The Similes
A look back at Miquon this December as fifth and sixth graders sing “The Similes.” READ MORE »
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3rd and 4th Graders Sing ‘Africa’
Children sing as a part of their conference week study of Ghana. READ MORE »
Composing Music through Musical Building Blocks @ The Miquon School
In the past couple of week the 5th and 6th graders have been working on composing their own music by layering ostinato phrases on the Orff instruments. Here Diane & Jeri’s group perform a sample of such music. Each child had to choose two notes out of a pentatonic scale (five notes) and apply them to one rhythm pattern out of a palette of 20 available. The instruments were arranged in groups of three so to be able to divide the class in smaller groups and guarantee a low, mid, and high register in each group. With the possible … READ MORE »
