1st+grade+music

=__**Lincoln Elementary 1st Grade Music**__=

In our first grade music classroom at Lincoln, we are busy working on vocal control. We are utilizing an aural approach to understanding our vocal abilities. We sing primary by rote in the early months of our music class experience. The children are sung the melody in small fragments. They are then requested to sing it back. They are working on defining various vocal controls. They are learning to understand that they can utilize their voice for various inflections. They can sing! They can shout! They can whisper! They can talk!

They are also learning that their voice can be made loud and made soft. They learn about pitch, melody, dynamics, accents, and steady beats. We utilize our big room for marching to a steady beat. They keep the beat on their bodies with body percussions. They eventually utilize various classroom instruments to assist in keeping a steady beat. Some of our favorite instruments include fruit shakers, maracas, rhythm sticks, and sleigh bells.

The first graders participate in our all school spring musical in March at Roberta Price Auditorium!