Welcome to the first Music Newsletter for this school year. It is so wonderful to be back at school with awesome students and staff! We will do a lot of new exciting things this year in music class. Please sign up on my website (bburgoon.wix.com/music) to get future newsletters delivered straight to your in-box. As always, please feel free to contact Mrs. Burgoon with any questions or concerns.  Have a musical day!

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who was able to make it to Woodland’s Open House.  

It was great to see everyone in the music room! 

Music Class Happenings

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students will experience the difference between SINGING VOICE and SPEAKING VOICE as well as sing and move to HIGH AND LOW notes. Songs and games include Andy Pandy, The Gingerbread Man, Hey, Hey, Look at Me, and Cookie Jar.

First Grade

First Graders have been busy learning about keeping the BEAT and band instruments so far this month.  In October, we will focus on learning about METER.  We will even learn a couple of songs for Halloween!

Second Grade

Second Graders are learning about whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes in our DURATION Unit. We will make musical jack-o-lanterns with these notes to hang in the hallway!  We will learn about the LINES and SPACES of the staff using our "hand staff" at the end of October. 

Third Grade

Third Graders have been learning about instruments in the WOODWIND FAMILY.  Students will analyze Prokoviev's Peter and the Wolf this year.  Students may also have the opportunity to make a straw double reed in class!

Fourth Grade

Writing and reading music is a universal language.  We can communicate musically with people all over the world!  Fourth graders have been learning about MIDDLE C and the GRAND STAFF.  We will learn more about the MUSICAL ALPHABET in October and compose songs!

Fifth Grade

Fifth graders have been busy learning about FORM, which helps us to organize and compose music.  We will start talking about composers and music history in October with THE BAROQUE PERIOD.

Sixth Grade

Sixth graders have been learning about ARTICULATION & TEMPO.  Students have been learning terms such as legato, ritardando, tenuto, fermata, accelerando, and staccato.  We will start our Music Styles Units in October, starting with the BLUES.

Seventh Grade

Seventh graders finished up the LISTENING Unit this month and moved on to learning about the STRINGS family of the Orchestra.  We will learn about the BRASS and WOODWIND families, followed by PERCUSSION in October.  Class Notes and Study Guides are posted in Google Classroom for each unit.

Elementary Chorus

Fifth and Sixth grade students have the option to sign up for Chorus again this year. We meet daily from 7:45-8:10, after students eat breakfast and check in with their homeroom teacher. A blue paper with more information went home with all students who signed up for Chorus. Please contact Mrs. Burgoon if you need another copy of this blue paper or if you child would like to join our awesome team!

Classroom Management Forms

We will be focusing on RESPECT this month in music class.  If your child brings home an orange paper or Think Sheet from music class indicating disrespectful behavior, please discuss this behavior with your child, then return the signed paper to school.  In addition, there are yellow “Happy Notes” that may get sent home with your child.  Let’s work together to make this year a success in the music room!

MusicplayOnline

We will continue to use musicplayonline.com this year in music class.  Feel free to explore musicplayonline.com and play games at home.  Simply login as a student and enter the student code, which is found in Google Classroom.  You can find the games by clicking the video game controller icon in the menu.  Mrs. Burgoon LOVES the trivia wheel game!  Different levels can be found in the boxes under the spinning wheel.  Have fun!

Woodland Yearbook

Picture Day is coming up on September 23. There is an online order option for parents.

@ mylifetouch.com Picture Day ID EVT3D9DJM

Star-Spangled Banner Project

Francis Scott Key wrote the words to our National Anthem on September 14, 1814.  Did you know that less than 40% of Americans know all of the words to our National Anthem? Check out the tune for The Star Spangled Banner and other patriotic tunes with this game! Sing our national anthem for Mrs. Burgoon (without looking at the words!) to get your name on the wall!