Friday 28 September 2018

Mr. Flower's Music Blog

Hello St. Jude's Parents,
we made it through another week at St. Jude's and am happy to have seen a lot of silliness! I walk through the halls and small children follow me around and always say hello, give me hugs, and smile at me from a distance. It is nice to feel loved! I also got my first hand-made card from 3 Gr.2 students and it melted my heart. I am so happy to play a part in their lives. This is what we did this week:


JK: we are working hard on memorizing the words to Old McDonald(which I renamed to be "Old McFlower". Kids are expected to sing this song out loud and dance to it. It is a lot of fun!

SK: These students have spent a lot of time learning the notes on the Treble clef but this week I introduced the Bass clef. I always write out notes on the board and this week the notes we played were the song "The Wheels on the Bus". They are doing well so far!

Gr.1: This unit is called "Melody" and these students are learn
ing how to play "Frere Jacques" on the xylophone. It is a little tricky at first but I am hoping that the more they do it the better they will get.

Gr.2: These students are learning about the Major and Minor scales. This week I have introduced the Minor scale to them and seeing if they can tell the difference between this and the Major scale. I think they are "getting it". I have also introduced the metronome to them. This can be very tricky but it is important for students to play music well. And that means playing music in "time".

Gr.3: These students are having the time of their lives with the "EAR TRAINING" unit. Students(in groups of 3) have been coming to the front of the class to sing together(in harmony) and it has been a lot of fun. They are learning some very important musical lessons that even some grown adult musicians don't understand! Some of these students are doing really well.
          Check in next week to hear for stories and see more fun pics!

Friday 21 September 2018

Mr. Flower's blog September 17-21

Hello!
Another week has passed by at St. Jude's Academy and it was filled with a lot of fun! We rocked out hard in our classes and had a lot of fun learning about music!


JK: we are having a lot of fun singing some old classics like Old McDonald, the Itsy Bitsy Spider and a few other songs I made up. These young students really love music and I think they like me too!

SK: SK students are learning how to read notes from the Treble Clef and soon we will be learning about the Bass Clef. I reward these well-behaved kids with some silly songs that I play on the guitar.

GR 1: This unit is called Melody and we are focusing on singing songs that have a strong melody in it. Students are being called to the front of the class to sing their favourite songs!

GR 2: This is a really great grade and they are able to understand the difference between a Major and Minor scale. Students come to the front of the class and play a Major scale and earn a sticker from me for doing a good job!

GR 3: Students are having the time of their lives in my class! We are working on their EAR TRAINING unit and are learning how to sing notes correctly. Students come to the front of the class to sing notes and harmonize with me and other class mates. We are having so much fun!

Check in next week for another fun blog with fun pics!

Friday 14 September 2018

Mr. Flower's Music Blog!

Hello! Thank you for stopping by to read my blog! We had a lot of fun this week!


JK: we had a lot of fun singing songs and laughing a lot. My students seem to love me and I really enjoy having them as students!

SK: These students are learning the notes of the musical alphabet and are learning to read the notes on the Treble Clef.

Gr1: These students are learning about melody and why it is important. I have been playing great melodies on my guitar and they have been singing them while I play chords.

Gr 2: We are having so much fun learning scales! I have been showing them the difference between the Major and Minor scales and have been getting them to play them(and earning stickers) on my xylophone!

Gr.3: These students are doing so well with my Ear Training unit! I would play and then sing a note and they are learning how to sing that same note and then harmonize with it. This is going even better than I expected!

Friday 7 September 2018

Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog! I had a great first week at St. Jude's and am already looking forward to the next week! My students are so much fun and they really seem to enjoy music. We had a lot of fun this week and will continue to have fun all year! Here are some of my "highlights" from my first week.
    Take care!



JK: we sang some great songs like Old McDonald and The Wheels on the Bus. The kids really enjoyed it!

SK: We also sang a few Children's songs like If You're Happy and You Know It. I showed them all my fun instruments that I brought to the school like my guitar, ukulele, xylophone and melodica.

Gr1: We are working on our first unit called "Melody". What I have done so far is play some great melodies on my guitar(like O Canada) and had my class sing these songs while I played the chords.

Gr. 2: We are having a lot of fun learning the musical alphabet! The first unit we will work through is called "Scales". Students learned the difference between the C Major and C Minor scales.

Gr.3 : We are having a great time working on learning the musical alphabet. Our first unit is "Ear Training". I am hoping that students will be able to correctly identify the many different pitches in the musical alphabet.




 We had a lot of fun this week and everyone seems to be having a great time! Stop by next week for another blog!


Mr. Flower's Music Blog December 7

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