You could say it's been a very 'rhythmic' start to the school year for our 3-5 general music classes this fall. Or you could say we got started 'without missing a beat'. Either way, you would be mostly correct, for the focus of our classes this month has been rhythm--steady beat, rhythm patterns, beat groupings of 2 or 3. If you walk into class you'll probably see us signing, clapping and patting, moving, or chanting along with the beat patterns of songs. In 5th grade, we 're even more creative--we're writing our own rhythm ensembles and performing them in class. Ask your students to demonstrate what they've been learning. Unit quizzes are coming up in mid-October before we move on to our next fun topic: Melody!