Hello Risen Christ Families!
Well it's that time of year again and we are busily preparing for our annual Christmas concert! Below are the details, and remember that every student in the school is performing so it promises to be a memorable and fun night. We hope to see you there, and as always, thank you for the gift of your children.
Concert Information:
Date: Thursday December 22.
Time: 7:00 pm (however be early for a good seat!) Kids need to be at school by 6:30 in their homerooms.
Place: Holy Name Church (adjacent to Risen Christ School)
Can't wait to see you there! Please call the school for any other information.
Have a blessed holiday season.
Tara Finne
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monthly Update
Hello RCCS Families:
Please find below the monthly curriculum updated for music class. We are starting to think about the Christmas program already so mark your calendars for Thursday December 22 at 7:00pm. Blessings to you all from our school.
Please find below the monthly curriculum updated for music class. We are starting to think about the Christmas program already so mark your calendars for Thursday December 22 at 7:00pm. Blessings to you all from our school.
Music: October 2011
Primary:
This month, in addition to continuing to work on steady beat, we are focusing on rhythm reading and performing short duple rhythms. K-2 students will continue to use singing, dancing, and performing on instruments to solidify their understanding of steady beat and rhythmic movement. We will also be selecting and rehearsing pieces for our Christmas concert.
Intermediate:
This months students will be focusing on rhythm reading and beginning melodic reading in the 4th grade. Recorder will be utilized by both 4th and 5th graders for melodic reading. 3rd grade students will be focusing on learning dance form as well as Rondo form. All intermediate students utilize song, dance and instrumental play to enforce these skills. Students this month will also be making selections for the Christmas program.
Middle School:
Middle school students will be focusing on advanced xylophone pieces with non-pitched percussion accompaniment. Students are expected to learn the music through imitation and perform at their level. The girls will be exploring Ethnic dance as a means of inspiring their appreciation of music and enhance their skills. These students will also be making selections for the Christmas concert.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Welcome Back to School!
Hello Risen Christ Families! Welcome back to another exciting school year in the music room. This year the location of the room has changed to behind the library. The new room looks and feels great and the student and myself are excited to hold classes in this great new space!
Below please find some curriculum information for all grades for this month. As always I appreciate all the continued support of Risen Christ parents and friends. I will put up some pictures in the next update so you can all see the great work we are doing in the music room.
Sincerely,
Tara Finne (Music Teacher RCCS)
Below please find some curriculum information for all grades for this month. As always I appreciate all the continued support of Risen Christ parents and friends. I will put up some pictures in the next update so you can all see the great work we are doing in the music room.
Sincerely,
Tara Finne (Music Teacher RCCS)
Music: September 2011
Primary:
This month we are focusing on steady beat review and understanding. K-2 students will be singing, dancing, reading simple rhythms and performing on instruments to solidify their understanding of steady beat and rhythmic movement.
Intermediate:
This months students will be focusing on review rhythm reading and beginning melodic reading in the 4th grade. Recorder will be utilized by both 4th and 5th graders for melodic reading. 3rd grade students will be focusing on learning dance form as well as Rondo form.
Middle School:
Middle school students will be focusing on world music with an emphasis on drum and dance technique as well as advanced rhythmic reading. Students will be reading percussion ensemble pieces and performing them in class. Some students will be exploring Ethnic dance as a means of inspiring both instrumental and movement based improvisation.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
End of the Year
Hello Risen Christ Families:
Well it is amazing that the end of the year is already here and with it, the annual Spring Program.
I have listed the details below. All of the students are performing as always and it promises to be a great show. Can't wait to see you all there and thanks for another wonderful year of having your children in my class!
Students should arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 and report to their homeroom while parents are welcome to find seats in the church. Attire should be appropriate for a church service and/ or performance.
The program will include singing, dancing, instrumental play, and most importantly, the kids having a great time! See you there!
Tara Finne : Music Educator: Risen Christ School
Well it is amazing that the end of the year is already here and with it, the annual Spring Program.
I have listed the details below. All of the students are performing as always and it promises to be a great show. Can't wait to see you all there and thanks for another wonderful year of having your children in my class!
Spring Concert: Thursday May 19, 2011 7:00pm at the Church of the Holy Name
Students should arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 and report to their homeroom while parents are welcome to find seats in the church. Attire should be appropriate for a church service and/ or performance.
The program will include singing, dancing, instrumental play, and most importantly, the kids having a great time! See you there!
Tara Finne : Music Educator: Risen Christ School
Thursday, January 20, 2011
January and February are music literacy months at Risen Christ!
Hello families and friends:
Welcome to the mid-winter blog update for music class at Risen Christ School. First of all I want to thank all our wonderful families for the gift of your talented children. They were magnificent at The Christmas Program and I was one proud teacher! Over the course of these two months following Christmas break the students, at various levels are focusing on music literacy, arranging and composing.
For our kindergarten through second grade students, this means reading rhythms on flash cards, and creating musical phrases with notation manipulatives. They are also singing, dancing using instruments with simple songs that they are able to read and decipher notation.
Our 3rd graders are working on musical arrangements of more complicated songs, adding instrumental accompaniments that they must read and play as a class. 4th and 5th grade students are working hard at the recorder and reading notes on the treble clef. They can play and read from middle C (the lowest note on the recorder) to D an octave and a note above middle C.
Our 6th graders are reading rhythm pieces in 3 parts and playing them as a class, while our 7th and 8th graders are creating individual 2-part compositions for instruments of their choice. These compositions will be performed for the class at the completion the of the unit.
Please take a look at some of the posted pictures of our students working hard in music. Thanks again for checking in, and blessings to all our families and friends.
Tara Finne (Music Educator: Risen Christ School)
Welcome to the mid-winter blog update for music class at Risen Christ School. First of all I want to thank all our wonderful families for the gift of your talented children. They were magnificent at The Christmas Program and I was one proud teacher! Over the course of these two months following Christmas break the students, at various levels are focusing on music literacy, arranging and composing.
For our kindergarten through second grade students, this means reading rhythms on flash cards, and creating musical phrases with notation manipulatives. They are also singing, dancing using instruments with simple songs that they are able to read and decipher notation.
Our 3rd graders are working on musical arrangements of more complicated songs, adding instrumental accompaniments that they must read and play as a class. 4th and 5th grade students are working hard at the recorder and reading notes on the treble clef. They can play and read from middle C (the lowest note on the recorder) to D an octave and a note above middle C.
Our 6th graders are reading rhythm pieces in 3 parts and playing them as a class, while our 7th and 8th graders are creating individual 2-part compositions for instruments of their choice. These compositions will be performed for the class at the completion the of the unit.
Tara Finne (Music Educator: Risen Christ School)
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