A new year with new music.

Welcome back to school everyone! I hope you all had a great summer!

This year, as with every year, I will take the students of PCA to a higher level with their musical education. The middle school students will not only have quizzes based on materials learned, but will do projects to apply the knowledge learned in each unit of study. All middle school students will continue to work with notation. Some students will extend their knowledge of notation to new clefs, while some will continue to work on notation in treble clef. Also, this year all middle school students will be tested on their ability to perform rhythms.

The 4th and 5th grade students will have 2 music classes this year. One class with myself, and another music class with Mr. Howell. This extra music class will allow those students to learn more on recorder (with Mr. Howell), as well as perform more on percussion instruments with me. These students will also do many more listening and analysis projects, and do some rudimentary composition.

Kindergarten through 3rd grade students will continue to work on the basics of music. These students will play pitched percussion instruments as well as many other instruments to help learn these concepts. Students in these grades will also do many listening projects to expand their musical knowledge of the world.

As in other classrooms, every students grade will be divided into an academic grade, and a citizenship grade. Students are encouraged to participate as much as possible, and to ask questions as they arise. Middle school students are expected to keep a folder which will be checked periodically. Elementary students are not required to keep a folder.

With regards to performance opportunities, I will be leading the elementary chorus (grades 4 & 5), middle school chorus (grades 6, 7, and 8), and the percussion ensemble (grades 6, 7, and 8). I look forward to teaching more challenging music, as well as putting on another year of great concerts.

If you have any questions please contact me via email or phone. I look forward to another great year!.