Final Details on the 5th Grade Music Program

Final details on the 5th grade music program:


Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Time: 1:30PM performance for the student body (visitors welcome) AND 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!

Also: If your child owns their own recorder, it is very important that they bring it with them to the evening performance, and NOT leave it in their classroom. Students will not have access to their classrooms as that side of the building will be locked at the time of the performance.

Great Music at Your Public Library!

On Fridays in February, the Old Worthington Library's fireplace area provides a nice place to warm up and enjoy the sounds of some of central Ohio's most talented musicians.  All concerts are free, in partnership with the Jazz Arts Group and the Friends Foundation of Worthington Libraries, and begin at 4:00 PM.

Check out this great line-up:
February 3rd: Dave Powers (piano, vocals)

Febrary 10th: Teen String Quartet (Alexandria Hill, Katrina Kent, Kimerly Lu, and Aubrey Liston)

February 17th: Ukulele Cowboy Society (jazz ukulele by Jesse Chandler and Michael Kaplan)

February 24th: Mark Flugge (piano)

5th Grade Program Fast Approaching

The 5th Grade Music program entitled, "Stories in Song" is fast approaching!  Students will perform on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 1:30pm and 7:00pm. Don't miss this unique performance... it is sure to be unlike anything you've ever seen our Bluffsview Music Students perform before!

Date Change

Please note:  The Music Makers Spring Concert which was previously announced as Thursday, May 10th, 2012 has now been changed to Thursday, May 3rd, 2012.  This is to accommodate a high school strings concert on which some of our Bluffsview students will be performing.  Thanks!

Music Makers Holiday Caroling

The Bluffsview Music Makers will once again be singing some of their favorite carols and holiday songs for the residents of Trillium Place on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011.  Members are asked to report to the main atrium area by 2:15pm and the singing will begin at 2:30pm.  Members should wear their Music Makers t-shirts and black pants or skirts.  Family members are welcome to attend, but please leave the seats for Trillium residents.  We hope to see you there as we try to spread a little holiday cheer!

Updates from the Music Room!

♫ Concert Dates are set for the school year. Fifth grade students are already hard at work for their concert on February 2nd, 2012. Third grade students will soon begin preparations for their concert on March 27th, 2012. The Bluffsview Music Makers will perform their spring concert on May 10th, 2012.

♫ Congratulations to the members of The Bluffsview Music Makers on a wonderful performance as part of our school’s Veterans Day Assembly. You sang beautifully and many people spoke of how touched they were by your performance.

♫ There’s been a visitor in the music room recently. Jemma Dougherty, or “Miss D” as the kids have been calling her, is a student teacher from Otterbein who has been with us at Bluffsview this fall. Miss Dougherty will continue to work with our students until just before winter break. Be sure to say hello and welcome her to our school if you have not done so already!

♫ Words of Wisdom as we enter the holiday season:
“Sing a song, spread some cheer. Give the gift of MUSIC this year!”

Author Visit: Musical Connection

Jeanette and Christopher Canyon (click here to go to their website) will be visiting Bluffsview in a few short weeks! Their picture books are amazing, but did you know that Christopher Canyon is a musician as well?  The music of John Denver has been very influential in Christopher Canyon's life and has served as inspiration for three of his books.  He has adapted and illustrated songs like Sunshine on My Shoulders, Country Roads, and Grandma's Feather Bed.  Part of the Canyon's presentation to the school will involve a sing along of some of these songs, led by Christopher Canyon.  If you're not familiar with the beautiful folk music of John Denver, click on the links below to view some YouTube videos of his performances.  Thank you to Mrs. Collins, the Bluffsview Librarian, for arranging such a special visit by the Canyon's!  I personally am looking forward to it very much!

Sunshine on My Shoulders
Country Roads
Grandma's Feather Bed