Lakeview General Music

Friday, April 7, 2017

Curriculum Update!

6th Grade: Instruments of the Orchestra

The 6th graders are learning about the families of instruments. They will listen to the quality of each instruments sound and compare and contrast instruments. They will also get a chance to try some new instruments. There will be a unit test on Tuesday, April 18.

8th Grade: World Music Presentations

The 8th graders have been working very hard on their World Music Projects and have started presenting today! Presentations will continue through next Wednesday. I look forward to seeing the final products!

Friday, March 10, 2017

Ukulele Unit

We started playing Ukulele's in class this week and will continue through next week. This week the students learned how to tune, pluck, strum, play a C major scale, and play through some fun songs. Next week we will learn to play chords such as C, F, G7, G and A minor.

Mrs. Rickert's Profile

I am very excited for another great year at Lakeview! This will be my 11th year at Lakeview teaching General Music, directing the Choir, and co-directing the Spring Musical. I received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in music education from Northern Illinois University. Prior to working at Lakeview, I taught for two years in Berwyn, IL. Outside of Lakeview, I direct the Freshman Select Choir at Downers Grove South High School. As far as performing experiences, I have been a member of singing groups, such as New Classic Singers and Acappellago, and I taught Ballroom Dance for 10 years at Celebrity Dance Studio.