The Real-Life Music Room with Mrs. Heckmann

Second time with this presentation! Round two was this AM with ! A wonderful morning filled with learning and fabulous educators. 👌

Hi 👋 I’m Leslie!

🎵I teach elementary music and I’m so glad you found my corner of the internet whether you’ve been with me awhile or a short time!

🎵I’m Kodaly certified, teach K-5th, and choir. I strive to be an advocate for inclusion and equity in my classroom! Every learner has a voice and it deserves to be heard!

🎵Follow along to see snippets of my lessons, learn what your students are doing, or grab ideas for your own music room! We live real life over here and embrace each day and the learning and music it brings!

Rhythm Heads Up | 2nd Grade 🎵

Students each receive a rhythm card and hold it on their forehead. When the activity begins, they must find their matching rhythm by carefully reading and listening to one another. 👀👂

This activity builds collaboration, teamwork, and music literacy skills. 🤝

Before cleanup, we bring it all together by reading our rhythms simultaneously — a memorable (and noisy!) moment. 🎶

Fellow music educators, come see me at TMEA 🎵

TMEA

🎵 A busy and joyful week in music! 🎵

🎶 Kindergarten – We practiced playing the rhythm and played instruments for a fun winter song ❄️🥁�🎶

1st Grade – We read quarter notes and eighth notes, played fun singing games and instruments ♩♫🔔�🎶

2nd Grade – We learned how to write “do” on the music staff! Not pictured: students had a blast playing Snowball Splat while reading rhythms with half notes 🎼⛄�🎶

3rd Grade – The Nutcracker March came to life with our parachute and snowballs! So much laughter and learning as we played, sang, and read a favorite book, “The Nutcracker in Harlem” 💃❄️�🎶

4th & 5th Grade – Students embraced Hour of Code and created their own musical arrangements on their Chromebooks 💻🎧

🎅🍪 Thursday was our annual Cookies with Santa! Our 4th and 5th grade choir performed beautifully and even put their round together during our 15-minute warm-up. I am incredibly proud of their hard work, focus, and the wonderful music they shared 💕🎶

What a magical week filled with music, creativity, & smiles! ✨🎄

One more week until winter break! ❄️

These little notes and crafts mean the world!

We love our volunteers!

Our choir sang beautifully at our volunteer breakfast this morning! ¡Nuestro coro cantó hermosamente en el desayuno para voluntarios esta mañana!

Carroll Choir enjoyed performing alongside Cobb Choir last night! All the music was beautiful.
Huge thank you to Mr. Sawicki for inviting us.

El coro de Carroll disfrutó anoche actuando junto al coro de Cobb. Toda la música era hermosa.
Muchas gracias al Sr. Sawicki por invitarnos.