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General Music
5th
grade students meet 21 40-minute class periods during the school
year. Classes either meet during quarters 1 and 3 or quarters 2 and
4.
As
in 4th Grade, General Music class is vocally oriented.
Singing is a life skill; the voice is the instrument students will
have for a lifetime. Emphasis
is placed on proper tone production, posture and breath support.
One goal is to help students learn to use their voices as a means
of personal expression and as a means of enjoyment.
Music
literacy and reading skills (rhythmic and pitch notation, etc.) are taught
through American folk songs, composed songs and, to a lesser degree, songs
from foreign countries.
The music reading skills taught at this level are an extension of
the 4th grade music program and increase in difficulty throughout the
school year.
Throughout
the school year, students in 5th grade will begin an extensive American
folk song unit. In addition,
5th Grade students begin reading and singing music featuring two
independent parts.
Band is an elective subject at every grade level. 5th & 6th Grade Band began the first day of school, Thursday, September 4th, with lessons beginning the following week. Band rehearsals are held from 1:35 - 2:10 p.m. on A, C and E days. Students in 5th & 6th Grade Band will perform in 2 in-school assemblies and 3 evening concerts . Concert dates are Wednesday, December 11, 2007, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 and Wednesday, June 18th. The June 18th concert - "Mom, Dad and Me" - is an annual community concert involving students, parents, teachers and friends. To view all Grades 4, 5 and 6 Intermediate School Music concerts and other events, please click on Music Calendar.
5th & 6th Grade Chorus
Chorus
is an elective subject at every grade
level. Every
child who has expressed a desire to participate is allowed to sing in
chorus, with the understanding that chorus is a year commitment. 5th & 6th Grade Chorus Group I meets every B and F day from 1:35 - 2:10 p.m.; Group II meets every D and F day from 1:35 - 2:10 p.m. Two weeks prior to concerts, the full chorus meets on B, D and F days. Auditions were held in mid- September, with each student heard individually. Every student who auditioned is allowed to participate in 5th & 6th Grade Chorus. Chorus rehearsals began the last week of September. Music selected for this grade level emphasizes choral reading skills, featuring music with two (or more) separate parts and some unison parts. 5th & 6th Grade Chorus members perform in two in-school assemblies and 2 evening concerts (Tuesday, December 18, 2007 and Wednesday, May 21, 2008). To view all Grades 4, 5 and 6 Intermediate School Music concerts and other events, please click on Music Calendar. |
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