Dear 5th Grade Students,

I was very pleased with EVERYONE’S hard work this week. I am so proud of the captains and co-captains that have been selected for our spring concert.

Below are the 5th grade results. (Click to enlarge)

Remember that the blank spaces can be filled by those who demonstrate hard work and musicianship.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Peace & Love,

Mrs. Duncanson

I am so proud of all of your hard work! Great job on auditions everyone. Below is 4th grade Captains and Co-captains for each instrument!

4th Grade:

Peace & Love,

-Mrs. Duncanson

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