Mrs. Portman's Music Classes

Welcome to Music Class at St. Peter the Apostle School!

KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE, & SECOND GRADE

We are working on listening, singing, pitch, and rhythm. Using 8 pitched handbells, the students are practicing rhythms and playing songs. They have already learned to play: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and "I'm a Little Teapot." In addition to playing hand bells and singing, we are reading 1 story about music each week.

These are the books we have already read:

Week 1 - "Oswald Makes Music"

Week 2 - "Zin, Zin, Zin A Violin"

Week 3 - "Froggy Plays in a Band"

Week 4 - "Carnival of the Animals"

Week 5 - "The Animals' Song"

Week 6 - "Rainy-day Music"

Week 7 - "123 Music"

Week 8 - "Ms MacDonald Has a Class"

Week 9- "Song and Dance Man" 

6TH GRADE, 7TH GRADE & 8TH GRADE

In the upper grades we are reviewing Music Theory.  We are starting with Music Dynamics. Additionally, each student has been asked to compose 2 measures of music in 4/4 time.  Students will play their compositions in class.  As we learn more Music Theory, students will apply the theory to their original compositions. Throughout the year, Middle School students will be learning about:

• Music Theory - The staff, The music alphabet, The Treble Clef, The Bass Cleff, Dynamics
• Music Composition
• Music Appreciation
• Music History