My name is Steven Taylor and I am really excited to be here passing on my wealth of music and theatre knowledge to the students. I am originally from New York City. I moved out here to Las Vegas in October of 2020. I have been involved with theatre and music for nearly my entire life. I have musically directed many shows from community theatre to professional cabaret theatre in NYC, to musically directing two off-broadway benefit shows. I have about 20 years of experience teaching music. I have taught music to children, teenagers, and adults of any age. On top of teaching music and musically directing, I have also directed a few shows, worked backstage, and I am also a songwriter.
Updated Friday 10-7-2022 05:11pm
Classroom Notes
Students in grades K – 3 are taught mostly through a resource galled Gameplan that expands on their knowledge of rhythm, melody, and movement
4th Grade – We expand upon what was learned in K-3, as well as introducing the Recorder. Every student receives a recorder from the school about a month into every school year.
5th Grade – All about rhythm. By the end of the school year, every 5th grader should have an understanding on how to use the rhythm instruments around the classroom, how to put together rhythm ensembles of varying difficulty, and, overall, being really creative with music.
6th Grade – In 6th grade, we will focus on learning about music and composers of the Classical Era of Music (around 1750 to around 1820) as well as how to play to play guitar at a beginner’s level.
7th Grade – In 7th, we will focus on learning about music and composers of the Romantic Era of Music (around 1820 to around 1910) as well as how to play the ukulele at a beginner’s level.
8th Grade – In 8th, we will focus on music of the 20th century and beyond. We will also focus on a few music events of the 20th and 21st centuries. Along with this, 8th graders will learn very basic skills at the piano.
Resources
youtube.com – YouTube is an excellent resource for music history, music videos, and over listening to music from every era
Mr. Steve Taylor - K-8 Music
My name is Steven Taylor and I am really excited to be here passing on my wealth of music and theatre knowledge to the students. I am originally from New York City. I moved out here to Las Vegas in October of 2020. I have been involved with theatre and music for nearly my entire life. I have musically directed many shows from community theatre to professional cabaret theatre in NYC, to musically directing two off-broadway benefit shows. I have about 20 years of experience teaching music. I have taught music to children, teenagers, and adults of any age. On top of teaching music and musically directing, I have also directed a few shows, worked backstage, and I am also a songwriter.
Updated Friday 10-7-2022 05:11pm
Classroom Notes
Students in grades K – 3 are taught mostly through a resource galled Gameplan that expands on their knowledge of rhythm, melody, and movement
4th Grade – We expand upon what was learned in K-3, as well as introducing the Recorder. Every student receives a recorder from the school about a month into every school year.
5th Grade – All about rhythm. By the end of the school year, every 5th grader should have an understanding on how to use the rhythm instruments around the classroom, how to put together rhythm ensembles of varying difficulty, and, overall, being really creative with music.
6th Grade – In 6th grade, we will focus on learning about music and composers of the Classical Era of Music (around 1750 to around 1820) as well as how to play to play guitar at a beginner’s level.
7th Grade – In 7th, we will focus on learning about music and composers of the Romantic Era of Music (around 1820 to around 1910) as well as how to play the ukulele at a beginner’s level.
8th Grade – In 8th, we will focus on music of the 20th century and beyond. We will also focus on a few music events of the 20th and 21st centuries. Along with this, 8th graders will learn very basic skills at the piano.
Resources
youtube.com – YouTube is an excellent resource for music history, music videos, and over listening to music from every era