Music at Holy Family School
Pre-K through 4th grade have a 40 minute music class twice at week. Pre-K and Kindergarten Music Includes: Vocal Exploration, Rhythm, Listening and Movement. Kindergarten presents a Martin Luther King Prayer Service prepared during Music Class each year and Pre-K presents a very short Memorial Day prayer service. All classes participate in the annual Christmas Program and school Mass. https://www.facebook.com/holyfamilyauburn/videos/277423081090420/ 1st Grade music includes iconic rhythm reading and melodic contour, with 2nd grade learning solfege hand signs and rhythm reading with stick and note symbols on the staff. 3rd grade music is focused on learning to read music through playing the recorder. 4th grade is focused on continuing music reading skills as well as leading school Mass and singing skills through singing games and solfege practice. 5th grade music meets three times a week. 5th graders explore music through listening and responding, mass and liturgy preparation once a week and all 5th grade plays a band instrument during twice weekly band classes. During school closure of 2020 3rd grade students submitted video to earn a colored tassel by demonstrating a recorder song practiced at home |
Coming 2022 HFS Mass & Liturgy Leading
at Holy Family Parish 2nd Grade - May 26th, 2022
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3rd grade recorder class.
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Holy Family School continues the traditions began by the Holy Names nuns who made music a focal point for the new school they started at Holy Family in 1964-1965.
General Music classes at HFS are Kodaly inspired and guided by National Core Standards and Washington State Music Standards and assessments.
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Second grade rehearsing with authentic Native American drum. (L) First grade being "trees" for the song-play game, "Higglety Piggelty Bumble Bee." (R)