Challenging the Mind, Nurturing the Heart,
Living the Gospel
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WELCOME TO MUSIC
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
CAMERON HATALA,
ARYN STRIGLE
ALI VIGLIOTTI on being chosen to represent
Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School
at the Archdiocesan Choral Festival, which will be held at Archbishop Wood High School in March.
We continue our study / review of the instruments of the orchestra in ALL of the classes.
In the younger grades we have been learning
about the difference between beat and rhythm with activities. We have also been learning some winter songs.
Grades 4-8 learned about the January Composer of the Month, and had fun listening to the humorous interpretations and lyrics by composer Richard Perlmutter to musical works of Classical composers.
Grades 4 through 8 will be learning about the February Composers of the Month.Each class will have a different African American composer in
celebration of Black History Month.Please refer to the Music Homework page.
In addition to the above:
4th and 5th grades recently learned a song of acceptance, and a song about the continents.
Grade 6 has been learning about the Baroque Period of music, and was tested on this.
Grade 7 Learned about the Romantic Period of Music, and was tested on this.
Grade 8 has been learning about the Dixieland Jazz era of music,had a test on this, and will continue with Jazz and Swing music.
