4th/5th Grade Students,

We are in the middle of auditions for our concert music. I will be posting our audition results on here next week. I am very proud of Ms. Kaid’s class for finishing completely with their audition in one class!

Just a reminder that there will be ONE Captain and ONE Co-Captain for 4th grade and 5th grade on each instrument.

Please remember the importance of being ready when I call your name, as well as the importance of respecting those who are auditioning. If you are having trouble controlling your talking, It gives me reason to believe you will have trouble controlling and playing an instrument.

Great job so far!

-Mrs. Duncanson

Reading and Music allow us to shine BRIGHT!

Above is a picture of our Music Door!

Today we sang a camp song before school “Shark Song”

When you go home teach it to a sibling, friend, or family member!

Peace & Love,

-Mrs. Duncanson

Hello Parents and Students of McDonald,

Below you will find what is going on in Music for this month!

• March is Reading Month: We will have an all school sing-along where we will be singing camping songs!
•  Kindergarten/ 1st Grades: composing and playing rhythms using ta, ti ti, and rest.
• 2nd Grades: composing and playing rhythms using ta, ta-a, ti ti, and rest.
•  3rd/4th/5th Grades: Continue learning concert repertoire
• 4th/5th Grades: continue with recorders and earning belts!
• 5th Grade: Reading and Analyzing Non Fiction in music.
• Madrigal Choir: March 21st FIELD TRIP to the Village of Harmony Manor.
• No School March 26- April 4: Spring Break!

Peace and Love,

-Mrs. Duncanson

ATTN: 4th & 5th Graders:

If you have yet to purchase a recorder or you have lost, broken, or misplaced your previous recorder, I have new instruments ready to be picked up!

It is your responsibility to take care of and purchase your instrument.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Peace & Love,

-Mrs. Duncanson

We have survived 100 Days of school! Check out Kindergartner, Mustafa M. rockin’ his “100 Days smarter” Hat!

3rd Grade had their second Science and Sound Session with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings! Yesterday Ms. Aun’s class discussed how boomwhackers are pitched differently from one another. We also learned that Dolphins can hear pitches extremely higher than humans and dogs!

Ms. Aun’s class playing “Twinkle Twinkle” on boomwhackers under the Direction of Mrs. Meyer.

***Reminder: Madrigal Choir Pizza Party Tomorrow! 

Peace & Love,

-Mrs. Duncanson

McDonald Madrigal Choir

I am very proud of all the hard work you have all been doing in Madrigal Choir.  We will celebrate with a pizza party next week Feb. 24!!! Please bring in $2 for pizza, juice, and a treat!

-Mrs. Duncanson

Peace & Love

-Mrs. Duncanson

NO SCHOOL!! Feb 12-15!…..Here are some winter break suggestions!

Kindergarten/1st Grade:

1. Find any ball at home.
2. Teach some one how to sing Low, Middle, and High pitches using the ball that you find.
3. Looking at the picture below, What pitch are students from Ms. Shaheen’s class singing? low, middle, or high?

Kindergarten singing high pitches and raising their tennis balls high!

2nd Grade:

1. Check out the video below.
2. What group of the round did you sing? Group 1 or Group 2?
3. What is a round? How does it work?
4. Teach someone the round that we learned this week!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncvPzaG9sOk&feature=youtu.be

3rd Grade: 

1. Think about the Science and Sound musicians that came into your classroom this week.
2. How could you see sound or music vibrations using an object from home.
3. Think about the slinky!

Science and Sound with Ms. Aun’s Class

3rd/4th/5th Graders: 

1. All of you will received a Music Packet to work on over our break. Click here to go to our Composer of the Month page to hear Scott Joplin’s music.
2. This is also where you can comment and ask me any questions about the other pages such as Musical Math, from your worksheet!

4th/5th Grades:

1. Go to the recorder page!
2. PRACTICE YOUR RECORDERS! 🙂

Hope you enjoy your break& Happy Valentines! XO

-Mrs. Duncanson

Hello Students and Parents of McDonald! 

This months updates! 

*FEBRUARY*

• February is Black History Month!!!
• Check out our composer of the month page!
• Kindergarten/ 1^st Grade: Continue with high and low pitches, and melodic direction
• 2^nd Grades: Continues in their textbooks
• 3^rd Grade: Science and Sound special events!
• 3^rd/4^th/5^th Grades: Continue learning concert repertoire
• 4^th/5^th Grades: continue with recorders and earning belts!
• Madrigal Choir: Rehearsals every Wednesday
• No School Feb. 12-15: Mid-Winter Break
• Feb. 14 Valentines Day
• Feb. 15 Presidents Day/G. Washington’s Birthday

Peace & Love!

-Mrs. Duncanson

I was so extremely proud of McDonald Students today on our trip with the Detroit Children’s Choir D.C.C. and the Singers of United Lands S.O.U.L.  EVERY SINGLE ONE of you were responsible, involved, and most importantly MUSICAL!  There were 10 songs learned with 7 different languages, and your singing brought me to tears of joy. What an amazing experience!!

Below are pictures and video from our trip!

Early Bus Ride!

On our way to the singing workshop!

Excited to start our day!

Learning new music.

Stellah who is from Kenya and Keny who is from Malaysia both taught us songs from their countries.

Learning Keny’s song “Chan Mali Chan”

Siwi from Norway taught us a song about the sunrise and she used our hand signs in this song!!!

Selfie with Julian from Albania!

 pictures from the dress rehearsal

We got to teach all of our new friends Gidi Wa Hamar! They loved learning a new song in Arabic!

A short clip of “Jambo”

“Building Bridges”

Mrs. Duncanson directing Gidi Wa Hamar

Finally back to McDonald from a long day of singing, learning, and making new friends!

Please thank your parents for allowing you on this trip and also thank Mrs. Modica for allowing us to go on a SATURDAY field trip!

Peace & Love

-Mrs.Duncanson