Welcome to

Mrs. Johnson's Music Page

Students will have music once every 6 days, for a 40 minute period.

Music activities include

singing, dancing, playing xylophones and rhythm instruments, 

playing the Yamaha Keyboards, listening to  and evaluating music,

composing songs, making instruments, and learning notation.

   4th Grade Chorus

 JFK Spring Musical is June 9, 2009 at 6:30 pm in the JFK Cafetorium. 

Forest Ave. Spring Musical is May 27, 2009 at 7:00PM in the Forest Ave. Cafetorium 

 Grade 4 Handbell Ensemble

is comprised of 12 students each half year. They play the Tone Chimes, and perform at each concert. They also play at Barnes and Noble during the year for PTO fundraisers. 

 4th Grade Philharmonic Trip to Providence, RI

Rhode Island Philharmonic Trip to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium is May 6, 2009.  

JFK  and Forest Ave PTO/PTG  has paid for the busses, Students will pay for their $5.00 ticket.

Nice dress, bring bag lunch, and no glass bottles for beverage. Depart JFK at 10am-

return at 1:30 PM. 

More information on this will be forthcoming.

Grade 3 will learn to play RECORDERS this year. Students will be offered discounted plastic BAROQUE fingering  recorders and books to buy for $6.00. If they decide NOT to purchase them, school recorders are available to use in the music room only. They are sterilized after each use. 

The RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLE will be performing in October, presenting a program about recorders and their history to Grade 3 students. This is being funded by a generous grant from UP WITH SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION out of Little Compton. 

Thanks to Mrs. Birdie Edwards, founder of Up With School Arts,  for making this grant possible.