TROY SCHOOL
Martell elementary
DISTRICT
Vocal Music Notes
Save the date!
Martell 1st Grade : Held and
Rachwal
Informance
Thursday, February 18,
2016
6:30 p.m.
Martell 3rd Grade : Delbeke
and Childress
Vocal music concert
Thursday, April 28, 2016
7:p.m.
All Martell Fourth Grade at
Festival of Song
Thursday, January 28, 2016,
7:00 p.m.
D E C E M B E R
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T K N I S E L E Y 2 @ T R O Y . K 1 2 . M I . U S
What’s Happening in Vocal Music?
Happy 2015!
Students are continuing to learn
and experience exciting things in
music class!
K: Kindergarten students reinforced their learning about
rhythm and beat by studying The
Nutcracker “Dance of the Sugar
Plum Fairy.” In the piece which
has the ‘form’ ABA, students
played the rhythm on the “A”
section and watched the live
Russian ballet on the “B” section.
They also did paper plate skating
to “The Skater’s Waltz” and
moved like cats and mice to “The
Chinese Dance” from the Nutcracker.
1st Grade: Besides doing similar
winter activities, 1st grade students are preparing for their
February 18th vocal music Informance. Mrs. Held’s class will
be featured moving with swim
noodle light-sabers to the beat of
“The Imperial March” from Star
Wars. Mrs. Locke’s class will be
featured creating an imaginary
painting with paint brushes and
colored scarves to “Trepak” the
Russian Dance from the Nutcracker.
2nd Grade: Students reinforced
their singing on sol-mi by doing
an interactive Smart Board lesson
on “Star Light, Star Bright” and
by creating “Cotton ball/
Snowball” melodies in which they
composed, played on an instrument and sang their sol-mi tunes.
They also played instruments to
“Jingle Bells” and moved to the
’form’ of “March” from the Nutcracker.
3rd Grade: Students are working
on a student growth goal of singing in tune by doing Smart Board
interactive lessons such as
“Whooo Do You Hear/” and
“Where’s the Firefly?” They are
also doing singing games and
composing/playing/singing sol, mi,
do, tunes to reinforce this goal.
4th Grade: Students continue
work on music for The Festival
Song concert planned for January
TO GET TO
Mrs. Kniseley’s WEBPAGE:
1. Go to the Wass Website
Home Page.
2. Click “Staff Directory/
Schedules” at the top right.
3. Click “Staff Directory”.
4. Find and click on Mrs.
Kniseley’s name.
5. ENJOY fun and educational music websites, important dates, and contact
in formation.
Martell Second Graders in Friday Music Composer Lab. They composed, played, and sang “Cottonball/
Snowball” sol-mi melodies.
CHECK OUT MRS. KNISELEY’S WEBPAGE FOR IMPORTANT DATES, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND COOL MUSIC LINKS!