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Happy New Year

As we start 2017 the students are learning about the following:
k- What is tempo?
1st grade - instruments, categories, sounds and appearance.
2nd grade - Mozart - music, life and times.
3rd grade - Ballads - (not to get confused with ballet)
4th grade - notation -this will be VERY important when playing recorders
5th grade - will be taking a detour to studying the 3B's.  Who are the 3B's???
6th grade - are taking a very close look at percussion instruments.
7th grade - are creating some very challenging games that will be shared in a couple weeks - showing their knowledge of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music
8th grade - music careers. 

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