Instructor: Karina Hernandez
Contact: evelynkarinaher@me.com
Course Description: Students will learn how to feel rhythm through dance and movement activities. We will focus on learning songs through solfeggi and hand signs. We will learn how to play some percussion instruments and the recorder. We will learn how to perform as an ensemble and for one another. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Course Objectives:
Learn how to sing with solfeggi and hand signs
Identify written rhythm and notes on the staff
how to play recorder and other percussion instruments
learn how to feel the beat
Grade Level: K-5th
Class Time: Tuesday 9:00AM-10:15AM
Course Duration: Full Year
Required Book(s): TBD
Required Materials(s): Recorder, notebook, pencils and folder. Please make sure your students wear comfortable clothes to move in.
Supply Fee: TBD
Classroom Expectations:
Regular attendance
Practice at home
Grading Policies: Participation in class 50%, Performance 50%
Grading Scale: S = Satisfactory, E = Skill to level, N = Needs work
Elementary Music (2024-2025)
My early introduction to learning music as well as my musical studies have allowed me to become a teacher that knows how to approach music from a more organic perspective. I stress the importance of establishing a good musical foundation, one that includes music literacy, yet I also recognize that it is equally important for students to comprehend music through feel. My students will become comfortable reading, writing and most importantly — hearing music.
Objectives:
- Students will learn how to feel the beat through traditional dances
- Students will explore how rhythm looks in writing
- Students will learn how to sing using solfeggi and hand signs