January 2024

This month in the music room, students worked on not just playing music, but also writing music, by learning the basics of music notation.

They have also worked on recognizing the differences between pitches and their relationship with each other in the context of a melody. We’ve played with this idea using Boomwhackers to play various songs, including Jingle Bells and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Listen to samples of their performances by clicking on your student’s school from the list below:

• Chester Elementary
• New Hingham Elementary
• R.H. Conwell Elementary

Students have also been working on their listening skills by identifying various sounds. They have even had the opportunity to get creative by choosing various musical instruments and challenging their peers to identify what instrument makes those sounds. They’ve had a lot of fun with this game!

Next week, students at New Hingham will have a special treat when local musician James Kitchen comes to the school to demonstrate various musical instruments! This is going to be a lot of fun!

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