Third grade week of 8.15-8.19

This week, we talked more about conductor cues (stopping and starting, watching for tempo) and how to stand properly when we sing. The bulk of our class, though, was spent talking about the musical terms for soft and loud, and for the transition to softer and louder. Third graders, do you remember the terms piano and fortissimo, or crescendo and decrescendo? We listened to a piece of music called the Agnus Dei from Faure's Requiem, which has many spots that change dramatically from soft to loud. We also reviewed our note values.