Thursday, December 11, 2008
Bravo!
Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade chorus students that participated with Riverview High School on their annual Renaissance Feaste. You did a great job! Way to go :-)
WEEK 17
The 6th grade chorus Winter Holiday Concert is this week, Thursday, December 11th, in the cafetorium at 7pm. We will present It's Christmas Everywhere! a muscal exploring carols and holiday traditions from around the world. Please meet in the chorus room at 6:30pm dressed in black and white to warm up and line up for the concert. Good luck!
The 7th/8th grade chorus (Brookside Singers) will present their Winter Concert next week, Tuesday, December 16th, at 7pm in the cafetorium. We will wear our chorus shirt with black pants and black shoes. Santa hats are optional. We will have a combined rehearsal on Thursday, December 11th. No vocabulary words this week.
7th/8th grade keyboard students will present a semester recital on Wednesday, December 17th, during class. This recital is the semester exam and counts 20% of the overall 2nd quarter grade. This week we are still working on Middle C position. Our written assignment is a review of Treble Clef and Bass Clef lines and spaces. The new song in this position is "Yankee Doodle".
6th grade music wheel class finished the study on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and will be in the keyboard lab learning a famous melody attributed to Mozart, "Twinkle, twinkle Little Star". At the end of the week we will watch and enjoy a new holiday classic, "Santa Claus 2".
The 7th/8th grade chorus (Brookside Singers) will present their Winter Concert next week, Tuesday, December 16th, at 7pm in the cafetorium. We will wear our chorus shirt with black pants and black shoes. Santa hats are optional. We will have a combined rehearsal on Thursday, December 11th. No vocabulary words this week.
7th/8th grade keyboard students will present a semester recital on Wednesday, December 17th, during class. This recital is the semester exam and counts 20% of the overall 2nd quarter grade. This week we are still working on Middle C position. Our written assignment is a review of Treble Clef and Bass Clef lines and spaces. The new song in this position is "Yankee Doodle".
6th grade music wheel class finished the study on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and will be in the keyboard lab learning a famous melody attributed to Mozart, "Twinkle, twinkle Little Star". At the end of the week we will watch and enjoy a new holiday classic, "Santa Claus 2".
Monday, December 1, 2008
WEEK 16
This is a busy time in our music department...
7th/8th grade chorus students are preparing for our Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 16th at 7pm. This concert is our semester exam. We have a group singing with Riverview High this week (see notice below for more info). 9 week notebook check and singing exam will be here before we know it (the week of December 15th). If you need a chorus shirt please see Mrs. DeWitt. We have some available for purchase ($15.00).
6th grade chorus students Winter Concert is next week on Thursday, December 11th at 7pm. We are memorizing music/narrations. Keep practicing at home. This week's vocabulary words are soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
7th/8th grade keyboard students began working in Middle C position. New songs include Good King Wenceslas and Happy Birthday to You. There will be no listening quiz this week. Our written assignment is a review of Treble Clef/Bass Clef lines and spaces.
6th grade music wheel students are in the keyboard lab reviewing Beethoven's Ode to Joy and will begin a study on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We will have several written assignments to accompany this study and will head back to the keyboard lab at the end of the week to learn one of his famous melodies on the instrument.
7th/8th grade chorus students are preparing for our Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 16th at 7pm. This concert is our semester exam. We have a group singing with Riverview High this week (see notice below for more info). 9 week notebook check and singing exam will be here before we know it (the week of December 15th). If you need a chorus shirt please see Mrs. DeWitt. We have some available for purchase ($15.00).
6th grade chorus students Winter Concert is next week on Thursday, December 11th at 7pm. We are memorizing music/narrations. Keep practicing at home. This week's vocabulary words are soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
7th/8th grade keyboard students began working in Middle C position. New songs include Good King Wenceslas and Happy Birthday to You. There will be no listening quiz this week. Our written assignment is a review of Treble Clef/Bass Clef lines and spaces.
6th grade music wheel students are in the keyboard lab reviewing Beethoven's Ode to Joy and will begin a study on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We will have several written assignments to accompany this study and will head back to the keyboard lab at the end of the week to learn one of his famous melodies on the instrument.
Renaissance performance with Riverview High School
This week is our joint performance with the Riverview High Chorus. Dress rehearsal is Tuesday, December 2nd, 3:00-4:30pm at St. John's Methodist Church 6611 Proctor Road. The performance is Thursday, December 4th, 5:30pm pictures/rehearsal with the concert starting at 6:30pm. We will be finished @ 7:15pm. Wear you Renaissance attire on Thursday. We will sing A Festive Welcome, Holiday Wreath, Carol of the Bells, Annua Gaudia, I Saw 3 Ships and Joy to the World!. See you at the castle!
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