Today in MusIQ Club!

Hi Everyone!

Today was the last lesson of our first 10 week session! (Our new term continues straight on next week!) I must say that all of you have made great progress, even the very youngest amongst you! I was thrilled to be able to give you all your first MusIQ Club certificate as a mark of your achievements yesterday! Well done everyone!  

Lesson 8 – Ethan, Bailey, Carter, Brenna, Brianna, Kalea, Austin and Bryce

• This week, we began by exploring some more tapping and scraping sounds on my frog ‘Guiro.’ We each had a go and some of you made up some great rhythm patterns!
• At the computers, we met up with Mr Bach who told you all about double notes!
• This is where you have to play a high note with your right hand, and a low note with your left hand at exactly the same time – 2 notes together!
• Mr Bach helped you to play through some songs where you followed the circle notes to play high notes, low notes, Middle C’s, holding notes and double notes! Wow, look at how much you’ve learnt over the past few weeks!
• To finish off the lesson, you spent some time in the Games Room and Improvisation Room.

Home Assignments for the Week

• Print out this activity sheet  all about double notes!
• Print out this 5 line staff, and have a go at composing your own songs using circle notes! Bring one of your compositions into class next week and I’ll try to play it for you!

Lesson 7 – Riley (We missed you Xander! Hopefully we’ll see you back next week!)

• You began by joining in well with the rhythm circle. You tapped and scraped some excellent rhythms on ‘Guiro!’
• Today, in Lesson 7 you met up again with your new teacher, Mr Bach. He showed to even more holging notes. Some you had to hold and count to 2, some you had to count to 3, and some even to 4!
• You followed the circle notes well this week and played lots of songs to make sure that you were really happy about everything you’ve learnt so far in MusIQ Club.
• Mr Bach also helped you to clap some rhythms, but you found it a bit tricky. I drew numbers and dots  to read and clap back. Whenever you saw a dot, you said the word ‘and’. They looked like this;

                          1    2    3 .  4      “One, Two, Three and Four”

                          1  . 2    3    4  .   “One and Two, Three, Four and”

• To finish off, you went to the Games Room where you enjoyed playing our new games, the Train Game, and the Princess Story!
• Great job, Riley!

Home Assignments for the Week

• If you haven’t done it yet, print out this wordsearch all about Mr Bach!
• Have a go at rhythm clapping at home. Ask a friend to write the numbers 1 2 3 4 on a blank piece of paper, and then add dots between the numbers like we do in class. Can you clap the rhythms?

Lesson 5 – Jaxon, Aiden, Regan, Jacob, Cody, Katie and Mya

• We began with a good rhythm circle on the carpet, where everyone joined in and either tapped or scraped a rhythm on my frog ‘Guiro.’ Well done!
• Then at the computers we worked through Lesson 5 today. This was our last lesson with Mr Beethoven, and he helped you to practice all the new skills that you have learnt over the past few weeks.
• He reminded you all about high bird notes, low whale notes and Middle C, circle notes, holding notes and rhythms made up of long and short sounds! 
• You also had a go at copying the rhythms you could hear in some more of Mr Beethoven’s funny word phrases!
• Afterwards, you went to the Games Room and the Improvisation Room for some relaxing fun!

Home Assignments for the week

• On a piece of blank paper, draw a line across the middle of the page, and have a go at composing your own music using circle notes! 
• Keep playing for fun on your pianos and keyboards at home!

Looking forward to teaching you all for the next 10 week term!

Bye for now,

Adele

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