Las Hojitas

Thanks to Mr. Ziegler at Heyer Elementary for sharing this great fall song with me! The fourth graders are preparing for their winter concert "A Song for Every Season" and this song is perfect for the Autumn section. Originally found on Mama Lisa's World (mamalisa.com), two classes wrote their own additional verses. We had to think about phrases that made sense and how to fit our ideas into the pre-existing melody. They did a great job! This is Mrs. Rubio's class singing Las Hojitas. 

Diggi-diggi-dong!

3rd and 4th graders in Mrs. Ebben's class have been singing a song called "Diggi-diggi-dong" using sixteenth notes. Now we've added some Orff instruments and put it all together into a performance! 

Fourth Graders can read music and work as an ensemble!

4th graders are working on reading pitches and rhythms at the same time. We worked in groups to play the song "Whacky Do-Re-Mi" from Music K8. Students had to figure out which boomwhacker played when by reading the music, and had to keep a steady beat while playing which really tested our focus and group communication skills! It was a difficult, but fun activity for everyone! 

Third graders sing and dance!

Here are some of Banting's third graders singing and moving to a song called "I don't care if the rain comes down" from our 3rd grade text book series. Watch as they respond to music through movement! We talk about moving to the beat by LISTENING, and being a good partner. 

Bonjour Mes Amis

1st graders are practicing moving to musical cues, as well as singing a song in a different language! This one is called "Bonjour Mes Amis" and is a French greeting song. 1st graders are great partners in the music room, we are kind to everyone and respectful when we are dancing together. 

Welcome!

Welcome to the Banting Music Blog! Here you can see and hear some of the great things that Banting musicians are doing in the classroom. Mrs. Hickmann works with all students from 1st grade to 5th grade and is excited for you to see what they can accomplish! 

The Banting Music room is ready for 2014-2015!