• GILLETTE SCHOOL MUSIC

     

     

     

    Hello! My name is Mr. Tony Rideout and I have been a Music Teacher with the Long Hill Township Schools since 2006. I have a degree in Music Education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. I am currently in the Master of Arts in Music Education program at Montclair State University. I am a member of the National Association for Music Education and the New Jersey Music Educators Association. I am also an active consultant for marching bands, winter color guards, and drum and bugle corps across the country.

     

     

    The main goal of the Gillette School Music Program is for all students have a positive experience while exploring, and learning the fundamentals of music (beat, pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, form, and tone color.) The students will do this through chanting, singing, playing classroom instruments, dancing, and performing various styles of music.

     

     

     

     
     
    There are three expectations in the Music Room:

     

    Be a good friend.

    Be a good listener.

    Follow directions the FIRST time they are given.

     

     

     

     

     

     
    If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, the preferred way to contact me is via email at

    trideout --@-- longhill.org.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
    GILLETTE SCHOOL

    Concert Dates and Times:

     


    Mr. Rideout’s Disco: Totally 80’s

     

    Thursday, October 20, 2016

     

    All day (Students Only)

     

    I am asking that all students wear comfortable clothing and SNEAKERS to school - so we can really dance up a storm! Please feel free to add a little 80s flare or music flare to your child’s outfit to help set our disco party atmosphere!

     

     

     

    The First Grade Spectacular Concert:

     

    Thursday, March 16, 2017

     

    On the day of the performance, please have your child wear a WHITE shirt and BLACK pants, or skirt.  This is the easiest way to give the children a unified look.  

     

    The children will be performing the concert twice that day.  

     

    ****Parents with multiple children may choose a performance to attend.****

     

    Parents with children in Mrs. Holzinger and Ms. Nusser’s classes are asked to attend the 10:45 AM performance. 

     

    Parents with children in Ms. Sinnott and Mrs. Pisciotti’s classes are asked to attend the 1:45 PM performance. 

     

     


    The Kindergarten Super Summer Send Off Concert and Graduation:

     

    Friday, June 9, 2017

     

    On the day of the performance, please have your child wear “good school clothes” to school.

     

    The children will be performing the concert twice that day.

     


    Parents with children in Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Kmetz’s classes are asked to attend the 9:30 AM performance. 

     

    Parents with children in Ms. Bauer and Mrs. Omelio’s classes are asked to attend the 11:30 AM performance. 

     

     

    ***After the performance, you are invited to stay in the Multi-Purpose Room and watch The Gillette School Kindergarten “Graduation Ceremony.” There will be plenty of opportunities for pictures – Don’t forget your cameras!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     Gillette School Music Course of Study:

     


    PRE-K (SKIP) MUSIC

     

    The students will:

    • Be introduced to the four types of voices (Speaking, Whispering, Calling, and Singing).

    • Be introduced to the steady beat while singing, chanting, playing instruments, or moving.

    • Be introduced to dynamics (loud and soft).

    • Be introduced to pitch (high and low).

    • Be introduced to tempo (fast and slow).



      KINDERGARTEN MUSIC

       

      The students will:

    • Use and identify the four types of voices (Speaking, Whispering, Calling, and Singing).

    • Keep a steady beat while singing, chanting, playing instruments, or moving.

    • Demonstrate an awareness of dynamics (loud and soft).

    • Demonstrate an awareness of rhythm (long and short).

    • Demonstrate an awareness of pitch (high and low).

    • Demonstrate an awareness of tempo (fast and slow).

    • Perform in Gillette School’s Super Summer Send Off Concert and Graduation in June.

       

       


      FIRST GRADE MUSIC

       

      The students will:

    • Keep a steady beat while singing, chanting, playing instruments, or moving.

    • Read, notate, and perform music containing quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.

    • Read, notate, and perform music containing the pitches Mi, So, and La.

    • Identify non pitched percussion instrument families.

    • Perform in Gillette School’s First Grade Spectacular Concert in March.