|
News from Ms. McDonald
The
music classes at Jackson have been studying instruments this
9 weeks. There is a wonderful website that your child can visit
that is sponsored by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This would
be a great reinforcement for what your child is learning in
music. It is www.dsokids.com.
They will have the opportunity to learn more about instruments,
hear their sound and even learn about different composers. I
hope you can visit this site with your child.
Susan McDonald, Music Specialist
- Program
Overview
The students of our school, grades K-5, participate
in two music classes per week. In these music classes they are
taught using the Kodaly method of music instruction. The goal
of this Hungarian based method is to promote music literacy
through the use of folk tunes and the child's own singing voice.
Our goal is to help students discover that music is a language
which they can read, write, and think in just as they do any
other language. The process is a developmental and sequential
one with new discoveries added in each grade level while all
the time reviewing and practicing previously learned concepts
and skills.
Meet
the Staff
Susan McDonald has been Jackson's Music Specialist
since 1990. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with
a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and a Master's Degree in
Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma. She has
also received her Kodaly Certification from the University of
North Texas. Her music teaching experience ranges from the elementary
level to junior college level. Before moving to Texas, Mrs. McDonald
was one of the five finalists for the 1989 Oklahoma Teacher of
the Year. In the 1997-98 school year Mrs. McDonald was named "Teacher
of the Year" at Jackson.
|
