Second Grade "Sodeo"

Circle games are an important part of music class.  Students learn to listen to each other and work together to build a musical community.  Students also have the opportunity to let their personalities show!

Kindergarteners Move To Music

Kindergarteners love to move.  In fact, they have a hard time sitting still!  So why not use that energy and express through music?  Students used colorful scarves and moved around while listening to Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nacht Music”.  By using an object while moving, students are less inhibited and can usually find expressive ways to show what they are hearing with the music.  Actually, the music is the motivator and the scarves are just a prop.  It works!

Welcome To Music at Porters Point School!

And so a new school year begins...  Ms. Mutz met all students at Porters Point School last week.  As you may have heard, there are now five classes of Kindergarten students, so that is a lot of new names for Ms. Mutz to learn.  She asks that Kindergarten students come to class with name tags, at least for the first few weeks.  Ms. Mutz already knows all the First and Second Grade students, with the exception of new students to the school.  

Our Music schedule is tight this year with only five minutes in between classes, and Music classes have been reduced from 45 minutes to 40 minutes once a week, so we have no time to waste!  Please visit this Music blog often as Ms. Mutz adds lots of information for you to get an idea of what goes on in Music class.  The chart below sums up what we do in Music: