Welcome! All students enrolled in grades K-6 at HCS attend music class. Grades K-3 meet once a week with an extra class every other week. Grades 4-6 meet once a week. Students learn basic music skills such as pitch matching, musical expression, reading musical notation, categorizing music, identifying musical styles and forms, improvising, and composing. We also spend much of the year preparing for our winter and spring concerts.
The following essential questions are guideposts to direct students' thought processes as they learn these skills:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN MUSIC
How do we express ourselves through music?
Does all music have to have a rhythm and a beat?
What makes a melody a melody?
How is music organized?
When does a sound become "music"?
What happens when sounds are mixed together?
GRADING POLICY
Students are graded once per semester based on understanding of musical concepts/skills, participation, and effort.
MUSIC DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Paste the following link into your browser to access, peruse, and orint any important documents and classroom activities that I may drop in it throughout the year.
https://hinsdalewnyricorg-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/mlungershausen_hcsbobcats_org/EvL0kmhvTcVGjr8hZzzkPukBzosmo2gpXU_RLVyhfi5MaQ?e=tRaPmX
I hope you have a wonderful experience in music class this year!
