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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Week of April 13-17, Tuneful Tuesday #2: It's Instrumental To Your Education (four families, ukulele)

Dear UES students! 

This week's music offerings are focused around instruments. 

Overview 

For grades K and 1: 
We are starting to learn about orchestral instruments.
This week's focus is the symphony orchestra, and its four families. 

For Grades 2, 3, and 4:
We are learning/ reviewing the fascinating instrument, ukulele.   

Office hours start this week, as well! I am available from 11 am- 1pm Monday through Friday. Please feel free to email me at jessicaclayton@mpsvt.org, and if you want to meet over video, I can schedule a time for us to do that as well. Have a wonderful week! 

This week's activities are below: 

Grades K, 1 
Check out "The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra" here 
- We will only work on the introduction of the online app this week, learning about the four instrument families. 

Orchestra Introduction Worksheet
- Feel free to use worksheet WITH the computer activity or AFTER- your choice!

Tutorial Video:


Grades 2, 3, 4
Check out this informative video about the history of the ukulele. Watch the first 15 minutes or so for this week's learning, feel free to watch the whole thing if you wish! 

Kanile'a worksheet
- Use the sheet WITH the ukulele video or AFTER the video, your choice!

Video: