What a great way to end the first semester! I am very proud of all the groups that played on the 20th! Awesome job! Break is always a great chance for me to recuperate and see family and friends--but it also goes by really quickly! I write today sitting in my office having just put my room back together. My grades are almost complete, but I'll spend some time working on those today and Monday. To me, the most exciting thing is handing out new music! The 7-8 band has been working a little on one new piece for a couple of weeks, but everything we will be playing at the Parade of Bands in March needs to be handed out before students come back. The same thing is true for choir--new music! It's exciting, but there is a lot of work to be done!
I hope you all have had a great holiday week! Happy New Year!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Turn up the Heat!
The motherboard went out on the furnace in the band room on Monday evening, which has made for a very cold last couple of days. The closest a new motherboard could be found was Kansas City, so Tuesday, Wednesday and part of Thursday were very cold in the band room! We didn't have lessons those days and group band rehearsals happened in the equally HOT choir room downstairs. We watched a Mannheim Steamroller video and discussed some performance styles. Thankfully the heat is back on and working so we can have some great rehearsals today!
Students were sent home with a note about the concert on Dec. 20th. It is at 7PM at the middle school. I'd like choir students to be here by 6:30 for warm-up and band students by 6:40. Students have been asked to dress nicely--no jeans or tennis shoes if at all possible. If this is a problem, give me a call or email. I have some nice clothes that I can lend out!
It should be a wonderful concert! I am very much looking forward to it!
Students were sent home with a note about the concert on Dec. 20th. It is at 7PM at the middle school. I'd like choir students to be here by 6:30 for warm-up and band students by 6:40. Students have been asked to dress nicely--no jeans or tennis shoes if at all possible. If this is a problem, give me a call or email. I have some nice clothes that I can lend out!
It should be a wonderful concert! I am very much looking forward to it!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Awesome stuff!
Here is a link to an article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette that I think is way cool for a couple of reasons:
1) It talks about students who have taken it upon themselves to organize and have fun with something that is educational and musical.
2) I know the band director there through Wartburg College.
It's a short article and a very cool story!
http://thegazette.com/2011/11/23/north-cedar-sixth-graders-happy-to-be-band-geeks/
1) It talks about students who have taken it upon themselves to organize and have fun with something that is educational and musical.
2) I know the band director there through Wartburg College.
It's a short article and a very cool story!
http://thegazette.com/2011/11/23/north-cedar-sixth-graders-happy-to-be-band-geeks/
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