Our Weekly Info: | The Buzzword for this week is LENTO. Do you know what it means?? Can you find out?? I'll give you a hint...it has something to do with TEMPO..... Remember to pick up a card in the music room so you can get in on the Buzzword game :) This month, our composer comes from the Romantic Period and was highly influential in the genre of american patriotic music....Mr. John Phillip Sousa!! You can see the facts that the children have brought in about Mr. Sousa on display outside the music room or on the home page of this website :) Be sure to check your child's red folder tomorrow to learn all about Mr. November and become a music detective once more :) |
General and Performance Music:
Students in all grades are also hard at work beginning to learn their "Star Moment" songs for this year's Bi-Annual All School Holiday Musical, "The Best Gift EVER!" The cast has been set...rehearsals have begun...and the excitement is building to share all of our hard work with you when the show premiers in the school gym on Thursday, December 13th at 6:00 PM. Stay tuned at your child's individual music class website and right here at the music blog for updates and information about this special event :)
In the Performance Music world everyone is busy preparing selections to perform at our annual Holiday concert on Thursday, December 20th at 6:00PM! We can't wait to show you how much we've grown as musicians since September!!! All of our instrumental lessons and band classes are doing GREAT!! Students are off to an excellent start remembering their instruments, music and practice sheets and have been earning tons of points for their individual classes in Battle of the Bands. Although Fourth Grade had been in the lead, Fifth Grade managed to sneak in, earn a bunch of extra points at the last minute, and steal this quarter's Battle of the Band's Trophy!! Congratulations to all Fifth Grade students on this special achievement!!! We will be celebrating with a party of the Fifth Grade Class's choice when we return from the Thanksgiving Break!
Remember, the Battle of the Bands game starts over again THIS WEEK, so get those instruments, band binders, and completed practice sheets to school each week and help your class on the journey towards Battle of the Bands Championships! Will Fifth Grade keep the trophy?? Will Fourth Grade or Sixth Grade steal it?? Stay tuned right here to find out!!
Mrs. Kamp :)