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  • Middle Creek Elementary School
  • Apex, NC
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students love to play instruments in class. They love to create rhythmic patterns, accompany a song, and improvise. Ukuleles provide students a hands-on opportunity to learn numerous songs through whole group instruction or write their own individual songs. My students are enthusiastic and work with a new purpose when learning how to play instruments. I have seen this firsthand with my fourth grade students learning the recorder. I have watched my students become better sight-readers through singing solfege and then playing those melodies using our Orff instruments. As a community of musicians, we are able to address how to have a positive mindset, increase time management skills, set up a weekly practice schedule, and overcome nerves when playing in front of others. I see so much musical growth and emotional growth in my musicians when they play together; it's wonderful!

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My students love to play instruments in class. They love to create rhythmic patterns, accompany a song, and improvise. Ukuleles provide students a hands-on opportunity to learn numerous songs through whole group instruction or write their own individual songs. My students are enthusiastic and work with a new purpose when learning how to play instruments. I have seen this firsthand with my fourth grade students learning the recorder. I have watched my students become better sight-readers through singing solfege and then playing those melodies using our Orff instruments. As a community of musicians, we are able to address how to have a positive mindset, increase time management skills, set up a weekly practice schedule, and overcome nerves when playing in front of others. I see so much musical growth and emotional growth in my musicians when they play together; it's wonderful!

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