Kid Only Day = Success!

Your kids did great on their own. I was particularly impressed by how well they followed directions and my class rules. It's fun to see their sweet personalities blossom when it's our kids-only class. They also sang well - keep on listening to the album tracks - I can tell you already have been! Also, GREAT job helping your kiddo with the at home activities and playing! Keep up the good work and don't forget to reach out to me with any questions you may have.

Play at Home Videos

I uploaded a new video demonstration for this week and you are always welcome to scroll down and re-watch demo videos from past weeks. I also post an "answer key" for the activity page if you are ever wondering what the answer is.

Parents come next week!

Bring tote bags with homework booklets and bells. I like to start class right on time. I unlock my door 5 minutes before class starts indicated by a "Come on in!" sign I tape to the door. 

Hear How the Bells 

We are teaching your student to hear harmony by using the singing part and combining it with the bell part. Singing solo doesn't develop the ear like singing with counter parts. The opposition to the melody trains the ear in beautiful ways! This song is the powerful beginning to singing in four part harmony! 

Three Blind Mice 

We are helping the kids to "audiate" a melody. Audiate means to hear music ‘inside’ when there is no sound actually present. We must be able to hear music first in our heads before we learn to sing in harmony, perform different rhythms, play the correct chords, compose a song, etc. It is a vital piece to our developing a complete musician!

Major Scales 

Today we introduced the term “major scale.” We learned this term as we sang our DO RE MI song! The kids heard a major scale go up and down, it's just the beginning of understanding that every piece has a correlating key signature and scale, music theory 101 started today and it was accomplished through PLAY! 

Click HERE to read part 1 of the Master Ear-Training Tool...Solfege!! 

I value open and honest communication so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.

Thank you!