Mrs. Brandis' 1st Grade: Kinderpolka

Folk dancing teaches beat, rhythm, phrases, musical form. 

It also teaches cooperation and teamwork - plus it's great FUN!
Listen for  the changes in the music on each repetition.  This is called Variation.

 The dance is from Step Lively, a dance collection by Marion Rose.

Mrs. Platt: Kinderpolka

Folk dancing teaches beat, rhythm, phrases, musical form. 

It also teaches cooperation and teamwork - plus it's great FUN!
Listen for  the changes in the music on each repetition.  This is called Variation.
Thank you, Mrs. Ramsey, for joining us! 

Mrs. DiBenedetto: Kinderpolka

Folk dancing teaches beat, rhythm, phrases, musical form. 

It also teaches cooperation and teamwork - plus it's great FUN! Listen for  the clarinet in the recording.
(It's the instrument that plays the cat in "Peter and the Wolf")
Thank you, Mrs. DiBenedetto, for joining in!

Mrs. Doty's Class: Folk Dance

Folk dancing teaches beat, rhythm, phrases, musical form. 

It also teaches cooperation and teamwork - plus it's great FUN!

Mrs. DiBenedetto's First Graders: Pizzicato Polka

Mrs. Platt's Class: Pizzicato Polka

Mrs. DiBenedetto's First Graders: Jack and Jill

Mrs. DiBenedetto's first graders learn about upward and downward will with "Jack and Jill".  We're not all solid with the concept yet, but getting closer everyday!