Using the solfège that they have learned, namely, sol, mi and la, Grade 1 students have been creating their own "musical messages."  Not only do they have to "read" these messages back in solfège, they are encouraged to "sing" them back in tune.  This is a high-level skill as it requires that student internalize the relative pitches.  Grade 2 students continue to tell musical stories.  They are currently learning lullabies and poems inspired by the Prairie scenes. 

Grade 3 and 4 students continue to build on their recorder and note-reading skills.  They are beginning to translate "finger numbers" to the 5-line staff.  In the next few weeks, they will be able to start notating the recorder songs that they have learned onto this 5-line notational system.