Practice (or as I prefer to say, "Playing at home!")

Do your best to encourage your children to get 5 practices in every week! If they aren't practicing this much, they may start to get behind during 3rd year. Do your best to keep it fun and light (aka: the "Let's Play Music" way) and enjoy making music in your home. Please reach out to me if you are having struggles with practice and I'd be happy to give ideas or help in any way I can. 

Parents come next week! It will be so fun to have you in class. "We'll see you BOTH next week!"

Alouette

This song is jam packed with opportunities for musical development. We will further develop our sight reading skills (playing something we have never seen before), stretch our experience with playing intervals, encounter rhythmic reading and learn more about the classical ABA (ternary) form with our fingers instead of JUST our ears. And you thought it was just a fun song you remember singing as a kid, huh? 

We also learned about the repeat sign this week and how it makes us 'repeat' something in the music. Here's a fun dance you could do with your child to help them remember to 'dot dot do it again.' 

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

Thank you!