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The children are getting into the festive spirit of the holidays. Immediately after MusIQ Class the students went to the gym for the school holiday concert. Many of the children in MusIQ work in teams of two, so today I experimented with changing the teams. As the program progresses the students may review a song [...]
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Today we had another good class. I’m wondering if you have ever asked your child how the MusIQ program works or what their favorite part of the program is. First the students do the “Lesson”. The “Teacher” for the lesson is a cartoon character of a famous composer, such as Mr. Beethoven or Mr. Bach, who introduces [...]
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Today we had a very good music class on a very rainy day. Students continue to work on 7 computers and on 5 different levels in the program. This is because the students are different ages and started the program at various times. One girl even did the program in pre-school. On Level 1A (Beginners) [...]
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Today we had a guest who was an observer and assistant teacher. I had her observe students at various levels so that she could have a better idea of our program. Today we had 11 students working on 5 levels. The computer program for Children’s Music Journey is designed so that children can work on [...]
Filed under: Inglis Street Elementary, Uncategorized | Tagged: Are You Sleeping, Mr. Bach, Old MacDonald, Yankee Doodle | Leave a Comment »
The students in this class have developed a cameradie which did not exist a few months ago. They enjoy playing the music games together. The general format is that the student do “a lesson” with the composer/teacher. Then they do a computer game reinforcing a music concept. Then they go to the “Practice Room” and [...]
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As usual, the children enjoyed their luncheon music by listening to songs on the Roll-up keyboard while Mrs. Mardon set up the MusIQ equipment. The students are working at different levels, due largely to their different start dates. Student “M” enjoys the “pretty music”. Today she had Scott Joplin and Vila Lobos as composer/teachers. She [...]
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Today the boys had a good time doing their music lessons and playing music games. Student “A” had Mrs. Beech as a composer/teacher. He is playing songs with quarter notes, half notes and whole notes. Student “J” is at a similar level and has just started playing songs with nots on both the Treble and [...]
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During lunch, we listened to a song called June by Tschaikowsky. R. is reading Quarter and Half notes and her composer/teacherwas Mr. Mozart. S. played Hot Cross Buns with Lines & Fingers Numbers and then played it again upside down M. finished with Mr. Bach and moved to her new teacher, Mr. Scott Joplin of [...]
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Today the parents and grandparents dropped by and the students were proud to demonstrate their skills. B. has already made a lot of progress in the short time that he has been in the program. N. is happy to be working on level 2A and can now play with real music notes. M. and R. are [...]
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This past weekend, I phoned the parents and discussed each student’s progress andwhat the parent can do to help their child. Today the boys worked very hard at their computers. A.R. has been working on the program at home and can now play songs with three notes above and below middle C on the Five [...]
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This group of students enjoys the class and each student is working on his/her own level. Each student also has his/her own personality and approach to the class. Two students work quietly, although one likes the music games and the other doesn’t. One girl talks to herself as she does her work. One boy hums [...]
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Today the boys ate their lunch first. I mention this because when M. had a small mishap, he got some paper towels and cleaned it up. This is an amazing step in maturity compared to a few months ago. The boys worked at their keyboards and computers, and part of the time played together. AR [...]
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While the girls were having lunch, the girls listened to a variety of music such as Greensleeves and the Good King. Then they worked at their keyboards. S. started with a new “composer/teacher” Villa Lobos, who is a Brazilian composer of guitar music. She played Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” with Finger Numbers. R. was introduced [...]
Filed under: Crichton Park Elementary, Uncategorized | Tagged: Beethove, guitar, Ode to Joy, Villa-Lobos | Leave a Comment »
The boys worked together very well well and played computer games. A. has been pleased to discover that one of the composers, Villa-Lobos, comes from Brazil where he was born. Today he had Mr. Dvorak for a teacher. He is almost finished the section that begins using 5 music lines. M. is the youngest in [...]
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While Mrs. Mardon sets up the equipment and connects the computers, she sets the “Roll-up keyboard” to play a variety of piano pieces. After the students eat their lunch we have our class. Last week we missed S, and the other students said that she went to Boston. This week, we found out that the father [...]
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Today the boys had a good time learning about music. Their favourite music game was “The Pirate and the Parrot”. In this game the computer plays a note (tone) and displays some boxes, each representing a key near middle C. The student is supposed to click on the correct box and then the Pirate comes [...]
Filed under: St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay Elementary | Tagged: Brazil, Hot Cross Buns, Pirate, Villa-Lobos | Leave a Comment »
Today we welcomed a new girl, M. who started with lesson one. Mr. Beethoven was her teacher and she learned about Birdie Notes and Whale Notes. One girl S. played Cherries Ripe which is an old English Folk song , as well as “Mary Had a Big Fat Sheep” with the left hand. This could be [...]
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Today we welcomed a new boy to our class. His grandmother came to visit and to see what it was all about. This was an excellent class to visit because the four students are working on four different levels. This gave her a better idea of what the student would be learning in a few [...]
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Today the teacher (Mrs. Mardon) discovered that most of the children need more review with finger numbers. We reviewed that the Thumb is Number 1, Pointer is Number 2, Middle finger is Number 3, etc. Parents can review this at home with their children. We reviewed the layout of the keyboard with Groups of 2 [...]
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