6th grade orchestra crushing those strings!

Fireworks by Katy Perry! 

Mambo Amable

Entry of the Tumblers by Elliot Del Borgo

Jamaican Spice

Rolling In The Deep by Adele

The Choir singing Rolling In The Deep by Adele. We were so lucky to have Devyn Rush, an American Idol semi-finalist, sing with us! Devyn is such an amazing girl and has a great future ahead of her! 

Successful concert!

What a great night of music and excitement. The students did such a great job and I was blown away by their professionalism and concentration throughout the night. The 5th grader orchestra has come so far from the beginning of this year and have now started to evolve into true musicians. I was moved by the choir's performance and so impressed by the great deal of emotion and passion as they sang their music. Thank you Devyn Rush for taking time out of your schedule to come and sing Rolling In The Deep with us. You were amazing and we love getting to know you better with every visit! Also, I wanted to thank the great musicians Lisa and Justin Pope for accompanying the choir on the guitar. The 6th grader orchestra continues to surprise me as I think back to their perform last spring and see how much they have grown and developed since that time. The 7th and 8th graders performance last night was nothing less than amazing. Their string rendition of All of the Lights by Kanye West and Thriller by Michael Jackson both surpassed my expectations.

Thank you students for being dedicated to your instruments and I encourage you to continue to study and develop your passion for music over the summer by signing up for a camp or taking a private lesson at your local music store.

Spring Concert June 16!

The Spring concert is fast approaching.  Our Spring Concert is taking place on June 16 at 7:00 PM at the Yvonne Theater on Rider University The concert will consist of the 7^th and 8^th grade Philharmonia string orchestra, the 6^th grade Sinfonietta Orchestra, 5^th grade orchestra, and the Foundation Academy Choir.  This concert will feature repertoire ranging from the Telemann Sinfonia to Katy Perry’s Fireworks and Cold plays Viva La Vida. The students have progressed significantly in the past few months and are proud to perform this exciting music.  We hope that you are able to attend this special night of music. Come support our students!!!

The Mystery of the Orchestra music!!!!!

The concert season is fast approaching and not only doing musicians need to be prepared in playing their music but they have to also have an understanding of the composer and the musical elements that they are playing. Today you are going to research and study each composer that you are playing. You are to find four facts about the composer and facts about the music that you are playing. Use the internet and your music as a reference as you investigate the music that you are playing. What information and fun facts can you discover about each musician and composition!

Google search the composer/arranger and the title of the piece. 6th grade: Look at the March 1 post on the concert music

5th grade: Fiddlers Hoedown http://www.jwpepper.com/2433084.item

Mozart Seranade-what is a seranade?

Somewhere over the Rainbow- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow

Go Tell Aunt Rhody http://www.quiltersmuse.com/go_tell_aunt_rhody.htm

Jazz musician and history project

Research one jazz musician

You and your partner are to choose a musician to research. Read about musician, and answer the following questions in your response:

• What is the name of the musician you selected?
• When and where was he or she born?
• What was his or her childhood like?
• What instrument did he play? How did she choose it?
• Where did she or he first perform for an audience?
• What is his or her most famous composition or performance? (list at least 3)
• What was happening in American during this time in history?

Stump them questions:

Directions: You are to create questions that you think your classmates won’t be able to answer about your musician. Make sure to give the correct answer as well.

Use the jazz links to help find information about your musician!

Louis Armstrong (male)

Duke Ellington ( male)

Ella Fitzgerald  (female)

Billie Holiday (female)

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Two months and they are already 

ROCK STARS!!!