4th and 5th Grade

4th grade has added Bonny James Campbell (page 10, Basic Fiddler's Philharmonic) to our repertoire. The children were intimidated because it was new; when I worked on it in a private lesson with a student, he and I found it very manageable. It is pentatonic and could be played on a Choroi pentatonic flute, a kinder lyre, school glockenspiel, or (in a different key), on the black keys of a piano. Some students might want to try the song this way, too.

5th grade will also take up this song. 5th graders will also continue to have Olympiad preparations during strings class time on Wednesdays through April, so I will plan on making good use of our Monday class time with the 5th graders.

With warmth and light,

William