Saturday 4 April 2009

MT Graduation Day!



My MusikTunes class came to the end of their first module today and we enjoyed the last class by reviewing our most favourite pieces from the last 10 weeks. The kids surprised me with their excellent memory by demonstrating the right actions/singing the right part at the right time! This was especially apparent whilst we were reviewing 'The Sugarplum Fairy' as the kids remembered the tiptoe section, and the fairy sections.

All the kids in the class have made great progress, and below, I have written a short message for each of them:


Yu-Yu: I will be sad to see you leave my class for another time slot :o( but I am sure we will bump into each other during the day :o) I've been very pleased to see you participate more in class, and your enthusiasm shines through when we sing London Bridge and Peekaboo together. Keep up the good work for Miss. Wong! I will be checking to see how you are doing.

Pui Lam: You have come a long way, from the student who can't stop playing with your MT book to the boy who actively participates and thoroughly enjoys every song we sing! You grasp the activities very quickly, always giving your full attention to make sure you haven't missed anything. I love when you sing our favourite song and the Wheels on the Bus, and when you arrive early, you always sing the Welcome Song for me (whilst pretend-playing the piano!)

Rachel: I've been teaching you for so long, and noticed a massive change when you joined MT. In class, you are not timid and show alot of enthusiasm. It's been great to see big beaming smiles on you face when we've been focusing on our music appreciation. You fell in love with The Sugarplum Fairy 'cause you listened to it so much at home and bounced backwards and forwards against Daddy's chest during People with Long Ears! Musically you've made alot of progress, keep it up!

Joshua: Like many of the other kids, your absolute favourite song is Catch a Fallin' Star, but you went one step further by being able to play the tune on the piano! Im really impressed, and happy about this as it means that you can carry on singing the song even once we move onto the next book. You've shown me that you have a good sense of rhythm, by being able to play the two fast beats for Somebody's Knocking at the correct time.

Nicole: You've been with me since FS1 and you've grown into such a funny little girl! I loved seeing you bounce up and down on your seat during Frog and Snake and putting the tambourine on your head during The Wheels on the Bus (though you are supposed to be driving it!). Musically, you are doing very well, as I have seen you improve during Somebody's Knocking. You're such a friendly girl, never hesitant to take another friend's hand (like in London Bridge), and I am happy to have you in my class!

Aidan: You have a lot of enthusiam in class and it shows through especially when you try to accompany me on stage whilst I am playing the piano. Over the course, you have showed great improvement with your sense of rhythm as you can now tap the right beats for Somebody's Knocking. You are the youngest in the class, and your progress is on par with you elder classmates. I am proud of you!

Kristy: You have an innate love for music, I can see this when you sing as much of the time you put alot of emotion and power into it. You also like to do hand gestures to show how expressive you are. I have been impressed to see you grasp the rhythm of Somebody's Knocking and try to mimic the strings from People with Long Ears with your voice!

Ethan: You started MT with Teacher evelyn, and after I showed her a video of my class she said that you seemed like a diferent boy! You have opened up over the course of 20 weeks and now participate much more in class. Like the others, you favourite song is Catch a Fallin' Star but you never fail to join in with the other songs. I've also seen you enjoy Frog and Snake and Wheels on the Bus.

Yan Yan: You showed enthusiasm from day one and I am happy to see you enjoy the class so much. I think your absolute favourite song must be Catch and Fallin' Star - I saw from the first day you were here by how intensely you follwed my actions and tried to sing along! The rhythm activities are picked up very easily by you, as I see you don't struggle much with creating a steady beat and when singing Somebody's Knocking.



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