Students learning at school and home have a personal bag of rhythm instruments and movement items. Having their own music bag allows for recommended social distancing. Pictured below is a bag for Prek-1st grade and the 4th grade music bag. Thank you to the HFS Parent Club for providing funds to purchase instruments.
Fall Trimester 2020 Music Student Learning Goals
Pre-K: Vocal exploration of high and low, instrumental loud and soft, fast and slow. Instrumental sound texture. Identifying the sound and name: Triangle, tambourine, drum, maracas Kindergarten: Vocal exploration high and low, keeping a steady beat. Iconic rhythm pictures for steady beat, fast and slow, starting and stopping together in unison, call and response chants. Instrumental textures that could go with a story or chant. Movement with classical music First Grade: |
Parent Information for Fall 2020
Week of October 19-23 2nd Grade: Practice Veteran's Program songs at home and record video singing on Seesaw "My Country 'Tis of Thee" 3rd Grade: Write the letter names in your recorder book on page 6 "Side Step" Video record yourself playing G and A Blues on page 6 using Seesaw. Please post your recording by Wednesday, October 21st 4th Grade: Koodabura clap and say the rhythm words was due Monday, October 12th on Flipgrid. Next! Play Old Brass Wagon on your glockenspiel and video record yourself on Flipgrid! 5th Grade: Two Flipgrid videos coming due! Play Go Tell Aunt Rhodie on your band instrument AND a different Flipgrid video! Record your Prayer service part (wearing the school uniform in the video). |
The Last Day of School Prayer Service is a compilation of 20 videos of students from pre-K through grade 7 submitting video of readings and singing. Have a blessed summer everyone and remember to pray together, on the beach, in the yard, in your homes. Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
The annual HFS talent show tradition continued through video submissions. 27 students from Pre-K through grade 8 participated.
The 5th Grade presents a mini-prayer service each year on the first day back from Spring Break. The class digs up the poster of the word "Alleluia" that was buried the Tuesday before Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Here is a virtual version of "Resurrect The Alleluia!" for 2020.
The annual HFS talent show tradition continued through video submissions. 27 students from Pre-K through grade 8 participated.
The 5th Grade presents a mini-prayer service each year on the first day back from Spring Break. The class digs up the poster of the word "Alleluia" that was buried the Tuesday before Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Here is a virtual version of "Resurrect The Alleluia!" for 2020.
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lWeek 9 Pre-K, Kinder and 1st Grade
Play! Bee Bee Bumble Bee with your toys at home. Say the poem with a steady beat. First grade: Draw on See SeeSaw the Ta and TiTi rhythms for: Bee Bee Bumble Bee Week 9 2nd Grade Music BINGO: Sing along with Mrs. Horn. Write on the SeeSaw board the rhythms that Mrs. Horn is holding up in the video! Quarter note (ta) rests with ta and ti ti. 3rd Grade Music: Youtube links for recorder belts Orange: https://youtu.be/EVC6pvcr4QU Green: https://youtu.be/pOe0FHLs-_U Purple: https://youtu.be/5bpr87fj6fU Blue: https://youtu.be/phjpx1-yUB0 Red: https://youtu.be/SJ-k94eEbjl Brown: https://youtu.be/ZPlXu3Q-mzc Black: https://youtu.be/EoYlu3AFis4 Bronze: https://youtu.be/F7zMJ3DVlF4 Silver: https://youtu.be/lhZxGhwZPUg Gold: to be recorded! Week 9 4th Grade Music Sign into SeeSaw and watch video of high school band students playing "Baby Shark" in different styles. Record a comment about the band instrument you would like to play Week 9 5th Grade Music/Band Go to the Beginning Band Google Classroom and study the Google Doc. Click on the blue links to see videos to learn about the styles of music and composers from the Band Book Week 9 6th, 7th, 8th Remote Music Class Check the Remote Music Google Classroom. This week Week 8 Pre-K, Kinder and 1st Grade Sing "Little Rooster!" Can you sing up high like a rooster? Cockadoodle loo loo? First grade, Share a video of you singing about a creature you cherish under the green pine tree on SeeSaw for this week. Week 8 2nd Grade Music Go to Seesaw 2nd Grade Music and complete two activities. Make up your own melody to "Doggy Doggy where's Your bone?" 3rd Grade Music: Week 6 for PreK, Kinder and 1st Grade! Sing Peanut butter and jelly, and Queen Queen Caroline with Mrs. Horn! At the end of the Queen Queen video the "King" in the story makes up a song about Queen Queen Caroline. Make up your own song and post a video on SeeSaw Week 6 for 2nd Grade Music Play the game "Button You Must Wander" with your family using a button under matching cups! There is also an activity for naming parts of the music staff on Seesaw! The video for Button You Must Wander is also on Seesaw in the 2nd Grade Music Class. Do you need your class code? Email Mrs. Horn: dhorn@hfsauburn.com. Week 6 for 3rd Grade Music Week 5 for PreK, Kinder and 1st Grade! Sing "Inch By Inch" with Mrs. Horn. Record a short video singing a part of the song with a picture of something you would like to grow. Post your video on Seesaw. 1st grade! There are a couple other small music assignments on Seesaw for you! Week 5 for 2nd Grade Music Parents! An email was sent Sunday with directions for signing your 2nd grader into the Music Seesaw journal. There are two music assignments. Students should complete and post their responses by Monday of next week. Week 6 for 3rd Grade Music Students work at their own pace. All students earned their white belt and yellow belts in class before the closure. Record video of student playing a "belt" song and submit through 3rd Grade Music! on Seesaw or email video to dhorn@hfsauburn.com (Seesaw is better). Orange: Kagome, Green: Trampin', Purple: Country Swing, Blue: My Paddle, Red: Hush Little Baby, Brown: Bouffons Black: New World, Bronze: Morning, Silver: Simple Gifts, Gold: Star Wars Theme. Mrs. Horn instruction videos on Youtube Week 6 for 5th Grade Music Zoom lesson on your band instrument with Mrs. Horn. Record yourself singing along with Fifty Nifty (not the entire song), post in the Beginning Band Google Classroom Week 6 6th,7th and 8th Grade Music Instruments of China. Study the powerpoint in the Music Google Classroom, watch the Youtube videos, complete the quiz by May 5th Week 5 for 3rd Grade Music Check out the videos to learn how to play the recorder songs to earn you belts! The Youtube Channel is HFS Auburn Music. Do you need your Seesaw Music Classroom code to sign in and post your recorder video? Do you need help with your video? Email Mrs. Horn today! dhorn@hfsauburn.com. Mrs. Horn mails your earned belt to your home. It is fun to get mail! Seesaw is an easy way to record your video and post it. Mrs. Horn will respond faster if your video is in your Seesaw Journal for 3rd Grade Music. Bon has passed the brown belt! After the black belt there are three medals, bronze, silver and gold. The gold medal song is the Star Wars Theme ! Record a video this week or contact Mrs. Horn. Week 5 for 4th Grade Music Be sure to post pictures of your Instrument packet if you haven't done it yet. It's never too late to get this done. Work on your Interactive Notebook, we are on Week 2. Look in 4th Grade Music Seesaw to see the Youtube video that show you how to do this. Do you need your Seesaw code to sign in? Email dhorn@hfsauburn.com. Remember to do the video recording of saying the rhythm syllables and tapping at the same time. This week you will also need to sing a little bit! If you need help with anything, ask Mrs. Horn for a Zoom lesson! It is fun! email: dhorn@hfsaburn.com Week 5 for 5th Grade Music Be sure to attend your ZOOM band lesson, and go to the Beginning Band Google Classroom and sing-a-long with Fifty Nifty United States. Record YOUR video when you're ready and post to the Google Classroom Week 5 for 6th,7th,8th Music This week we travel to Germany and learn about the traditional instruments. Go to the REMOTE Music Google Classroom, click through the Instruments of Germany Powerpoint. Watch the videos! Take Notes! Take the quiz that is located in the Google Classroom. DUE Tuesday, April 28th. Take the quizzes for Instruments of India and Kenya if you have not done so |
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Check out two examples from Week 1 of School Closure for 1st Grade Music Activity!
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Third grader on the right emails video to Mrs. Horn to earn a green "belt" for recorder playing. The song is a folk song called "Trampin'" during Week 2 of closure. Belts earned are mailed to students through USPS each week a video is submitted. Third grader on the left earns the purple belt during Week 3 of closure.
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Mrs. Horn sings a song for Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade to sing-a-long at home during Week 4 of closure
"Aiken Drum" Make your own Aiken drum and send a short video to: dhorn@hfsauburn.com
"Aiken Drum" Make your own Aiken drum and send a short video to: dhorn@hfsauburn.com
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. REMOTE LEARNING FOR HFS Music classes: Pre-K Week 3: Look at Mrs. Glaze's Pre-Kindergarten class page. Each week I will post an activity from Youtube, or a Youtube link of me singing a song with motions for students to sing-a-long with. Kindergarten Week 3: Click on the Button above and sing-a-long with Mrs. Horn "Bear Hunt" Pre-K: Week 1: Identify instruments, see Blue Button for Pre K above! And Cute Chicks Song for Spring Tea Kinder: Week 1: Have fun rhyming with the song Down By the Bay, Practice Lost Sheep song for Spring Tea 1st Grade: Mrs. Almy will be posting a weekly music assignment on the 1st grade See Saw site. Great job everyone turning in the animal composition video. Be sure to post your composition assignment. For week 3 sing-a-long with Mrs. Horn with "Bear Hunt" and then draw a picture of what you think might be in the cave! Fill out the "My Favorite piece of music" paper included with the 1st grade work packet for week 1. Return the paper next Tuesday, March 24th and pick up something new! 2nd Grade: Practice the games in the note naming site on the blue button above. 3rd Grade: Week 3: Continue to send video of students playing a belt test. I just set up a See Saw classroom for 3rd grade recorders. See Saw will be an easier way to submit recorder videos and for me to give feedback. Pick up recorder notes worksheets and belt song sheets TUESDAY, March 17th at the 3rd Grade Table. Complete the worksheets and return TUESDAY, March 24th. Youtube videos and instructions for sending in video of students playing songs to earn colored "belts" will be on the worksheets. Search Mrs. Horn to find the video of me playing Kagome for the orange belt. I am posting pictures of the sheet music for the 9 belts above... look music pictures below: 4th Grade: Week 3: Students and parents will receive and email with a youtube link for instructions to begin Interactive Music Notebook for 4th grade. Please send a picture of your instrument worksheet page since we do not have pickup this Tuesday, March 31st. Send pictures to: dhorn@hfsauburn.com Week 1 & 2: Practice note naming game by clicking the blue button above for 2,3,4th grade. Look in your work packets for 4th grade for learning about the instruments in the orchestra. Watch the orchestra Youtube links before filling out the worksheet on the Google hyperdoc that was sent to your school email. 5th Grade: All 5th grade should be taking a weekly instrument Zoom lesson with Mrs. Horn. 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Music: During the closure LEARN ABOUT WORLD MUSIC! Week 2: India. Quiz in Remote Music Classroom, Due March 31st Week 1: Brazil. Worksheet packet due TUESDAY, March 24th. JOIN THE REMOTE LEARNING MUSIC for grades 6,7,8 Code: xmdoqn4 |
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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. Today students at Holy Family sing in class in every grade, lead singing at school Masses, including cantor and psalmist solo singing, sing in holiday and prayer service programs as well as in musical plays and talent shows. Students play rhythm instruments as part of singing games in Pre-K - grade 2, learn to read music and play recorders in grade 3, continue music reading playing drums, bells and two part choir in grade 4. Play a band instrument in grade 5, as well as continued 2 and 3 part choir singing. Grade 6 students sing as a class choir and all middle school choir as well as learn basic guitar skills. Grade 7 and Grade 8 continue choral singing and have multiple Mass and prayer service leading responsibilities. Grades 6, 7 and 8 may continue playing in band by signing up for the Zero Hour Jazz Band that plays for the school community as well as outside of school performances. All students participate in the musical Christmas Program in December. Grades Pre-K - Grade 4 prepare two musical plays for the annual Spring Tea and 6th Grade are the primary actors for the Christmas Program musical play. 7th grade performs a special play in the Spring. All students are encouraged to participate in the All School Talent Show, which is presented during the school day the last week of school in June.
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)