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Community Thank you to the Chorus!
We are very grateful to the Spofford Pond Chorus for providing music at the ANnual West Boxford Winter Festival on December 3.
Music Class News
Grade 3:
Many students are progressing very well on their recorder. Please help your child find time to practice at home. This is part of their weekly homework! Students should practice a minimum of three times per week for 15 minutes each time. Because music is learned through repetition practicing one day a week for an hour does not work.
Students are assessed on their playing--fingering, producing a good sound, musicality and note reading. Without practice their grades may suffer.
Grade 4:
Dona Nobis Pacem is a piece that students have been learning since September. It is a three-part song sung entirely in Latin and means "Grant Us Peace."
Students are being assessed on their use of head voices (singing), blending, breath control and rhythm recognition. They have just completed their vocal maps for Dona Nobis and are making connections between their voice placement and melodic direction.
Grade 5:
Sea Shanties galore! Students in grade 5 are completing a year-long project in singing, playing and composing sea shanties. These songs are very old and were often sung on sailing vessels as the men worked.
Students are being assessed on their singing voices, pitch recognition, sight-singing ability and performance in the classroom.
Grade 6:
So far, students in Grade 6 have completed a partial world tour in music having visited and sung songs from Australia, Polynesia, Ghana and Ukraine. Up next: Portugal!
Students are being assessed on pitch recognition, sight-singing using solfege (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la), breath control, musicality while singing, musicality while folk dancing and peer work.
Keep singing!
Mrs. Galardi
Mr. Turner
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