Dear Burning Tree Families,
Happy New Year! Here’s to a musical 2016!
Noteworthy News!
♫ Congratulations to the fourth graders who performed the National Anthem at Whitman High School’s
Varsity Boys Basketball Game vs. Richard Montgomery High School. Thank you to the parents who brought
their children to sing and to support both the BT Chorus and the Whitman Athletic Program. The following
singers were in attendance and received a standing ovation!
Charlotte Bonneau
Ella Gontkovic
Elizabeth Rasevic
Marco Burke
Evelyn Hays
Sascha Rhein
Eden Chambers
Kiley Kreter
Ashley Scharpf
Sabina Chatterji-Len
Simon Lifshitz
Adam Shalabi
Lauren Corsini
Sara Lojocono-Evans
Ali Shalabi
Caris Costigan
Megan Mah
Heidi Thalman
Sofia Cruz
Constance MercierGrady Vermilye
Ellie DiGiammarino
Pilette
Jinara Weerakoon
Kristina Einberg
Lucienne Penney
Gwendolyn Wiley
Benjamin Gallegos
Eliza Raphael
Alma Zhong
♫ Concert Alert! The combined Fourth & Fifth Grade Choral/Instrumental Music Concert for parents
will be held in the BT Gymnasium on Thursday, January 21, at 7:00 p.m. Performers should gather at 6:30
in the APR, wearing white on top and black on the bottom. The encore performance will be the next morning,
given for our students and staff. Musicians should wear Burning Tree or green shirts to school on the 22 nd. We
look forward to performing for you!
♫ Third grade students received instructions for practicing recorder with our amazing pilot online curriculum,
Quavermusic.com. Please email me at [email protected] if you did not receive the instructions,
and I will be happy to assist you. Third graders should be practicing several days each week at home, as a
significant portion of the MP2-3 music curriculum and in preparation for our recitals this spring.
♫ The music room welcomes any parent volunteers wishing to help, both working with students during classes
and assisting with administrative tasks. If you are interested in volunteering, please email me at
[email protected]. We would love to have you!
Making Music!
The following Measurement Topics will be addressed in the third marking period. Next month’s newsletter will
contain the specific indicators for the early portion of MP3. Please note that some of these Measurement Topics
are a change from the first semester of music instruction.
Kindergarten
Performing Music (sing, move and play to music)
Reading Music (producing sounds in response to picture symbols)
First Grade
Reading and Notating Music (reading simple rhythm and pitch patterns)
Creating Music (improvising using instruments and voices)
Second Grade
Reading and Notating Music (using instruments to improvise simple phrases)
Creating Music (reading simple rhythm and pitch patterns and music symbols)
Third Grade
Analyzing and Responding to Music (describing expressive qualities heard in music)
Reading and Notating Music (reading melodies and interpreting symbols to play songs on recorder)
Fourth Grade
Analyzing and Responding to Music (describing musical elements within a piece)
Reading and Notating Music (notating short rhythmic phrases from dictation)
Fifth Grade
Analyzing and Responding to Music (compare/contrast different performances of the same piece)
Reading and Notating Music (notating short melodic phrases from dictation)
In harmony,
Alison Siegel
Alison M. Siegel
General/Vocal Music Specialist
Burning Tree Elementary School