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WHAT IS MUSIC EDUCATION?

Watch the short video below to learn more!

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2024-25 MUSIC & DRAMA PERFORMANCES

We'd love if you could join us for the fun!

Space Pirate
Bears

Presented by 5/6th Grade

Creative Arts Students

Friday
January 31
1:30PM
3rd/4th Grade
Music Performance

Presented by 3rd/4th Gr.

Music Students

Weds.
February 5 1:30PM
"I Love to Read"
Presentation

Presented by 1st/2nd Gr.

Creative Arts Students

Thursday
Feb. 27  1:30PM
1st/2nd Grade Music Performance

Presented by 1st/2nd Gr.

Music Students

Thursday 
April 10, 1:30PM

MUSIC INFORMATION

COMING SOON!

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Please contact: johanna.puelston@phxacademy.org

MUSIC

CLASSROOM

In music we sing, dance, play instruments, and have lots of fun while learning about music! All Phoenix students will have classroom music  twice a week on a rotating schedule. Classroom music curriculum is based on the Minnesota state music standards, and also incorporates pedagogy.

students playing instruments in music class
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PEDAGOGY MUSIC METHODS

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KODALY

The Kodály method is a way of developing musical skills and teaching musical concepts using a child-developmental approach to sequence. 
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ORFF

The Orff method of teaching children about music engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting and the use of percussion instruments.
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DALCROZE

Dalcroze Education is a playful, experiential approach to teaching and learning music. It is a process for awakening, developing, and refining innate musicality through rhythmic movement (often called eurhythmics), ear-training, and improvisation. 
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WHY INTEGRATE THE ARTS?

Art integration has been proven to reduce boredom, increase critical thinking, motivation and a variety of other 21st century skills.
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PROJECTS

STUDENT

PODCAST PROJECT

Students chose a topic, wrote a script, created cover art, and composed theme music using a digital audio workstation. A sound engineer visited our class to professionally record the podcasts.

examples of Phoenix Academy students podcast art

ACTIVITY

2ND GRADE

Students learned a dance from Bolivia

CHILILI DANCE

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ACTIVITY

1ST GRADE

Students hop from note to note on the staff trying not to touch the floor. If they do, they grab an instrument and play the pattern students are hopping.

THE FLOOR IS LAVA

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ACTIVITY

KINDERGARTEN

Students choose movements with the stretchy band to accompany the Sloth Song. They are practicing how to move to a slow steady beat, or largo tempo.

SLOTH SONG

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