BLUE WINTER HOMEWORK

BLUE FALL - WINTER
Please plan to spend 5 or 10 minutes a day with music. If you ever have questions please ask me during class time to explain. Please go over the music booklet once per day.
For the WINTER term the goal is to continue to build a repertoire of songs and positive musical experiences.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
We will now start to listen to the music of WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART. I would like the children to recognize famous  piece of music by Mozart called: 'EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK'. Please play music by MOZART as the children colour their weekly handout.
For the WINTER TERM  we will also be learning about the instruments of the WOODWIND FAMILY. 

WORKBOOKS
 By the end of the year the students will learn to read and write music upon the staff in three full major scales (F, G and C majors). They will learn about the Bb, and the F#, and will learn many new rhythms by the end of the year. For the WINTER term we will now start to write music in the key of G  major. 

RECORDER:
They will also continue to play the recorder. The recorder is an excellent first instrument for learning how to read music. When playing the recorder think of the letter names (not the solfege names). And play the new recorder song three times each day. They only need to play the songs in the recorder section, not in the theory section. 
We will change key and start to learn songs in the KEY OF G MAJOR! 

Remember we use two names for a note.
Above the music staff (solfege) :we will write the solfege names (d=doh, r =re, m=mi.....etc. ) in lower case letters.

Under the music staff (pitch names) :  Then, for recorder we will write the pitch names in upper case letters under the notes on the staff. (F G A C D) This year the children will learn to play in three different keys by the end of the year.

STAFF BUILDER PAGES: On the staff builder pages that I hand out they are exercises, not songs, so only add PITCH NAMES under the notes, no hand sign names.
Page numbers for the Blue Workbook are in brackets: 

Music Workbooks (go over a few minutes each day) 

The Winter term starts with Lesson 15

BLUE HOMEWORK Lesson 15
Draw a pic (p2) 

Colour Mozart (p6) 

MY PADDLE (p20) point at new SYN-CO-PA rhythm. Say names and clap rhythms each day. 

RECORDER: Lesson 15: 
New note B Natural: Play HOT CROSS BUNS (p43 

SONGS & RHYMES: 
ALLO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU 
COUNT ON ME 
MY PADDLE KEEN AND BRIGHT 
SNOWY WEATHER 
HOT CROSS BUNS 

Note: A Homework video for each lesson is available in the SPA if you are having trouble understanding what we are learning. 

RECITAL SONGS for 2025
FLYING TO EUROPE
MESTRE ANDRE 

SONGS & RHYMES for Winter:

SONGS & RHYMES: 
ALLO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU 
COUNT ON ME 
MY PADDLE KEEN AND BRIGHT 
SNOWY WEATHER 
HOT CROSS BUNS 
LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH 
POLAR BEAR 
CONSTELLATIONS
CUPS & SAUCERS 
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE 
GO TELL AUNT RHODY
LET US CHASE THE SQUIRREL
PHOEBE
I'VE GOT A DOG NAMES SANY 
SOLAR SYSTEM SONG
WILLUM 
HOP OLD SQUIRREL

Lesson 16 Homework:

BLUE HOMEWORK Lesson 16

Opera Singer (p7) 

Review new SYN-CO-PA rhythm. Say names and clap rhythms each day with 
LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH (p21) 

We will now learn to write notes in the key of G Major:
pages 22 & 23 fill in notes. 

RECORDER: Lesson 16: 
New note B Natural: Play HOT CROSS BUNS (p43)
New song: INNUIT LULLABY (p44) 
Three times each day!  

Note: A Homework video for each lesson is available in the SPA if you are having trouble understanding what we are learning. 

Lesson 17 Homework:

BLUE HOMEWORK Lesson 17

Opera Singer (p7) 

Review new SYN-CO-PA rhythm. Say names and clap rhythms each day with 
LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH (p21) 

We will now learn to write notes in the key of G Major:
Theory: pp 24, 25, 26 
Write TWINKLE in G major 
Staff page, add pitch names 

RECORDER: Lesson 17: 
New note B Natural: Play HOT CROSS BUNS (p43)
New song: CUPS & SAUCERS (p46) Three times each day!  

can also start LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH p45 

Note: A Homework video for each lesson is available in the SPA if you are having trouble understanding what we are learning. 

Lesson 18: Winter Homework

BLUE Lesson 18 Winter Homework

Pic PICCOLO p9

STAFF p27 add Pitch Names 

write GO TELL AUNT RHODY in key of G p28 

Recorder: LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH p45 

LET US CHASE THE SQUIRREL p47 

Lesson 19 Winter Homework

BLUE Lesson 19 Winter Homework

10 Clarinet pic

p29 SANDY new rhythm tee tikka 

30 Staff page 

48 Low E , High on recorder

49 - PHOEBE to play on recorder with low E 

Lesson 20 BLUE 

BLUE Lesson 20 Winter Homework 

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME song 

p12 OBOE pic 

Recorder: LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH 
P50 VALENTINE 
p51 SNOWY WEATHER 
p52 TONY CHESTNUT 

Theory: 
p31 YANKEE DOODLE - add #sharp sign in front of all F notes 
p 32 SANDY - write notes in G major 
p 33 VALENTINE Puzzle. 

Blue Lesson 21

p12 Saxophone 

RECORDER: 
43 LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH 
53 BEETHOVEN 

Theory: 
p34 Staff builder ABCDEFG
P35 HOP OLD SQUIRREL
 NEW rhythm TIKKA TEE 
clap rhythms everyday 

BLUE Lesson 22

BLUE Lesson 22 Winter Homework

Theory: Starting to think about the minor scale Em

pp 36, 37, 38 
Write WILLUM in Emimoir, using F# 
Write HOPE OLD SQUIRREL 
FIND 10 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PUZZL E

Recorder: 
p45 LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH 
P53 BEETHOVEN THEM E
p54 TWINKLE in G 

pp 13 Oboe & Bassoon 

BLUE Lesson 23 

BLUE Lesson 23 Winter Homework 

p20 Woodwind Family 

Recorder: 
45 LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH
53 BEETHOVEN 
55 WHALE WHALE WHALE in G 

Theory
39 Copy Major and Minor scales 
40 Musical Activities page 

Prepare Mozart Show & Tell