Hello everyone! We had a good class this week. Everyone was a little hyper because of the candy, but it was great to see how much everyone remembered about Beethoven and his life. We had a Bongo Boy competition this week with Djembe Drums and everyone had a lot of fun and did very well! I had my toes pinched by our crab actors because everybody was able to play all of their rhythms correctly!
This week we learned more about holding notes for 1, 2, 3, and 4 beats. We learned to clap rhythms on our hands within 4 beats phrases. We clapped holding notes for each other. Everyone needs to practice this at home, as it needs a little more work. When we hold notes in our 4 beat phrases, we dip our hands on each held beat. So if we are counting 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +, if we clap and hold the first two notes, we would dip our hands on the second beat to to show that we still know where the beat is and how many have gone by.
Home Assignments
1. Review "Group of 2, Down to C" up and down the keyboard, finding all the C's.
2. Practice holding notes as I described above. If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
I want to remind everyone that when we write music in the improvisation room and play the pieces for each other that we must all remain politely quiet so we can hear everyone's pieces that they wrote. There was a little too much chatter last week when we played them for each other.
Finally, I would like to extend an invitation to the children next week - If they would like to bring a friend to class for a one class trial, they are welcome to next week. Spaces are limited, so it is first come first serve. Please email me at laura.k.savage@gmail.com if your child is interested in bringing a friend.
See you next week!
- Laura
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