Song of the Week

Since I have come into the school in the middle of the year, making sure that there is discipline, order, and expectations for my children has been extremely important.  One of the things I am in the process of doing this week is having all of my children make name tags from large non-lined notecards.  This automatically curbs the children acting out because they know that I know who they are.

This week's piece goes hand-in-hand with this activity, because while they are getting a chance to color and decorate their name tag, I will be playing The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Tchaikovsky.  This piece is beautiful, imaginative, and extremely fun for children (and adults!) of all ages.

Standards Being Met

Kindergarten

MU.K.C.1.2, MU.K.C.1.3

Identify sounds and instruments visually and aurally.

First Grade

MU.1.C.1.1, MU.1.C.1.2, MU.1.C.3.1  

Respond to musical ideas to show how it makes one feel and share responses with others.

Second Grade

MU.2.C.1.2, MU.2.C.3.1

Form opinions about music and discuss it with others.

Third Grade

MU.3.C.1.2

Respond to and compare individual interpretations of a musical work.

Fourth Grade

MU.4.C.1.1, MU.4.C.3.1

Develop effective listening strategies to describe the characteristics of a musical work.

Fifth Grade

MU.5.C.1.1, MU.5.O1.1

Listen to and describe various elements when analyzing a musical work using correct vocabulary.