Summer Music Olympics Camp!

I'm holding a summer music camp for 5-7 year olds!  Spread the word and let me know if you're interested!!

Post 4: Recorder Karate

Welcome to our 5th Grade Recorder Karate unit!  We are going to have a blast learning more about music, becoming better performers, and earning recorder karate belts!  More information will follow but for now, here are the links to use for practicing the White Belt song (Hot Cross Buns).  Practice, practice, practice!!

For the test, you will play along with the fast version of the song.  Start by practicing the slow version and when you are able to play it with no mistakes, a steady beat, and a good tone, try the fast version!

1.  White Belt:
Hot Cross Bun (Full Performance)
Hot Cross Buns (Slow practice)
Hot Cross Buns (Fast practice)

2.  Yellow Belt:
Gently Sleep (Full Performance)
Gently Sleep (Slow practice)
Gently Sleep (Fast practice)

3.  Orange Belt:
Merrily We Roll Along (Full Performance)
Merrily We Roll Along (Slow practice)
Merrily We Roll Along (Fast practice)

4.  Green Belt:
It's Raining (Full Performance)
It's Raining (Slow practice)
It's Raining (Fast practice)

5.  Purple Belt:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Full Performance)
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Slow practice)
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Fast practice)

6.  Blue Belt:
Saints Go Marching (Full Performance)
Saints Go Marching (Fast Practice)

7.  Red Belt:
Twinkle, Twinkle (Full Performance)
Twinkle, Twinkle (Fast Practice)

8.  Brown Belt:
Amazing Grace (Full Performance)
Amazing Grace (Fast Practice)

9.  Black Belt:
Ode to Joy (Full Performance)
Ode to Joy (Fast Practice)

Post 3:  Swartz Lower Christmas Sing-a-long

The Swartz Lower Christmas Sing-a-long will be held on Wednesday, December 18 at 9:00.  We have been having fun in music class learning our Christmas songs and practicing using our singing voices, singing melody, and learning rhythm!

Click on your song below to practice for the sing-a-long!

PreK and Kindergarten--Must Be Santa
1st Grade--All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
2nd Grade-Chipmunk Song

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any help at all!  Merry Christmas!!

~Lea

Post 2: Subscribe to our Music Class Blog!

Who?  ALL Swartz Upper and Lower Parents and Students

What?  Sign up on the "Follow by Email" section on the right hand side of the home page.

How?  Enter your email address in the box beside "Follow by Email" and click "Submit."  You are now subscribed to receive email updates from our music class blog!

When?  I will update the blog to let you know what is going on in our music class on a week to week basis as well as anytime there are extra musical events at the school.

Where?  You may view the blog on any computer, laptop, or mobile device that has Internet access.

Why?  The main purpose of the music class blog is to communicate with parents and students in a simple and quick manner.  It can also be used for posting practice music, assignments, and other documents that may be helpful to students in the future.

Post 1:  Swartz Upper Elementary Christmas Sing-a-long


Hello students, parents, and friends!  I decided to create a blog so that I could communicate with the hundreds of music students I teach and their parents! Also I want to give my amazing music students more opportunities to take musical matters into their own hands and practice at home for our upcoming Christmas sing-a-long!

Below are links to the songs each grade is performing at the Christmas sing-a-long.  Each grade will perform a song by themselves and then all the students will sing a song together.  I know the kids are excited and have been asking about a way to practice at home.  Hopefully this will help!  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all (lsheppard@opsb.net).

Click on the correct link below to practice your song!

3rd Grade--Frosty the Snowman
4th Grade--Feliz Navidad
5th Grade--Jingle Bells (for recorders)
All--Shooting Star