Recent ActivityInstructor: Mrs. Schneider
Music at Valley View is fun!
- full of activities, performance experiences,
fifth grade state honor opportunities,
choir for 4th and 5th graders,
lots of instruments, tons of movement,
an abundance of singing and playing games,
challenging and varied ways
of reading and writing music notation,
and a huge learning experience
for every student at every grade level.
Come and join the creative, exciting,
energetic, enthusiastic Valley View Elementary
students as they learn more about
and explore the vast and exciting world of MUSIC!
Quote of the Week:
"The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing and feeling - training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression."
John J. Ratey, M.D.
"The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing and feeling - training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression."
John J. Ratey, M.D.
Class Announcements  Composer Of The MonthJanuary
Jason DeRulo www.jasonderulo.com/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Der%C3%BClo Ellensburg School District Strings ProgramBEGINNING STRINGS CLASS
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
7:30-8:15 a.m. in Mt. Stuart Portable Room 24
Ms. Kara Hunnicutt instructor, 509 679-5123
ADVANCED STRINGS CLASS
Thursdays, 7:30-8:15 a.m. in Mt. Stuart Portable Room 24
For string players who have played for 1 year or longer
Recorder informationRecorder Info for 3rd, 4th & 5th grade parents
All 3rd-5th grade students need a recorder they can practice and keep at home. Valley View 3rd grade students play recorder all year. 4th grade students play recorder after Winter Break to the end of the year. 5th grade students play rec.order from the beginning of school to the Winter Break. All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students also need a quiet place where they can concentrate and practice at home and a place where they can keep their instrument and music safe and ready to use. Only 10-15 minutes of practice a day will keep their recorder skills growing. Boogie Man Music, Fred Meyer, Bimart, and Jerrols all sell recorders. You can also find recorders in Yakima at Walmart, K-Mart and any music store, like Ted Brown Music in the old Ward's Plaza on Nob Hill. A good recorder usually costs about $5.00. A student should only need one recorder for all three years of playing in elementary school. It is the students responsibility to take care of their recorder and keep it safe and clean. 3rd and 4th grade students use recorder for their grade level state assessments in the spring. 5th grade students have the option of choosing an instrument to play for their state assessment. So your $5.00 recorder investment goes a long way in your child's musical success. Structured, daily practice helps students learn much more than music: dedication, concentration, follow-through, time management, and positive self worth are just a few of the character-building traits students can build with practice. A very cool link for recorder fingering is: http://www.hrs.hampshire.org.uk/finger/cfinger.html  String Instruction Opportunities & Kittitas Valley Children's Choirs5th grade students who want to play a string instrument through the school district string program can contact Ms. Kara Hunnicutt at:khunnicutt@eburg.wednet.edu Free school district lessons are at Mt. Stuart Elementary on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school. Busses bring children back to their respective schools in time for regular class. Contact Ms. Hunnicutt for more info.
Contact the music dept. at CWU's music facility for detailed information concerning the outstanding Prep Program at prepstrings @ cwu.edu if your child needs music lessons in the afternoon instead of the morning time. Students as young as 1st grade can sign up for lessons with the Prep. Program. Another terrific program available for 1st-8th grade students is the Kittitas Valley Children's Choirs run through the Prep Program. The director for the choirs is Sue Wilson - (509)963-1238. The opportunities for performance through these choirs are many and top rate. Students who participate in these choirs learn quality music, sing in fun performances with top musicians, plus these choirs draw children from all over the county, so students get to meet new friends and share musical experiences with a wider variety of people and places than they can at their own schools. Class Web Pages Class Files
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Class Links  Arts Activity Packs - PBS TeachersHand lesson ideas for teachers and great information for students about the arts and subjects within the arts ARTS EDUCATION is CRUCIAL!!!This article reminds us of the importance of THE ARTS in every child's educational development. beginning guitar playing helpguitar information about reading charts, fingering, strings and reference links Benjamin Zander - 20 minutes of exquisite listeninglisten to the magic of classical music played wih passion and emotion and how people can better understand how to listen and perform Dry Your Tears Africa videoWonderful middle school animation video to John William's choral Dry Your Tears Africa from the movie Armistad Free music programs and online lessonsLots of free links all together in one link. Look here for online music notation programs, lots of instrument lesson choices and tons of other things. free music staff paper Want to write some music, but have no staff paper? Go to this site for lots of choices - homework help. Free recorder music to practiceLots of great music and practice mp3's for recorder from John Jacobson's Music Express Magazine fun website for music + learningmusic games, music + reading, music + math, music +spelling... spanish.... help learning music theoryhelp learning note values, how to count notes in a measure, how to read line and space notes and lots more information and help History Of Jazz websiteThank- You Ms. Rivera and also thanks to her students for locating and sharing this awesome site - check out the amazing links - very cool! Link to cool games learning staff note names, recorder fingering, counting rhythm and much more!!!music learning games for recorder, note names, keyboard recognition and much, much more MuseScore Free Music Notation Software downloadHere is another free music notation download for students to try New York Philharmonic Orchestra kids zonegames, activities and information about orchestra instruments, musicians and composers Recorder documentary videoShows all the different recorders - you can hear them play separately and together Treble Clef Note Name GamePractice your note names with this fun game - other games and worksheets are here too Washington State Arts StandardsOSPI Arts Website State Arts Standards, GLE's, Music Glossary, Other Arts documents |
