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= Roger Bell Elementary School Music = Mrs. Hayes Music Teacher

email me at: musicloverhayes@gmail.com or cindy.hayes@craven.k12.nc.us

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= = Mrs. Taylor's 4th grade class doing sound effects to the book "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat" media type="youtube" key="Q44xUUL5Kro" height="315" width="420"

Welcome to music at RBE to the Kindergarten students! We will be learning so much this year about music by singing, listening, moving, and playing instruments. I can't wait to get to know you!

====The 1st Graders will be working toward being Star Composers! They are learning about quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests in rhythm. They will also learn sol, mi, and la in pitches. By the end of school, they will put it all together to write a song of their own to play on a xylophone! ====

====The 2nd Graders will be picking up where they left off last year. They will be learning different aspects of music while playing Orff instruments. It is a terrific way to learn music in a hands-on way. ====

====In 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade, the students are learning to play recorders. We are using Recorder Karate materials, so the students will earn "belts" as they learn more and more difficult songs (and learn to read music while they are at it). We are also using other songs to supplement the program and make it even more fun! Students should bring a recorder to music when they come. If you would like to purchase one, I do my best to keep some in the music room on sale for $5. ====

Cool Websites...
Pete the Cat!!!

[|New York Philharmonic Kids Zone] [|Check out this link to a 35,000 year old flute!] [|Recorders, Boomwhackers, Fun Songs, and More!] [|Virtual Keyboard]