October 2025

Access recordings of class performances:

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

Preschool and Kindergarten learned to sing Farmer’s Apple Tree and have practiced playing steady beats on various percussion instruments, including egg shakers, drums, tambourines, rhythm sticks, xylophones, and güiros.

1st & 2nd Grade recorded their rendition of Down by the Bay and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also been exploring how instruments make sound through vibration, and identifying instruments from the four instrument families: woodwind, brass, string, and percussion. 

2nd Grade recorded their rendition of Catch a Falling Star and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also been exploring how instruments make sound through vibration, and identifying instruments from the four instrument families: woodwind, brass, string, and percussion. 

3rd Grade recorded their rendition of Find Your Light and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also started exploring various genres of music by listening to samples of various styles, identifying what kind of music each sample represents, and describing the sound. So far, we’ve listened to examples of folk, hip hop, blues, jazz, rock, pop, country, and classical.

4th Grade recorded their rendition of When You’re Smiling and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also started exploring various genres of music by listening to samples of various styles, identifying what kind of music each sample represents, and describing the sound. So far, we’ve listened to examples of folk, hip hop, blues, jazz, rock, pop, country, and classical.

5th Grade recorded their rendition of What a Wonderful World and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also been learning how to play chords on instruments, including the ukulele and keyboard. They are working on being able to write their own songs, and being able to play chords on an instrument is an important skill for writing a melody. 

6th Grade recorded their rendition of When I’m Gone and started working on Do-Re-Mi. They’ve also been learning how to play chords on instruments, including the ukulele and keyboard. They are working on being able to write their own songs, and being able to play chords on an instrument is an important skill for writing a melody.