The MS 7/8th grade choir is a great, boisterous group of kids! We've started singing and working in groups and everybody's working toward the first concert Oct. 21. The concert will be at the Middle School. The sixth grade choir has 49 students signed up and we're working towards being a group. We've worked on some rhythm in small groups, started singing a welcoming song and the kids just received a song called "My Principal's a Pirate"!
We've done "clappy duets", where with a partner each student claps a written rhythm, while their partner is clapping another rhythm. We've worked on note names and note values and we've started to put together singing sections in both classes.
I have a wonderful HS TA for my 6th grade class, Dachelle Knutter. She's helpful in reminding students of the classroom rules and has been in my program since she was in 6th grade, so she has a knowledge of music as well.
The music room is a busy place both 7th and 8th periods!
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