Music Matters!
West Clermont Local Schools
Clough Pike, Merwin, Willowville, Summerside Elementaries
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Upcoming Events
My name is Kevin Endres and I will be your child’s music
teacher for the 2014-15 school year. I am very excited about
the work we have done so far and the work that is yet to
come in the music classroom. Throughout the school year we
will be exploring concepts of beat, rhythm, high/low sound,
the treble clef, instrument families, composers and melodic
construction.
October 13-17
Stuff The Bus!
November 6
Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 11
Website is up and running!
Veteran’s Day
If you would like to stay up to date on all of happenings inside the
music classroom visit my website:
Important
Announcement
http://www.westcler.k12.oh.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=1052.
What is beat?
Students can practice their
grade level songs by
accessing our website.
The first, second and third grade students have been exploring
concepts of beat and rhythm. First, the students experienced
physical examples of steady beat within a piece of music. The
student’s also explored, labeled and manipulated aspects of
rhythm using eighth, quarter and half notes in common time. At
the end of their explorations, the students created a class rhythm
composition and performed it using classroom instruments.
Composer Spotlight: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was known as one of the most famous
composers of the Classical Era. He was a child star that was known for his
young talent on the keyboard, violin and organ. He wrote over 600
musical works. Works to explore: “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, The Magic
Flute (opera) and his set of variations of "Ah, vous dirai-je maman
(Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)", K.265/300e.
Quick Facts:
Children who study music
tend to have larger
vocabularies and more
advanced reading skills than
their peers who do not
participate in music lessons.
 Research shows that music is
to the brain as physical
exercise is to the human
body. Music tones the brain
for auditory fitness and
allows it to decipher
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1 of 1 tone and pitch.
between
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