This class of girls gets along extremely well, and there’s quite a bit of “peer helping” in this class. This is especially true with the music games which reinforce concepts such as pitch and rhythm. If one student doesn’t understand how a game works, another student will help out by demonstrating. Today our teachers were [...]
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Today our teachers were Mr. Scott Joplin and Mr. Villa-Lobas. We learned that Mr. Joplin came from a very poor family and that his mother often accepted jobs cleaning houses of rich people who had pianos so that her son Scott could practice the piano while she worked. Mr. Joplin wrote many piano pieces which [...]
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This class is very enthusiastic in learning more songs and more about music. They are working on different levels and have had composers such as Mr. Handel, Mr. Dvorak and Mr. Villa-Lobas as their teachers in the lesson part of the program. The other parts include the “Practice Room”, the “Games Room”, “Improv” (Improvisation) and the [...]
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Monday was a special day because the children received certificates for completing Children’s Music Journey 1A. Some children even “peeked” into the next lesson to see what CMJ 1B will bring. We sang and clapped with the “MusIQ Song”, and discussed that IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient. We discussed that an average person has an [...]
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Crichton Park Elementary School,
Monday, December 7th, 2009, 12:20-1:20 pm (P-2)
Today our teachers were Mr. Bach and Mr. Joplin. We worked very hard with double notes and holding notes. Mr. Joplin taught us about finger numbers. We have now learned high notes, low notes and Middle C. Some of the students discovered that the Princess in [...]
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Chrichton Park Elementary, November 16th, 2009, 12:20-1:20 pm, P-2
Today our teacher was Mr. Bach, who told us about his very large family of 20 children. We learned about holding notes which have to be held down while the computer counts to 1-2, or 1-2-3, or 1-2-3-4. Waiting that long can be a bit of a challenge [...]
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Chrichton Park Elementary, November 30th, 2009, 12:20-1:20 pm, P-2
Today the children had Mr. Bach for a teacher. The children practiced “Double Notes” where they play with hands together and “Holding Notes” where they hold the notes for 2, 3, or 4 counts. The “Princess Game” was again a favourite where the Princess tells a story. She periodically [...]
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Chrichton Park Elementary, November 16th, 2009, 12:20-1:20 pm, P-2
Today our teacher was Mr. Bach, who told us about his very large family of 20 children. We learned about holding notes which have to be held down while the computer counts to 1-2, or 1-2-3, or 1-2-3-4. Waiting that long can be a bit of a challenge [...]
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We had another great class on Monday. The ages in this class are 4 to 7 and the four year old is very interested. Several of the students had Mr. Joplin for a teacher. We learned that he wrote in a style called “Ragtime” and that some of his famous pieces were “The Entertainer” and [...]
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Today the students were working on three levels. Those on Lesson 7 were learning notes that move away from and closer to middle C. Those on Lesson 15 were playing Hot Cross Buns, alternating the Left and Right hands, using the finger numbers, and holding down for 2, 3, or 4 beats. Those on Lesson [...]
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We had a really nice class on Monday. Students were working on CMJ 1A Lessons 11, 12, and 13. One boy really enjoyed the Pirates treasure game. One boy reviewed songs on Level 2A (third term) by playing songs with line notes and space notes. Several of the children had Mr. Joplin as a teacher, [...]
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Now that the March Break is over, I’m sending out a reminder that MusIQ Club is starting up again. At out last class, the children were so eager to get to the computers, that we didn’t sit in a circle at the beginning as we usually do. Later we read a story about Scott Joplin. [...]
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Today our teachers were Mr. Bach and Mr. Joplin. We discussed some famous pieces such as the Toccata in d minor by Bach and The Entertainer by Scott Joplin. Because of snow days (missed lessons) we did a bit of review before we did the new work. We worked on double notes and holding notes. We [...]
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Today we talked about parents’ day (the exact day will be announced soon) and choosing a song or game that we can demonstrate to the parents. We discussed our finger numbers and practiced some songs. Remember that the thumbs are always number 1. Students on Level 1A learned finger numbers on each hand with Mr. [...]
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Thursdays have seen some snowy days. Students on CMJ 1A are learning double notes (One note in each hand) and holding notes. Some favourite games are the Train Game and the Princess and the Story Book. Students on CMJ 2B are practicing songs using the 5 notes up and down from middle [...]
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Hello,
We had a very good class.
Those on CMJ Level 1A (started since Christmas) are doing circle notes and are learning to do “double notes” i.e., one note with each hand. Some children enjoy the “Train Game” where they practice holding notes down for 1, 2, 3, or 4, counts.
The children on CMJ 1B are [...]
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Today at the beginning of class we discussed the various teachers and composers whom the children have encountered. We discussed that Mr. Bach had 20 children, and Mr. Beethoven had none although he had a favourite nephew. We noted that several of the children had uncles. Note to parents: You may use this opportunity to [...]
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Today our teachers were Mr. Beethoven and Miss Melody. We reviewed the Bird Notes (high notes), the Whale Notes (low notes) and middle C, and played games reinforcing these concepts. We looked at posters showing real music notes which we called “Circle Notes”. We were in a room with a piano, so the teacher demonstrated the various [...]
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Today the children were very hard workers. All of the lessons are in several parts which include a famous composer teaching them the lesson, then there is the practice room with Miss Melody or another figure, and last there are the games. Of course, for some children the games are the favourite.
Children on CMJ 1 [...]
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Tuesday Group - I am your new teacher, Skippy Mardon and I’m looking forward to meeting with you on Nov 18 after missing for 2 weeks. Last time Mr. Bach told us about instruments which have keyboards. Now we know 4 kinds — Keyboards like the kind you use in class and real pianos. Mr. Bach told [...]
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Beethoven
Alice Hansen
Mike Tedesco
Melisa Szeto
Rémi Lefebvre
acmullen
Christa Colpitts
Skippy Mardon
Kevin T. Long
Laura Johnson
Emily Nguyen
Adele Merritt
jennifervangennip
Cortney Anderson
Amelia Rogers
Rafael Alcolado
Chris Churchill
marlewis
Peter Zaza
karlenemfrancis
Kathleen Fairchild