Untitled from Valerie Díaz Leroy on Vimeo.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Fun With Rhythms
The first graders have been reading, writing, and playing some great rhythms this year! Friday they worked in groups to figure out four mystery rhythms. The first graders then performed these rhythms for the class.
Monday, August 29, 2011
"It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing"
We are certainly back in the swing of things! All students have been singing Pete Seeger's If I Had a Hammer in preparation for the International Day of Peace. Their homework has been to share with you that they are learning this song. Here is a link to lyrics and two videos to help you sing If I Had a Hammer together!
The kindergartners are having so much fun learning Spanish through The Arts. Last week we reviewed greetings and how to introduce yourself to a new friend. This week is all about los colores.
rojo
anaranjado
amarillo
verde
azul
morado
rosa
negro
café
blanco (white-which won't show up on this background)
The kindergartners are having so much fun learning Spanish through The Arts. Last week we reviewed greetings and how to introduce yourself to a new friend. This week is all about los colores.
rojo
anaranjado
amarillo
verde
azul
morado
rosa
negro
café
blanco (white-which won't show up on this background)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Welcome back!
The campus is full of songs and laughter. It is so nice to have our students back! We began the year with our safety drills and discussing the rules of the music room. Please take a moment to review these with your child.
1. Please enter the music room quietly and make a circle.
2. When a teacher is talking please listen and show respect.
3. When a classmate is talking please listen and show respect.
4. Please raise a quiet hand to ask a question or to make a comment.
5. Be safe! Please do not run in the music room.
6. Please play the instruments only when asked.
7. HAVE FUN!
It already feels like this is going to be a wonderful year!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Celebrating The Arts
April is national jazz appreciation and national poetry month. This year Shorecrest made April Celebrate The Arts month! Though our Arts focus in Early Childhood and the Lower Division was last week, students have been taking in the Arts all month with museum visits. Here is a brief run down of the week/month. You may click on links in this post that will direct you to more detail of each activity.
Museum visits:
Early Childhood - Museum of Fine Arts
Kindergarten - Morean Arts Center
First Grade - Raymond James Art Collection J
Second Grade - Museum of Fine Arts
Third Grade -Architecture Tour of Downtown St. Petersburg
Fourth Grade - Ringling Museum of Art
Monday, April 11:
- Sneak peak of Singing in the Rain
- Vicki Scuteri Jazz Quartet featuring Vicki Scuteri (vocals/violin), Peter Suarez (percussion), Ben Winkler (piano), and Joe (bass)
Untitled from Valerie Díaz Leroy on Vimeo.
Tuesday, April 12:
- Vicki Scuteri Jazz Quartet featuring Vicki Scuteri (vocals/violin), Peter Suarez (percussion), Ben Winkler (piano), and Jen (bass)
- Picture Lady
Wednesday, April 13:
- Yum Yum Drums
- Tour of student artwork
Thursday, April 14:
- USF Jazz Quartet featuring Paul Keesling (drums), Masayoshi Ishikawa (piano), Richard Jimenez (bass), and Bradley Samore (trumpet)
- Tour of student artwork
- Visiting artist teach-in
- EC-4th grade performances
- Picnic Lunch with families
- Tour of student artwork
Monday, March 21, 2011
Spring has sprung!
Welcome back. I hope you all had a fun and relaxing spring break. I took a trip to Amsterdam with my mom to see the sights and visit friends. 
I had a blast learning how kaas (cheese) is made 
and how klompen (clogs) are carved. 
My favorite part of the trip was our evening at Het Concertgebouw. 
We heard a concerto by Beethoven and Mozart's Symphony no. 40. It was a magical evening.
I had a blast learning how kaas (cheese) is made 
and how klompen (clogs) are carved. 
My favorite part of the trip was our evening at Het Concertgebouw. 
We heard a concerto by Beethoven and Mozart's Symphony no. 40. It was a magical evening.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
In the Studio
Second and fourth grader spent the month to February writing and recording songs in class.
The second graders sang and danced to the English folk songs The Noble Duke of York and A-Hunting We Will Go. Each student then wrote his or her own rhyming verse for A-Hunting We Will Go. One-by-one students recorded their song in Garage Band as their classmates illustrated pictures to compliment their own verse.
The fourth graders loved learning about the 12-bar blues. After a theory lesson, students played the 12-bar blues on the orff instruments. They had a blast creating their own rhythms to fit into the blues pattern.
Once they were comfortable with the feel of the 12-bar blues, students wrote their own blues verse. The fourth graders chose to write both serious and funny blues verses. Students had to work quietly as they illustrated their songs so that classmates could record their song in Garage Band.
What was the most difficult part of this project? Ask student and they'll tell you that it was listening to and analyzing their performances. Most students commented on how "funny" they sounded. They all sounded fabulous!
The second graders sang and danced to the English folk songs The Noble Duke of York and A-Hunting We Will Go. Each student then wrote his or her own rhyming verse for A-Hunting We Will Go. One-by-one students recorded their song in Garage Band as their classmates illustrated pictures to compliment their own verse.
The fourth graders loved learning about the 12-bar blues. After a theory lesson, students played the 12-bar blues on the orff instruments. They had a blast creating their own rhythms to fit into the blues pattern.
12-Bar Blues
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I I
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I I
Once they were comfortable with the feel of the 12-bar blues, students wrote their own blues verse. The fourth graders chose to write both serious and funny blues verses. Students had to work quietly as they illustrated their songs so that classmates could record their song in Garage Band.
What was the most difficult part of this project? Ask student and they'll tell you that it was listening to and analyzing their performances. Most students commented on how "funny" they sounded. They all sounded fabulous!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Heartwarming Performances
The third graders gave two moving performances of The American Dream by Roger Emerson and John Jacobson. Audiences learned about the many of the victories and struggles involved in the birth of the United States of America. Congratulations!
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