Welcome Back! September 2014

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2014-2015 school year!
There will be lots of exciting things happening in the music department at Parkside Elementary this year.
In addition to making music in class, students also have the opportunity to join various extra-curricular musical groups. This year we will begin with choir (grades K-6) and show band (grades 5-6). Stay tuned for more information about these groups!

This week, grades 4-6 students were introduced to this video:

Then, students used their hands/feet/bodies to create new rhythmic patterns to accompany our song of the month (Stompa by Serena Ryder). Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the above video. Skip to 2:30 if you want to see their tutorial on how to perform the hand clapping routine.

Have a wonderful first week of school!

Miss Gallant