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WELCOME TO MRS. DAVIS'S MUSIC SPACE! Gill Hall & McClellan Elementary Schools West Jefferson Hills School District

5th Graders show the form of the song, "The Pink Panther," through creative movement sections with partners:

UPCOMING EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS Spring Concert Livestream Link: [] **ACCENT MUSIC & THEATER PROGRAM **  Visit accentmusicpgh.com or call 412-653-3340 for more information! = __Neighborhood Training Choir __ =

Our non-auditioned Neighborhood Training Choirs are the first stepping-stone to PYC’s choral education.

NTC South – Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Tuesday evenings from 6-7:00 PM with [|Megan Froehlich] Spring Session: February 13 through May 1, 2018 []

LETTERS/FORMS Welcome Letter 2017 Recorder Order Form 2017 (4th-5th Grade) Chorus Membership Form 2017-18 (4th-5th Grade) Chorus T-shirt Order Forms MUSIC ROOM EXPECTATIONS M = Make good choices. U = Use kind words. S = Show respect. I = Involve yourself. C = Care for our room and instruments. GROUP REWARDS/CONSEQUENCES + Students within each class will work collectively to progress through the different-colored guitar frets on their behavior chart based on their weekly performance in class. The class within each grade level that progresses the furthest by the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters will receive a Music Reward Day, on which the students will vote for their favorite music games to play. INDIVIDUAL REWARDS/CONSEQUENCES + Students may receive a Magnificent Music Maker certificate for outstanding classroom performance! At the end of each month, students who have earned a slip will be eligible to choose an item from the music room prize box (1 student per class, name pulled at random). - Students may receive an Oops form for failing to follow the classroom expectations after several reminders within a given class period. This form will describe the student's specific off-task behavior and will require a parent signature to be returned the following day. Parents may be contacted by phone after 3 Oops forms have been issued. NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines 5. Reading and notating music 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 7. Evaluating music and music performances 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture

GRADING Music grades are determined based on the following components: 3rd-5th Grade: 1.Informal and formal assessments (verbal, singing, playing) 2.Written assignments/quizzes 3. Projects 4. Preparation (bringing recorder materials to class) 5. Participation 1st-2nd Grade: 1. Informal and formal assessments (verbal, singing, playing) 2. Written in-school assignments/quizzes 3. Participation

OLWEUS ANTI-BULLYING RULES 1. We will not bully others. 2. We will try to help students who are bullied. 3. We will try to include students who are left out. 4. If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school or an adult at home.

TECHNOLOGY FREE MUSIC APPS: Soundrop, Singing Fingers, Guitar Virtuoso, Pluto Plays Piano, Drum Kit, Simon Says, MusicTabs, PIY 4 HD (Play It Yourself), Music Sparkle, Music Instruments, Flash Music, WI Orchestra,Spell Music, Funky Instruments, Simple Music, Sing Free

FUN MUSIC WEBSITES: Disney Information: http:www.justdisney.com/walt_Disney Practice music theory & print staff paper to compose your own music: http://www.musictheory.net Compose your own music and play it back for free: http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad Download inexpensive sheet music in a variety of keys: http://musicnotes.com <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Download you favorite songs and load them onto your ipod: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Play music games and activities: <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http://dsokids.com <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:playmusic.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:yoa.com <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:makingmusicfun.net <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:www.sfskids.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:www.nyphkids.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">http:www.childrensmusic.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">

ABOUT YOUR MUSIC TEACHER I am a 2008 graduate of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, where I earned a B.S. in Music Education. I studied piano under David Allen Wehr, took additional lessons in jazz voice and organ, and was very active in the choral program which allowed me the opportunity to perform in a European tour my senior year. I began my teaching career as the Elementary General Music and Chorus Teacher at Charleroi Area Elementary Center in the Fall of 2008. I also served as Vocal Director and Piano Accompanist for Charleroi High School's annual spring musicals. I earned a Level I Certification in Orff-Schulwerk Pedagogy at Carnegie Mellon University in the summer of 2012, and a Masters of Elementary Education at California University of Pennsylvania in May 2015. I love teaching and making music with children, and am enjoying my fifth school year teaching in the West Jefferson Hills School District at McClellan and Gill Hall Elementary Schools!

CONTACT INFORMATION Feel free to contact me at any time: EDavis@wjhsd.net

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