Our music students have been working on several concepts during the month of October- singing, reading rhythms, reviewing instruments of the orchestra, performing on Boomwhackers, as well as beginning to learn/review line and space notes. These concepts are learned or reviewed through front of the room instruction, group work, games, as well as formative and summative assessment.
All of my classes recently participated in a music review Blooket of what we have learned thus far this school year. It is a wonderful and fun way to assess understanding of concepts learned, and students are able to participate at their own pace; students were asking to play again they liked it so much!
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Greetings EWSD community! I traveled to Castleton this past Friday to attend the yearly VMEA conference for the first time since 2019. The past few conferences have been virtual, so it was wonderful to be in person again to see other music educators from around the state. Along with a wonderful keynote by Dr. Peter Boonshaft, I attended three workshops including:
1. Approaches to Popular Music Education 2. The Adaptive General Music Educator: Meaningful Student Inclusion 3. 24 Ways to Improve Every Rehearsal Through Inspired Teaching 4. Classroom Management Tricks & Tips for the Elementary Teacher In these workshops I was able to take away so much that I cannot wait to implement in my own classroom and ensemble rehearsals. Each presenter was extremely knowledgeable in their subject, and answered every question thoughtfully and thoroughly. The purpose of these conferences is not only to learn from these amazing workshops, but it also provides a time to connect with other music educators and learn from them and their schools throughout Vermont. I can proudly say that Vermont has a wonderful group of music educators, and I look forward to reconnecting this way each fall. All of our music classes have begun boomwhackers this month. We have done warm ups and play along songs. This percussion instrument helps us practice playing together as a group, as well as giving opportunity for multiple notes they are in charge of. This photo is from Mrs. Henderson's 4th grade class. Mr. Powell's class used percussion instruments to play a round of 'Poison Rhythm.' Poison Rhythm is a wonderful game that allows us to practice reading and playing rhythms, all while being aware of the 'Poison Rhythm' they are not allowed to play. Students are focused and trying their best when they play this game.
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