5th Grade Class
What We Have Learned This Year (so far)
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To identify & name the parts of the guitar
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To identify the strings by letter & number
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How to navigate the fret board
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How to read music using guitar tabs
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About a few influential people in guitar history
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Guitar tab symbols & their meanings
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How to identify and choose a perspective
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What is the form of a song (Verse, Chorus, Bridge)
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What is a rhyme scheme
Class Updates and Agenda
8/31 Your child should have a copy of the class syllabus. It needs to be signed & returned to me. If you have not received a copy click here or I will give your child a copy upon request.
9/5 It's test week! Study your guitar anatomy & fretboard maps. Don't forget:
Easter Bunny Gets Dumped After Easter
9/22 We have started learning how to read guitar tabs. It's a simple system of matching strings & frets to play songs.
9/26 This week students will be given the name on person who influenced the world of guitar to report on. This project will be graded & is due 10/17. Click for more info.
10/18 The kids watched a video on guitar tab basics, the symbols used & their meanings. They will be tested on this.
11/1 Thank you to all the students that handed in their projects. They were great!
11/7 The kids have a test on TAB next week. We've already went over all the questions and answers for the test. I should see all "A"s on this one!
12/15 When we get back from Winter Break we will learn how to write a song!
Cont... Updates and Agenda
1/10 In the 2nd semester we are learning about songwriting. First question is "What is a song?"
2/27 This week the kids wrote their own rap song inspired by a photo. Very creative ideas.
3/17 We now understand the three perspectives and how to identify them as well as use them in our own writing.
4/03 We have a week off for Spring Break and need to work extra hard during the days we are in school.
5/10 As a final project the 5th grade students are writing a goodbye song. This is a reflection of their time at NMAPA.