Thank you to all of the 7th and 8th grade students and parents that came to help clean the stage on Saturday!!! It looks absolutely beautiful. I couldn't have done it without you. A special thank you to Mr. Dan for giving up some of his Saturday as well to help us with everything.
Update
Pre-K and Kindergarten
The students are learning their Christmas songs for the Christmas program on December 12th. They are doing such a wonderful job! The Pre-K will sing one song and the Kindergarten will sing one song and then they will sing one all together. Please ask your child to sing the songs for you. They are amazing!
Kindergarten is also beginning to learn about notation and the values of those notes. We have talked about quarter notes and half notes. We will continue with notation this week by adding whole notes.
Grades 1-5
I would like to thank all the students who have been practicing their songs for the Christmas program at home. Thank you parents for supporting these amazing singers and all the hard work they are putting into making a wonderful production.
Students should continue to practice the songs every day, especially the Spanish verse of "Silent Night". It is coming along, but still needs a little more practice. It has been such a blessing to hear these children sing so beautifully and powerfully.
Students have learned about notation and their values along with the lines, spaces and clefs of the grand staff. Students filled out a study guide worksheet in class this past week. They are to keep that sheet in their homework folder so they can study and memorize what the lines and spaces are for both the Treble (G clef) and Bass (F clef). Students will be participating in many activities throughout the next 3-4 weeks to reinforce the learning of the notes and the grand staff. At the end of the unit, students will receive an exact copy of the paper they have for studying. They will need to label the lines and the spaces of both clefs, the 2 names of both clefs and write the value of each note (quarter, half, eighth, dotted half, whole, dotted quarter and sixteenth).
Grade 6
The students have been working so very hard on their songs for the Christmas program. An accompaniment CD was sent home to practice with and they have done a wonderful job singing with it. They all have great intonation! This week we sang for Father Joe. He was so impressed that they gave him goose bumps! What a blessing to hear. The students will continue to practice their songs and work on stagger breathing in "Mary Did You Know" because the last note of the song is held out for a longer time.
Grade 7
The Christmas play is coming along nicely. Students are to have all their lines memorized by Wednesday, October 30th. We are going to do a complete run through without stopping and without scripts.
Students are responsible for their costumes for their character in the play. This applies to understudies as well. Please have all costumes ready for an in class dress rehearsal on November 13th. If you are unsure of what your character should wear, please come and talk to me about it. I will be going over the costumes with the students this week in class so they will know what they will need.
Grade 8
The melodrama is going to be fantastic! It is so incredible to watch the students develop their characters and really apply their stage directions. This is really developing into a very funny play. The students are to have Act One, Scene 2 memorized by Wednesday, Oct. 30th. We will do a non-stop run through of Act One, Scenes 1 and 2 this week and then continue from where we left off last week. It has really been a wonderful blessing working with these creative and hard working students on this play.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...
Important dates to remember:
October 26th: Stage Cleaning from 9-11 am.
December 12th: Christmas program
Week In Review
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Last week all the Pre-K students were given the opportunity to try the flute. Wow! There are some amazing, budding musicians. It was a lot of fun to finish out the orchestra family unit with playing a woodwind family instrument. This week we will begin working hard on our Christmas music for the Christmas program on December 12th. The Pre-K and the Kindergarten will be opening the show by performing a few songs of their own. They are very excited about sharing all the new music they have learned. Mark your calendars!
1st-5th Grade
Last week we finished up the orchestra family unit and will begin notation, values and treble and bass clef lines and spaces. This will be a review for some, but brand new to others. We will be applying this unit to recorders coming up very soon.
We have been working very hard on learning the 3 Christmas songs for the Christmas program on December 12. All the songs are uploaded onto Teacher Ease in the digital locker. Once again, please download and print out the lyrics for the students to practice at home. The teachers have been so incredibly helpful in singing the songs in the classrooms to help out. The only song that is new to many of the students is the Spanish verse of "Silent Night". They are working very hard to learn it and are anxious to sing it for you. I'm very proud of all of them.
Grade 6
The students are continuing to practice all the songs for the Christmas program. They sound fantastic!!! I am so excited for them and for how hard they have been working. It will really be a joy to see at the Christmas program.
Grade 7
Students are coming along nicely on the Christmas play. They all have just one more week to memorize their lines. It has been a real blessing watching these students stretch themselves and acting "out of the box".
Grade 8
This was a very productive week for the 8th grade! They had completed Act 1, Scene 1 without stopping with all the lines and stage directions memorized. It was great! They are to have Act 1, Scene 2 memorized by next week. It is really going to be a fabulous production. I couldn't be more proud of each and every one of these amazing students.
We are cleaning the stage on Saturday, October 26th from 9-11 am. Please mark your calendars and bring some gloves to use. See you there!
Quote Of The Week:
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Busy Week Ahead
We had a very productive week in Music and in Drama.
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Last week we continued our unit on orchestra families. We listened to many instruments and were able to actually see and touch a flute and a clarinet. It was fun to place the instrument and sound to the characters in "Peter and The Wolf". This week we will be playing a game categorizing the instruments into their orchestra families and begin singing our Christmas songs for the Christmas program. We also will be playing percussion instruments!
1st - 5th Grade
We worked very hard on learning our new song for the Christmas program, "Silent Night" in English and in Spanish! This was so much fun and the students really have done a wonderful job. I have heard some wonderful singing in the hall and in the classrooms as they practice the songs with their teachers. They are sounding amazing and I am so proud of them! I reminded the students to practice at home every day each song. This will help them memorize the lyrics and melodies quickly. The songs are uploaded onto digital locker in Teacher Ease. Please download them and print them out. It is a great opportunity to sing along too!
This week we will be continuing our unit on orchestra families with interactive activities on the white board. We will also be working on our Christmas songs. I am looking forward to another great week.
6th Grade
What an awesome week for 6th grade! We had auditions for the solo in "Mary Did You Know". I was so proud and surprised by all the wonderful voices. They were awesome. It was a VERY hard decision, but the 1st verse went to Katie Morales and the 2nd verse will be sung by Kaitlynn Ihlefeldt and Owen Nelson. Students also shared "Dona Nobis Pacem" with Sister Mary on Friday. It was beautiful! She was so impressed and thought it would be fun for them to sing it in Mass. What a blessing! We will continue to practice our songs this week. All the students will receive a CD with the accompaniment to "Mary Did You Know" on it. This will help them practice at home as well. It is going to be a great week and I am looking forward to their beautiful voices.
7th Grade
Last week we were able to get a little further into the Christmas play during rehearsal. The students are working on memorizing their lines by the October 30th deadline. I think they are really doing a wonderful job and it is fun to watch the development of their characters. This week the students will continue to practice the play with focus on exaggeration of the characters. We have a shortened week and a shortened class time on Wednesday as well. Students need to come prepared to perform.
8th Grade
This last week was a great rehearsal! This has been such a wonderful blessing to watch these students bring life to these characters. I am so very proud of how each person has made their character their own and really stepped up to help and make this a fantastic experience. I am so excited for them to share it with everyone on February 22nd. This week we will be practicing Act One, Scene One to see how many students have memorized their lines by the Wednesday deadline. We will also try to master more of the stage directions within that scene.
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Last week we continued our unit on orchestra families. We listened to many instruments and were able to actually see and touch a flute and a clarinet. It was fun to place the instrument and sound to the characters in "Peter and The Wolf". This week we will be playing a game categorizing the instruments into their orchestra families and begin singing our Christmas songs for the Christmas program. We also will be playing percussion instruments!
1st - 5th Grade
We worked very hard on learning our new song for the Christmas program, "Silent Night" in English and in Spanish! This was so much fun and the students really have done a wonderful job. I have heard some wonderful singing in the hall and in the classrooms as they practice the songs with their teachers. They are sounding amazing and I am so proud of them! I reminded the students to practice at home every day each song. This will help them memorize the lyrics and melodies quickly. The songs are uploaded onto digital locker in Teacher Ease. Please download them and print them out. It is a great opportunity to sing along too!
This week we will be continuing our unit on orchestra families with interactive activities on the white board. We will also be working on our Christmas songs. I am looking forward to another great week.
6th Grade
What an awesome week for 6th grade! We had auditions for the solo in "Mary Did You Know". I was so proud and surprised by all the wonderful voices. They were awesome. It was a VERY hard decision, but the 1st verse went to Katie Morales and the 2nd verse will be sung by Kaitlynn Ihlefeldt and Owen Nelson. Students also shared "Dona Nobis Pacem" with Sister Mary on Friday. It was beautiful! She was so impressed and thought it would be fun for them to sing it in Mass. What a blessing! We will continue to practice our songs this week. All the students will receive a CD with the accompaniment to "Mary Did You Know" on it. This will help them practice at home as well. It is going to be a great week and I am looking forward to their beautiful voices.
7th Grade
Last week we were able to get a little further into the Christmas play during rehearsal. The students are working on memorizing their lines by the October 30th deadline. I think they are really doing a wonderful job and it is fun to watch the development of their characters. This week the students will continue to practice the play with focus on exaggeration of the characters. We have a shortened week and a shortened class time on Wednesday as well. Students need to come prepared to perform.
8th Grade
This last week was a great rehearsal! This has been such a wonderful blessing to watch these students bring life to these characters. I am so very proud of how each person has made their character their own and really stepped up to help and make this a fantastic experience. I am so excited for them to share it with everyone on February 22nd. This week we will be practicing Act One, Scene One to see how many students have memorized their lines by the Wednesday deadline. We will also try to master more of the stage directions within that scene.
Quote of the week:
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Udate
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Update on the stage cleaning project:
Due to multiple sporting activities, we will be postponing the stage cleaning to October 26, 2013 from 9-11 am. Please mark your calendars to volunteer.
Update on the stage cleaning project:
Due to multiple sporting activities, we will be postponing the stage cleaning to October 26, 2013 from 9-11 am. Please mark your calendars to volunteer.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Welcome To The New Music and Drama Blog!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Welcome to the new blog for Music (PK-6) and Drama (7-8)! I will be posting a variety of updates, activities, and news about the Music and Drama program for Corpus Christi Catholic School. Check back often to read about the wonderful things your children are doing in class.
Welcome to the new blog for Music (PK-6) and Drama (7-8)! I will be posting a variety of updates, activities, and news about the Music and Drama program for Corpus Christi Catholic School. Check back often to read about the wonderful things your children are doing in class.
News and Updates
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS DECEMBER 12th. Mark your calendars!
Pre-K and Kindergarten:
Students are learning about movement to music, orchestra families and rhythm. This month we are focusing on orchestra families. Students were able to listen to each of the four families while listening to Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf". This week they will be able to try to play an instrument from the woodwind family...the flute!
Grades 1-5:
Students are reviewing the orchestra families, listening and watching Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and categorizing instruments into the correct family using the IWB (interactive white board). They are also preparing for the Christmas program. I have uploaded the songs (to date) to the digital locker on Teacher Ease. Please download and print the lyrics so students can practice at home. I only have the pleasure of working with the students once a week so it is important that they practice daily at home.
Grade 6:
Students are singing and preparing for the Christmas program. They have been working very hard on singing in 3 part harmonic rounds with "Dona Nobis Pacem". It is absolutely beautiful!! They shared it with Mrs. Bruno and her class and they were a hit!
They are now learning a new song for the program as well. They are singing the song, "Mary Did You Know?" in honor of our Blessed Mother. I have uploaded all the lyrics to all our Christmas songs into digital locker on Teacher Ease. Please download and print them out so students can practice the songs at home. I only have the pleasure of working with the students once a week so it is important that they practice daily at home.
Students, we will be having auditions for the solo in the song, "Mary Did You Know?" on Wednesday during class. If you would like to audition, please come prepared to sing the first verse with the accompaniment that I will provide.
Grade 6:
Students are singing and preparing for the Christmas program. They have been working very hard on singing in 3 part harmonic rounds with "Dona Nobis Pacem". It is absolutely beautiful!! They shared it with Mrs. Bruno and her class and they were a hit!
They are now learning a new song for the program as well. They are singing the song, "Mary Did You Know?" in honor of our Blessed Mother. I have uploaded all the lyrics to all our Christmas songs into digital locker on Teacher Ease. Please download and print them out so students can practice the songs at home. I only have the pleasure of working with the students once a week so it is important that they practice daily at home.
Students, we will be having auditions for the solo in the song, "Mary Did You Know?" on Wednesday during class. If you would like to audition, please come prepared to sing the first verse with the accompaniment that I will provide.
Grade 7:
Students are preparing for the Christmas program and rehearsing the play. It is such a blessing that the 7th grade is performing our Christmas play this year. They all have such wonderful personalities and I am looking forward to watching them develop into some very expressive actors.
Students, remember the deadline for line memorization is October 30th!
Grade 8:
The melodrama is coming along and the students are absolutely AMAZING! I am so thrilled to see how much personality they are putting into their characters.
Students, remember the first deadline for line memorization is October 16th for Act One, Scene One. You must also memorize your stage directions within your lines so you know "how" you are to act.
There is a lot of work to do to clean up the stage. I need as many volunteers as possible on Saturday, October 12th from 9:00-11:00 am to help clean up the stage. I will have a sign up sheet on the bulletin board outside the music room this week. Please sign up to help. The more help we have, the faster it will get done. Mr. Dan will be there too as our wonderful adviser. This will count towards contract volunteer hours as well. I hope to see many of you there!
Quote of the week:
Quote of the week:
“There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.” –John Wooden
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