5th and 6th graders collaborate to write melodies in G Major Pentatonic

5th grade band, small but fierce!

1st and 2nd graders learn to play a familiar tune using C Pentatonic

Estella's Dad, DJ Rekkon, shares his craft with Moretown 3rd and 4th graders

5th and 6th graders compose melodies to a chanted text using these guidelines. Looking forward to hearing what emerges!

Kindergarteners turn speech into rhythm, played on hand drums!

Moretown 3rd and 4th graders learn a xylophone accompaniment

5th and 6th graders from Moretown and Waitsfield creating movement and body percussion pieces that demonstrate elemental structure as well as quarter and eighth note patterns

Instrumental Lessons are nearly all scheduled!

Waitsfield 1st and 2nd graders create and perform elemental structures with singing and body percussion

Moretown Kindergarteners create rhythm with building bricks

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Preparing an Accompaniment

Both 5th/6th classes started preparing an arrangement of "I Can See Clearly Now" today. I'm very proud of what they can accomplish in one period after all these years. This will be part of the accompaniment for the 1st and 2nd graders' concert selection. http://youtu.be/ngAXPN_p5bo

5th and 6th Grade Band

1st and 2nd graders posing after a game of "Here Comes the Bluebird"

5th and 6th grade groups play drums for each other while performing their "dance of everyday things". A collaborative project with Mr. Van and Mr. G

Some trumpetary silliness in Katie B's office

5th and 6th graders create layered loops of music with GarageBand for iPads

Kindergarten singing assessments disguised as a guessing games :)

3rd and 4th graders learn to layer a few Olatunji rhythms while working in groups to create a "dance of everyday things"