What does my child need
to wear to music class?
All children should dress in comfortable clothes and shoes – we sit
on the floor and do a lot of moving!
What do the children
need to bring to music class?
Students in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd
grades only need to bring their best singing voice and a positive attitude to
music class. All other materials will be provided by the teachers.
Beginning in the second semester (after January 19th),
3rd grade students are responsible for bringing their recorder and
yellow folder to music class.
How are the children
assessed in music class?
Students will receive a music grade after the 2nd and 4th
quarter based on the skills we have been working on that semester.
The current marking system for kindergarten is:
S
- Satisfactory
N
- Needs Improvement
W
- Working towards Expectations
The
marking system for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade is:
S
– Satisfactory
N
– Needs Improvement
How can I contact Mrs.
Evans?
E-mail will be the quickest form of communication if you have a
question about your child’s music education.
How do the children learn about music?
I use an interdisciplinary approach to music education in my classroom. The primary
methodologies that I use include: the Kodaly method, the Gordon Method, and the Orff-Schulwerk approach
to teach the children about music.
In the classroom, singing is our primary instrument and provides
an immediate mode of expression. In addition to singing, the students will
experience a variety of locomotor and non-locomotor movements as well as folk
dances to practice many of the musical concepts and skills from the curriculum.
Students also engage in listening activities in order to expose them to different styles of music.
We are also fortunate to have a wonderful beginning “instrumentarium” at
Marzolf Primary school consisting of pitched instruments like the xylophone and
unpitched instruments such as hand drums, shakers, and triangles. These
instruments are used to apply concepts being taught in the classroom and also
provide a medium for improvisation.