Elementary+General+Music

Elementary general music encompasses grades K through 4 in the Blackhawk School District. While the curriculum is undergoing some re-vamping, we are focusing on learning about the fundamentals of music. Each class time (two times per week) we practice echo rhythms, pitch matching, and echo singing. We are learning to read notes, we are following written music notation, and playing rhythm sticks. We do have a need for classroom instruments and new textbooks and hopefully in the next few years we can get those things accomplished.

Music is a very important part of our students' day. Not only is a break from the regular routine, but they engage in practicing other subject areas through music. They incorporate math, science, social studies, english, art, and phy. ed as well as an appreciation for the arts. We practice classroom skills such as raising our hands before we speak, attentive listening, respecting the music room space, and waiting our turn. Movement to music is a daily activity in the classroom and hopefully the students are practicing these areas of music outside of the classroom!