Music Makers - Last Minute Details!

A few last minute details for all Music Makers, in regards to our concert TOMORROW, May 3rd:

• Please PACK YOUR LUNCH tomorrow if you're in 4th or 5th grade as our rehearsal will likely run late and we will eat afterwards.
• Final Dress Rehearsal at 11:30 tomorrow in the GYM.
• Performance for Bluffsview students - tomorrow at 1:30pm.  You will be released from your classroom at 1:15pm to come to the MUSIC ROOM to get your costume accessories in order.
• Evening Performance - tomorrow at 7:00pm.  Please report to the MUSIC ROOM at 6:45pm to get your costume accessories in order.
• The foundation of your costume is your MUSIC MAKERS T-SHIRT and JEANS (or dark pants) rolled up to the knee.  Please wear tennis shoes or something similar - NO FLIP FLOPS!

I am proud of your progress and excited for your show tomorrow.  You're going to be great!

Congratulations Third Grade!

What an amazing performance, Third Grade!  Thank you for all your hard work.  I was blown away at how well you memorized all of your parts and worked together as a team to pull off a wonderful show.  Stand tall and be proud of your accomplishments!

3rd Grade Music Program - Coming Next Week!

Final details on the 3rd grade music program:
Date: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Time: 1:30PM performance for the student body (visitors welcome)
         7:00PM performance for families and friends
Call Time: Students are asked to report to the MUSIC ROOM by 6:45PM.
Dress: Please have students wear nice dress clothes. No jeans, please, if possible. Students need to keep in mind that they must be able to dance in the shoes they wear, however. This is very important!


The students have been working very hard and are extremely excited to perform for you.  Don't miss these special performances!

Fourth Grade Instrument Project 2012

Fourth Graders are studying the science of sound and how it relates to instruments. All instruments can be classified scientifically one of four ways, based on how their sound is produced: Chordophones (vibration of strings), Aerophones (vibration of air), Membranophones (vibration of skin), or Idiophones (vibration of self).

Students have the assignment of constructing an instrument of their own, must be able to identify their instrument's scientific classification, and must complete written directions for the construction of their instrument. All instruments and written directions are due on the following days for each class:

Wharton: Monday, March 12th, 2012
Rankin: Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Hale: Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Students will be given time in music class to browse information on instrument construction as well as make notes for their ideas. In addition, the following websites have wonderful ideas to assist in this project:
How to make an African Drum
Artists Helping Children
E-How videos on instrument construction
How Stuff Works
Busy Bee Kids Crafts
Making Musical Instruments on essortment.com
Mudcat Kids
Kinderart.com
Family Crafts from About.com
Family Fun instrument crafts
Nancymusic.com
Rhythmweb.com Homemade instruments


I hope this list is helpful! AND I can't wait to see what instruments make their way into my room in the next weeks! Good Luck!

Congratulations Pancake Day Singers!

Thanks to all the Fifth Graders who performed at Pancake Day this past weekend.  And thanks also to their family members who came out to support us!  It was wonderful to see smiling faces in the audience.  Job well done!  :)

Pancake Day 2012

I am so excited that the 5th Grade students will have the opportunity to perform at Worthington's Pankcake Day this coming Saturday, March 3rd, 2012!  We are scheduled to perform at 2:00 PM in the Auxiliary Gym at WKHS. 

Please have students arrive by 1:45pm so that we can get checked in and lined up.  Students should wear jeans, tennis shoes, and either a Bluffsview spirit wear t-shirt or some sort of blue and/or white top. Students should also bring a recorder (if they own one).

The performance should be very short - around 20 minutes - which leaves your family plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the activities of the day.  If anyone is available to help me load equipment back into my car at the conclusion of the performance, that would be very helpful!

See you on Saturday!

Congratulations Fifth Grade!

Congratulations Fifth Grade on a wonderful performance!  Your hard work paid off and you were great!  I have received many compliments from teachers and parents about your show.  You should be very proud of yourselves!

WE GET A CHANCE TO DO IT AGAIN!  Or at least, part of our show.  We have been asked to perform at the Annual Worthington Pancake Day!  The event will take place on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at Worthington Kilbourne High School in the Auxiliary Gym.  We are set to sing at 2:00PM and will perform a modified version of "How To Make An Apple Pie and See The World."

Letters with information about the event and a permission form are going home this week.  Please be sure to read over the letter with your family and figure out if you will be able to take part in this performance.  Permission forms are due back to me by Friday, February 24th, so I have an idea of who will be able to participate.

More information to come as the date approaches!