AIS Music
Hello, my name is Lori Kitts and I'm excited to be the new 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!
Education:
Bachelor of Music degree from Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Masters of Education: Curriculum and Instruction, Carson Newman University, Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Experience - 17 years
Maryville Christian School - Preschool - High school music
Knox County Schools - Kindergarten - High school music
"WHERE WORDS FAIL, MUSIC SPEAKS."
Hans Christian Andersen
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