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Hello, my name is Lori Kitts and I'm excited to be the Music Teacher at AlS!  I have been singing, playing and writing music since I was a child and I love sharing the gift of music with my students!!!  We will have a lot of fun this year learning and growing together.  Students will have the opportunity to sing, play instruments, create music and explore new concepts in music class this year!
 
Check out our online music curriculum, Quaver Music, utilized in the classroom along with many other resources.  https://www.quavered.com/
 
Here's a quick overview of concepts covered this year:
 
  • Beat
  • Dynamics
  • Form
  • Instrument Families
  • Melody
  • Meter
  • Pitch
  • Rhythm (reading, playing and creating)
  • Style (genre)
  • Tempo
  • Timbre
  • Treble clef (reading notes)
 
 
Classroom Instruments:
 
  • Boomwhakers
  • Bucket Drums
  • Djembe Drums
  • Percussion instruments
  • Recorders
  • Ukuleles
  • Xylophones