Today in MusIQ Club!

Hello Parents! This was week 4 of MusIQ Club. Since the class is now bigger I split the group into grades P-2 and grade 3-6 and we take turns on the computers and working on theory away from the computers. P-2 (Sophie M., Solveig, Martin, and Grady) Before our lessons we worked together on some theory. [...]

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Hello Parents! Welcome to week 3 of our class blog. I will be posting homework assignments here as well as keeping you, the parent, updated as to what we cover in each class. Today, we welcomed two new students to our class Sophie M. and Solveig. Since the class is now bigger I decided to split [...]

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Hello Parents! Welcome to week 2 of our class blog. I will be posting homework assignments here as well as keeping you, the parent, updated as to what we cover in each class. Today, Sophie, Thomas, Grady, Martin, and Autumn  were happy to welcome Josh and sam back to MusIQ club and our guest Logan. We [...]

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Hello Parents! Welcome to our class blog. I will be posting homework assignments here as well as keeping you, the parent, updated as to what we cover in each class. I was glad to see Sophie and Thomas back again for the second term of MusIQ Club and very happy to welcome Grady, Martin and Autumn [...]

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Hello Parents, We began our second last MusIQ Club of this session with some work on the grand staff. We found and wrote all our special landmark notes, then played the grand Staff flash card game to improve our note identification skills. Josh won this time with Thomas a very close second. Sam did pretty well to! Good [...]

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Hello Parents, We began this week with some work on the grand staff. We practiced drawing the treble and bass clefs and then finding a few important notes on the grand staff. We also talked about steps and skips and practiced writing notes on the staff that did one or the other. Nest we played [...]

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Hello Parents, We began this week with a game of grand staff flashcards.  In this game we practice our note reading skills. I saw a big improvement from the last time we played it! Great job everyone. At home you can ”train” to improve your skills using the grand staff note placement games in Piano Suite on the Theory [...]

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Hello Parents, We began this week with a game, girls VS boys identifying notes on the grand staff on flashcards. The boys won by a landslide, next week the girls will get a chance to redeem themselves! In the mean time use the grand staff note placement games in piano Suit theory thinker to learn, [...]

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Hello Parents, We started out with melody playbacks, this is where I call out three to five numbers and the kids play them back to me. This works on ensemble, fingering and ear- training. Today was not our best MusIQ CLub class, Thomas was not feeling well with a headache so spent the middle part [...]

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Hi Parents! We had a great MusIQ club this lunch hour. We covered whole, half and quarter notes and how they can be combined to make up a bar of 4 beats for pieces in 4/4 time signature. We played exercises for each type of note. And did  a hands on rhythm bulding game, where [...]

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Hello Students and Parents! Our first MusIQ Club class of the year!  This year we will be moving up from the Children’s Music Journey Software, ideal for grades P-2, and instead using the Piano Suite software, which is better geared for our Grades 3 and up! Parents, remember access to the software now comes included [...]

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Yesterday students practiced solo songs, and discussed life of Mozart, Hendel and Chopin Thomas and Katie – lesson 56 – practiced rests with Mr. Chopin Sophy – lesson 72 – ”Naturals ” with Ms. Chaminade Luca – lesson 54 – practiced playing eighth notes with Mr. Hendel. Adam – lesson 46 – practiced ” Bass [...]

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At thursday students practiced playind solo songs, ensemble pieces, and we discussed life of Mozart and Villa Lobos. Misko – lesson 39 – Bar Lines and 4/4 time signature with Mrs. Beah. Nevaeh- lesson 23 – Whole Notes with Mr. Villa Lobos Lewis – lesson 25 – Recital with Miss Melody. Our recital/demonstation will take [...]

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Yesterday students pravticed playing our ensemble pieces and their solo songs. We discussed life of Mr. Mozart, Hendel and Chopin. Thomas and Katie - lesson 54 -practiced playing  Eighth Notes with Mr. Hendel Sophy- lesson 71 – Ties rewiew with Ms. Chaminade Adam – lesson 42 – Piano and Forte with Mr. Tchaikovsky Luca  -for  homework: [...]

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At the last class students practiced playing enseble pieces and their soso songs. We discussed life of Mr. Villa Lobos and his music. Nevaeh – lesson 22 – practiced half notes and quarter notes with Mr. Villa Lobos Lewis – lesson 24 -practiced playing whole notes with Mr. Villa Lobos. Misko – lesson 37 – [...]

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Yesterday students practiced our ensemble pieces and their solo songs as well. We discussed life of Mr. Chopin. Thomas and Katie - lesson 53 – ”New Songs on the Grand Staff” With MRr. Hendel. Sophy lesson 70 – ” Flats Review” with Mr. Scarlatti Adam – lesson 42 – ” Piano and Forte” with Mr. Tchaikovsky  [...]

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At the last class students practiced our rhytms, our ensemble pieces, their solo songs. We discussed life and music of Mr.Mozart Misko – lesson 35 – The bass Clef: C, B. and A with Mr. Mozart. Nevaeh – lesson 21 – ”Ode to Joy” with Mr. Villa Lobos. Lewis – lesson 23 – ”Whole Notes” [...]

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At the last class students practiced playing ensemble pieces and their solo songs. We reviewed the treble clef, bass clef, grand staff and Forte and Piano. Thomas – lesson 53 – practiced playing new songs on the Grand Staff with Mr. Handel. Sophy – lesson 68 – practiced Flats with Mr. Scarlatti. Luca  and Katie [...]

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At the last class students practiced playing our enseble pieces, and their soso songs. We discussed life and music of Mozart as well. Misko – lesson 33 – practiced the Treble Clef: C,D,and E with Mr Mozart. Lewis – lesson 22 – practiced half notes and quarter notes with Mr. Villa Lobos. Nevea – lesson [...]

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Yesterday students practiced playing  ensemble pieces and their solo pieces as well. We discussed life and music of Mr. Mozart. Misko -lesson 32- practiced playing the Grand Staff and Middle C with Mr. Mozart.  Lewis- lesson 21-practiced playing ‘Ode to Joy’ (Of Beethoven) with Mr. Villa Lobos. We practiced our rhythms as well.

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