Tuesday, December 7, 2010

December Music

Great job to our Bearkat Singers at their Holiday Concert last night! They did a fabulous job, and represented Black Elementary well. Thank you for getting us into the Holiday spirit!


This week in music we have been reviewing the musical terms we have learned so far. You would be surprised to see how much you already know about music! See how many of these words you can define on your own at home!

Tone Color
Rhythm and Beat
Melody
Melodic Direction
Motor, Vibrator and Resonator
Orchestral Families
Orff Instruments
Dynamics
Crescendo and Decrescendo
Note Values (Whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, and rests)


SEE HOW SMART YOU ARE?! :)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

You're Invited to...
Bearkat Singers Holiday Concert
Monday, December 6 at 7:00pm
Black Elementary Cafeteria
Come enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Black Elementary Choir sing Holiday favorites! We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Veteran's Day Music 2010

We Remember - 4th and 5th Graders

Many Flags in Many Lands - 2nd and 3rd Graders

Season of Hope (Bearkat Singers Holiday song)

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Welcome Back!

It is August and we are less than 2 weeks away from the 2010-2011 school year! I am so excited about a new year! I can't wait to get started on the 3rd grade program, as well as the Bearkat Singers. I will be sending out information about Bearkat Singers the second week of school. Bearkat Singers is the 5th grade choir that meets once a week on Wednesday mornings at 7:45am. Here are some important dates to write down for the upcoming year:

Veteran's Day - November 11 (during school)

3rd Grade Program - November 22 (7:00pm)

Bearkat Singers Winter Concert - December 6 (7:oopm)

I am so excited to hear all of your exciting stories of your summer break. I will see you on August 23!!

See you soon,
Mrs. Gibson

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Music Memory 2012

This is your place to brush up on your music history! With your parents permission, use this website as a reference when you are preparing for Music Memory Contest 2012!

For the Parents....
What is Music Memory?
Music Memory is a unit that is taught in Elementary music throughout CFISD. Basically we teach about 8 chosen composers and a particular piece of music that they wrote. We discuss and analyze the music, time period it was written, and other musical elements such as tempo, dynamics, meter, texture and mood. The students are evaluated with a written test once all of the composers have been taught. The test will not reflect on their report card or anywhere for that matter. It is simply to create a little bit of fun competition amongst the students :) Once we take the first test, the contest advances like a tournament. The students who score the highest will advance to the next test, and finally the top 5 scores on the test will advance to the district competition. This contest will take place in May at the Berry Center, and is after school. Students are not required to participate in the district competition. Again, this contest is only to have fun studying famous composers, and will not be reflected on their report card. If your child would like a CD to practice at home with the songs, please have them bring a blank CD to school and I will put the music memory songs on it.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the Bearkat Music page! I hope this website assists in helping students prepare for music and keep parents informed on upcoming events! You can find several areas of this website, so feel free to look around! Thanks for visiting!