share with you on December 15th.

Our schedule for the night is as follows:

6:30 Performance: Students who have Mr. Bower, Mrs. Everett, Mrs. Harte-Naus, and Mrs. Vail

7:30 Performance: Students who have Mrs. Brennan, Mr. Klingberg, Mrs. Mason, and Mr. Pindar

Parents and students, please feel free to dress in your favorite sports team's colors and gear.  It doesn't have to be a Chicago sports team- any sports team will do!

If your student is looking to practice some of our songs, I have added some links to videos on YouTube for practice.

Let's Go, Go White Sox!
Bear Down!
Go, Cubs, Go!
Here Come the Hawks

See you on December 15!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone!  I hope you all had a relaxing summer filled with loads of fun.  I had a wonderful summer traveling and spending time with my family and friends.  On Monday, we are back to school and back to making music!

This year, I will be checking in with you to see if you have been reading the blog!  There will be little mini-incentives for checking out the blog and telling me about what you saw.  I will let you know exactly when it starts.  It's so exciting!

Here are our objectives for the first few weeks of school:

Kindergarten:  I can keep a steady beat.
1st Grade:  I can sing alone and with the group.
2nd Grade:  I can read and perform rhythms with ta and ta-tee.
3rd Grade:  I can sing So-Mi-Do melodies.
4th Grade:  I can play 3 note recorder songs.
5th Grade:  I can describe and analyze music.

I can't wait to see you!  Enjoy the last few moments of summer vacation :)

Welcome Back to Music!

Welcome back to Music at Lincoln! I hope you all had a musical summer.  My family and I sure did!  We went to WDW for the first time with our kids (ages 9 and 6) and they are still singing the songs from the "Festival of Fantasy" parade and from "The Carousel Of Progress" (believe it or not, that was one of their favorite things there).  It was a great time with my family and I satisfied my Olaf cravings with a few new souvenirs for my classroom and closet!

Now that we are back to school, I can tell you that the blog is easily accessible this year!  Simply go to the Lincoln School webpage, click on Staff Directory, scroll down to find my name, and click the word "WEB" to be instantly linked to the blog!  It's that simple.  Once you've done that, bookmark the blog to your browser's toolbar and you can check it anytime!

Our concert and open house schedule should be coming my way soon.  As soon as I have that, you will have your program dates for 1st grade, 3rd grade, and Level 3 (Kindergarten and 2nd grade do not have music programs).  Please contact me anytime with questions or comments!

Happy Tuesday!

5th Grade Music Program THIS MONTH!!

Tuesday, March 25th at 6:30pm

Lincoln's Level 3 5th Graders present

GILBERT and SULLIVAN ROCK!

See you in the New Gym on the 25th

District Chorus performs for the Chicago Steel!

We had a great time last Saturday when we performed our national anthem for the Chicago Steel Hockey game.  Check out some of my favorite action shots from our performance!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Give Me the Beat!

At last, at LONG last!  The computer has finally cooperated!!!  5th Grade students and I began work on this project in September and I have wrestled with my computer and various programs for months to create the final project.  Here it is!  Enjoy!

Just Give Me the Beat 2013

Oh, Say Can You See?

Level 3 students had a great time learning more about our National Anthem.  Students spent two lessons learning about the Star Spangled Banner using file folder games created by music materials guru, Tracy King (www.musicbulletinboards.net).  One of their favorites was Sticky Note Singing, in which one partner covered up part of the song with a sticky note or two.  The other partner then had to sing the song correctly.

Veteran's Day Celebration on Monday

Students have been preparing for Lincoln's Veteran's Day celebration for the last several weeks.  In the Music room, we are working on the following songs:

Level 1: You're a Grand Old Flag
Level 2:  This Land Is Your Land
Level 3:  Star Spangled Banner
               4th Grade: America, The Beautiful
               5th Grade: Sing America Sing!

The Kindergarten and 1st Grade students have come to love singing with this Youtube video which is set up in a karaoke style with the words at the bottom of the screen.  You can find the video we've used in clas by clicking here:   You're A Grand Old Flag

Level 2 has been working hard to sing all the parts of This Land is Your Land.  We have not been using a video, but have been practicing with the music from our music textbooks.  Want to practice for Monday?  Click here and remember, we are only singing verse 1:   This Land Is Your Land

4th Grade is singing America, the Beautiful.  Click here to review the song:  America, the Beautiful

Level 3 is singing and learning about The Star Spangled Banner.  Check out this amazing performance of our national anthem from Super Bowl XLIV:  Star Spangled Banner

Recorder Success!

5th Grade has been hard at work learning new notes on the recorder. 

 

We have been working on third space C and fourth line D.  These two notes are tricky because of how they are played.  Students are working really hard to learn and play these new notes.

 



What's next?  MORE NEW NOTES!!!  Keep up the great work, 5th Grade!  :)

Opera Funtime!

5th Grade has been learning about the differences between Opera and Musical performances.  We spent some time with this Opera website last week.  We passed the Opera trivia with an average of 8-10 correct.  Many students asked for the link to play "Whack-a-Tenor".  You will find it below!

Have lots of Opera fun :)

Arizona Opera Ha-Ha

5th Grade Guitars!!!

Check out our fabulous work at our music program THIS MONDAY NIGHT! 

6:30- 7:30pm in the New Gym (Door 4)

Everyone has been busy preparing.  In addition to class time, many students have spent lunch recess in the Music Room with their guitars.  Check out these happy photos and I'll see you Monday!





It's Always a Good Time Part 2

The 5th Graders and I are proud to present 'Good Time' by Owl City/Carly Rae Jepsen.  No, we did not have celebrities in our midst, but we did recreate this song using classroom instruments.  Our inspiration came from this Jimmy Fallon video.

Jimmy, The Roots, and Carly

We thought, if they can do it, WE CAN TO!!!  It was a bit rocky and took a ton of cooperation, experimenting, and collaboration before we came to these recordings.  These videos take a long time to upload, so please be patient with me- I'm adding them to the blog as quickly as I can :)

Harte-Naus
Klingberg
Pindar

Holiday Sing Photos!

We had a GREAT time singing together the last day of school in 2012! 

I hope you all have had a great vacation.  It was so wonderful to see you all this week!  Get ready for much more music making in 2013!

It's always a Good Time in Music

5th Grade has been working on a project that we hope to show soon!  All I can say is that we are having a Good Time!  Check it out!

5th Grade- Drumming

In 5th Grade, students have the opportunity to experience new instruments during music class time.  We started this year with our world drumming unit.  This unit travels through all of the district elementary schools during each school year.  We have these drums until October 26, when they will leave Lincoln.  The students have been having a great time and are excited to be playing fun rhythms and songs.

These students are playing the Djembe and Conga drums. 

Ask your 5th Grader to tell you which drum is which!

Fast hands in action! 

I am hoping to post a video of our playing one of our favorites soon.  Not only do we play the drums but also the Shekere and Agogo Bells to add in a complement.  Coming soon: more pictures and videos!