Class was fun today! We played on our bells from baby steps we saw on the staff board. This is still an emerging skill, but connections are being made in your child's brain. It's so fun to see! This skill is preparing them for sight reading skills we will learn on the keyboard next year. The notes on the board are not just dots on or in between lines - - they have meaning - - they are going up or down, baby steps or leaps. 

NO CLASS next week. I hope you have a safe and fun holiday. Enjoy the break! 

The following week is the final lesson of the semester!! Can you believe it? It went by so quickly. Parents, you will come for this final lesson and then we'll have a long break for the holidays. Blue Bugs semester starts on January 13th. If you are the planning type, you can check out the Blue Bugs calendar below. (It will also be taped to your child's Blue Bugs homework booklet.)

Let's Play Music

Today in our Let’s Play Music song, we learned what MI RE DO & SOL SOL DO look like when written on the staff. The word “notation” means to place the notes how they are written on the staff.

Waltz of the Flowers

We had fun playing along with our classical music in class today. We played the triangle at the appropriate part during Waltz of the Flowers to help our kiddos hear when that theme plays. Teaching the students to listen and identify different instruments and themes, increases their ear sensitivity and opens them up to hearing other individual sounds. 

Here's a bit of JINGLE BELLS fun for all you basketball fans! Just imagine how well these players must anticipate the hang time of the basketballs to judge when to shoot in order to ring the hoop-bells in time with the song.

Read our Blog Article: Gift buying guide for musical children 

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