Vocal Music

The music classroom is a place where learning is fun! Students learn to sing together in rounds, partner songs, and echo songs. They play accompaniments on pitched (xylophones, glockenspiels) and unpitched in struments (drums, sticks, maracas). We move and shake to the sounds we make, and even write our own music to play! Students also get to learn about the major scale through the Kodaly method. We sight-read music, sing using solfeggio, practice rhythms, and spend a lot of time creating music of our own using the skills we learn in class. Music history is also learned in class with the study of different composers from all musical periods and cultures. Each day we begin class by learning about the “Composer of the Month.” In December we looked at the Beatles, and in January we studied Johann Sebastian Bach. Music classes are usually held in the Oak Street Auditorium. Students have plenty of room to move and make music! Chorus is a part of the vocal music department on a volunteer basis by the 3rd,4th and 5th grade students. 3rd grade chorus rehearses on Tuesday mornings and 4th/5th grade chorus rehearses on Wednesday mornings. Both groups rehearse from 8:00-8:45am. Teacher: Ms. Debbie Lingel