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Ellis School.
SCHOOL HOURS ARE:
| Building Open to Staff | 7:30 AM |
| Tardy-Middle School | 8:00 AM |
| Tardy-Elementary | 8:45 AM |
| Building Closed | 4:30 PM |
Music
895-2511 extension 601
Band students
You can now practice at home along with the full band!
Step one, download Finale Notepad
Step two: use Internet Explorer for your browser for this to work.
Clicking on these titles will allow you to play along with all band parts and help you to practice your music.
Chronicles of Narnia parts two and three will be available soon.
What are we studying this spring??
Kindergarten and First grade were introduced to Carnival of the Animals by
Camille Saint-Saëns. We learned to respond to the music through movement.
Next we will be exploring folk dancing.
Second grade studied"The Sound of Music" we read the story, learn to
sing the songs and watch the movie. "The hills are alive with The Sound of Music!"
Now the second grade is beginning to learn the songs for the second grade musical,
a 1950's rock and roll version of Little Red Riding Hood.
Third and Fourth Grades are learning about sightsinging and note reading. They sing
"Do Re Mi" and play a variation on music baseball where one person "pitches" a
pattern to another and the person needs to "hit the notes back to them. After
vacation we will begin recorders using "The Recorder Fun Book" and "Setting Sail".
Fifth graders are learning about music history, the Baroque Period, The Classical
Period, and the Romantic Period and about famous composers and famous music
pieces. George Frideric Handel wrote Hallelujah Chorus, Johann Sebastian
Bach wrote Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
Sixth graders are learning to play guitar: learning to read notes, play simple tunes and
beginning to learn easy chords.
Seventh and Eighth Graders this trimester are learning to play guitar.
Instrument Families Trivia Game
Here is a game to help students study, I hope students and thier families will download the game and play it together.
Instrument Families Trivia Gameboard
General music is available on a 6-day rotating basis for all students in grades K through 8, meeting by homeroom. In addition to classroom music, chorus and band are available for middle school students.
Instrumental Lesson Policy and Lesson Permision Form
Instrumental Lesson Permission Form
Music lesson schedule:
Lessons for grades 7 and 8: 11:00-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday
Monday: percussion
Tuesday: tba
Wednesday: Trumpet
Thursday: Clarinet
Friday: Flute
Lessons for grades 5 and 6: 12:00-12:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
Monday: Flute
Tuesday: Violin
Wednesday: Clarinet
Thursday: Trumpet
Friday: Saxophone
Beginner Band is held on Mondays from 2:30-3:00 PM
Advanced Band is held on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:00 PM
Chorus is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:00 PM
Students who stay for afterschool music ensembles are welcome
to take the elementary bus home.