This week, we will get the opportunity to play on the drum sets, the electric guitar and bass, the keyboards and pianos, and large marimba and xylophone.

 

This is a great chance to explore what other instruments the students may enjoy playing.  

 

Have a great winter break!

Testing week!

 

This week, students will test on chords (G and D7) and tuning (One string in 2 minutes or less).

 

They will continue to work on "Yellow Submarine" in small groups.  They have added marimbas and drums to the song.

This week we will use the skills gained from playing "Oh, My Darlin'" to create a parody song.

 

This will include:

Tuning the guitars

Chords G and D7

Strumming pattern 

Matching new lyrics with correct rhythms/syllables

Come and have a parent/teacher conference with the specials team!

 

Sign ups end on Friday, December 14th.

 

Here is the link to sign up:

Welcome back!

 

Students will learn parts of the guitar, learn how to hold a guitar, and learn their first chords (G and D7).

 

They are allowed to bring their own guitars (even electric), but I have enough guitars for everyone.

This week we will finish up our guitar lessons with two tests.

 

1 - Guitar chord test

   - G and D7 chords by memory

2 - Guitar tuning test

   - 2 minutes or less for one string, using tuner

 

Monday is voluntary testing, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be official test days.

 

This week in music, we're continuing our chords G and D7 that we played for "Oh, My Darlin'" and we've added C major in order to play our new song, "Yellow Submarine".

 

 

Students have been playing in groups of 3-5 and are working together to play and sing Yellow Submarine while using resources around the classroom (books, white board, and each other).

 

Stay tuned for more updates!

This past week, we learned the parts of the guitar, the names of the strings, and two chords.

 

We have been learning the song, "Oh, My Darlin" which uses the two chords we're working on: G and D7

 

This week, we've started tuning the guitar using an electric tuner.

 

Goals for this week:

 

Memorize G and D7

Be able to tune 1 string in under 2 minutes

Improve chord switching

 

Stay tuned for more updates!

Here is the link to sign up for Specials conferences.  We hope to see you there!

Logan