Mr. Root's Music Class
Terminal Park Elementary
"Music must have
context to be appreciated."
"We need to LISTEN to music,
not just hear it."
"Music will change your life."
In music class, I want students to open their hearts
and minds to a variety of music styles. We hear music every
day, but rarely take the time to fully understand it. In class, we
discuss the music that we listen to and try to appreciate it, even
if it isn't our favorite style.
I want students to understand their own culture in relationship to
the past. For that reason, we study the music from the Middle Ages
to the present.
We also learn to read music by learning to play the recorder in 3rd
and 4th grade.
(See Documents for information about
borrowing or purchasing recorders).
In 5th grade, we study American music history from African/American
spirituals to the present day,
See Links for sites that enhance what
we study in the 5th grade.
See Announcements for details of our upcoming
production of
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