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Music and Dance
Rabbi Rami Strosberg
Kindergarten
The kindergarten music curriculum focuses on singing songs about
holidays, Shabbat, and Israel. While learning vocabulary in English,
Hebrew, and Yiddish and incorporating creative movement, students
learn about the elements of music. Movement and dance experiences
are incorporated into the daily curriculum. Children attend bi-weekly
Israeli dance instruction, as well as learning dances related to
the curriculum to begin building a repertoire.
1st Grade
The music curriculum focuses on singing songs about holidays, Shabbat,
and Israel. While learning vocabulary in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
and incorporating creative movement, students learn about the elements
of music. Exploration of orchestral instruments is included as well.
Through Israeli dance classes, the students begin building a useful
repertoire of folk dances. Creative movement is incorporated into
the curriculum through the use of songs associated with the language
program.
2nd Grade
The second grade students attend weekly music classes. The music
curriculum focuses on singing songs about holidays, Shabbat, and
Israel. While learning vocabulary in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
and incorporating creative movement, they learn about the elements
of music. Exploration of orchestral instruments is included as well.
Through bi-weekly Israeli dance classes, the students begin building
a useful repertoire of folk dances and expanding their knowledge
of the culture and history of the Jews and Israel through this art
form.
3rd Grade
The third grade students attend weekly music classes. The music
curriculum focuses on singing songs about holidays, Shabbat, and
Israel. While learning vocabulary in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish,
students learn about the elements of music. Exploration of orchestral
instruments is included as well. Through bi-weekly Israeli dance
classes, the students begin building a useful repertoire of folk
dances and expanding their knowledge of the culture and history
of the Jews and Israel through this art form.
4th Grade
Fourth graders begin the year learning about proper body proportion.
Each student draws by observing a jointed wooden manikin. These
lessons culminate with a study of Edgar Degas and a pastel drawing
of dancers. Proper facial proportions are taught in preparation
for self-portrait drawings. Fourth grade students have their first
experience with ceramics. They make and glaze their own kiddish
cup and seder plate for Passover. Art activities related to their
study of Native Americans as well as stop action animation are included
in fourth grade art.
5th Grade
The fifth grade students attend weekly music classes. The music
curriculum focuses on singing songs about holidays, Shabbat, and
Israel. While learning vocabulary in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
students learn about the elements of music. Exploration of orchestral
instruments is included as well. Students in fifth grade learn to
play the recorder, culminating with their participation in a performance
at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Through bi-weekly Israeli dance classes, the students begin building
a useful repertoire of folk dances and expanding their knowledge
of the culture and history of the Jews and Israel through this art
form.
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