Monday, October 31, 2016

Week of October 24-28 ~~CONCERT INFO~~

This week all classes worked hard to prepare for their concert. This Wednesday we began our all-class rehearsals (where all the classes of a grade join together in one massive rehearsal).

Everyone was sent home with a blue paper that contained details about the location, times for students to arrive, and required clothing. On the right of this page, that information is repeated.

Kindergarten and first grade's songs are well-learned. Now they are working on the quality of their sound, as well as things like how to find their seats at the concert, how to line up on the risers, etc. They also played a Farmer in the Dell game.

Second grade has been working hard on their songs, especially Lightning! which is their most difficult song.

Third grade is working on quality of sound, as well as incorporating solos. They also finished their Baroque Timeline event pages. Next week, the groups will present their events and put the timeline up on the classroom walls.


Here are the concert songs, for practicing at home:

Second Grade Songs:
Hine Ma Tov
Lightning!
Arre Borriquito - Different classes have different parts (click on "Part-by-Part" at the bottom)
     2A should practice "part 2"
     2B and 2C should practice "part 1"

Third Grade Songs:
Carol of the Bells (no recording available) but the instrument part is
  • E-D-C-B
  • On "Join the joyous Christmas celebration" part, only play "B"
  • Do not play during piano interludes or the ending!
Hanerot Halalu
Amani Utupe

First Grade Songs:
Ring the Bells, It's Christmas!
Rock of Ages/Ma-o-Tzur (no recording available)
Somebody's Knockin' (note some lyrics have been changed)

Kindergarten Songs:
I Have a Little Dreidel (no recording available)
Jingle Bells (no recording available)
Down in the Valley (no recording available)