Last Day!

We had a GREAT last day of Adventures in Music!!! What a fun summer it has been --- and your kids this week have been the perfect final group. They all had so much fun together and worked, played and helped each other all week. Thanks for sending them! We'll see you next year!

Conducting our Orchestra

Playing our whistles (I PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING THESE HOME!!!! JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!) :)
Music Note Art

Making and playing our guitars - the kids were SO thrilled with how 'real' they were!

We listened to Saint-Saens 'Carnival of the Animals' and tried to guess what animal the music was portraying. Then we moved like that animal to the music!

Elephants

Swans

Tortoises
Fish


Parachute Fun!

Drying off in the sun - listening to our story

Painting our mural

Running in the sprinklers

Thanks again for sharing your great kids with us during Adventures in Music!

We had another great day at music camp! We had hoped to spend a big part of the class outside - but the weather chased us inside for most of the day. We did have time for some sandbox play and a fun big mural of listening art. The kids love to paint on these huge pieces of paper. We talked about listening to the music that was playing (Rhapsody in Blue, of course!) and to paint what they were hearing.

We worked with rhythm again - the kids love to beat the Long... Short patterns with their rhythm sticks. We also introduced them to the terms Forte (loud) Piano (soft) Presto (fast) and Largo (slow). They caught on very quickly and were great little conductors!

We made shakers out of things we see around us (pasta, rice, sand, bells, beads). The kids experimented with the different items and the various sounds they made inside the jars.

We got to know each other better with our favorite name song: "Who's that hiding underneath the blanket?"

We colored large music notes and had the kids place their notes on the staff. We then sang the kids the song they 'wrote' and even added words! The kids (and teachers!!) loved this activity - so we changed the notes around and did it again!

We ended our day with a whole bunch of fun songs: ask your kids about the Button Factory, Music inside Me and of course the camp favorite Ishy Ishy Dance.

See you on Friday for our final day!

Rhapsody in Blue - The First Day of Camp

We had a great first day with our Rhapsody in Blue campers! They were all eager to learn about the concerto and the many instruments that make up this fun piece of music. We started by coloring the instruments that are the main stars in Rhapsody in Blue, then we listened to the piece and learned all about it. We also learned about rhythm - check out the video at the end and you'll see how quickly the kids caught on! We then went outside and painted wood clappers and enjoyed some fun outdoor activities including parachute games, playing in the sandbox, and playing with balls. We went back inside and danced around with streamers and then gathered together to learn about conducting. The kids each got a turn to lead our class "orchestra". We finished our day singing some fun songs - including "The Ishy Ishy Dance" and "Music Inside Me" - and then read a fun story about the orchestra, "Zin, Zin, Zin a Violin".