East Meets West

Please plan on joining us at Littleton United Methodist Church on January 31 at 7:00 PM.

The East Elementary Honors Choir will be performing with Voices West for a benefit concert.  This concert is a "pay what you are able" performance and all proceeds will help fund the music program at East!

Date: January 31, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: LUMC 5894 South Datura St.

You don't want to miss this exciting performance!

Welcome Back to School

Welcome back to East!  The past couple of weeks during music we have been working on grade level rhythm review, mallet techniques, movement, and singing.

We had a great turn out during Back to School night for our new Band program.  I am so excited that we are able to offer this at East.  Please look under the Band Tab to get more info on this program and thank you to LCMA for helping fund this endeavor!  This year we are offering beginning band on Tuesdays and Thursdays and advanced band on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Honors Choir began on September 6 from 7:45 AM- 8:30 AM.  Choir rehearsals are every Friday!

Fun Facts about Beethoven - 1st - 2nd grade

The students in first and second grade have been learning about the composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.  Some of the fun questions you could ask your child are:

What was Beethoven's favorite food?  (macaroni and cheese)
How many coffee beans did he need for each cup of coffee? (60)
Can you name one if the songs that Beethoven wrote? (Fur Elise, Ode to Joy)
Did Beethoven lose his hearing or sight?  (hearing)

You can find more fun facts about composers in the the book Lives of the Musicians by Kathleen Krull.

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The Syncopated Clock - K-3

The students in Kindergarten through third grade just finished listening to a piece by Leroy Anderson called The Syncopated Clock.  They performed the song with scarves and learned about Rondo Form, Steady Beat, and Staccato (short), Legato (long) and Coda (the ending).  You can share this experience with your child by downloading this song from music4you.lorenz.com.

William Tell Overture - 3rd-4th grade

The students in 3rd -4th grade have been listening and studying Gioachino Rossini's "Finale" from the Willam Tell Overture.  Our focus was steady beat and form.  The students played small percussion instruments as we went through the form and practiced following the conductor.  I think they really liked it - they asked to do it again!  Ask your child about the history of the hero "William Tell".  If you would like to listen to this piece as a family, you can download a recording at music4you.lorenz.com.

Music Vocabulary we learned from this study
Introduction
Interlude
Coda
Conductor
Composer

Recorder Karate

Here is the website for you to visit if you are working on your Recorder Karate belts.  You can check out the interactive fingering chart found on the left hand side or sign in under student on the lower right hand side of the page to practice with the full accompaniment.  If you look in the back of your recorder karate book, you will find the password.  Have fun practicing!

http://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkdojo.php