Grace Fulton, Music Teacher grace.fulton@pisd.edu 469.752.4422

Harriet Turnbull, Music Teacher harriet.turnbull@pisd.edu 469.752.4462

The music program in the Plano ISD is based on the Kodaly method of music education. Zoltan Kodaly was a Hungarian composer whose passion it was to save the folk music from his country from being lost. With that in mind, our curriculum focuses on folk traditions to teach musical elements of sight-singing and inner hearing.

Intermediate grades

Students come to music twice a week for 25 minutes per class. Students are typically challenged during the course of the week to derive rythm patterns, melodic patterns, movement patterns (yes, that's right) and discern other musical elements such as dynamics and tempo.

An element new to the mix this year is after-school guitar for fourth and fifth graders. If interested, feel free to contact me.

Primary grades

Kindergarten through Second, come to music two times a week for 25 minutes each, alternating with PE or Library. Early musical experiences focus on beat competency (keeping a steady beat), matching pitch, interpreting musical materials and playing instruments. Folk dancing and drama are also included.

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Hunt Hounds' Spirit Song

Our school is Hunt and we’re the Hounds.

Burgundy and navy have no bounds.

Think fast, be smart that’s our rule

Martha Hunt Hounds sure love their school!

We say:

H

U

N

T

Repeat it:

H

U

N

T

And mean it:

H

U

N

T

Martha Hunt Elementary

HUNT!

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Hunt Hounds' Cheer

(Rap it!)

Hunt Hounds jump on up,

big dogs now no longer pups

I’ve got a little rhyme for you to say,

that’ll make you stay and play all day . . . .

HUNT ELEMENTARY

THE BEST SCHOOL IN OUR TOWN

WE STUDY EVERY DAY AND NEVER POUT OR FROWN

WE READ, WE WRITE WE TREAT EACH OTHER RIGHT

HISTORY, MATH AND SCIENCE MAKE US ALL SMART AND BRIGHT

NOW FAR AND NEAR THE WORLD IS GOING TO HEAR

OUR WHOLE SCHOOL TOGETHER FOR THE HUNT HOUND CHEER

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

KINDERGARTEN

YOU’VE GOT TO LEARN IF YOU’RE GOING TO EARN

NOW GRADE BY GRADE LET’S ALL TAKE TURNS

COME ON NOW LET’S GET IT STARTED

CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR KINDERGARTEN

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . . .

FIRST GRADE

WORK DONE WELL IS WORK WELL DONE

STOMP YOUR FEET IF YOU’RE IN GRADE ONE

 WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . . .

SECOND GRADE

EXCEL AT SCHOOL IS WHAT WE DO

CLAP YOUR HANDS OF YOU’RE IN GRADE TWO

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . .

THIRD GRADE

RESPECT, TRUST AND LOYALTY

STOMP YOUR FEET IF YOU’RE IN GRADE THREE

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . . .

FOURTH GRADE

VOICES ROAR AND STUDENTS SOAR

CLAP YOUR HANDS IF YOU’RE IN GRADE FOUR

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . . .

FIFTH GRADE

PASS THE TEST AND COME ALIVE

STOMP YOUR FEET IF YOU’RE IN GRADE FIVE

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS . . . . . .

EVERYONE

NO OTHER SCHOOL CAN DO IT BETTER

EVERYBODY ALL TOGETHER

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

WHO ARE THE HUNT HOUNDS

  HUNT! HOUNDS! OUT !

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Music and lyrics by:

Jeffrey Ball