WELCOME TO GENERAL MUSIC!

All students learn to be tuneful, beatful and artful!
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Cambridge music teachers use both the Feierabend and Kodàly methods of music education when teaching. These methods develop the whole-music learner by teaching students to be tuneful (students can hear tunes in their heads and sing with expression), beatful (students can feel and keep a steady beat), and artful (students can move expressively and be moved by the emotions in music). It is a rote before note approach.

All K-5 students receive 35 minutes of general music instruction once a week. Classes include the following activities throughout the school year:
-listening activities
-movement activities (fine and gross motor)
-vocal exploration and development
-teacher-led, student-led and class-led songs and movements
-song and rhythm creation
-reading and writing rhythms and melodies

Want to introduce your child to classical music at home? Try this 5 minute podcast!
https://www.classicsforkids.com/

What's Happening in General Music?

Online K-2 General Music
K- update coming soon!

First Grade-
Jazz music this week was performed by New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty. Take a listen below to "Shortyville."

Students are developing their singing and listening skills and their ability to move to the beat. Ask your child to sing you "Pitter Patter" on a rainy day and enjoy!
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Second Grade-
Jazz listening today was performed by New Orleans trombonist Trombone Shorty. The song was "Hurricane Season." Take a listen!

Students are developing their sense of feeling the beat in groups and developing their singing and listening skills. Ask your child to sing "Juba" or chant "Miss White" and enjoy!

We also began a hand-clapping song from the Virgin Islands called Four White Horses. Take a look at the video and clap along!
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Third Grade - update coming soon!
Fourth Grade students- update coming soon!
Fifth grade students - update coming soon!