OLG Music Daily Log 2 - Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School

RUNNING LOG OF LESSONS FROM FALL 2023 to CURRENT. (Click Here for Fall 2016 to Spring 2023)

(just found MrsCraftonMusic Sub Videos Playlist on YouTube, now added to my own.)

(just found Trella Yates John Jacobson Dances Playlist on YouTube. Again, somehow I can see the unlisted MXP videos: Chan Mali Chan/Malaysian Folk Song O/N’15, “E Papa wairi” of New Zealand A/S’14, and 90 others). Need to add each to my own YouTube playlists.

Potential Show Themes: Pets, Cats & Dogs, 50’s Sockhop, Disney, Black & White Ball, Kpop Demon Hunter, Cowboy Country

2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: March/Vivaldi, 2nd Half/Handel
WEEK 27.Mar18-20
- Thursday
  - MASS with Chorus & Choir:
    - Paige & Frankie play recorder on Wild Mtn Thyme verse, all sing Chorus
    - We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
    - Be Merciful O Lord SS-66
    - Revive Us, O God SS-200
    - Petition (Hart)
    - Into the Desert (super yum)
    - Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
  - 1st & K: MPO 3rd week of March lesson for 1st: bobo, Bee Bee Bumblebee, freeze game, et al.
  - 3, 4: Handel’s Last Chance video on MPO, Handel’s bio in MPO, circle game Bee Bee Bumblebee (like hot potato)
- Tuesday/Wed (St. Patty’s)
  - PK, PS: color rainbow by note (MPO)
  - 3, 4, 5: my Ireland PowerPoint lesson, St. Patrick’s Day Rhythm Phrase Writing Worksheet (MPO)
  - K, 1, 2: my Ireland PowerPoint lesson
  - All: I’ll Tell Me Ma
  - Some: Compose limericks, compose songs.
WEEK 26.Mar11-13
- Seven Jumps
- Boomwhackers to Irish & all sorts
- Play along/clap along with Irish
- Rhythm Stick play along with Ms. Caitlin
- St. Patrick bio’s.
WEEK 25.Mar3-5
- Thursday
  - PS: March Week 1 PK Lesson (Bobo, Ox & Fox),
    - Solfège kerwin signs PreS Prodigies,
    - Lucky Clover shamrock search,
    - Vivaldi’s Spring ‘There’s A Spring in My Step” MXP M/A’17
  - 2, 1, K: Superman Theme et al (John Williams). MXP MA’17
    - The Music Show “It’s About Time/Meter” MXP MA’17
    - drummed different meters for students to guess
    - Sing then dance to “Try Everything” MXP MA’17
  - 4, 3: Superman & John Williams + draw your own cartoon MXP MA’17
- Tuesday, Wed
  - PK, K, 1, 2: Lucky Clover shamrock search, Vivaldi’s Spring ‘There’s A Spring in My Step” MXP M/A’17
  - PK: drum freeze
  - 3, 4, 5: Lucky Clover shamrock search, drum freeze, Vivaldi bio & quiz, review Treble Clef
  - PS, PK: March Week 1 PK Lesson (Bobo, Ox & Fox), Lucky Clover, solfège kerwin signs PreS Prodigies
  - Chorus & MS Choir: for 5th Lent All School
    - Be Merciful SS66
    - Did You Know
    - Lean On Me
    - Gracious God
    - Revive Us O God
    - Stand By Me (church one)
    - Into the Desert
    - Petition
    - God of Mercy
  - For Light of Leadership Mass (at request of Alex & Frankie): These Are the Best Days (Pink Zebra)

COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: February/Scott Joplin
WEEK 24.Feb24-26
- Thursday
  - Olympics and Italy: MXP Italy on YouTube, dance the Tarantella, Andrea Bocelli, Gregorian chant, locate Italy on the map, opera (Magic Flute), Vivaldi 4 Seasons, review treble clef (Coconut Chaos MPO), Olympics Best-of Video, Hello and Goodbye in Italian
- Tue, Wed
  - 3,4,5: Treble Clef crossword, Coconut Chaos (MPO), Space Music Adventure Treble Clef (MPO), 30-second Dance Party, hz signal on flat plate experiment video, Cha Cha Slide, Bean Bag toss onto Treble Clef for review
  - PK, K, 1, 2: Lines & Spaces Baby (The Music Show MXP), The More We Get Together (MPO), Chicken Dance, Bean Bag toss onto treble clef for review, Pete the Cat Four Groovy Buttons and other things in MPO.
  - Chorus: for 5th Lent All School
    - Be Merciful SS66
    - Did You Know
    - Lean On Me
    - Gracious God
    - Revive Us O God
    - Into the Desert
  - MSChoir potential concert for Bridgepark or the Mount:
    - What A Wonderful World
    - Time After Time
    - Dear Evan Hanson
    - Turn Off Your Cell Phones Song
    - Eternal Father Strong to Save
    - A Million Dreams
    - Do Re MI
    - Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
    - Seasons of Love
    - For Good
    - I’ll Tell Me Ma
    - Loch Lomond
    - Put A Little Love in Your Heart
    - I Just Wanna Shine
    - Amazing
    - I Am A Rock
WEEK 23.Feb 17-19
- Thursday
  - PS drum with Ms. Kaitlin, play bells, Whisper Talk Sing Shout (MXP)
  - 2, 1, K: Lent offerings, Learn about the ear, learn about water/hz, drum w Ms. Kaitlin, Lines & Spaces Baby (MXP), Treble clef on tape with bean bags.
- Tue/Wed
  - Guess That Nursery Rhyme, hand jive, Boomwhackers and bells 2 min warmup, Fruit Syllables clap
WEEK 22.Feb10, 11
Thursday
- no school/Winter Break
Tuesday, Wed
- Drums!
  - Tubano videos about djembe with JamCats and MysticDrumz
  - Play along to World Drumming/Interlaken Jam (EEMC Resources)
  - Let kids direct volume and the wave
  - Make a Storm with drums
- Wed. with PK: Tap Rhythm Sticks & Make a Pizza w Miss Caitlin YouTube, MusicShow (EEMC) Presto is Fast Largo is Slow, choose slow vs fast Games (EEMC). plain old drumming, Mix a Pancake (MPO)
- MSChoir: You Will Be Found, Taize chants, PInkZebra grad songs, I Am A Rock, talk about performing at BridgePark
- 45Chorus: Ash Wednesday songs: Somebody’s Knocking’,
WEEK 21.Feb.3-5
Thursday
- PS: The More We Get Together, Hat Hat, Penguin March (all MPO), fruit clap rhythm, Beethoven’s Wig, ZKO rollercoaster, Seven Jumps
- 2nd, 1st, K: Boomwhackers + bells (not good), hand jive to “We Go Together”
- 3, 4: hand jive “We Go Together”, Boomwhackers + bells (v. good!) to many songs, including “In the Hall of the MK” (Grieg) showing the notes in regular position on the staff. +BW Guess that Nursery Rhyme.
Tuesday
- 3, 4, 5: Scott Joplin biographies, Scoo-Be-Do song (MPO) about scat singing
- 3, 4, 5: Hat, Hat (MPO), pass out black top hats!
- 3, 4, 5: Fruit Rhythms, Tempos and Rhythms (MPO)
- PK-2: Seven Jumps, Rhythm Cat, Rhythm Poison Mario, Love Grown Under (MPO), Music Show “The Beat is the Heart of Music”, Skinnnamarink, Scherzo (2nd MPO).
COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: January/Beethoven
WEEK 20.Jan27-29
- Concert Week
WEEK 19.Jan.20-22
- Practice Concert Songs
WEEK 18.Jan13-15
- Practice Concert Songs
WEEK 17.Jan.6-8
- Practice Concert Songs
COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: December/Tchaikovsky
WEEK 16.Dec.16-18, ’25
- id xmas songs
- Wednesday Sing Along
WEEK 15.Dec9-12, ’25
Tuesday, Wed
- K: Fletcher Snowflake short
- PS, PK, K, 1-5: Merry Meringue on xylophones (MXP Dec’10)
- PS, PK, K, 1: coloring Gingerbread House
- 2-5: Emoji Xmas songs
- 1, 4, 5: penguin drawing contest
- PS, PK: dance to Let it Snow & Freeze (EEMC)
WEEK 14.Dec2-4,’25
Tuesday-Wed
- PS-5: Balloon Man
- 2, 3, 4, 5: Tchaikovsky bio
- PK-5: Hail Holy Queen
- PK, K, 1, 2: Pete the Cat Xmas
- PS, PK, 1: I Live Inside a Snowglobe (Laurie B) with maracas
- PS: Let it Snow choreo
Thursday, 12/3
- K, 1: Snowglobe, I Live Inside
- K-4: Rockin Jingle Bells w rhythm sticks and jingle bells
- PS, PK, K, 1, 2: Sleepy Bells
- PS, PK: Let It Snow
- PS: Balloon Man
- K: Coloring
- PK, PS: Lonely Goatherd
- PK, PS: Hail Holy Queen practice with SisterAct
- K-4: Feliz Navidad w maracas and choreo
- K-4: Tchaikovsky bio by Music with Meg
- 4th: Worksheet Synonyms for Xmas Song (so good for them!)
WEEK 13.Nov.25, 2025
Tuesday, 11/25
- Step piano A-G
- 30 Sec Dance Party
- Record Thankful
- Boomwhackers (chord warmup, PreK easy notes!, eye of the tiger, it’s corn, Composer Boomwhackers (eh…)
Wed & Thu
- no School, thanksgiving!
WEEK 12. Nov18, 19, 2025
Tuesday & Wed
- PS-5: Sasha
- PS-K: Beethoven’s Wig
- K-5: Russia
- PK-5: hello/goodbye in Russian
- PS-4: Thankful ASL
- 3: Volga Boat Song
- 5: Magazine Detective Questions
- PS: Turkey Twist and Twist & Shout
- PS, PK: Book Too Many Carrots
Thursday
- 2nd: Thankful ON’13
- 2nd: Bluegrass ON’13
- K, 1, 3: video shorts
- 4th: Backstage Broadway w questionnaire
WEEK 11. Nov12, ’25
no Tuesday 11/11/25
Wednesday 11/12/25
- 1st: Beethoven’s Wig, Pass M&M stuffies to the beat, Great Big House + dance Boy/Girl
- PS, PK: Chicken Dance, Vivaldi Autumn, Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (Kindle), Rake Those Leaves.
- PK: Apple Tree Song
- PK, Solfege (PS Prodigies)
- Chorus: OLG Feast, Xmas songs
Thursday
- PS,K-4: Fox Went Out
- PS: Dance Little Leaves, Rake, Color Fife & Drum
- K, 2, 3, 4: Great Big House dancing
- K, 1, 3, 4: Color Fox sheets
- 4: id rhythm MPO
WEEK 10. Nov3, 4, “25
- Ps, 1, 2, 3, 4, PK: Pack UP Your Troubles
- 2, 3,4,5: Military Fams
- PK, K, 1,2,3,5: Saint S Symphony
- 2, PK: Elvis song MXP
- 2, K, PK: Pies Pies
- K: Presto
- 3, 2, PS, PK: Autumn Rhythm Stix
- 2, 3, pk, 1, 4: Dry Bones + ezekiel story, xylophones
- 1st: Steps & Skips Music Show
- Pk, k: Music Show Presto & Largo MXP + step keyboard
COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: October/CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
WEEK 9.Oct28-29, ’25
Tuesday, Wed
- PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Drums/Favorite Candy
- 3,4,5, PK, 2: Mummy Wrap
- PK, 1: Bommwhackers
- PK Village
WEEK 8.Oct21-23, ’25
Tuesday, Wed, Thu
- All: Cups / Addams Family EEMC Resources
- PK, K, 1, 2, 3: Ghost Light Mater short
- all: Halloween Village
- K, PK, 2: Mannequin MXP ON’17
- 1, PK, 2: We Like Candy MXP ON’17
- 2, 3: Dynamics Halloween Poem
- 3, 4, 5: AllAbout Bats Treble clef fill in the blank
- 1: Presto short
- 4, 3, 2, PS, PK: Pumpkin Groove w shakers or rhythm stix
- PK, PS: Music Show Up Down Same
- PS, PK: Jack O Lantern dance
- PS, PK, PS: Laurie B Halloween Train
- PS: color pumpkin
- 1: Musicplayonline games
- 1: One Man Band short
WEEK 7.Oct14-16, ’25
Thursday
- Mass w Choir & Chorus: Our God is Here, We Are Marching, Handclap Gloria, Keep Me Safe, Keep Your Lamps, We Come Today, Awesome God, Ten Thousand REasons
- 2nd: Sound Poem “Making Jack O’Lanterns” ON’12 + Halloween Village
Tuesday, Wed
- PK, K Jumpin’ Jack O’Lantern (EEMC0
- K, 1, Ghost Light Mater
- 1, PS, 4, 5, 3, 2, PK, K, Bio of Saint-Saens + Google map Paris
- 1, ps, 4, 5, 3, 2, PK, K Danse Macabre (EEMC)
- 1, ps, pk: Aquarium w scarves video (Saint-Saens)
- 1, pk, 3 Halloween Village
- 1, pk, 5: spooky scary skeletons boomwhackers (+ warmups)
- pk: spider Thing (eemc)
- ps, pk: Spiderman (mxp on’16? ’17?)
- ps: Chicken Dance
WEEK 6.Oct.7-9, ’25
- ps, ps, 1, 4,5,k, pk, 3: Rhythm Sticks Halloween Percussion Play Along
- ps, ps, 1, pk, k, 3: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves story
- 2, pk, 5,4,3: Halloween Hand Jive
- pk, k: autumn Boom Chicka
- 5, 4, 3, 2: Halloween Rhythms worksheet
- ps, 1, pk: color by note pumpkin
- ps, ps: i love my white shoes
- ps, ps: drumming
- 4, 3, 2, k: Boomwhackers, spooky Scary skeletons, chord warmup et al, All Star
- 4, 3: Major Minor Music Show (EEMC/MXP)
- 1: Ghost Light Mater
- K: Jumpin Jack o’lanterns
WEEK 5.Sep30-Oct2, ’25
THURSDAY
- PS
  - dance w scarves to Falling Leaves, Shake Sillies (EEMC)
  - Drum Freeze animals edition
  - Alphorns in Leavenworth
  - Taylor Ware yodeling
  - Learn/sing refrain of Swiss Hiking Song EEMC
  - watch Lonely Goatherd
  - Barnyard Dance (EEMC)
- 2nd, 3rd, 1st, K, 4th (some combo)
  - The Music Show Lines & Spaces Baby EEMC
  - Treble Clef Rally (musictechteacher.com)
  - get out drums, Sansa Kroma
  - Dynamics Game in EEMC, directing dynamics
  - Forte Piano (Music Show in EEMC)
- 4th: Drum, in general. Play along with EEMC Resource World Drumming “Desert Fire”
  - Dynamics game in EEMC, direct dynamics,
WEDNESDAY
- 1st:
  - Switz YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing EEMC,
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - alphorn flash mob in Leavenworth
  - Lonely Goatherd
- PS:
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing and choreography EEMC,
  - Lonely Goatherd
  - John Jacob JS
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - alphorn flash mob in Leavenworth
  - drum freeze
- PK
  - Alphorn flash mob in Leavenworth!
  - Color alphorn pics
  - Watch “Lonely Goatherd”
- CHORUS
  - Star Spangled Banner
  - Fifty Great States
  - 10,000 Reasons, We Are Marching, We Come Today
TUESDAY
- K:
  - Everything is Awesome sing & choreography,
  - Switzerland YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Swiss Hiking Song EEMC & Choreo
- PK:
  - Switz YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing and choreography EEMC,
  - StoryBots Do Re Mi, solfege,
  - Do A Deer from Sound of Music,
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - video of Alphorn solo 1953
  - Mountain Call (YouTube).
- 2nd:
  - Switz YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing (EEMC),
  - Do a Deer & Lonely Goatherd (YouTube),
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - video of Alphorn solo 1953 Mountain Call (YouTube)
- 3rd
  - Switz YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Switzerland AS’15 MXP Audio story
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing (EEMC),
  - Lonely Goatherd (YouTube),
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - video of Alphorn solo 1953 Mountain Call (YouTube)
- 5th
  - Switz YouTube AS’15 MXP video (OLGMusic playlist),
  - Swiss Hiking Song sing (EEMC),
  - Lonely Goatherd (YouTube),
  - Taylor Ware yodeling Americas got talent,
  - video of Alphorn flash mob in Leavenworth 2019 (YouTube)
- MS Choir
  - Golden from Kpop Demon Hunters
  - What A Wonderful World
  - America
  - We Come Today
COMPOSER OF THE MONTH: September/BENJAMIN BRITTEN
WEEK 4.Sep23-25, ’25
THURSDAY
- PS:
  - Shakes Sillies,
  - Falling Leaf Dance,
  - Scarves with “Aquarium”,
  - play on step piano,
  - StoryBots Do Re Mi,
  - Drum Freeze
- 1st:
  - finish MTT Piano quiz,
  - clap along to Musical Fruits,
  - learn solfège w StoryBots and PreS Prodigies,
  - dance to “We Know the Way”.
- 3rd:
  - learn solfège w StoryBots & PreS Prodigies.
  - Entrance of Gladiators clap along (MPO).,
  - relearn piano notes.
- 2nd: tough day. Projector has a mind of its own, kids couldn’t settle!
- K: terrific day!
  - learn solfège w StoryBots & PreS Prodigies,
  - clap along to Musical Fruits,
  - Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie jar,
  - K MPO September lesson
- 4th:
  - Body Beats,
  - MTT Rhythm addition,
  - MPO Sept 5th wk lesson:
  - DYNAMICS lesson and quiz (MPO),
  - guess the rhythm you hear (MPO),
  - Poison Rhythm (MPO Sept 5th wk lesson)
WEDNESDAY
- PS:
  - Shakes Sillies,
  - Falling Leaf Dance,
  - Scarves with “Aquarium”,
  - play on step piano,
  - StoryBots Do Re Mi,
  - Drum Freeze, Chicken Dance,
- 1st:
  - piano notes + much of same PS.
- Chorus:
  - Star Sp B, Keep Me Safe,
  - Awesome God,
  - Amen warm up + I Open the Door,
  - The Jesus Song,
  - We Come Today,
  - Alleluia Misa del Mundo,
TUESDAY
- PK: Dance of Little Leaf, Whisper Talk Shout Sing (EEMC), Shake Sillies, Drum Freeze
- 2nd: That’s a Scale EEMC) piano notes quiz (MTT)
- K: similar
- 3rd: Chopstix on step piano, MTT piano notes quiz
- 5th: Sing Matilda 2pt, Chopstix and MTT on step piano
- 4th: read HighSeas (MPO) play, piano notes on step piano and MTT quiz, spell GAGA, BEE, CAFE, sing Matilda 2pt (EEMC)
- Choir: I Am A Rock, Seasons of Love, Awesome God
WEEK 3. (subs)
WEEK 2.Sep9-11, ’25
- Tues
  - PK, 1: Rhythm Sticks Names,
  - PK, 1, 2, 3, 5: GrooveTrax Back to School,
  - PK, 1, 2: Ram Sam Sam dance,
  - PK, 1, 2, 3: Drum Freeze
  - 2,5: Personality/Instrument Quizzes for new kids on BBritten app.
  - 2: Rhythm Cat app,
  - 2, 3, 4: Britten’s I Will Consider My Cat Jeffrey
  - 1, 2, 3, 4: Bought Me A Cat (MXP, MPO, EEMC), learn how to read 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th endings.
  - 4th: Brazil info & Samba (MXP AS’10), kids that studied Brazil in 2nd Grade shared info
  - 5th: BBritten YPGto theO animated video and iPad app.
  - 5th: Jump In, Jump Out Ice Breaker Mr. Henry’s
WEEK 1.Sep2-4, ’25
- Thu
  - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Jump In Jump Out Ice Breaker song/Mr. Henry’s Music World, Benj Britten Young Person’s Guide (MXP MJ’10), YoungPGtotheO app for Aural Quiz and Personality Quiz for new kids, or Louise Wilson’s YPGuide to the O – Animation video 3min.
- Wed
  - PK: get to know names, rhythm sticks to Elementary Groove Tracks/Back to School, maracas, (projector malfunctions….), dance to “La Bamba” w maracas. Dance to “Shake Your Sillies Out”.
  - 1st: get to know names, dance to “Mannequin” (EEMC), rhythm sticks, sing “When We’re In School” (to the tune “And the Green Grass Grows All Around” (MXP AS’13)
- Tues
  - 1st Mass with JC, Allie, Natalie: I Rejoiced, I Will Praise You Lord, Hold on to Love, Amazing Grace, They’ll Know We Are Christians

2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

WEEK 28.Jun10-13.’25
- Tue, Wed
  - PK, K, 1, 2: Carnival of the Animals (COVID lesson, Week NINE). Move like the song, then guess the animal
  - PK, K: Shake Your Sillies Out
  - PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: practice Do-Re-Mi for Frances
  - 3, 4, 5: build popsicle/rubber band kazoos!
  - Choir (Tue): Pizza Party w water balloons in DeMaz
  - Chorus (Wed): Party w water balloons in DeMaz
  - PK (Wed): drum answer to it’s the end of school, wachoo gonna do?, Minuscule “Racing Bugs”, one round of Incredibox.
WEEK 37.Jun3-5
- Thu
  - PS: Peter and the Wolf (live British), Cha Cha Slide, Barnyard Stomp
  - 2nd: Peter and the Wolf, Cha Cha Slide, Boomwhackers Chicken Jockey et al
  - 3rd: Boomwhackers, Do Re Mi for Frances
  - 1st: Do Re Mi for Frances…otherwise too squirrely for anything else.
  - K: Do Re Mi for Frances, Cha Cha Slide.
  - 4th: Do Re Mi for Frances, Beat Detective.
- Wed
  - 4/5 Chorus
  - Light of Leadership Mass (MS Choir + Natalie, JC, Allie).
    - You Say, Christ Shine in Our Lives, Amen Let It Be Done, Hail Mary GW Dance, We Are the Light, We Are the Light of the World.
- Tue
  - Peter & the Wolf (5th, 4th, 3rd, K) 1st and 2nd gone.
  - Cha Cha Slide (EEMC)
WEEK 36.May27-29
- Thursday
  - 2nd Dancing in the Streets & Musical Word Search
  - K, 1, 2, 3, 4: “Cajun Spice” on xylophones + worksheets (MXP AS’13)
  - 4th: Recorders = add Note C
- Tue, Wed
  - 1, 2, 3, 5: Beat Detective
  - PS: Lummi Sticks play along with Miss Caitlin, Jam Cats Rhythm Sticks
  - 5: Chicken Jockey Boomwhackers
  - 3, 4, 5: Recorder or Boomwhacker Baseball (MPO)
  - 5: Sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame (MPO)
  - 4th: Intro to recorders: learn BAG, Mission to Space #1 (MXP AS’17)
  - 2: Talent Show
  - PS, PK: Ram Sam Sam
  - PS: Whisper Talk Sing Shout (MXP The Music Show)
  - MS Choir: prep for Light of L Mass
  - Chorus: prep for EOY Mass: Keep Me Safe O God, The Body of Christ, Christ in Me Arise, I Rejoiced, Alleluia Love is Alive, 10000 Reasons, To You O God I Lift, + Do Re Mi for Frances McKamey.
WEEK 35.May20-22
- Tue SPRING CONCERT PREP
- Wed SPRING CONCERT PREP & CONCERT!
- Thu Video shorts, Talent Shows
WEEK 34.May13-15
- Tue SPRING CONCERT PREP
WEEK 33.May6-8
- Thu SPRING CONCERT PREP
  - Baseball Bass Clef MusicTechTeacher
  - Seven Jumps
  - Pete the Cat My White Shoes
  - Church Clap
  - Clap Along Fruit Rhythms
- Wed SPRING CONCERT PREP
- Tue SPRING CONCERT PREP
WEEK 32.Apr29-May1
- Thu SPRING CONCERT PREP
  - PS: MPO Lesson for 5th April.
  - all classes “Baroque and Blue” by Claude Bolling MXP Mar/Apr’13
- Wed SPRING CONCERT PREP
- Tue INTRODUCE SPRING CONCERT songs/dances
  - Fantastic Mr. Cox – The Fruit Beat Rhythm Syllables Clap Along for Kids.
SPRING BREAK Apr21-27
WEEK 31.Apr15-17.
- Thu TALK ABOUT SPRING CONCERT prob songs/dances around world
  - New Zealand MXP, E Papa Wairi
  - PreS, drumming, Green Grass Grew MXP MA’19
- Wednesday
  - Sansa Kroma
- Tue JAZZ Drums & Bass
  - Drum & Bass TikTok back&forth short vid
  - Von Baron’s Jazz Drum School / The best Latin jazz drumming
  - Play along with Drum/Bass EEMC Resources Hal Leonard Djembe Method Rock, Reggae, Blues.
WEEK 30.Apr8-10.
- Thu
  - Guest Artist! Brian Callanan on Sax, Clarinet, Penny Whistle
    - all classes but PreS, PreK, and 5th
  - + clarinet info from YouTube Kids Imagine Nation Learn About Instruments PreSchool Learning Video Clarinet (super cute!)
  - + Clarinet Rhapsody in Blue
  - + The Green Grass Grew Around EEMC sing along
  - + Musical Fruits clap along
  - + Body Percussion/ Activity/ the Body Groove EEMC
  - + parts of the Clarinet EEMC Worksheets
- Wed
- Tuesday
  - Harmonica! How it’s put together HOBBY SCIENCE LAB VIDEO.
  - Harmonica! Love Me Do solo HARMONICLASS VIDEO, Love Me Do Beatles listen for harmonica.
  - Harmonica! Roadhouse Blues. Listen for harmonica.
  - Sound Vibrations! What is Sound? Physics for Kids | SciShow Kids video
  - Sing/speak and feel your own vocal chords vibrate!
  - Dance to “Church Clap”
  - 3rd: Harp strings!
  - 4th, 5th: Scoo Bee Doo! on Xylophones (MPO).
WEEK 29.Apr 1-3.
- Thursday
  - Pink Panther MXP A/S’12 Luigi Intro & Sound Map.
  - Watch Pink Panther “Pink, Plunk, Plink”.
  - Play xylophones C & F with “Rain Rain Go Away” (MPO).
- Wed
- Tuesday
  - JAZZ MONTH!
  - Saxophone!
  - What is Jazz short explanation videos (Fantastic Mr. Cox/All About Jazz for Kids) w/ Take the A Train (Duke Ellington)
  - hand out sunglasses!
  - watch a little Take 5 Dave Brubeck
  - MusicTechTeacher: ID instrument Sounds with cool jazz cat
  - MXP Dec’16: Vince Guaraldi Linus & Lucy w Luigi & Mike
  - MXP Dec’16: dance to Best Day of My Life
WEEK 28.Mar 25-27.
Thursday
- All, esp K: (MPO) Knees Up Mother Brown, Solfa Bobo,
- Boomwhackers AllStar, Chord WarmUp
- Rhythm Cat on iPad
- StoryBots on iPad
- Go see 8th Grade Musical: FROZEN!
Tuesday
- K, PK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: MXP YouTube Playlist Japan Travel or MPO. MPO Momiji Song and Fan Dance.
- 3rd: “Church Clap”
- 5th: draw Kanji symbols for Music and Blossom

WEEK 27. Mar 18-20.
Thursday
- 2nd: Incredibox, Tisket Tasket Easter Basket hunt MPO
- K, 1, 3, 4: Incredibox, Tisket Tasket, I Am Getting Such A Headache, “Feast” short, Coconut Chaos after Treble Review.
- Mass Chorus: Be Merciful O Lord, Lead Me Lord, Somebody’s Watching, Sacred Silence, Our God is Here.
Wednesday
- 1st: MPO Welcome Body Perc, Beehive, Bobo, Freeze EEMC, Easter Basket hunt
- PS: MPO Welcome Body Perc, Beehive, Bobo, Freeze EEMC, Mr. Troll, drum freeze
- PK: drum freeze, Freeze dance EEMCE, Read Three Billy Goats MPO, Mr Troll MPO, Easter Basket hunt
- Chorus: Be Merciful O Lord, Lead Me Lord, Somebody’s Watching, Sacred Silence, Our God is Here.
Tuesday
- K and PK: MPO March Week 3: Welcome, Here is the Beehive, Bobo, Freeze, Mr. Troll
- 2nd: MPO March Week 3: Irish Fiddle, St. Patrick Jig dance, solfa challenge with It’s Raining, Poison Mel, Easter basket hunt
- 3, 4, 5: Austin Wintory Video Game Composer MXP Video Interview. Show a little of his Journey video game, play Easter basket hunt,,C major scale w 4th, drum frz w 4th.
- MSChoir: Into the Desert, Create A Clean Heart (Hart), Did You Know?, The Glory of These 40,
WEEK 26. Mar 11-13.
Thursday
- Boomwhackers Who Let the Dogs Out and Morrison Irish Jig
- Irish Jig (MPO) to Sham Rock’s I’ll Tell Me Ma, Leprechaun Dance
- Seven Jumps
- Lucky Clover Hunt on Primary Games
- Ireland Powerpoint (with MXP Ireland, step dancing, Finn McCool vid, Giant’s Causeway, RiverDance, Limericks)
Tuesday & Wednesday
- K: Drum Freeze, Shamrocks Field Hunt
- PK: Shamrocks Field Hunt
- 2nd: MPO Lesson 24 “A Sailor Came to See” partner clap game. MPO Sing and play the game with “St. Patrick’s Day Jig”
- 3, 4, 5: end of Magic Flute, Shamrock Hunt, Scotland’s Burning, Boomwhackers Who Let the Dogs Out
- No Chorus (Kennedy musical)
- MSChoir: prep for 4/10.
WEEK 25. Mar 4-6.
Thursday
- Family Groups
- PS: “Go Bananas” (MPO), “How Much is that Doggy”, Pete the Cat “White Shoes”
- 2nd: Shamrocks
- 1st: Mozart, Magic Flute, Clap Along Fruits
- 3rd: Magic Flute BBC, the weird, spooky cartoon.
- K: Magic Flute Fairytales Cartoonist (good one live action kids)
- 4th, Magic Flute ABC After School Specials – really good cartoon! 46 min, only saw 1/2.
Wednesday
- Ash Wednesday Mass w MS Choir + Nat, JC, Allie
- no 2nd, no PK
Tuesday
- K, PK 2nd: grade-specific MPO Lesson for 1st Week March
  - solfa, games, echo singing, letter X for PK, movement, Cut the Cake Game
- 3, 4, 5: MOZART Composer of the Month
  - Mozart Bio Classics for Kids, quiz.
  - Talk about Seattle Opera’s very unique “Magic Flute”, watch two of their trailers
  - Watch video “Who sang it best? Queen of the Night Aria staccatos.”
  - (rainy day, inside recess, so…) Cut the Cake Game from MPO to let them run around a bit.
WEEK 24. Feb 25-27.
- Drumming
- Ride of the Valkyries MXP
- Fiddle vs. Violin, use COVID ppt
WEEK 23. Feb 18-20.
WEEK 22. Feb 11-13.
- Wed
  - Baby Shower for Shelby
  - 1st: Learn about Elvis, use COVID Ppt.
- Tuesday
  - K, PK: MPO FebWeek2 Lesson for Kinder, 2nd. / CLASSDOJO / Move to “Freeze” (EEMC video).
  - some kids: Instruments of the Orchestra (EEMC)
  - 3, 4, 5: Learn about Elvis, use COVID Powerpoint.
WEEK 21. Feb 4-6.
- Thursday
  - Move to “Freeze” (EEMC video)
  - Move to “Wizards in Winter” Scarf Dance
  - Boomwhackers
    - Guess that Nursery Rhyme / Swick’s Classroom
  - Vivaldi’s “Winter” and Composer of the Month / VIVALDI VIDEOS:
    - Music w Mr. Reyna Vivaldi’s Winter Movement Video
    - Why should you listen to Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”? – Betsy Schwarm TEDEX
    - Vivaldi for Kids – The four seasons – Listen and Learn
    - Vivaldi’s “Winter” Body Percussion/Symphonic Sounds
    - Bio on MPO
- Wed = snow day
- Tuesday = a little about Michael Jackson (musictechteacher.com)
WEEK 18, 19, 20. Jan 14-16, Jan 21-23, Jan 28-30
- Winter Concert work!
WEEK 17. Jan 7-9, ’24
- Introduce Winter Concert songs to all
- MusicPlayOnline: Kindergarten Lesson/Unit 16 with Snowman book, “Ha-Ha This-away”, tap to Sewing Machine.
- Drum Freeze

WEEK 16. Dec 17-19, ’24
- Thu
  - All but 4th: Virtual Trip to see the Nutcracker (pTp Google Drive)
    - Russian Dance was taken down. Use THIS instead.
  - 4th, 3rd, 2nd: Name That Xmas Tune
  - 4th: Boomwhackers Xmas songs
  - Littles: dance to “I Live Inside A Snowglobe” with maracas.
- Wed
- Tue
  - Family Groups at 9am
  - 2nd: Yesh Lanu Tayesh (Israel partner dance) (MXP Dec’18).
  - 2nd: “When We’re Together” (MXP Dec’18).

WEEK 15. Dec.10-12, ’24
- Thu
  - All: Make-your-own 12 Days of Christmas, watch Pentatonix 12 Days of Christmas video.
  - Chorus:Feast Day Mass w Chorus: OCOCE, Holy is Your Name, Alleluia. Hail Holy Queen to synth pre-record (really good to free up Ann), O Sanctissima, Here I Am Lord, OLG to Pescador, Handclap Gloria, Kyrie.
- Tue, Wed
  - PK, K, 1, 2: Musical Coloring (gingerbread house & xmas tree)
  - PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Xylophones to “Merry Meringue” (MXP Dec’10)
  - 3, 4, 5: Christmas Word Scramble (from Paul Anton/TpT). Good challenge for even 5th.
  - Chorus: Holy is Your Name, Alleluia, Grinch. Hail Holy Queen, O Sanctissima, Here I Am Lord, OLG to Pescador.
  - Choir: Put A Little Love practice, prep for Catholic Schools week Songs: Amen Let It Be Done, Christ Shine in Our Lives

WEEK 14. Dec 3-5, ’24
- Thu
  - K, 1, 3, 4: Santa’s Workshop TpT PowerPoint in OneDrive
  - 3, 4: Emoji Pictionary Christmas Songs worksheet, after re-learn Treble Clef notes
  - K-4: practice “When We’re Together”
  - Jingle Bell Stomp
  - The Music Show Merry-go-Round
  - Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas
  - no 2nd grade today
- Wed
  - 1st & PS same as Tue
  - PK Color-by-note Christmas Tree
  - PS Seven Jumps
  - Chorus: Holy is Your Name assignments, Alleluia assignments, Grinch assignments. Hail Holy Queen, O Sanctissima, Amen Let It Be Done, Christ Shine In Our Lives. Anything Guadalupe?
- Tue
  - Pachelbel Canon in D (MXP Dec’18)
  - Fletcher Snowflake Christmas video short Amazon
  - Hear the Bells Ring MXP Dec’18
  - Jingle Bell Stomp MXP Dec’18
  - When We’re Together practice song
  - Boomwhackers Canon in D
  - MS Choir: Put A Little Love practice, prep for Catholic Schools week Songs: Amen Let It Be Done, Christ Shine in Our Lives
WEEK 13. Nov26-28, ’24
- Wed, Thu no school
- Tue
  - drumming Thanksgiving words
  - Take A Rest Music Show MXP on EEMC
  - 7 Jumps
  - PK, K: Aladdin A Whole New World
  - PK, K: MusicTechTeacher/ Piano Notes
  - 3,4,5: Bommwhackers, Drums to Thanksgiving words
  - 4th: Rock It/World Drumming 3 different parts
  - 3-4-5: Thanksgiving Words worksheet
WEEK 12. Nov 19-21, ’24
- Thu
  - PK, 1: Ram Sam Sam, Drumming/Thunderstorm
  - 1, 2, 3, 4: Happy, ON’14, Columbia ON’14, Cambia del Sol + drums
  - 3rd: Thankful Record
  - 4th Drum freeze, one to one challenge
  - 4th Thxgiving words drumming
- Tue
  - PK, K: Dojo Island,
  - Clap along to Elementary Groove Tracks Thanksgiving Pie Turkey,
  - Loopy HD app
  - StoryBots app,
  - SoundBrush app
  - PK: Minions vid short because we reached 400 Dojo points!
  - K: Drum Freeze
  - 3,4.5: Soundbrush app, StoryBots, Loopy HD – all iPad apps
  - 3,4,5: Boomwhackers Pink Panther, 2-min Chord Boomwhackers
  - 4,5: Cool Careers: Therapy
WEEK 11. Nov 12-14, ’24
- Thu
  - PS: Mannequin, Ram Sam Sam, That’s A Scale
  - 2nd: Beethoven’s Wig
  - 1st: 6 Boomwhacker songs
  - 3rd: Mannequin, Thanksgiving Song ASL
- Tue, Wed
  - PK, K: Drum Freeze
  - PK, K, 2: Down by the Bay
  - PK, K, 2: Ram Sam Sam
  - PK, K, 2: Dojo Island
  - PK, K, 2: Thankful practice
  - 2: I Will Sing Hello (French)
  - 3, 4, 5: Saint Saens Symphony #3 MXP ON’15
  - 3, 4, 5: Jailhouse Rock MXP ON’15
  - PreS: Mannequin
  - 4th: Pink Panther Boomwhackers
WEEK 10. Nov 5-7, ’24
- Thu
  - K, 1, 2, 3: Bean Bag toss onto treble clef staff
  - K, 1, 2, 3: watch video shorts
  - K, 1, 2, 3: Treble Clef Rally quiz on MusicTechTeacher.com
  - 4th: Beethoven info from several short videos, Beethoven quiz on MusicTechTeacher, Bean Bag toss 1x around, Boomwhackers to “All You Need Is Love”.
- Wed
  - PK: Chicken Dance, Bean Bag toss, Music Show That’s A Scale (EEMC)
- Tuesday
  - PK, K, 2: MusicTechTeacher / Instrument Family ID, sink the pirate ship
  - PK, K, 2: I Will Sing Hello and Goodbye in Spanish (EEMC)
  - PK, K, 2: I am A Great Conductor Lesson and Song (EEMC)
  - PK, K, 2: move to Walk, Skip, Gallop (EEMC)
  - PK, K,2 : show instagram of Mummy Trend reel and my ghost bride at home
  - 3,4,5: Bean Bag toss onto treble clef staff competition

OCTOBER 2024 HALLOWEEN IDEAS CONSOLIDATED:
- “A Hundred Ghosts” (MXP O/N’14),
- Boomwhacker Play-Alongs (Swick’s Classroom): GooGoo Muck, Monster Mash, Spooky Scary Skeletons, It’s Corn, Thunder!
- Camille Saint-Saens (MPO)
- Casper BabyPants Skeletone Song
- Creepy Crawly (EEMC),
- DRUMMING: What’s your Favorite? (drumming candy names)
- Elementary Groove Tracks: Halloween, Pumpkin, This is Halloween
- The Fox Went Out On A Chilly Night song and book (MXP AS’18 + kindle),
- Goblin Band (EEMC),
- Groove Tracks Halloween Percussion Play-Along
- Halloween Hand Jive (EEMC choreo)
- Halloween Halloween (MXP ON’16),
- Cups to Addams Family (EEMC),
- Grieg’s Peer Gynt Hall of the Mountain King
  - EECM Listening Map,
  - MPO Grieg bio and activities,
  - clap-along on Pequeño Mozart,
  - Boomwhackers (Musication – great for 4th grade+)
  - Gentle story Laura Lorentzen).
- read Harriet’s Halloween Candy, Pete the Cat spider, Pete the Cat Pumpkins on Kindle,
- dance to Jumpin Jack-o-Lanters (MXP ON’18).
- Mummy Wrap w TP, clap rhythm, ID treble note or Piano note.
- Night on Bald Mountain (MXP ON’18)
- Ms. Sager’s Halloween village!
- Halloween Phrase Rhythm Match-up
- Halloween Fun Note Reading PDF (OneDrive)
- Major/Minor Music Show (MXP ON’18 or EEMC).
- Poison Rhythm, Poison Melody vids
- Pumpkin Maze
- Pumpkin Color by Note
- Saint-Saens COMPOSER OF THE MONTH
  - Danse Macabre Storyboard SSAMusicDept
  - Danse Macabre (MXP O/N’16, MPO),
  - Bio in MPO video or Bio on YouTube
  - Video Cartoon (the one I’ve been searching for?)
- Sound Poems: Spider & Fly (ON’10), Making Jack-o-Lanterns (ON’12), Some One (ON’11)
- The Spider Thing (EEMC, MXP ON’12) lyrics, dance – so cute!
- Spiderman (MXP ON’16),
- Spooky Scary Skeletons Play-Along on Rhythm Sticks
- So many EEMC songs! (including “Thriller!)
- “This is Halloween”
- “We Like Candy” (MXP ON’17)

WEEK 9. Oct 29-30, ’24
- THU
  - no school / conferences
- WEDNESDAY
  - 1st: Make mummies, boomwhackers to GooGoo Muck, warmup scales, Halloween village.
  - 1st: PS, PK: drum freeze, watch “presto”, Jumping JackOLantern, Theme from Spiderman.
  - Halloween Parade and Parties throughout school.
  - No Chorus practice.
- TUESDAY
  - All: Make Mummies. 3 wraps per correct answers (echo back claps or solfege, or clap rhythms from Poison Rhythm Halloween PlayAlong
  - Some: Halloween Rhythms Play Along, icons, Beginner.
  - 3rd, 4th, 5th: play boomwhackers to Hall of the Mountain King and/or Ghostbusters (musication).
  - Look at Halloween village.
  - MS Choir: Put A Little Love, Preamble + My Country ’tis of Thee for Veterans Day Assembly.

WEEK 8. Oct 22-24, ’24
- Thu
  - Family Groups: duwamsih art
  - All: Peer Gynt Hall of the Mountain King on MusicPlayOnline with Peer Gynt bio, Mel-o-tunes cartoon 1960, Boomwhackers, Listening Map for Hall of MK (EEMC).
  - All : Halloween Hand Jive (EEMC), The Spider Thing (EEMC)
- Wed
  - 1st, PK, PS: same as Tue.
- Tue
  - PK, 2: French Folk Dance La Guimbarde with scarves
  - PK, K, 2: Dance of the Little Leaf (EEMC) with scarves
  - PK, K, 2: Spooky Scary Skeletons w rhythm sticks
  - PK, K, 2: Poison Rhythm Halloween Play Along “The Haunted Rhythm”
  - PK, K: Ghost Light
  - PK, K, 2: Drum Freeze
  - 3, 4, 5: Danse Macabre Storyboard SSAMusicDept
  - 3, 4, 5: Halloween Fun Note Reading (on OneDrive). Group activity, show treble clef as cheat sheet.

WEEK 7. Oct.15-17, ’24
- Thu
  - Mass, led by MS Choir (We Are Going to Be Friends, We Are Marching, Keep Me Safe O God, Our God Is Here, The Jesus Song, 10,000 Reasons).
  - Ghost Light, Presto
  - Halloween Hand Jive (EEMC)
  - Look at Ms. Sager’s Halloween Village
- Wed
  - 1st: Sound Poem “Making Jack-o’-Lanterns” (MXP ON’12)
  - 1st: practice America the Beautiful
  - PS: drum freeze, play all the instruments, JJJSchmidt, Chicken Dance, The Music Show “Whisper Talk Sing Shout”.
  - PK: “Halloween Hand Jive” (EEMC choreo), Presto, La Luna.
  - Chorus:
- Tue
  - All: Sound Poem “Making Jack-o’-Lanterns” (MXP ON’12)
  - 3, 4, 5: Practice America the Beautiful
  - MS Choir: prep for Thu Mass: We’re Going to Be Friends, Siyahamba, Keep Me Safe O God, Our God is Here, The Jesus Song, 10,000 Reasons.
WEEK 6. Oct.8-10, ’24
- Thu
  - PS: scarves to Falling Leaves (EEMC), Chicken Dance, boomwhackers warmup, Spiderman Dance, watch Piper.
  - K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Fox Went Out On A Chilly Night (Kindle & EEMC)
  - K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Boomwhackers chord warmup, Goo Goo Muck or Spooky Scary or Monster Mash
  - 4th: MusicTechTeacher.com Instrument Millionaire.
  - 4th: Music Show (EEMC) Major & Minor
- Wed
  - no PK
  - 1st: What’s your favorite? (Halloween candy drumming)
  - 1st: Practice America the Beautiful
  - 1st: Clap along with Halloween Percussion Play-along (Elementary Groove Tracks)
  - 1st: Boomwhackers Scale, Ultimate Chord warmup, Hakuna Matata
  - PS: Chicken Dance, drumming What’s your favorite?, The Floor is Lava & Freeze Dance. Boomwhackers scale., watch Piper.
  - Chorus: Shep Me O God, When the Saints, Go Forth, You’re A Grand Old Flag, Yankee Doodle Dandy,
- Tue
  - PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: What’s your favorite? (Halloween candy drumming)
  - PK, K,2 : Dance to Jumping’ Jack-o-lanterns (MXP ON18)
  - PK: Dance to Spiderman (MXP ON16 use Porsche drive)
  - PK, 2, 3,4 : Practice America the Beautiful
  - PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Clap along with Halloween Percussion Play-along (Elementary Groove Tracks)
  - 3, 5: Making of Nightmare Before Christmas, watch video of opening song, This is Halloween
  - 4, 5: Boomwhackers It’s Corn, Ultimate Chord warmup, Chopsticks read the proper orientation.

WEEK 5. Oct.1-3, ’24
- Thu
  - PS: Drum Freeze, Drumming
  - PS: For the Birds
  - PS: Spiderman dance (use Porsche drive, MXP O/N’16) or on YouTube Spiderman Choreo
  - 2nd: Sansa Kroma
  - PS, 2nd: The Music Show: Forte Piano! (EEMC)
  - 2nd, 3rd: Boomwhackers to “All Star”
  - K, 4: Boomwhackers warmups
  - 4th: Boomwhacker Chord warmups
  - 2nd: Talk about Halloween decorations
  - K, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Practice “America the Beautiful“
- Wed
  - 1st: same as Tue (Sansa Kroma, Rhythm Cat, One Man Band)
  - PK For the Birds
  - PK One Man Band
  - PS, PK Chicken Dance
  - PS, PK drumming
  - 4/5 Chorus: You’re A Grand Old Flag, God Bless America, Shepherd Me O God, For All the Saints.
- Tue
  - Most: Chicken Dance
  - PK: PreSchool Prodigies/Learn to Sing/What Song Is It? Guessing Game / Solfege
  - All: Drums to Sansa Kroma
  - All: Rhythm Cat
  - All: One Man Band, id instruments
  - All: Boomwhackers to “All Star” and to “Pompeii” (Swick’s)
  - MS Choir: Keep Me Safe O God, 10,000 Reasons, Amazing Grace, Alleluia Love Is Alive, We Are Marching (Frankie on Drum), We’re Going to Be Friends, We Come Today, Our God Is Here, The Jesus Song.

WEEK 4. Sept.24-26, ’24
- Thu
  - 2, 3: Drums to Sansa Kroma, call/response, solos
  - 2, 3: Sing/learn “America the Beautiful”
  - PS: sing JJJSchmidt & I’m Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
  - PS: The Music Show / We’re Gonna Sing High
  - PS: Drums
- Wed
  - PK: Drums
  - 1st: Dojo check
  - 1st: Rhythm Cat (iPad),
  - 1st: Move and Freeze – Brain Breaks – Action Songs for Children – Kids Songs by The Learning Station
  - 1st: Rhythm Sticks to Bouncy Funky Hip Hop -Rhythm Sticks | Tap along with Mr. DJ – Jam Cats
  - PS: sing JJJSchmidt & I’m Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
  - PS: The Music Show / We’re Gonna Sing High
  - PS: Move and Freeze – Brain Breaks – Action Songs for Children – Kids Songs by The Learning Station
  - PS: Drum Freeze
  - Chorus: Nat’l Anthem, Grand Old Flag, Shepherd Me O God, Go Forth, Oh When the Saints.
- Tue
  - PK, K, 2: Rhythm Sticks to Bouncy Funky Hip Hop -Rhythm Sticks | Tap along with Mr. DJ – Jam Cats
  - PK, K, 2: Move and Freeze – Brain Breaks – Action Songs for Children – Kids Songs by The Learning Station
  - PK, K, 2: Rhythm Cat 1st 2 levels (app on iPad)
  - PK, 2: John J J Schmidt,
  - PK, 2: check Dojo
  - PK, K: The Music Show / We’re Gonna Sing High, We’re Gonna Sing Low (EEMC)
  - 3, 4, 5: New Zealand / JJ Musical Planet,
  - 3, 4, 5: Sing along with “E Papa Wairi” (no choreography today),
  - 3, 4, 5: Rhythm Sticks for Maori Stick Game (easy example) (pro example)
  - MS Choir: introduce “”You Will Be Found” (Evan Hanson EEMC), look again at “We’re Going to Be Friends”. Psalm for 10/17 should be “Keep Me Safe, O God”.

WEEK 3. Sept.17-19, ’24.
- Thu
  - PS: watch vid clip “Hakuna Matata” (EEMC)
  - PS: PS Prodigies Singing with the Hand Signs
  - PS, K, 1: Chicken Dance
  - PS: run around on step piano
  - PS, K, 1, 2, 3: dance to “Hakuna Matata” (EEMC)
  - PS, K, 1, 2, 3: EEMC Game match the Instruments to Families
  - K, 1, 2, 3, 4: watch Seattle Symphony Cello player (on app/Family)
  - K, 1, 2, 3, 4: watch 2Cellos Thunderstruck
  - 4th: MusicTechTeacher Instrument Family Quiz
  - 4th: Sing Nat’l Anthem
- Wed
  - 1st, PS: read/sing There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
  - 1st: Class Dojo points and explanation
  - 1st, PS: dance to “Hakuna Matata” (EEMC)
  - 1st, PS: watch “Hakuna Matata” cartoon clip
  - 1st: Do Re Mi flashcards + Kodaly hand signs + step piano
  - PS: PS Prodigies Learn the Hand Signs
  - 1st, PK: EEMC Game – match the Instruments of the Orchestra
  - PK: watch Seattle Symphony Cello player (on app/Family)
  - 4/5 Chorus: warmup w may a may, “Power of Peace”, “Litany of the Saints”, “Glory & Praise to You”, “Shepherd Me O God”, “Soon and Very Soon”.
- Tue
  - K, PK: read/sing There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
  - K, PK: Class Dojo points and explanation
  - K, PK: dance to “Hakuna Matata” (EEMC)
  - PK: dance to “Cha Cha Cha Boogie”
  - PK: watch “Hakuna Matata” cartoon clip
  - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th: Do Re Mi flashcards + Kodaly hand signs + step piano
  - 2nd, 3rd, 4, 5: EEMC Game – match the Instruments of the Orchestra.
  - MS Choir: “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”.

WEEK 2. Sept.10-12, ’24.
- Thu
  - PS: run, play on step piano
  - PS: dance to “La Bamba” with shakers
  - PS: solfege
  - PS: “The Beat is the Heart of Music” (MXP Music Show/EEMC)
  - 1st: fire drill
  - 3rd, 1st, K: Play along with a Hard Rock Band (stomp/clap) (MXP AS’11)
  - 3rd, 2nd, K: Preschool Prodigies “Learn the Solfege Hand Signs”
  - 3rd, 2nd, K: watch “Beethoven’s Wig”
  - 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, K: “Bamboo Tamboo Time” (MXP AS’11) with shakers & drums, guiros (4th)
  - 4th: Haiti story (MXP AS’11) with pics of Haiti
  - 4th, 3rd, 2nd, K: Back to School Percussion PlayAlong from Elementary GrooveTracks
- Wed
  - 1st: Trouble w Charlie
  - 1st, PS: Disney Moana Drumming Lesson (EEMC)
  - 1st, PS: Solfege/Kodaly practice
  - PS: run/play on step piano
  - PS: dance with maracas
  - PS: Chicken Dance (EEMC)
  - PK: Shakers to “Hava Nagila” in Rhythm Read & Play (EEMC)
  - PK: Do Re Mi, play on step piano.
  - Chorus: Come & See Meeting today. Had about four 5th graders, about twelve 4th graders. “My Bonnie”, “Amen”, “Amen Let It Be Done”, “Power of Peace”, “Home”.
- Tuesday
  - PK, K, 2: Disney Moana Drumming Lesson (EEMC)
  - PK, K, 2: Drum Freeze
  - PK, K, 2: Solfege/Kodaly practice
  - PK, K, 2: Step piano challenge: Do Re Mi Do in groups of 2
  - PK: Do A Deer video from Sound of Music
  - 2nd: The Music Show “That’s A Scale”
  - 3, 4, 5: Benning Violins video & quiz (see COVID quiz below 2021).
  - 3, 4, 5: Dance to “Beep Beep I’m A Sheep”
  - 3, 5: Name the parts of a violin (EEMC/Games)
  - MSChoir: Come & See Day. “We Are Gonna Be Friends”
WEEK 1. Sept.3-5, ’24.
- Thursday
  - PS: Bernie Bee high & low. Say names high low high. John Jacob JS. Barnyard Stomp dance (EEMC).
  - K, 1, 2nd, 3rd: Do Re Mi solfege practice a cappella,
  - K, 1, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: sing then dance to “I Gotta Feeling” (MXP AS’10)
  - K, 1, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: listen to Luigi’s intro to Haydn’s “Suprise Symphony” (MXP AS’10)
  - K, 1, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: follow along magazine Haydn’s “Suprise Symphony” (MXP AS’10)
  - K, 2nd, 3rd: dance to “Cha Cha Cha Boogie” (MXP AS’10).
  - 1st: Watch For the Birds video short.
  - All: Play “Beat the Teacher” clapping game at the end.
  - 4th: talk about Chorus “Come & See” next Wednesday.
  - 4th: sing along to Chorus Song: “Amen Let It Be Done” and “Alleluia Love is Alive”.
  - Middle School Choir: Invite Grades 6-8 to “Come and See” next Tuesday, 3-3:30.
- Wednesday
  - 1st: Cha Cha Cha Boogie dance (AS’10), read/listen to A Brilliant Plan (Haydn’s summer farewell).
  - PreS: Cha Cha Cha Boogie dance (AS’10), “Whisper Talk Sing Shout” (EEMC).
  - PreK: same as PreS, + PreSchool Prodigies “Learn the Solfege Hand Signs”. “You’ve Got A Friend in Me” (EEMC terrible choreo)
- Tuesday. Mass singing with JC and Allie.
  - Our God is Here
  - I Will Praise You Lord (T. Smith, SS-57) with drum track, Alle from Misa del Mundo
  - Amen Let It Be Done.
  - Be With Me, Lord. In This Place
  - We Are the Light of the World

2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

WEEK 39. 6/11-6/13/24
- Wednesday
  - Same as Tue
  - Chorus: Water Balloons + Treats EOY Party!
- Tuesday
  - Cups to “Sing”, “Can’t Stop the Feeling”, and “Addams Family”. (EEMC Resources)
  - Dance to “Sasha” (MXP A/S’18)
  - Watch Dust In, video short.
  - MS Choir: pizza party!

WEEK 38. 6/4-6/6/24
- Thursday
  - PS: drum freeze, Chicken Dance, play instruments
  - 1st, 4th: instruments to “Hare and the Tortoise” Sound Poem (MXP MJ/2012).
  - 2nd, 3rd: drum freeze,
  - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: use varied instruments to Play Along w Fruit rhythms (esp. The Fruit Beat/Fantastic Mr. Cox).
  - 2nd, 3rd: Beethoven Lives Upstairs (3rd = ended at 30:37, 2nd = ended at 30:08).
- Wednesday
  - PK: Sing This Little Light of Mine, keeping beat with different instruments every time
  - Light of Leadership Mass with 4/5 Chorus
    - Christ Be Our Light
    - JC on The Lord is My Light & My Salvation
    - We Are the Light of the World
    - Christ, Shine in Our Lives
    - Hail Mary, GW
    - This Little Light of Mine
    - 4/5 Chorus: practice for Final School Mass: Siyahamba, Keep Me Safe O God, Come to the River, Lean On Me, In This Place, Be With Me Lord, To You O God, Lord I Lift, Hail Holy Queen, I Rejoiced, Christ in Me Arise, A Million Dreams, You Say.
- Tuesday
  - Hare and the Tortoise story video (fave=Oxbridge Baby) or project a Kindle book
  - Hare and the Tortoise Sound Poem with tons of instruments (MXP MJ/2012).
  - + a little Beethoven Lives Upstairs. (3rd ends 24:31)
  - MS Choir: practice for Final School Mass: You Say, Siyahamba, A Million Dreams, Keep Me Safe O God.

WEEK 37 5/30, ’24 (Thu)
- Clap along to Musical Fruits
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs
- Love is an Open Door (EEMC) partner dance
- Drum Freeze
- Minuscule clip “Racing Bugs”
- Boomwhackers to “Try Everything”, “Wellerman”, “Wish”, “All Star’, “Shake it off”, “It’s Corn”, “Believer”.
WEEK 37 5/29, ’24 (Wed)
- PS, PK, 1st: Beethoven Lives Upstairs (real life actors) (purchased on Amazon, broadcast on iPhone)
- PS, PK, 1st: Love is an Open Door (EEMC) partner dance
- PS, PK, 1st: Drum Freeze
- Chorus: talk about party, “High Above Our Way”, “Keep Me Safe, O God”
WEEK 37 5/28, 2024 (Tuesday)
- Minuscule clip “Racing Bugs”
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs (real life actors) (purchased on Amazon, broadcast on iPhone)
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs (cartoon) youtube
- You’ve Got A Friend in Me (EEMC) partner dance
- Love is an Open Door (EEMC) partner dance
- Drum Freeze
- 3, 4, 5: Rhythm Sticks to “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (EASY Rhythm Play Along on Youtube)
- Choir: talk about party, “You Say”.

WEEK 36 5/22-24, ’24
- THURSDAY: Incredibox, MusicTechTeacher quizzes, Flute parts (EEMC), James Galway “Flight of the Bumblebee” on flute, Minuscule clip “Racing Bugs”
- TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY:
  - Talent shows, Incredibox, Mexico travelogue, “El Quelite” song and dance, dance to “Roar”, dance to “Try Everything”, sing along with “My Gecko Has An Echo” (MXP), Jake Shimabukura on ukulele, French partner dance (La Guimbarde) with scarves.
  - PS: Try Everything dance & sing, Down by the Bay dance & sing. (EEMC)
  - 4/5 Chorus: Practice songs about light for EOY and Light of Leadership Mass
  - MS Choir: practice for Thursday Mass:
    - Hallelujah is Our Song,
    - Holy Is Your Name,
    - Tend the Earth,
    - Holy Spirit,
    - Lean On Me,
    - Ten Thousand Reasons.

WEEK 35 5/14-16/24.Concert Week
- Tuesday rehearsals in church
- Wednesday Concert
- Thursday watch concert, drum Sansa Kroma, talent shows, and Beethoven’s Wig.
WEEK 34 5/7-5/9/24.working on Concert Songs
- auditions at lunch for 5th & Chorus songs.
WEEK 33 4/30-5/2/24.working on Concert Songs
- + boomwhackers to “Knowing What I Know Now”
WEEK 32 4/23-4/25/24.working on Concert Songs

WEEK 31.THU.4.18.24
- Mass with Chorus
WEEK 31.WED.4.17.24
- working on Spring Concert songs
- PreK: Sansa Kroma, SuperHero (Laurie Berkner), Row Row Row YB losing a word each time, Spiderman dance
- Chorus: songs for mass tomorrow
WEEK 31.TUE.4.16.24
- start working on Spring Concert songs

WEEK 30.THU.4.11.24
- start working on Spring Concert songs
WEEK 30.WED.4.10.24
- start working on Spring Concert songs
WEEK 30.TUE.4.9.24
- sub

SPRING BREAK

WEEK 29.THU.3.28.24
- Vivaldi – Composer of the Month
- Listen to Vivaldi Spring (some kids remember it was on our listening quiz!)
- Listen to girl playing Vivaldi flute in Little Orchestra Society – sounds like birds!
- Get ready for Pam R. as sub
- Dance/drum to Sansa Kroma again
- Talent Shows
- Thunderstorms on drums
- Animusic “Resonant Chamber”
WEEK 29.WED.3/27.24
- 1st: I Am A Great Conductor (EEMC)
- 1st: Sansa Kroma track + drumming (MXP Jan/Feb’15)
WEEK 29.Tue.3.26.24
- K, PK, 2nd, 3rd, 4, 5: I Am A Great Conductor (EEMC)
- K: play along with Spring Showers Rhythm PlayAlong
- K, PK, 2, 3, 4, 5: drumming
- K: For the Birds video short
- PK, 2nd, 3rd, 4, 5: Sansa Kroma track + drumming (MXP Jan/Feb’15)
- K: I Just Love a Dancing Bear (EEMC)
- 5, 4: Dug’s Special mission video short

WEEK 28.Thu.3.21.24
- MASS in the Morning: MS Choir: Be Thou My Vision, Be Merciful O Lord, Christ in Me Arise, The King of Love My Shepherd Is, May the Road Rise to Meet You (Lori True), 10,000 Reasons.
- Sing/Count to Ten in many languages (EEMC/Wander the World with Warm-Ups)
- Play along to “Hola Amigos” in “Picante Drum Book” (EEMC/Resources)
- Cha Cha Slide (EEMC)
- sing along to “When I Grow Up” (EEMC)
WEEK 28.Wed.3.20.24
WEEK 28.Tue.3.19.24
- Watch video short: “The Fantastic Flying Books”
- Spring Rhythm PlayAlong from Coffee.Sing.Teach.Repeat
- Spring Theme PlayAlong from Elementary GrooveTracks
- Sing along to “When I Grow Up” (Matilda from EEMC), “Roar” (EEMC), or “Hop, Chirp, Moo” (EEMC).

WEEK 27.Thu.3.14.24
- St. Patrick’s Day PowerPoint slideshow
- Little Raindrop
- Wellerman Boomwhackers
WEEK 27.Wed.3.13.24
- 1st: “Do Re Mi Movement Video with Lyrics” (EEMC)
- 1st, PS, PK: “Rock Around the Clock” (EEMC)
- 1st, PS: StoryBots Do Re Mi echo work
- PS, PK: Rhythm Cat
- PS: Chicken Dance (EEMC)
- 1st: The Music Show “That’s A Scale” (EEMC), practice C scale on floor piano,
- 1st: Goofy Installs a Home Theatre.
- PK: Dugg video short,
- PK: Rollercoaster Staff,
- PK: The Music Show “Presto is Fast, Largo is Slow”
WEEK 27.Tue.3.12.24
- K, PK: Chicken Dance (EEMC)K, PK, 2nd: “Do Re Mi Movement Video with Lyrics” (EEMC)

- K, PK, 2, 3: StoryBots Do Re Mi echo work
- K, PK: “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” (YouTube chipmunks)
- PK: “I Had a Loose Tooth” poem (MPO)
- PK, K: Little Raindrop (Kindle books)
- 2nd: “Paddle in My Kayak” (MPO)
- 2, 3, 5: The Music Show “That’s A Scale” (EEMC), practice C scale on floor piano,
- 3, 5: Goofy Installs a Home Theatre.
- 3, 4, 5: “Wellerman” on Boomwhackers.
- MS Choir:
  - Be Merciful O Lord, assign cantors (Paulina/Janessa, Frankie, Evan/Canon)
  - Be Thou My vision
  - The King of Love My Shepherd Is
  - Amazing & Hero (PinkZebra)
  - Christ in Me Arise
  - Holy is Your Name (gave flute part for Susie & Emma)
  - Lori True’s “May the Road Rise”
  - Canticle of the Turning

WEEK 26.Thu.3/7/24
- PS, 1st, 2nd: Seven Jumps movement dance, clap along with fruits,
- PS: Moana clips,
- PS: dance to “We Know the Way” MXP MA’17.
- PS: All in a Jam Kindle book
- 3rd, 2nd, 1st: Short film on expressing emotions thru music: The Orchestra
- 3rd, 2nd: MXP MA’18: School of Rock song “You’re in the Band” + info. Appropriate clip from School of Rock.
WEEK 26.Wed.3/6/24
- PS, 1st: Cowboy Clapping Rhythm Music with Ms. Watson on youtube
- PS, 1st: Seven Jumps movement dance
- PS, 1st: MXP MA’17
  - Try Everything
  - Moana We Know the Way
  - It’s About Time The Music Show
  - Heart of the Dance interview
- PS: All in a Jam Kindle book, JJJSchmidt
- 4/5 Chorus: Castle on A Cloud, Amazing & Hero by PinkZebra,
WEEK 26.Tue.3/5/24
- Cowboy Clapping Rhythm Music with Ms. Watson on youtube
- Seven Jumps movement dance
- 3rd, 4th, 5th: Counting Rhythms / Music is Math worksheet
- 3, 4, 5: Introduction to Time Signatures. Music with Meg
- MXP MA’17
  - Try Everything
  - There’s a Spring in My Step
  - Moana We Know the Way
  - It’s About Time The Music Show
  - Heart of the Dance interview
- MXP MA’18
  - 5th: School of Rock song + info
- MS Choir
  - Be Merciful O Lord, assign cantors (Paulina/Janessa, Frankie, Evan/Canon)
  - Be Thou My vision
  - Amazing & Hero (PinkZebra)
  - Christ in Me Arise
  - Holy is Your Name (need flute part for Susie & Emma?)
  - Irish Blessing – find a good one

WEEK 25.Thu.2.29.24
- all: America Travelogue video or audio + “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” (MXP JF’17)
- “If I Didn’t Have You” sing and choreo (MXP JF’17)
- Seven Jumps Dance
- PS: “Heart is Pumping, Feet are Thumping” (MXP JF’19)
- PS: “Boom” (MXP JF’18)
- Black Violin interview (MXP JF’17) and video.
- PS, 1st: For the Birds video short
WEEK 25.Wed.2.28.24
- Chorus: I’ll Tell me Ma, What the world Need Now, Castle on a Cloud, From Now On!
- Seven Jumps Dance
- Clap along to Musical Fruits (Green Beans)
- “Heart is Pumping, Feet are Thumping” (MXP JF’19)
- “Boom” (MXP JF’18)
- Pipe Dream Animusic
WEEK 25.Tue.2.27.24
- all: China Travelogue & Chinese Ribbon Dance (MXP JF’18)
- Clap along to Musical Fruits (In Unison Music Lessons)
- Clap along to Musical Fruits (Green Beans)
- “Heart is Pumping, Feet are Thumping” (MXP JF’19)
- Movin’ In Style from The Music Show (MXP JF’18)
- MS Choir:
  - Home (Phillip Phillips)
  - Amazing & Hero by PinkZebra,
  - A Million Dreams,
  - SS#66 Be Merciful O Lord,
  - SS#77 The Lord is Kind and Merciful.

WEEK 24.Thu.2.22.24
- “Flight of the Bumblebee” (MXP JF’15)
  - sound map in MXP + Luigi/Mike intro
  - drawing/coloring the flight
  - Bio of Rimsky-Korsikov (makingmusicfun)
  - “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Canadian Brass
WEEK 24.Wed.2.21.24
- PS, 1: Sound Poem “The Arrow and the Song” (MXP JF’13) with all the instruments!
- 1, PK: “Skinnamarink” (EEMC)
- PS, PK: The Music in Me video short
- PK, G Crumb plays drums video short
- PK: play floor piano and drums in small groups
WEEK 24.Tue
- no school

WEEK 23.Thu
- no school
WEEK 23.Wed.2.14.24
- Ash Wed Mass w 4th/5th Chorus
  - Led by the Spirit,
  - Signed by Ashes,
  - JC sang “Be Merciful” by C. Stephan (alt verse to the one in ss2)
  - Be With Me, Lord
  - Did You Know
  - Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley
  - Gracious God
- no PreK or PreS
- Chorus Reh: “Just Like You”
WEEK 23.Tue.2.13.24
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Sound Poem “The Arrow and the Song” (MXP JF’13) with all the instruments!
- K, 2, 3, 4, 5: “All You Need is Love” song & choreography (EEMC)
- PK, K: “Skinnamarink” (EEMC)

WEEK 22.Thu.2.8.24
- PS: Splish Splash dance (MXP Feb’16).
- PS: We’re Gonna Sing High, We’re Gonna Sing Low (MXP Feb’16)
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Listening Quiz. Draw pics, make notes about 6 classical pieces: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Spring, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, Wagner’s Rider of the Valkyries, Rossini’s WmTell Overture, Saint-Saëns The Swan and Elephants. Then use our notes for the quiz, where I play all songs in a different order.
- 4th: also played Boomwhackers to All Star and Firework. 2 kids were visiting/shadowing.
- Chorus/Choir sang at Climate Pledge Arena tonight! For the Seattle U. basketball game!
WEEK 22.Wed.2.7.24
- PS, 1st: Haydn Military March (MXP Feb’16).
- 1st: Seattle Symphony App/Family Learn About the Flute Jeffrey Barker
- PS, PK, 1st: Splish Splash dance (MXP Feb’16).
- PS: We’re Gonna Sing High, We’re Gonna Sing Low (MXP Feb’16)
- PS: March of the Presidents (MXP Feb’16)
- PK: Bolivia Dance Carnavalito (MXP Feb’19), also Google Earth zoom to Bolivia & Seattle
WEEK 22.Tue.2.6.24
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Haydn Military March (MXP Feb’16)
- PK, K, 2: Boomwhackers on Firework
- K: Boomwhackers on Shrek All Star
- PK, 2: Boomwhackers on Shake It Off
- PK: Beethoven’s Wig
- 2, 3, 4, 5: Seattle Symphony App/Family Learn About the Flute Jeffrey Barker
- 4th, 5th: 1/2 of a Disney video short
- MS Choir: National Anthem, A Million Dreams

WEEK 21.Tue1.24.24 to Thu.2.1.24
- rehearse, perform songs for Winter Concert
- Special Persons mass with MS Choir + their special people in choir loft

WEEK 20.Tue.1.23.24 to Thu.1.25.24
- rehearse songs for Winter Concert

WEEK 19.Thu.1.18.24
- All School Mass
  - Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
  - To You, O god, I Lift Up My Soul
  - We Shall Overcome
  - Precious Lord, Take My Hand
  - Be With Me, Lord
  - 10,000 Reasons
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.
WEEK 19.Wed.1.17.24
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.
WEEK 19.Tue.1.16.24
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.
- Some classes play Boomwhackers CDE Super Easy Play Along, or Boomwhackers Johnny DoReMi
- Some classes watch Beethoven’s Wig and Rollercoaster Music Staff, Wallace & Grommit short

WEEK 18.Thu.1.11.24
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.
- Some classes also play Boomwhackers to Blue Danube
WEEK 18.Wed.1.10.24
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.
WEEK 18.Tue.1.9.24
- Rehearse songs for Winter Concert.

WEEK 17.Thu.1.4.24
- PS: “The Skaters” (MXP Dec’11). After we learn about composer and listen/id sections of the song, we “ice-skate” on paper plates around the classroom! Play boomwhackers CDE Easy.
- 2nd: sing along with Jazz Hands (MXP Dec’11), watch Norway vid (MXP Dec’11), play Boomwhackers “
- Kinder:
WEEK 17.Wed.1.3.24
- 1st opted for Mass.
- PS: “The Skaters” (MXP Dec’11). After we learn about composer and listen/id sections of the song, we “ice-skate” on paper plates around the classroom!
- PK:
WEEK 17.Tue.1.2.24
- PreK, K, 2nd,3rd, 4th, 5th: “The Skaters” (MXP Dec’11). After we learn about composer and listen/id sections of the song, we “ice-skate” on paper plates around the classroom!
- PreK, 2nd: watch video short of Minions, sing along with a cappella solfège.
- 2nd: sing along with “Swinging on a Star”, “Bless Us All” (EEMC).
- 3rd, 4th, 5th: learn “Light Up the World” (GLEE)
- 3rd: listen to “Shooting Star” (Owl City) on EEMC, talk about Rick Roll
- 4th:. learn “Winter Wind” w glockenspiels (MXP Dec’15)
- 5th:. practice “One Star” (StarBucks MPO), talk about Rick Roll & practice Rick Roll on boomwhackers
- Middle School Choir: “I Just Wanna Shine”, “White Winter Hymnal”

WEEK 16.Thu.12.14.23
- PreS: xylophones to “Merry Meringue”, dance to “Freeze” (EEMC), video short: ToyStory Hawaiian Vacation.
- 2nd: xylophones to “Merry Meringue” (MXP Dec’10) + Worksheets: 1.Xmas Guess the Emoji Songs and 2.Fill in Lyrics to Xmas songs.
WEEK 16.Wed.12.13.23
- 1st: xylophones to “Merry Meringue” (MXP Dec’10) + Worksheets fill in Xmas tree by notes.
- PS, PK, not notable!
- CHORUS: Let it Snow. Cut up snow, practice.
- School Singalong:
WEEK 16.Tue.12.12.23
- Mass w 4th/5th Chorus: O Sanctissima, Holy is Your Name, OLG lyrics to Pescador, See How the Virgin Waits, Hail Holy Queen.
- 2nd: drumming, talent show (tech completely failed)
- 3rd, 5th: xylophones to “Merry Meringue” (MXP Dec’10) + Worksheets: 1.Xmas Guess the Emoji Songs and 2.Fill in Lyrics to Xmas songs.
- 4th: Worksheets: 1.Xmas Guess the Emoji Songs and 2.Fill in Lyrics to Xmas songs.

WEEK 15.Thu.12.7.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- 4, 3, 2, 1, K: Watch Nutcracker TPT Google Slides (in Google Drive)
- 4, 3, 2, 1, K: body percussion to “Waltz of the Flowers“
- 4th: sing “Be Our Guest” (EEMC).
- PS: step piano,
- 2nd: sing “Let It Snow” (EEMC)
- 2nd: talent show on step piano and piano
WEEK 15.Wed.12.6.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- PS: Fletcher and the Christmas Snowflake
- PS, 1: Making Snow Angels (sing & dance EEMC)
- PS: Color xmas trees/notes
- 1: Feliz Navidad Boomwhackers
- 1: Sing and dance to Feliz Navidad (EEMC)
- 1: Wallace & Grommit Contraptions
- 1: California Raisins commercial compilation to explain Feliz Navidad dance
- 1: sing All I Want for Xmas EEMC
- 1: Carol of the Bells Boomwhackers
- PK: Read My Snowman, Paul
- PK, Dance to Freeze!!
- PK: Draw.color xmas tree with notes
- PK: Sing “All I Want for Xmas is You”
- PK: Sing “Frosty the Snowman”

WEEK 15.Tue.12.5.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- PK, K: Fletcher and the Christmas Snowflake
- 2, PK, K: Making Snow Angels (sing & dance EEMC)
- 5,4, 3, 2, PK: Feliz Navidad Boomwhackers
- 5, 4, 3, 2, K, PK: Sing and dance to Feliz Navidad (EEMC)
- 5, 4, 3, 2. Wallace & Grommit Contraptions
- 3, 2: California Raisins commercial compilation to explain Feliz Navidad dance
- 5, 4, 3: sing All I Want for Xmas EEMC
- 3: Sing It’s Beginnning to Look a Lot Like Xmas EEMC
- 5,5, 4, 3: Carol of the Bells Boomwhackers
- 5: Santa Escape Room (treble clef)
- 4: dance and sing to “Yesh Li Yadayim” (MPOnline)
- MS CHOIR: Holy is Your Name (choose cantors), Hail Holy Queen, Hail Mary GW, Christ Be Our Light, Here I Am, Lord, OCOCE.

WEEK 14.Thu.11.30.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- Family Groups: Advent Wreaths
- 4th, 3, 2, 1, K: Play Boomwhackers with Feliz Navidad
- 4th: Play Boomwhackers with Carol of the Bells
- 4, 3, 2, 1, K, PS: Review Treble Clef, play Santa’s Escape Room (TPT download)
- 3, 2, 1, K: watch The Fox & A Mouse
- K, PS: watch Fletcher & the Snowflake Christmas
WEEK 14.Wed.11.29.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- 1st: Tchaikovsky bio (Music Explained)
- PS, PK, 1st, Rhythm PlayAlong Nutcracker Trepak 2nd version
- PS, PK, 1st: watch Swan Lake
- PS, PK, 1st: watch Swan Lake parody
- PS, PK, 1st: dance to “Freeze” (EEMC, in Video)
- PK, 1st: dance to “Yesh Li Yadiyim” (MPO) song
- Chorus: cut up snow, sing “Holy is Your Name”, “Let it Snow”, “Feliz Navidad”.
WEEK 14.Tue.11.28.23 – Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky
- 2nd, K: Tchaikovsky bio (Music Explained)
- 5, 4, 3, PK: Tchaikovsky bio (Classical Power)
- 5, 4, 3, 2, PK, K: Rhythm PlayAlong Nutcracker Trepak
- 3, 2, PK, K, Rhythm PlayAlong Nutcracker Trepak 2nd version
- 5, 4, 3, 2: watch Swan Lake
- 5, 4, 3: watch Swan Lake parody
- 5, 4, 3, 2, PK, K: dance to “Freeze” (EEMC, in Video)
- 5, 2, PK, K: sing, dance to “Yesh Li Yadiyim” (MPO) song
- 4th, 5th: Talent Show
- MS Choir: JB Rock,

WEEK 13.Wed.11.22.23
- release at Noon for Thanksgiving
- no Chorus?
WEEK 13.Tue.11.21.23
- 6-7-8 Choir AFTER SCHOOL

WEEK 12.Thu.11.16.23
- 6-7-8 Choir “Check it out day”: potentially 10! Same tunes as Wed.
WEEK 12.Wed.11.15.23
- PK, 1: 2nd half of Lost & Found
- PS, PK, 1: Cha Cha Slide (EEMC)
- PK, 1: Boomwhackers to Firework
- PS: Row, row row Your Boat (losing 1 word each x), Twinkle Twinkle (same)
- PS: Music Show “Sing High, Sing Low” (MXP)
- 6-7-8 Choir “Check it out day”: Four singers at 7:45am. Warm up with “My Bonny” and “Amen”. Learn “I Just Wanna Shine”, sing “Jingle Bell Rock”. It looks like 7:45 on Wed is going to be the thing.
WEEK 12.Tue.11.14.23 – Composer of the Month: Aaron Copland!
- 2, PK: 1st half of Lost & Found
- 3, K: 2nd half of Lost & Found
- 3, 2, PK, K: Cha Cha Slide (EEMC)
- K: Boomwhackers to Turkey (no good)
- PK, K: We Like Candy (MXP)
- 5, 4, 3, 2, PK: Boomwhackers to Dance Monkey
- 2: Thankful ASL (MPOnline)
- 5, 4, 3: Boomwhackers to Firework
- 5: America Travelogue. Audio & Video Questions
- 4: America Travelogue. Audio + prep only

WEEK 11.Thu.11.9.23 – Composer of the Month: Aaron Copland!
- Veterans Day Assembly: Chorus sings “God Bless America”, eight 4th graders sing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”.
- 3,2,1: Notes on step piano: C, C#, D, E
- 3,2,1: MusicTechTeacher.com Catapult game for Piano notes
- PS: Drumming
- PS: Forte Piano (MXP on EEMC)
- 2,K: Dance to “Mannequin” (EEMC)
- 2,K: Sing/choreo to “God Bless America” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (both EEMC)
- 4th: Sing “Diwali”
- 4th: Dance the Dandiya Stick Dance to “Diwali”.
- K,1,3: Watch first 1/2 of Lost and Found
- K,4: Rhythm Sticks to Thanksgiving Play-Along (Elementary Groove Tracks on YouTube)
- 4th: sing along to “My Shot” (MXP AS’17)
WEEK 11.Wed.11.8.23 – Composer of the Month: Aaron Copland!
- PS, 1: Bought Me A Cat (Copland grown-up performance) and sing-along (EEMC)
- PS: Notes on step piano: C, C#, D, E
- PK, PS: Drumming
- PK: Forte Piano (MXP on EEMC)
- PK: Dance to “Mannequin” (EEMC)
- Chorus: rehearse “God Bless America” and “Boogie Woogie BB” in gym. Learn “Holy is Your Name” (Alonso, not Haas).

WEEK 11.Tue.11.7.23 – Composer of the Month: Aaron Copland!
- PK, K: Bought Me A Cat (Copland grown-up performance) and sing-along (EEMC)
- 5, PK, K: Notes on step piano: C, C#, D, E
- 5, PK, K: MusicTechTeacher.com Catapult game for Piano notes
- 2, 3: Learn about Diwali and India (MXP AS’17)
- 2, 3: Sing “Diwali” (MXP AS’17 w/ magazine)
- 2, 3, 5 (4 just watched, didn’t dance): Dance “Diwali” with dandiya sticks (MXP AS’17)
- 2, PK, K: Dance to “Can’t Stop This Feeling” (MXP AS’17)
- 5, 3: Listen to sitar in “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles
- 5, 4: ONE 2 ONE Interview with Alex Lancamoire (Hamilton orchestrator) (MXP AS’17)
- 5, 4: Worksheet quiz on Interview with Alex Lancamoire (MXP AS’17).

WEEK 10.Thu.11.2.23 ALL SOULS – Composer of the Month: Copland!
- PS: Drumming, JJJSchmidt, One Man Band video+ID instruments.
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Copland biographies 2min and 5:48min
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4: “Fanfare for the Common Man” BBC video (fades out),
- K, 2, 4: “Rodeo” ballet video (American Ballet Theatre 1973) (Houston Rep Ballet)
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4, PS: “Thunder on Boomwhackers (Swick’s)
- K, 1, 3, 4: “Fanfare” play along for drums (MXP A/S’09, yes I’ve ripped CD) (use magazine page image from Pinterest)
- K, 1, 2, 4: “Fanfare” Instrument I.D.
- Chorus Impromptu rehearsal for “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (only 4th graders interested: Migi, Rex, Maddox, Jackson, Elsie, Fiona, Grace, Paige).
WEEK 10.Wed.11.1.23 ALL SAINTS
- All School Mass: All Saints Day. O When the Saints, Soon & Very Soon, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning, Psalm 24 sung by Ms. Sager, Go Forth.
- PKw: Drumming, Chicken Dance (EEMC), “Thankful” Juicebox Jukebox,
WEEK 10.Tue.10.31.23 HALLOWEEN!
- Drumming “what’s your favorite” (candy, scary movie)
- 2nd, PK: Mummy wrap
- 3rd, 5th, Boomwhackers to “Spooky Scary Skeletons” and “Monster Mash”.
- 5th: Talent Show.
- no 4th Grade music
- Chorus impromptu rehearsal for Mass tomorrow

WEEK 9.Thu.10.26.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- CONFERENCES
WEEK 9.Tue & Wed.10.24/25.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PSw, PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Spooky Scary Skeletons w Rhythm Sticks
- PS, PK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Monster Mash w Boomwhackers (Swick’s)
  - 4th Grade playing boomwhackers and drums to Monster Mash
- 4, 5: Thunder w Boomwhackers (Swick’s)
- PK, K, 1, 3, 4, 5 (not 2): Addams Family cups (EEMC)
  - 3rd Grade playing cups to Addams Family
  - 5th Grade playing cups to Addams Family
- PK, K: Ms. Sager’s Halloween Village
- PSw, PK, K: Carnival of the Animals/Aquarium w scarves, Listening Map on MPO
- 2: Carnival of the Animals/Aquarium & Fossils. Listening to ID instruments. MPO map, video.
- PS: Dance of the Little Leaf (EEMC)
- PSw: Name spider stuffies
- CHORUS: no Chorus today, early release for Conferences.

WEEK 8.Thu.10.19.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- K, 4: Fox Play (EEMC)
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Fox Went Out Song (EEMC)
- K, 1, 2, 3: Fox Went Out Book Kindle
- K, 1, 2, 3: A Hundred Ghosts Dance (EEMC) with the hand jive
- 2, 3: Beat the Teacher (Forbidden Rhythm)
- K, 1, 3: Ms. Sager’s Halloween Village
- K, 1, 3, 4: Spooky Scary Skeletons Play-Along (w/ shakers or rhythm sticks)
- 4: Talent Show
- 4: “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (EEMC): Chorus Reminder for Veteran’s Day
WEEK 8.Wed.10.18.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- (no 1st Grade)
- PS: France for Kids + Google Earth
- PS: I Will Sing Goodbye/Hello in French (EEMC)
- PS: French Folk Dance with scarves to “La Guimbarde”
- PS: dance to “Jumpin’ Jack-o-Lantern” (MXP O/N ’16)
- PK: dance to “Part of Your World” (MXP O/N’18)
- PK: Luigi & Mike “Night on Bald Mountain” (MXP O/N’18)
- PK: dance to “A Hundred Ghosts” (EEMC)
- CHORUS: songs for tomorrow’s mass: “Amen Let it Be Done”, “Keep Me Safe O God”, “Alleluia” from Misa del Mundo, “To You O God I Lift Up My Soul”,
- CHORUS: songs for Veteran’s Day Assembly: “God Bless America” with choreo, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (whoever wants to be a part of it, mostly 4th).
WEEK 8.Tue.10.17.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- K, 2, 3, 4, 5: France Musical World (MPO/JJ)
- PK, 2nd: France for Kids
- K, 2, 4, 5, PK: I Will Sing Goodbye/Hello in French (EEMC)
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Jew’s Harp/La Guimbarde
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: French Folk Dance with scarves to “La Guimbarde”
- 5th: Amen, Let it Be Done (for Thursday’s mass)
- K: dance to “Spiderman” and “Jumpin’ Jack-o-Lantern” (MXP O/N ’18 and ’16)
- PK, 4, 5: Look at Ms. Sager’s Halloween Village
- 3, 4, 5: Compare Mont Blanc and Mt. Rainier
- 2, 3, 4, 5: Add French Passport stamp in PowerPoint

WEEK 7.Thu.10.12.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PS, 2, 3: play on big piano.
- 2, 3: The Music Show Major Minor MashUp (MXP ON’18), play major/minor chords on big piano, watch piano clip from “Big”.
- K, 2, 3, 4: Listen to MusicPlayOnline bio of Saint-Saens, listen to “Royal March of the Lions” and “Hens and Roosters” from Carnival of the Animals, talk about sounds/articulations (MPO).
- Chorus: 2nd day of Auditions for “Keep Me Safe O God.”
- 1st: solos duos on the big piano,
- 1st: Boomwhackers/drums/tambourines on Goo Goo Muck and Hakuna Matata
- K, 4: Boomwhackers/drums/tambourines on Goo Goo Muck (slow then fast)
- K, 4: view Halloween village
- 4th: announce soloists on Keep Me Safe O God
WEEK 7.Wed.10.11.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PS, 1st: Ghost of John MXP ON’17 with rhythm sticks. xylophones. tubano, maracas, tambourines
- 1st: Play major/minor chords on big piano.
- 1st: Look at Ms. Sager’s Halloween Village!
- PS: Play around on big piano, watch piano clip from “Big”.
- (No PreK)
- CHORUS: Amen Let It Be Done, Go Into the World (eh), To You O God, Be with Me Lord, Lord I Lift, God Bless America with choreo, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Auditions for “Keep Me Safe O God”.

WEEK 7.Tue.10.10.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- K: cpu failure? John Jacob JS, Row Row Row losing a word at a time, Jumpin Jack-O-Lantern MXP ON’18.
- K, PK: Ghost Light Mater/Cars,
- K, PK: Spiderman Dance MXP ON’16,
- PK, 2: We Like Candy ON’17.
- PK, 2: Drum/track freeze with spooky characters.
- PK, 5: Halloween Groove Tracks w rhythm sticks,
- PK, 2,3,4,5: Ghost of John MXP ON’17 with rhythm sticks. xylophones. tubano, maracas, tambourines
- PK, 2: Halloween Hand Jive choreo (EEMC)
- 5th: Goo Goo Muck Swick’s Classroom on Boomwhackers
- 4th: The Music Show Major Minor MashUp (MXP ON’18), play major/minor chords on big piano.

WEEK 6.Thu.10.5.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PS: play with multiple instruments on the floor
- PS: dance to Spiderman, Dance of the Little Leaf
- PS: sing John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
- K, 1, 2, 3, 4: Sound Poem “Some One” (ON’11 MXP) with all the instruments
- 4th: play random instruments + bw’s on Goo Goo Muck Boomwhackers
WEEK 6.Wed.10.4.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PK: watch Ghostlight/Mater
- PK: Spiderman dance (MXP ON’16)
- PK: John Jacob J Schmidt
- PK: The Music Show “Whisper Talk Sing Shout!” (EEMC/Music Show/Ep.7)
- PK, PS: Dance of the Little Leaf (EEMC) with scarves
- PS: Jumpin Jack-O-Lanterns MXP ON’18.
- PS, 1: Danse Macabre listening map & Luigi bio MXP ON/’16
- PS, 1: Halloween Percussion Play Along (Elementary Groove Tracks)
- 1, PK: Pumpkin Groove Play Along on rhythm sticks
- 1: Camille Saint-Saens Bio by Sally Utley
- 1: Google Earth to Paris!
- CHORUS: God Bless America, Love Round, Christ shine in Our Lives, Star Spangled, To You O God, Over My Head, Bonnie, Amen.
WEEK 6.Tue.10.3.23 – Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saens!
- PK, K, 2: Camille Saint-Saens Bio by Sally Utley
- K, 2: Danse Macabre Storyboard
- PK, 2, 3, 4, 5: Danse Macabre listening map & Luigi bio MXP ON/’16
- PK, K, 2, 3: Jumpin Jack-O-Lanterns MXP ON’18.
- PK, 2, 3, 4, 5: Halloween Percussion Play Along (Elementary Groove Tracks)
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Pumpkin Groove Play Along on rhythm sticks
- 3, 4, 5: Camille Saint-Saens Bio in MPO, under Units + quiz questions after
- PK, 2, 3, 4, 5: Google Earth to Paris!
- 3, 4, 5: Danse Macabre 1980’s cartoon
- 4th: Danse Macabre cartoon by Stokowski (starts w/ church)
- 3, 5: Poison Rhythm
- 5th: Goo Goo Muck Boomwhackers

WEEK 5.Thu 9.28.23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- K: Instrument Spin-Off MusicTechTeacher.com
- K, 1, PS: watch Presto, play xylophones
- K, 1, PS: “Dance of the Little Leaf” (EEMC),
- PS: Sing with Hot Cross buns video
- 1, 2, 3, 4: review treble clef,
- 2, 3: watch The Music Show “Lines and Spaces, Baby”.
- 1, 2, 3 4: play Treble Note Rally game on MusicTechTeacher.com
- 2nd: play Boomwhackers to “Hakuna Matata” Swick’s Classroom on YouTube.
- K, 3rd: Rhythm Stick to Musical Fruits Rhythm syllables clap-along on YouTube.
- 4th: Rhythm Quiz on MusicTechTeacher.com
- 4th: Boomwhackers to “It’s Corn” and “Hakuna Matata”.
WEEK 5.Wed 9.27.23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PS: play xylophones
- PS: color fife & drum
- PS: watch Rollercoaster Music Staff video and Beethoven’s Wig
- 1st: Musical Word Search when not playing xylo. education.com/worksheets, Strike Up the Band.
- 1st: play xylophones to “Cajun Spice” (MXP A/S’13)
- 1st: rhythm sticks to Musical Fruits Rhythm Syllables Clap-Along
- PK: Rhythm Sticks to Back to School Groove Tracks
- PK: PS Prodigies Sweet Beets and Solfege Review
- PK: sing/dance to “Count On Me” (EEMC). (Dull Choreo!)
- CHORUS. God Bless America, Keep Me Safe O God, Love Round (AMAZING!), Amen Let it Be done, Star Spangled B, Be With Me Lord, Bonnie, Amen
WEEK 5.Tue 9.26.23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PK, K: sing with Hot Cross buns video
- PK, K: play along with Hot Cross buns xylophone video
- PK: watch Rollercoaster Music Staff video
- 2nd: Musical Word Search when not playing xylo. education.com/worksheets, Strike Up the Band.
- 2, 3, 4, 5: play xylophones to “Cajun Spice” (MXP A/S’13)
- 2, 3, 4, 5: play along with Mozart’s “Turkish March” on rhythm sticks
- 3, 4, 5: review notes on the Treble Clef staff
- 3, 4, 5: Autumn Treble Pitch worksheet from Music Teacher Resources/Kim Maloney
- 4, 5: rhythm sticks to Musical Fruits Rhythm Syllables Clap-Along

WEEK 4.Thu 9/21/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PS: Mannequin (EEMC), Drumming, StoryBots solfege, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Row Row Row losing 1 word each x.
- K, 1st, 2nd: Pink Panther Sound Map (MXP A/S’12), Pink Panther Orchestra cartoon,
- K, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Austria/Switzerland (Mozart) Yodeling example 1, example 2.
- K, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Boomwhacker/drum play along “It’s Corn” in Swick’s Classroom YouTube.
- 4th: Boomwhackers to “Shake it Off” Swick’s Classroom.
- K, 1st, 3rd, 4th: Google Chrome Music Lab – eh, iPad audio is glitchy thru ApplePlay receiver.
WEEK 4.Wed 9/20/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- Mozart’s favorite instrument: Viola!
- PS: Mannequin (EEMC), Drumming, Row Row Row losing 1 word each x.
- PS, 1: Symphony Storytime “Because” Oregon Symphony w Viola.
- 1: Orchestra pic & discussion of families
- 1: Musical Instrument Sounds KLT Wild. Then discuss what’s your favorite.
- 1: “It’s Corn!” Boomwhacker Play-along with Swick’s Classroom.
- PK: Storybots solfège, Sing High Sing Low Music Show (EEMC), Mannequin (EEMC), talk about conductor’s baton.
- CHORUS: My Bonnie & Amen warmups, Amen Let it Be Done, Keep Me Safe O God, Star Sp Banner, Home Phillip Phillips (MXP A/S’13), almost did “Over My Head”(MXP A/S’15), Misa del Mundo Alleluia.
WEEK 4.Tue/Wed.9/19/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- Mozart’s favorite instrument: Viola!
- PK, K, 2, 3, 4, 5: Orchestra pic & discussion of families
- PK, K: Kids vocabulary Musical instruments,
- PK, K: Symphony Storytime “Because” Oregon Symphony w Viola.
- 3rd: same as above w/out the story
- K: Superhero Boomwhacker play-along. Eh.
- PK, 2: Play Along Autumn Rhythm Groove Tracks on drums
- 2: FIREDRILL!
- 2: Musical Instrument Sounds KLT Wild. Then discuss what’s your favorite.
- 2,3,4,5: Instrument Family Quiz (pirates) on musictechteacher.com
- 4,5: Seattle Symphony Viola (app on phone).
- 3,4,5: “It’s Corn!” Boomwhacker Play-along with Swick’s Classroom.

WEEK 3.Thu.9/14/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PS, K, 2, 3: Drumming and solos
- K, 2, 3: Drumming to Back to School GrooveTracks.
- K, 2, 3, 4: Mozart Magic Flute, Queen of Night Aria, Magic Flute Queen/magical instrument worksheet, Magic Flute vid Your Classical MPR (MPO)
- 4th: Magic Flute Synopsis video (Your Classical MPR)
- PS: Forte Piano The Music Show (EEMC), Maracas to La Bamba (EEMC), John Jacob Jingeheimer Schmidt
- 1st: Mozart Twinkle Variations video, Austria Map Google Earth, pay with Back to School GrooveTracks., “Ach Du Lieber” do the slap dance (MusicPlayOnline).
WEEK 3.Wed.9/13/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PS, PK, 1: Drumming and solos, Cha Cha Slide (EEMC)
- PS, PK: Drumming to Back to School GrooveTracks.
- PS: Hakuna on Boomwhackers
- PK, 1st: Mozart Magic Flute, Queen of Night Aria (MPO)
- 1st: Magic Flute worksheet (MPO)
- PK: Magic Flute vid Your Classical MPR (MPO), Forte Piano The Music Show (EEMC)
- CHORUS: My Bonnie & Amen warmups, Amen Let it Be Done, Keep Me Safe O God, Star Sp Banner, Home Phillip Phillips (MXP A/S’13), almost did “Over My Head”(MXP A/S’15), Misa del Mundo Alleluia.
WEEK 3.Tue 9/12/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- K, PK, 2: Mozart Twinkle Variations video
- K, PK, 2, 3, 4, 5: Austria Map Google Earth + Drum Echo and solos
- K, 2, 3, 5: Play with GrooveTracks Autumn
- PK: Chicken Dance EEMC
- 3, 4, 5: Austria Travelogue, “Ach Du Lieber” (learn About, listen it, do the slap dance, all on MusicPlayOnline).
- 3, 5: add Austria Passport Stamp (on Ms. Sager’s Passport PowerPoint).

WEEK 2.Thu 9/7/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- PS: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Color picture of Mozart. Bio (see Tuesday), Listen to “Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” from MXP O/N’17. Boomwhackers to “Baby Shark” Swick’s Classroom, Dance to “Under the Sea” (EEMC)
- 4th & 3rd Grade: Mozart Maze, listen to Theme & Variations on “Twinkle” by Mozart, (4th: read Ch.2 from Mozart booklet), play Boomwhackers to “Hakuna Matata” from Swick’s Classroom, (3rd: end with Beat the Teacher/I Can Make Your Hands Clap).
- 2nd, 1st, K Grade: longer Mozart bio and quiz (see Tue), Dance to “Under the Sea” (EEMC), play Boomwhackers to “Hakuna Matata” from Swick’s Classroom, end with Beat the Teacher/I Can Make Your Hands Clap.
WEEK 2.Wed 9/6/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- 1st Grade: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Color picture of Mozart. Bio & quiz (see Tuesday), Listen to “Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” from MXP O/N’17. Rhythm Sticks to Groove Tracks/Back to School.
- PreS: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Color picture of Mozart. Listen to “Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” from MXP O/N’17. Rhythm Sticks to Groove Tracks/Back to School. Dance to “Under the Sea” (EEMC)
- PreK: Color maracas & drums, Play musicteacher.com Identify Piano notes, play Boomwhackers to “Hakuna Matata” from Swick’s Classroom. Sing & dance to “Under the Sea” (EEMC).
WEEK 2.Tue 9/5/23 – Composer of the Month: Mozart!
- Kinder: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Bio & quiz, Listen to “Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” from MXP O/N’17 with magazines. Rhythm Sticks to Groove Tracks/Back to School.
- PreK & 2nd: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Color picture of Mozart. Bio & quiz, Listen to “Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” from MXP O/N’17. Rhythm Sticks to Groove Tracks/Back to School. Watch Music Rollercoaster.
- 3rd, 4th, 5th: Learn Names! Composer of the Month: Mozart. Bio & quiz, Rhythm Sticks to Groove Tracks/Back to School.
- 5th: Watch bits of their spring Green Screen show, “Dig It!”. Played Instrument Quiz (pirate ships) on musictechteacher.com.
- 4th: Invite to Chorus “Come & See” tomorrow, watch a bit of “Dig It!” to entice.

- - PRE-S, PRE-K, and KINDERGARTEN
    - Lesson Pt. 1: Please watch this video on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
    - After watching, please take this Quiz on Google Forms

- - FIRST and SECOND GRADE
    - Lesson Pt. 1: Please watch this video on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
    - After watching, please take this Quiz on Google Forms
  - THIRD, FOURTH, and FIFTH GRADE
    - Watch this video on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
    - After watching, please take this Quiz on Google Forms
    - More questions: Born in? Salzburg, Austria. Siblings survived? 2 of 7. Why? Medicine not as good. Where is Sistine Chapel? Vatican City. Sonatas, Concertos, Operas, Symphonies: which has voices singing? His favorite instrument? 1) viola 2) clarinet. Relaxed how? Billiards. Wrote how many pieces of music? Over 600. How old when died? 35.
WEEK 1.Thu 8/31/23 – no Music Class (Ms. Sager out with COVID)
WEEK 1.Wed 8/30/23 – First Day of School Mass
- Ms. Sager is out with COVID. JC Santos and Sara Hanson led music. “Amazing Grace”, “If Today”, “We Come Today”, “Holy Spirit” (Canedo), “Come O Holy Spirit” (ODE TO JOY).