Music

Elementary

Lower Elementary students focused on reading music this second part of the year Children were able to create and score a simple one-octave melodic pattern on the staff and had fun locating their notes on the keyboard as well as on the xylophones.

The highlight of this semester was the introduction to the ukulele Students learned to recognize the strings by name and by sound, as well as by their place on the staff They had fun figuring out how to score and play the beginning of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ” Three chords were presented: C, F, and G with a simple strumming pattern.

Changing smoothly from chord to chord remains a challenge for most young fingers and individual practice is necessary Parents, please encourage your child to continue to practice over the summer Perhaps pick up a ukulele yourself to play and sing together! There are several easy-to-follow tutorials that can be found on YouTube.