Dear Canyon Creek Families:
Congratulations to our Canyon Creek Kindergarten performers for an
outstanding Thanksgiving program on Tuesday, November 24th! I know their
performance put everyone in the holiday spirit. Happy Thanksgiving to all of
our Canyon Creek families!
Our 4th Graders are making terrific progress with their recorders. Several
students have already earned their Black Belts in Recorder Karate! Check out
the posters in the Music Room hallways as we track our progress by
earning "Recorder Karate Belts".
Our 5th Graders have just begun their recorder unit. We'll also be
learning "Kris Kringle's Jingle Thingle" to share at the All School Sing
Along on December 18th.
Preparations are underway for the 3rd Grade Multi-cultural holiday
musical "Paint the Town December". Parts, costume information, etc. was sent
home with 3rd graders in their Tuesday folders on November 24th. Practice
those lines over the Thanksgiving holiday break. We'll have our first
blocking rehearsal on Monday afternoon, 11/30. Hanukkah and Rockin' on the
Housetop dancers - remember your early morning rehearsal at 7:30 am on
Monday, 11/30.
Our 1st and 2nd graders are continuing to work on rhythm and melody
activities by singing and playing classroom instruments. Please ask them to
share what they are learning with you!
Remember to make music part of each and every day!
Debbie Martin
Music, Canyon Creek Elementary
A general statement, taken from TEA TEKS about what your child will be
learning in Music:
Four basic strands--perception, creative expression/performance, historical
and cultural heritage, and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying
structures for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected to
acquire. In music, students develop their intellect and refine their
emotions, understanding the cultural and creative nature of musical artistry
and making connections among music, the other arts, technology, and other
aspects of social life. Through creative performance, students apply the
expressive technical skills of music and critical-thinking skills to
evaluate multiple forms of problem solving. By reflecting on musical
periods and styles, students understand music's role in history and are able
to participate successfully in a diverse society. Students analyze and
evaluate music, developing criteria for making critical judgments and
informed choices.
