Music at Del Monte and MBH (Curriculum)
Del Monte Instrumental
All students from Year 2, 3 and 4 are in their instrumental groups and are learning to read music and play their chosen instrument. We are particularly pleased with how the students are caring for their instruments, keeping them out of the sun and safely carrying them when they move about the school!
Del Monte Music classes
Connecting maths and music is always fun.
- In Year 4 we are breaking down time signatures and working out different rhythmic patterns to fit into duple time (ie it can only have two beats every bar).
- Year 3 are working out the secret code of music, which uses five lines and four spaces. They will be using this skill in their instrumental lessons, reading music to perform on their instruments.
- Year 1 has used maths to count different numbers of engines in their songs, singing Four Little Engines with numeric variation and much hilarity.
- Kindergarten performs seven jumps, listening and responding to the music they hear, demonstrating different combinations of long or short sounds.
- Prep has learnt counting songs about yummy fish. They have also tried out the classroom xylophones. They can make loud and soft sounds very carefully.
- Mary Bailey House is alive with singing, beat keeping and scarf moving. Lots of identifying colours in songs, rearranging words and, most importantly, having fun!
Phillipa Knight
Coordinator of Music P-4
A Message from the Director of Music
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