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Hello, my name is Mrs. Middleton.  I am teaching your children in the Music classroom.

We are having a great time as we hit the Music Standards.  I am currently instructing the 3rd and 4th Graders along with the Kindergarten classes at Meadowlark.  In the afternoon, I travel to Prarie Creek and teach the Kindergarten - 5th Grade Music Classes.  We strive for excellence and have fun while we are at it! You will find more details below.....

 

Prarie Creek Calendar of Events: 

 

          Greater Andover Days  October 1st

 

                              3rd...4th and 5th Graders Perform

Performance:  6:50p.m. - 7:10p.m.  at the Gazebo at Central Park  in Andover.  Theme:  "Fabulous Fifties"

 

October 20th  Prarie Creek's 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Music Performance,"Fabulous Fifties" at Andover Central High School 7:00p.m.

 

Rehearsals will be held at ACHS on October 19th and 2oth.  (time posted later) 

 

 

Prarie Creek's Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Graders will perform "Who Let the Dogs Out?" on April 27th at 7:00 p.m. (ACHS).

 

          Meadowlark Calendar of Events:

 

 

Meadowlark 3rd and 4th Grade Music Program will be December 1st at 7:00 p.m. (ACHS)  Kindergarten will perform on the Meadowlark stage(date to be determined....)

 

• NMS # 3  Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.  We plan to add rhythmic accompaniments to our favorite story books. 

 

• NMS #1  Singing a varied repertoire of music..
• NMS # 7 Evaluating  Music and Musical Performances.. 
  NMS # 9 Understanding music in relation to history and culture..             

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• NMS # 5 Reading and notating music..
• NMS # 2  Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

 

 

 

 

• NMS # 3  Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.  We plan to add rhythmic accompaniments to our favorite story books. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 National Standards for Music Education  (NMS)

 

1.  Singing, alone or with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.  Performing on instruments, alone or 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 musical performances.

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside of the arts.

9.  Understanding music in relation to history and culture.