Posted on February 3, 2012 by jennifervangennip
Great class today! We started on the carpet to check worksheets, do some sight singing with the new notes for the 2As in the LH, Bass Clef C B A, and did a new rhythm/history/movement/listening activity I’m trying out based on Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, Mov. 2. It went really well, great participation and it was [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2012 by jennifervangennip
We had a very good class today! I’m so proud of my 2As and how well they are learning to read songs with C D E on the Treble Staff. We started out our class together on the carpet where we learned about rhythms in triplets (eighth notes in groups of 3 instead of in [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2012 by jennifervangennip
We had a very good first class back at WC Little! It is great to see so many returning students! We did some finger warm-ups and some rhythm review all together to get started. What a smart little group of girls! Level 1 This is Breanna. She did a great job today in Lesson 26 [...]
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Posted on November 6, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Level 1 This is Hannah, Quinton, Saba, and Mika. We missed Saba today. Today we did Lesson 29, where we continued to practice playing with correct finger numbers for the stepping and skipping notes on the lines and spaces. Your rhythms were much better today, too. We continued learning the names of the white keys [...]
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Posted on October 31, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Level 1 This is Hannah, Quinton, Saba, and Mika. Today we were missing Hannah and Quinton, and we hope to see you back next week! Today we did Lesson 28, where we continued to practice playing with correct finger numbers for the stepping and skipping notes on the lines and spaces. Your rhythms were much [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Hello, and thanks for checking in! There was no MusIQ Club class this week due to a field trip that involved over 1/2 our class, so week 3 will be on Oct. 26. Below is an outline of what we did last week. You should all be receiving an email from Adventus Inc with instructions [...]
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Posted on October 10, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Hello! It was a good first class today at WC Little! I’m very excited to see what you will all do this term! Below is a break down of what we did in class, and what you can do at home between to classes to support your child’s learning. You should all be receiving an [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Today we had a great class, with everyone focusing well to work on our final lessons and prepare for our upcoming recital (Tuesday March 22, 1:00-1:40!) The 1As completed Lesson 11 and 12 about Finger numbers and C Position on the keyboard. We spent a lot of time learning our finger numbers and practicing the [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Just a reminder that there is no MusIQ Club this week in Barrie, except for Mar’s Trillium Woods class and Angelik’s Sunnybrae class. I am in Pembroke this week adjudicating their Kiwanis Music Festival. This past week’s classes were very exciting as we prepared for our final classes the week before March Break (Except Maple [...]
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Posted on February 15, 2011 by jennifervangennip
We had a good class today in the performing arts room, with almost everyone in attendance, except Alex who is away. We are now more than 1/2 way through our winter term, and it is great to see your progress! Beginner Level 1A Today we completed lesson 8, where we learned about double notes. When [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2011 by jennifervangennip
We had a very productive class today at WC Little! Here is what each group was working on: Beginner Level 1A In lesson 6, our new teacher, Mr. Bach, taught us about holding notes. Both boys did very well with this new concept. Next you got to visit the games room, where there were two new games, [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2011 by jennifervangennip
We had a great class today in the computer lab in the library, thanks everyone for listening closely to the announcements so you could find us! Beginner Level 1A Today in Lesson 4 Aiden learned to replace the birds and whales in our notation with circle notes, and just a line for Middle C notes [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2011 by jennifervangennip
Welcome back, after our break last week! So great to see you all! Beginner 1As Today I located both Aidan and Aiden and we completed Lesson 3, where Mr. Beethoven taught us about the long and short sounds that make up music, starting with the short and long sounds that make up the rhythm of [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2011 by jennifervangennip
We had a great turn out today of new and returning students, and it was great to see 2 girls I know from choir! I thought everyone did a great job today, even though it turns out I grabbed the wrong Aiden from SK…we’ll get the right Aiden next week, and he will be our [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2011 by jennifervangennip
What a great final class for this group! It was especially nice to have so many parents join us! We heard some great solos and everyone received a certificates for completing their level! Congratulations and I hope to see many or all of you back next week for our winter term!
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by jennifervangennip
Attendance was down of course on this snowy day, but I had a great class with the 4 girls who were there! We had several great moments today, like when Paige played Mary Had a Little Lamb with only a little bit of help, and when Ella finally got the second line of Jingle Bells [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2010 by jennifervangennip
We were down in numbers today, but I was very pleased, I think everyone improved a little bit in what they are working on! Justin and Ella are doing very well with Jingle Bells, Kate is getting better and better and naming the white keys, Nyah is doing really well reading on the Grand Staff, [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2010 by jennifervangennip
What a great class today! Everyone did a great job in their lessons, and then I was so impressed at the end of class to see that everyone is able to play Jingle Bells on the piano using the handout from last week! Amazing! Next week I want to start putting Jingle Bells together as [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2010 by jennifervangennip
Beginner 1A Today Emily completed lesson 9, where we learned about notes that get higher and higher, and lower and lower, away from Middle C. The further away from the Middle C line the notes are on the screen, the further away they are on the piano! On the floor we practiced some rhythms together [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2010 by jennifervangennip
Nice work today, everyone! We had a lot of fun, and I am very impressed with this class’s progress! Lots of stickers today for lots of hard work! Beginner Level 1A Today Emily completed lesson 8, where we learned about double notes. When notes are lined up one on top of the other in music, [...]
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