Today in MusIQ Club!

Hello Everybody!

We began this week with a fun rhythm session. Instead of just using our hands to make rhythm patterns, we used different parts of our bodies. We tapped our shoulders, our heads, our laps and even made our noses beep! Eventually, we even began to do the ‘hand jive!’ (Pancakes, potatoes and curly fries!)

Then we clapped through some rhythms written using whole, half and quarter notes. Good job, everyone!

Level 1B, Lesson 24 – Liam 

• Today, you met up with Mr Villa Lobos and played through some more songs for both hands using grown up notes!
• You remembered that a whole note was worth 4 counts, a half note is worth 2 counts, and a quarter note is worth 1 count! Good job!
• Today, you also learned about dotted half notes, worth 3 counts.
• To finish off, you played some Games and visited the Improvisation Room for some fun!

Home Assignments for Level 1B

• Print out this activity sheet all about whole, half, quarter and dotted half notes!

Level 2B, Lesson  49 – Samantha, Ethan, Olivia A and Callie

• This week, you met up once more with Mr. Satie and played through even more songs written on the Grand Staff.
• Mr Satie and Miss Melody helped you to perform ‘Old MacDonald’ and ‘Yankee Doodle’ for them in a recital!
• You also tried some more rhythm tapping with the Woodpecker.
• To finish off, you had some free time to spend in the Games Room.
• Next week, we’ll begin Level 2C!

Home Assignments for Level 2B

• Here is another sheet to help you with naming and drawing notes on the Grand Staff!

Piano Suite Level 2 - Talan

• Your scales and exercises are coming along really well now, Talan! Keep up the good work!
• Now that you are more confident in the finger pattern of the pentatonic scale, try playing it begining on G, or F too!
• In Piano Player you spent some time working on your new songs, ‘Three Blind Mice” and ‘Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush!’
• We also spent some time looking at note values today. We discussed eighth, sixteenth and thirty second notes today, and clapped through some rhythms using combinations of those notes.
• To finish off, you spent some free time playing musical games, competing with Olivia!

Home Assignments for PS2

• Keep working through the technique sheet for Level 2. This week, focus on the G and F Pentatonic scale in your right hand.
• Have a look at this sheet full of dotted notes and eighth notes.

Piano Suite Level 4 – Olivia G

• We began with some scale practice. All of your scales and triads are coming along very well.
• In Piano Player, you continued to work on some pieces by Beethoven for a change. You played ‘Pastoral’ and ‘Fur Elise’ which you enjoyed.
• We also spent some time looking at note values today. We discussed eighth, sixteenth and thirty second notes today, and clapped through some rhythms using combinations of those notes. I also told you the English names for these notes, which were very different!
• To finish off, you logged into Children’s Music Journey and had fun in the Games Room competing with Talan!

Home Assignments for PS4

• Print out the technique sheet for Level 4 and keep practising the Left Hand triads every day.
• Have a look at your new scales, D Major and A Major in both hands.
• Have another look at the 6/8 clapping and counting sheet.

Bye for now! See you next week!

Adele

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