J. W. MacLeod Elementary School Fri. May 2 2.45-3.45pm

Great class today. We accomplished quite a lot.

LEVEL 1 (Miguel and Erika):

• Practiced C major scales in group mode with the whole class.
• Songs, Old Grey Goose and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. These are getting better, but still not quite 100%.
• Reviewed note naming and watched the video on the Grand Staff in the Theory Thinker.
• Practiced counting exercises with the right and left hands.
• Played games in the Childrens' Music Journey Software.

LEVEL 2 (Jeremey, Gabriel, Hannah, Victoria, Chloe, Rose and Anthony):

• Practiced C major scales in group mode, with the metronome.
• Songs, Ode to Joy, The baseball game and Ten Little Indians.
• Discussed your homework assignment: Compose a melody using the C pentatonic scale.
• Reviewed time signatures. 4/4 means four quarter beats in a bar. 3/4 means three quarter beats in a bar. You can use either of these time signatures for your homework assignment.
• Improvised and recorded some pentatonic melodies in the Childrens' Music Journey Software.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with for next week. Remember that if you have piano books at home, or specific songs that you want to learn, you can bring in extra music to class and I'll be happy to hear you play and answer any questions you may have.