January 19th

JK

Today we learned the words and actions for the song "The Hokey Pokey Shake!"

Grade 1, 2, 3 & 4

Today we talked about the Peter and the Wolf Symphony and which instruments represent which characters. Students were also played the musical themes for the characters discussed to prepare for their listening test NEXT THURSDAY (January 28th). 

During the test students will be played the various themes for each character and will be responsible for identifying:

a) the instrument
b) which family of the orchestra the instrument belongs to
c) which character the instrument represents.

*Grade 3 & 4 test will also include more in-depth questions about the instruments, composer, and story (all found in their practice booklet).

Homework:
*All pages from "The Composer" to (and including) "Clarinet" due for next class: Tuesday January 21st. 

Characters Discussed Today:

- Peter

- The Bird

- The Cat