Archway Chandler Music
Find out all about the curriculum of Archway Chandler for grades Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Welcome Back, Knights!
Required Student Materials
| Consumables |
K-1 Scholars | None |
2nd Grade Scholars | "Theory Time for Grade 2" ISBN: 1890348023 |
3rd Grade Scholars | "Theory Time for Grade 3" ISBN: 1890348031 |
4th Grade Scholars | "Theory Time Grade 4" ISBN: 189034804X |
5th Grade Scholars | "Theory Time Grade 5" ISBN: 1890348058 |
*Please bring theory books as soon as possible!
Music History/Listening Overview
The 2nd-5th grade scholars will be introduced to a variety of genres of music as well as learn the history of composers. Picture glyphs, listening guides, google slides, and class discussions will assist students in understanding the sounds of each piece and its correlation to the time in which it was composed. Composers the students will listen to this year include J.S. Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Saint-Saens. Kinder and 1st grade scholars will be learning traditional folk songs, using their bodies, instruments, and even art to imitate sounds of the music and discuss music terminology.
Music Listening/History | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
K-1 Scholars | Folk Songs, composer highlight- Mozart | Movements from "The Nutrcracker", by Tchaikovsky | Folk Songs, composer highlights- Beethoven and Prokoviev | Folk Songs, composer highlights- Saint-Saens |
2nd Grade Scholars | Families of the Orchestra, "Peter and the Wolf" by Prokoviev | Movements from "The Nutrcracker", by Tchaikovsky | Seasonal Listening: composer highlights- Strauss, Haydn, Ravel | Seasonal Listening: composer highlights- Debussy, Schumann, Schubert |
3rd Grade Scholars | Baroque Period: composer highlights- Bach, Vivaldi, Scarlatti | Early Classical Period: composer highlight- Mozart | Late Classical Period: composer highlight- Beethoven | Romantic/Contemporary Period: composer highlights- Schumann, Chopin, Ravel |
4th and 5th Grade Scholars |
Various Selections by: Aug.-Haydn Sept-Mozart
| Various Selections by: Oct.-Bach Nov.-Dvorak Dec.-Tchaikovsky |
Various Selections by: Jan.-Beethoven Feb.-Schubert Mar.-Brahms
| Various Selections by: Apr.-Schumann May-Liszt |
Music Theory/Sight-Singing Overview
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of basic music theory. Each grade level’s curriculum builds upon knowledge attained from the previous year. If your scholar is new to Archway, do not worry! We will begin the year reviewing all the necessary content. We will utilize classroom instruments throughout the school year to reinforce music theory and sightreading concepts. Theory books will be left in the music room during the school year. I will not be asking students to complete homework as all work will be done in class.
Sight-reading is a time for students to put their knowledge of the fundamentals of music theory to practice. This is a great way to reinforce good reading habits (left to right; associating symbols with sounds/pitches) as well as practice the hand signs that correspond with the pitches.
Music Theory/ Sight-Reading | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
K-1 Scholars | Sight-Reading: Quarter note/rest, pair of eighth notes, half note, La-Sol-Mi Theory: High/Low, Fast/Slow, ABA Form | Sight-Reading: Whole note, dotted half note, Do Theory: Line note/Space note, Staff, Dynamics | Sight-Reading: Half rest/Whole rest, Re Theory: Treble note names, Tempo | Sight-Reading: 3/4 time signature, Ti and High Do Theory: Articulation markings, review tempo/dynamics, note names |
2nd Grade Scholars | Sight-Reading: Quarter note/rest, pair of eighth notes, half note, La-Sol-Mi-Do Theory: Music alphabet, types of notes, stem rules, time signature | Sight-Reading: Whole note, dotted half note, Re Theory: Steps, skips, repeats, drawing the treble clef, treble lines and spaces | Sight-Reading: Half rest/Whole rest, Fa Theory: Drawing bass clef, bass clef lines and spaces | Sight-Reading: 3/4 time signature, Ti and High Do Theory: Review treble and bass clef names, rests, bar lines, measures, time signature |
3rd-5th Grade Scholars *will vary in difficulty based on grade level | Sight-Reading: Quarter note/rest, pair of eighth notes, half note, La-Sol-Mi-Do Theory: Music alphabet, types of notes, staff, rests, stem rules, intro to 16th note/rest (5th only) | Sight-Reading: Whole note, dotted half note, Re-Fa Theory: Drawing treble and bass clefs, naming notes in treble and bass clef, time signatures | Sight-Reading: Half rest/Whole rest, Ti-High Do Theory: Rests, bar lines, measures, double bar lines, rhythm drills, ledger lines, melodic and harmonic intervals (5th only) | Sight-Reading: 3/4 time signature, Review major scale Theory: Intervals, halfsteps/whole-steps, sharps and flats, major scale patterns |
2024-2025 CONCERT DATES!
Archway Chandler scholars perform two times a school year in the CPA gym. These performances are mandatory for all students. SAVE THE DATES! Times for each grade level will be announced as we get closer to the event.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 – Winter Concert
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 – Spring Concert
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
FINE ARTS NIGHT 2024
Archway Chandler presents
Fine Arts Night
Spring Music Concert & Art Show
Wednesday,
May 15
Schedule of
Events
Art Show
Times Location – ACC Hallways *Art
show times are suggested, but not mandatory. |
Music
Concert Times Location – CPA GYM *Students
should arrive to their HOMEROOM CLASSROOM at ARCHWAY 15
minutes prior to their performance. Their teacher will walk
them over to the gym at showtime. |
Kindergarten Art Show 4:00 PM |
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1st Grade Art Show 4:30 PM |
Kindergarten Music Concert 4:30 PM |
2nd Grade Art Show 5:00 PM |
1st Grade Music Concert 5:00 PM |
3rd Grade Art Show 5:30 PM |
2nd Grade Music Concert 5:30 PM |
4th Grade Art Show 6:00 PM |
3rd Grade Music Concert 6:00 PM |
5th Grade Art Show 6:30 PM |
4th Grade Music Concert 6:30 PM |
Art Show CLOSES at 7:00 PM |
5th Grade Music Concert 7:00 PM |
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
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You may attend the art show at any point between
4:00 and 7:00 PM. The suggested times are to limit congestion in the hallways
and to ease traffic burdens.
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Please do NOT
attend the concert if you are ill. Students will
not lose academic points for not attending Fine Arts Night due to illness.
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Please allow extra
time for parking when making arrangements for the evening.
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Concert etiquette: please kindly stay seated during performances and turn cell phones
to silent mode.
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No food or drink in the gym.
UPDATED
STUDENT ATTIRE
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Students may wear any combination of white
and black (all white/all black is acceptable).
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No spaghetti-straps, please. Dresses must be at the
knee or longer.
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Boys must wear a standard tie or bow tie (any
color).
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Questions?
o Music K-5 - Mrs.
Carpenter: pcarpenter@archwaychandler.org.
o Art 2-5 – Mrs. Hesser: jhesser@archwaychandler.org
o Art K-1 – Mrs. King: vking@archwaychandler.org
"Who Wants to Be an Opera Star"-Arizona Opera Performance
The Arizona Opera Company performed "Who Wants to Be an Opera Star" on Wednesday, March 27.
"Habanera" from Carmen by Bizet
"Largo al Factotum" from The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Phoenix Symphony Visits Archway Chandler!
A woodwind quintet from the Phoenix Symphony visited Archway Chandler on Tuesday, October 3.
The instruments in the woodwind quintet are: the Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Bassoon, and Clarinet
All K-5 students followed along with the music by looking at a listening map. Student volunteers reorganized the listening map to create different "loops" for the instruments to play. Students were able to see how instrumentalists follow a score and create beautiful music together.
BIG NEWS!
A woodwind quintet from the Phoenix Symphony will be visiting Archway Chandler and performing for the students in the MPR on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3. Performances will take place in the afternoon, so make sure your student is present that day!
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Welcome Back, Archway Knights!
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Important Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year:
Wednesday, December 6 - Winter Music Concert
Wednesday, May 15 - Spring Music Concert
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Archway Families!
I am excited to start a new semester with your children and dive deeper into the wonderful world of music.
THE SPRING CONCERT IS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 17!
Please check out your grade level's blog tab to find out what's going on in their class this quarter!
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Pictures for Ballet Etudes Performance - November 2022
Ballet Etudes will be performing LIVE this coming Friday, November 4 for all of the students of Archway Chandler! The students will listen to great pieces of classical music and enjoy a ballet demonstration for each piece. Various ballets, such as "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake", and "Coppelia" will be performed for the students.
Music Class "Notes"!
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The Arizona Opera Company performed "Who Wants to Be an Opera Star" on Wednesday, March 27. "Habanera" from Carmen b...
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A woodwind quintet from the Phoenix Symphony visited Archway Chandler on Tuesday, October 3. The instruments in the woodwind quintet are: th...
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Archway Chandler presents Fine Arts Night Spring Music Concert & Art Show Wednesday, May 15 Schedule of Events ...