Elementary Music (K-5)

Welcome to the Elementary Music Page!

My name is Ms. Love. I am excited to start the school year!

A little bit about me;

I am from a small farming town in southern Wisconsin that's known as "Little Switzerland." I moved to Denver, CO for college and graduated with a bachelors in music with a focus on music performance. I make yearly trips to Wisconsin to visit family and buy good cheese!

The first instrument I started playing was piano, but it was soon followed by the alto saxophone. Other instruments I can play are; Otamatone, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, and Violin. I am always seeking out new opportunities to learn!

Miss Love's graduation photos of her in a cap and gown.

Throughout the year I will be updating this website on what your student(s) will be doing throughout the year. We will learn about how to play different instruments, music theory aspects, and listen to music from different genres and cultures.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect!

I look forward to seeing your students!

Unit 1: Kinder - Rhythm Basics & Notation

Biggs: 8/18 - 8/22

Vigil: 8/25 - 8/29

Stuck: 9/1 - 9/5

Marion: 9/8 - 9/12

Campbell: 9/15 - 9/19

Welcome back American Academy Families! I’m excited to meet your student and get started on our music journey! For our first week, we will be going over rules and expectations. We will do a review over how to show kindness in class and learn what our seating chart will be. Throughout the week your student will learn new songs such as “Once I Caught A Fish Alive,” and “Magic Finger.” We will also practice keeping a beat by using different instruments such as rhythm sticks and drums.

Want to get involved? See if your student can teach you the songs we learned this week!

Unit 1: 1st Grade - Rhythm Basics & GIA Assessment

Hengsteler: 8/18 - 8/22

Englert: 8/25 - 8/29

Nelson: 9/1 - 9/5

Moody: 9/8 - 9/12

Welcome back to music American Academy families! During this first week of music your student will start off by learning our rules and expectations for the music classroom, and how to take care of our equipment like the pianos. Your student will also be completing an assessment called the "GIA Assessment." The assessment will quiz your student on their ability to identify if two sounds are the same or if they are different. They will click a button that either says 'same' or 'different' to submit their answers.

After we complete the GIA Assessment, we will start our music journey by reviewing note values such as Ta (quarter note), Ti-Ti (8th notes), and Sh (quarter rest). Throughout the week we will also be learning about rhythm with drums and rhythm sticks along with songs such as “Once I Caught A Fish Alive.”

Want to get involved? Have your student play teacher and have them teach you how to sing “Once I Caught A Fish Alive.”

Unit 1: 2nd Grade Rhythm Basics & GIA Assessment

Mercy: 8/18 - 8/22

LeClair: 8/25 - 8/29

Kemper: 9/1 - 9/5

Moyer: 9/8 - 9/12

Welcome back American Academy Families! For our first week of school your student is going to start by reviewing rules and expectations and how to take care of our equipment like the pianos. Afterwards we will be taking the GIA Assessment which will test your student's ability to identify if two sounds are the same or are different. At the end of the year we will take a Post Assessment to see how much they’ve grown! Throughout the week we will also work on rhythms and keeping a steady beat by playing drums and rhythm sticks!

Want to get involved? See if your student can keep teach you “Once I Caught A Fish Alive.”

Unit 1: 3rd Grade - Rules & Assessments

Medina: 8/18 - 8/22

McMorrine: 8/25 - 8/29

Shaw: 9/1 - 9/5

Pearson: 9/8 - 9/12

Welcome back American Academy Families! For our first week of school your student is going to start by reviewing rules and expectations. There are two assessments we will be taking, the GIA Assessment & our Pre-Assessment. The GIA Assessment tests your student's ability to distinguish two different sounds based off of pitch and rhythm. The Pre-Assessment will test your student's knowledge on different musical topics. Then at the end of the year we will take a Post Assessment to see how much their knowledge has grown.

Unit 1: 4th Grade - Rules & Assessments

Chardon: 8/18 - 8/22

Jackson: 8/25 - 8/29

Tolson: 9/1 - 9/5

Chiappini: 9/8 - 9/12

Welcome back American Academy Families! For our first week of school your student is going to start by reviewing rules and expectations. There are two assessments we will be taking, the GIA Assessment & our Pre-Assessment. The GIA Assessment tests your student's ability to distinguish two different sounds based off of pitch and rhythm. The Pre-Assessment will test your student's knowledge on different musical topics. Then at the end of the year we will take a Post Assessment to see how much their knowledge has grown.

Unit 1: 5th Grade - Rules & Assessments

Anderson: 8/18 - 8/22

Mitchell: 8/25 - 8/29

Hein: 9/1 - 9/5

Ericson: 9/8 - 9/12

Welcome back American Academy Families! For our first week of school your student is going to start by reviewing rules and expectations. There are two assessments we will be taking, the GIA Assessment & our Pre-Assessment. The GIA Assessment tests your student's ability to distinguish two different sounds based off of pitch and rhythm. The Pre-Assessment will test your student's knowledge on different musical topics. Then at the end of the year we will take a Post Assessment to see how much their knowledge has grown.

Unit 2

Kinder - Rhythm and Pitch

Biggs: 9/29 - 10/3

Vigil: 10/6 - 10/10

FALL BREAK

Stuck: 10/20 - 10/24

Marion: 10/27 - 10/31

Campbell: 11/3 - 11/7

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be solidifying their understanding of written music. We will be revisiting the notes we learned in the week prior; ta, ti-ti, and sh, with our drums. As a class we will learn how to keep a steady beat and sing as a group. We will also be learning to identify different sounds such as high and low pitches, and loud and quiet sounds. To aid in their understanding of different sounds we will use parachutes and sing songs that show these different sounds.

Want to get involved? Ask your student to teach you the song “Galumph.”

1st - Rhythm 2

Hengsteler: 9/15 - 9/19

Englert: 9/22 - 9/26

Nelson: 9/29 - 10/3

Moody: 10/6 - 10/10

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be working on solidifying their understanding of written music. We will be revisiting the notes we learned in the week prior; ta, ti-ti, and sh, with our drums and rhythm sticks. We will also be introducing tempo, which is the speed we play music, through movement.

Want to get involved? Ask your student to teach you the pizza song!

2nd - Rhythm 2 & Japanese Music

Mercy: 9/15 - 9/19

LeClair: 9/22 - 9/26

Kemper: 9/29 - 10/3

Moyer: 10/6 - 10/10

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be solidifying their understanding of written music. We will be adding a new note to our repertoire, the half note that we hold for two beats. We will also be utilizing movement based activities to understand tempo, the speed of music, with bean bags. Throughout the week we will be using core knowledge to explore Japanese music by looking at what instruments were typically used in traditional Japanese music as well as learn some songs together.

Want to get involved? See if your student can teach you ‘Head Shoulders Knees And Toes’ in Japanese!

Unit 2: 3rd - Rhythm Basics

Medina: 9/15 - 9/19

McMorrine: 9/22 - 9/26

Shaw: 9/29 - 10/3

Pearson: 10/6 - 10/10

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student will be learning about the different notes in music, such as Quarter Notes, 8th Notes, and Quarter Rests. We will be learning how to play these different notes with drums! 3rd grade will also work as a group to learn a cup routine to the song "The Wellerman."

Want to get involved? See if your student can teach you how to sing the sea shanty “The Wellerman.”

Unit 2: 4th - Reading Sheet Music

Chiappini: 9/15 - 9/19

Chardon: 9/22 - 9/26

Jackson: 9/29 - 10/3

Tolson: 10/6 - 10/10

Hello American Academy Families!

This week we will be learning how to read sheet music and understand why music is written down. Learning how to read sheet music will aid in the next unit where we play piano. To aid in their understanding of reading music, we will be doing different activities such as naming different notes and card matching games.

Unit 2: 5th - Rhythm Basics

Ericson: 9/15 - 9/19

Anderson: 9/22 - 9/26

Mitchell: 9/29 - 10/3

Hein: 10/6 - 10/10

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be learning about different music notes that tell us how to play songs such as, Quarter Notes, 8th Notes, Quarter Rests, and 16th Notes. As a class we will play drums to different songs to solidify our understanding of tempo and beat. Throughout the week we will be utilizing movement based activities with bouncey balls, and drums.

Want to get involved? See if your student can teach you the cup routine we learned this week to “The Good Ship Ragamuffin.”

Good Ship Ragamuffin

Good Ship RagaMuffin

Unit 3: 3rd Grade - Reading Sheet Music

Medina: 10/20 - 10/24

McMorrine: 10/27 - 10/31

Shaw: 11/3 - 11/7

Pearson: 11/10 - 11/14

Hello American Academy Families!

This week we will be learning how to read sheet music and understand why music is written down. Learning how to read sheet music will aid in the next unit where we play piano. To aid in their understanding of reading music, we will be doing different activities such as naming different notes and card matching games.

Unit 3: Kinder - The Nutcracker

Biggs: 11/10 - 11/14

Vigil: 11/17 - 11/21

BREAK

Stuck: 12/1 - 12/5

Marion: 12/8 - 12/12

Campbell: 12/15 - 12/18

WINTER BREAK

Hello American Academy Families! This week your student(s) will be learning all about “The Nutcracker” and ballet. Your student(s) will learn about the history of ballet and together learn a group dance. We will utilize movement by listening to different songs. As a group we will explore different instruments like drums, and shakers, and xylophones by playing various songs and playing along with “The Nutcracker.”

Unit 3: 1st Grade - Ear Training & Pitch

Hengsteler: 10/20 - 10/24

Englert: 10/27 - 10/31

Nelson: 11/3 - 11/7

Moody: 11/10 - 11/14

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be working on identifying sounds such as high vs. low, and fast vs. slow. We will be working on these skills with activities by looking at different animals and what sounds they make. To guide understanding of sound identification, as a class we will be learning songs that include stretchy bands and parachutes to sing and move around to! We will also be playing drums and boomwhackers to different songs that we will play together as a group.

Want to get involved?

Ask you student if they can show you either of the new songs we learned, “All Through The Night” or “Bluebird.”

Unit 3: 2nd Grade - Reading Sheet Music

Mercy: 10/20 - 10/24

LeClair: 10/27 - 10/31

Kemper: 11/3 - 11/7

Moyer: 11/10 - 11/14

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be working on reading sheet music and understanding why music is written down. This will help for when we start learning songs on the piano. We will be doing different activities and playing games to aid in their understanding of reading the treble clef such as card matching games. Together as a class we will sing different songs, like Row Row Row Your Boat and Fruit Canon, in a round to challenge their listening skills!

Want to get involved? Ask your student to teach you the fruit canon!

Unit 3: 4th - Medieval Music & Piano

Chiappini: 10/20 - 10/24

Chardon: 10/27 - 10/31

Jackson: 11/3 - 11/7

Tolson: 11/10 - 11/14

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be starting their first week of learning how to play piano. We will be exploring Medieval Music before their Medieval Faire to add to what they are learning in their homeroom classes. We will learn what musicians were like back then and some music history about the music of that period. Each student will get a gold crown that they will add gems to with every song they complete! Below attached will be the songs your student will practice if they feel motivated to practice at home!

Unit 3: 5th Grade - Reading Sheet Music

Ericson: 10/20 - 10/24

Anderson: 10/27 - 10/31

Mitchell: 11/3 - 11/7

Hein: 11/10 - 11/14

Hello American Academy Families! This week we will be learning how to read sheet music and understand why music is written down. Learning how to read sheet music will aid in the next unit where we play piano. To aid in their understanding of reading music, we will be doing different activities such as naming different notes and card matching games.

Unit 4: Kinder - Animals

Unit 4: 1st Grade: Piano

Unit 4: 2nd Grade - Piano

Unit 4: 3rd Grade - Piano

Medina: 11/17 - 11/21

BREAK

McMorrine: 12/1 - 12/5

Shaw: 12/8 - 12/12

Pearson: 12/15 - 12/18

WINTER BREAK

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be working on their piano playing skills. Over the week they will work in partners in order to strengthen their performance skills. They will play their song to their partner and listen to see if there's anything they can improve upon before they test their song with me at my piano! Before we split into partners we will go over how to play the piano and also how to give constructive critiques to help their partner. I will upload the songs they are playing here if your student would like to practice more at home or show you want they've learned!

3rd Grade Piano Music

Unit 4: 4th Grade - Rhythm

Unit 4: 5th Grade - Piano

Ericson: 11/17 - 11/21

BREAK

Anderson: 12/1 - 12/5

Mitchell: 12/8 - 12/12

Hein: 12/15 - 12/18

WINTER BREAK

Hello American Academy Families!

This week your student(s) will be working on their piano playing skills. Over the week they will work in partners in order to strengthen their performance skills. They will play their song to their partner and listen to see if there's anything they can improve upon before they test their song with me at my piano! Before we split into partners we will go over how to play the piano and also how to give constructive critiques to help their partner. I will upload the songs they are playing here if your student would like to practice more at home or show you want they've learned!

5th Grade Piano Music