Nice work guys!
Today everyone got to meet our new teacher Mr. Bach.
Do you remember some of the things he told us about himself?
He was a great German composer, who lived even before Beethoven. He had 20 children and worked for a church. We learned about the keyboard instruments he wrote for: the piano, organ and harpsichord.
Mr. Bach taught us about 'holding notes'. You got to play the train game, where you have to count the right number of beats to hold open the door and let the passengers out. That was fun!
We practiced clapping different combinations of long sounds and short sounds while counting: 1+2+3+4+.
This is how we can make rhythms over a steady beat.
We used a tom-tom drum to practice our 4-beat rhythms!
We are also learning how to read circle notes above and below middle C.
You're all doing very well, and I hope we can do some more practice with the drum next time.
At home, you should practice the way you do with Ms. Melody. Play high notes and low notes. Find middle C and groups of 2 and 3 blacks keys. Practice short and long notes, and holding notes. Always keep curved fingers and thumbs over the keys.
Next week is Remembrance day, so I will see you all in two weeks!
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