Here are a couple of videos from this year's fifth grade promotion ceremony.

Caution: Composers at Work!

Here are some of the first graders working hard on composing their own four-beat compositions using several different music symbols. They will share and perform them for their peers next week!

Sound the Trumpets!

On Monday, Mr. Andrew Balio, the principal trumpeter for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, came and gave a special presentation for Ms. Walker's and Ms. Juarez' classes in music. He played a several different types of trumpets and styles of music for our young students and helped to explain how trumpets make sound. It was a real treat!

BSO on the Go!

Earlier this week, we had two fabulous musicians from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra visit Shriver. They gave two presentations for groups of third and fourth graders that were about sound, vibrations, and families of instruments. Our students were so engaged and here are a few pictures and videos that highlighted this special visit.

Teacher Training!

Here are some staff members learning how to blog in a training led by Ms. Kasab and Ms. Stone!

Bow Wow Wow (Ruff!)

Here is Ms. Nydick's class singing and moving to "Bow Wow Wow." Students enjoyed adding a "Ruff" when they gave each other a high-five in the song to imitate a dog barking.

Everybody Gogo!

Here is Ms. Schneider's class dancing to part of "Gogo," a Kenyan folk song.

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Bow Wow Wow

Here are students in Ms. Gittleman's second grade class dancing to an American play song, "Bow Wow Wow." Notice how they keep changing partners--it was lots of fun!

Fifth Graders and their Fast Feet!

Here are some of the fifth graders in Ms. Springer's class showing off their dance skills to "Alabama Gal." Students worked on partner and line dances during part of the third quarter. Don't mind the spin as they twirled with their partners!

Second Graders on the Move!

Here are some of our second graders showing off their fancy footwork and having fun moving to music.

On the Move Again

Here are some fifth graders showing their mastery of the "Chimes of Dunkirk" dance. This quarter, one of their goals is to perform folk dances from a variety of world cultures.

Who's playing long and short sounds?

Here is Ms. Nydick's class demonstrating performing their long and short sounds with triangles and rhythm sticks as they sing the American folk melody "Who's That Tapping at the Window?"

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Exploring Long and Short Sounds

Ms. Dizelos' class was exploring long and short sounds with triangles and rhythm sticks to the song "Who's That Tapping at the Window." They played triangles on the half notes and rhythm sticks on the quarter and eighth notes, as they were all singing along.

Singing for their Supper

Here you can listen to an audio recording of fifth graders in Ms. Springer's class.  They are demonstrating singing a partner song. This particular partner song has three separate parts that include "Sweet Potatoes," "Mango Walk," and a countermelody. Today, you will hear the class singing two different melodies at the same time. We are working toward performing three separate melodies at the same time in future weeks!

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More borduns!

Here is Ms. Nydick's class practicing maintaining a steady repeated pattern on the xylophones and metallophones to accompany the song "Lucy Locket."

Staying Warm with Some Cool Calypso

In learning about partner songs this quarter, fifth graders also learned how to dance the calypso to the melody "Mango Walk." "Mango Walk" is a tradition song from Jamaica.

Here is one class showing off their fancy footwork!

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