Oakman Music Club members will be performing their version of “Pout Pout Fish” for our Y5s class on Monday, March 25.  Below is a link to the story so that you can practice the song at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gynYtBmYlnk

Oakman Music Club members will also be performing at our Spring Concert, April 18.  Students can practice the songs at home by clicking the page to right labeled “Music Club.”  We will be performing Waka Waka, We Know the Way and Cha Cha Slide on bucket drums.

4th grade students are working towards their black belt in our Recorder Karate Program.  So far, we have learned how to play and read 8 notes on the recorder.  We will be working on our next belt, Red Belt, which is “Peace Like a River.”  Students will be asked to play the fast version with correct notes, rhythms, sound/pitch and left hand on top.  Below is the link to practice at home.

Red Belt: Peace Like a River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTFXKwEx5QA&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4&index=9&t=0s

Next song will be our Brown Belt Song, “Down in the Valley.”  Below is a recording so that you can practice at home.

Brown Belt: Down in the Valley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2DLhXFMr9Q&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4&index=10&t=165s

Happy Practicing!

Our concert featuring our Y5s, Kindergarten and 1st grade students is tomorrow, Thursday March 21 at 2:00 p.m. in the gym.  Oakman friends and family are invited to attend.

We will be giving a concert based on the book “View at the Zoo” and each grade will be performing 3 songs.  Several Oakman students grades Y5s-5th grade will be featured reading our story.  We hope to see you there!

Our concert is next Thursday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. in the gym.  Oakman Families and Friends are invited to join us for our celebration of reading and music in our schools month.  We hope to see you next Thursday!

4th graders are continuing their Recorder Karate Program.  They should know how to play 7 different notes.  Below is our Blue Belt Song, Old MacDonald.  We will be testing on this song this week and the beginning of next week.  If you have a recorder at home, take time to practice!  If you have not received your Purple Belt yet for Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, I have linked this song as well.  See below to practice.

Old MacDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-02WBB_to&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4&index=9&t=0s

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEuHa1bfbc&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4&index=7

4th graders (Ms. Logel’s 3rd graders and Ms. Mosed’s 5th graders),

Please turn in your field trip form for your symphony field trip next Tuesday, March 19.  If you do not turn in the form, you cannot come with your class on the field trip.   See below for extra copies of the field trip form.

field trip slip

Congrats to Aya from Ms. Mosed’s class on winning the recorder audition to play with the Dearborn Symphony on stage!  What an accomplishment!

Check out the tab to the right of this page labeled “2nd and 4th Grade Concert Songs.”  I have added all concert songs that we are working on during music class.  You can practice them at home with the words and the music.  Remember, we will be memorizing all of the words to the songs.

Happy practicing!

4th Grade students (and 3rd Grade students in Ms. Logel’s class) are working on many new notes on their recorder.  Below are the song they should be practicing at home.  We are working hard in the music room!

Orange Belt Song: Mary Had a Little Lamb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1XfslOWXzI&index=6&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4&t=0s

Green Belt Song: The Boat Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRouIDf9JDQ&index=6&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4

Purple Belt Song: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEuHa1bfbc&index=7&list=PLJ54ucwxPNKBNU3zI9jnfK9lZcVvFr7Z4

Oakman 2nd and 4th grade students will be giving their Spring Concert Thursday, April 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Oakman gym.  These students will be presenting songs we have learned in music class from around the world.  Parents are welcome and encouraged to come!  Please see the tab to the right labeled 2nd and 4th Grade Concert Songs to practice the songs at home.  We hope to see you April 19!

Our Y5s, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students will be celebrating Music in Our Schools Month and March is Reading Month with a concert on Thursday, March 21 at 2:00 in the Oakman gym.  Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend.  Please see the K-1 Concert Tab to the right to practice our concert songs at home.  Hope to see you March 21!