St Catherines: Thursday 230-330 (Jan29)
This week in class we practiced the “secret code” to find any C on the keyboard: 2 black keys down to C. Then we look for the C in the middle of the keyboard to know which one is middle C. We played a...
View ArticleSt Catherines Thursdays 230-330 (Feb 5)
This week we practiced finding notes on our keyboards using the 2 black and three black keys. We also practiced clapping our four beat rhythms. This is an activity that is easy to do at home. Elena,...
View ArticleSt Catherines Thursday 230-330 (Feb 19)
This week we went over our four beat rhythms again. Please have your child practice clapping these at home, it will help them learn the concept for their lessons! We also did some keyboard races and I...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Elementary Tuesday, 2:30pm (March 3,2015)
Hello parents! It was great to see the kids today! We had a great class! Here is a brief summary of what was covered in class, the lesson to be reviewed at home and a link to a worksheet for you to...
View ArticleSt Catherines Thursday 230-330 (Mar 4)
Elena & Marnie completed Lesson & Practice 9 and 10 from CMJ Vol 1.L esson & practice 9 “Higher & Higher/Lower & Lower” with Mr. Bach works on playing a series of notes starting...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Elementary Tuesday 2:30pm. (Mar.10,2015)
Hello parents! Here is a brief summary of what was covered in class, the lesson to be reviewed at home and a link to a worksheet for you to print and have your child complete and bring to class next...
View ArticleSt Catherines Elementary Thursdays 230-330 (Mar 12)
Today we reviewed note placement on the keyboards and also finger numbers for both hands. We also talked about our new teacher composer Scott Joplin. Elijah completed Lessons & practice 33 & 34...
View ArticleSt Catherines Elementary Thursdays 230-330 (Mar 26)
Today we discussed the life of Scott Joplin and went over the beat values of each type of note: quarter, half, whole and eighth. Elliot & Vance completed lesson 15 “More Musical Steps-Musical...
View ArticleSt Catherines Elementary Thursday 230-330 (April 2)
We only have one class left, next Thursday April 9. If you are interested in a spring session, please contact Joe at Adventus. Marnie completed lessons & practice 11 & 12 in CMJ Vol 1. Lesson...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Elementary Tuesday 2:30-4:00 (April 14, 2015)
Hello parents! Beside each child’s name is the lesson completed in the class and the volume number where the lesson is found. Often, I will include a brief summary of what was covered in the lesson and...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Winter Term Update 1
Hello Parents, My name is Rankin MacInnis and I am the new instructor for MusIQ at St. Catherine’s Elementary. I am looking forward to a good term with your young students! Here is where we ended up...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Winter Update 2
Hello Parents, Here is the update for the week! Clara Was sick, hope to see you next week! Calla Finished level 3 and learned about middle c and started practicing rhythms. Practice Miss Melody on...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Winter Update
Hello Parents, Here is the update for the week! Clara, Calla Finished the lesson for Level 8! We moved onto our new teacher Mr. Bach and have both of our hands cooking. Practice Miss Melody on Level 8...
View ArticleSt Catherine’s Winter Update
Hello Parents, Here is the update for the week! Clara, Calla Finished Level 9! Practice Miss Melody on Level 9 and some Bongo Boy. Iris, Olivia Completed Level 10 and had a brief look at their new...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Winter Wrap Up
Hello Parents, What a term! We had some big jumps in learning-it was great to see the progress. We had lots of freeze dance to feel the music, and lots of real life bongo boy to perfect the rhythms....
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Update
Hello Parents! Welcome back to MusIQ! I haven’t been able to blog since we started until now, but I tell you, we have accomplished a lot! We have introduced a new instrument which we all got a chance...
View ArticleSt. Catherine Update!
Hello Parents of St Catherine’s! I hope everyone is enjoying this weather. The kids sure seem to be. We have done a lot since we last spoke! Besides the normal games we usually play on and off the...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Elementary – Nov. 21
Hi everybody! My name is Michelle Footz and I’m a new MusIQ Club Instructor. I’ll be teaching the classes at St. Catherine’s Elementary and Westmount Elementary. I’m excited to be working with the...
View ArticleSt. Catherine’s Elementary – Nov. 28/16
Hi Everyone! We had a great, productive class today for MusIQ at St. Catherine’s. We started out reviewing what we had learned about Beethoven last week – he was a composer born in Germany, who started...
View ArticleSt Catherine’s Elementary – April 20/17
Hello! Another great class at St Catherine’s. Parents, please remind your children to come to MusIQ on Thursdays. We’d like to use the most of your time during these lunches. Lucas, Carlos, Zére,...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....