2021-2022 Music Class Overview:
Music classes will focus on rhythm, note reading skills, music history, genres of music, and instrumental knowledge. Classes will incorporate lots of movement based activities and music games. Let’s have some fun!
There will be 2 music concerts per year: a Christmas Concert in December, and a Spring Concert in May. Students are required to participate in both concerts. We will prepare for these concerts during class time.
4th grade students will learn to play the recorder.
5th grade students will learn to play bell kits (glockenspiel).
Middle school students will learn to play the ukulele.
Classroom Policies:
Music class grading is participation based. Students are expected to actively participate in songs, games, lectures, and written assignments during class. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for bullying of any kind in music class.
Middle school students will be expected to complete a music history project for the third trimester, which will make up approximately 50% of their grade for the trimester. Class time will be given to work on this project.
Middle school students who wish to take ukuleles home to practice must have their parent/guardian fill out an agreement form. Please have your student ocme by the music room to pick up a form.
Students are encouraged to join the AMBC Concert Choir, which meets on Fridays mornings at 7:40am. Please email Miss S. if your student is interested in participating.
The Concert Choir is a Before School Club (meets at 7:45 am on select Friday mornings) for students who love to sing. Students from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade can join. The Concert Choir performs several times throughout the year at events such as Prayer Circles, Advent Tree Lighting, Catholic Schools Week and Christmas and Spring concerts.
This year's Concert Choir includes:
7th grade: Shaya T.
6th grade: Lexi C., Cristiana H.
5th grade: Shilee T.
4th grade: Anthony A., Alexandra C., Charlie P., Preston R.
3rd grade: Vincent C., Cerentina H., Hailey J., Jack M., Madeleine R., Andrew S., Julius T.
2nd grade: Thomas R., Sophia V.
1st grade: Francesco A., Marco B., Melania P., Luciana L, Celina H.
Kindergarten: Chiara A.