Music Notes
End of November 2013
Greetings from the
Lannoye music room!
We are currently
deep in our winter concert preparations here in the music room. As a reminder, our winter concert will be held on Monday, December 16,
with performances at 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. All grades, K-5, will be performing. I will
send out a reminder email to all parents closer to the event.
Speaking of
performances, I would like to congratulate the 5th graders on their spectacular
performance in the first-ever district-wide Kaleidoscope Concert last Thursday,
November 14! They were excellent performers and audience members, and judging
from the reflection surveys I received, they enjoyed it a lot! I was very proud
of them for all of the work they put into the concert. Thank you, 5th
grade parents, for bringing them to the dress rehearsal and the concert. We all
appreciate it!
December is a time
of plenty of performances. Whenever your
child goes to any concert (band, choir, etc.) outside of the school day, if
s/he brings back a program with a sentence written on it stating one thing s/he
liked about the concert and why, s/he will receive a DRUM card. I encourage
everyone to explore the musical performances in the area. Here’s a list of
upcoming concerts in Pulaski that may interest your family:
Tuesday, December 10 6:30 – 8:30 pm PCMS Choir Concert/Bake Sale
PCMS Auditorium
PCMS Auditorium
Saturday, December 14 7 – 8:30 pm PHS Sounds of the Season Concert
Peace Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church
Tuesday, December 17 7 – 8:30 pm PHS Band and Choir Winter Concert
PHS Ripley PAC
PHS Ripley PAC
Thursday, December 19 6:30 – 7:30 pm Community Band Christmas Collage
PHS Ripley PAC
PHS Ripley PAC
Again, attending
these concerts is not required, but
it is a great way to explore the musical happenings in the community (and a way
for your child to earn a DRUM card). J
In other recent
news, the 4th and 5th graders attended a Civic Symphony
of Green Bay concert last Friday, November 15. I was very pleased by how
attentive they were and by the excitement on their faces as they got to see and
hear the instruments in full ensemble action! They had a great time, and it was
a wonderful way to culminate our instrument unit.
The 3rd
graders are gaining multicultural experience in music class. One of their songs
for the winter concert is a traditional Russian Christmas song. The students
learned about the years that Christmas was outlawed, and how the Russian people
found a loophole to sing this song. (Ask your 3rd grader what s/he
learned about Russia and the USSR! If a memory trigger is necessary, their
Russian history lesson is posted on the music blog.)
Kindergarten, 1st
grade, and 2nd grade have all been continuing to reinforce topics
that we learned about in October while learning our winter music. Notably, the
1st graders have now learned the proper names for ta (quarter note),
ti-ti (two eighth notes), and rest (quarter rest), and can even draw them! (Ask
your 1st grader why dogs and puppies are important to remember…)
Throughout our adventure
of concert preparations thus far, I’ve been warmed by your children’s love for
music and singing. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on December 16 for
our winter concert!
As always, if you
have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me. Also, please check out the
blog! I updated the template so you can sign up for email updates along the
right side of the home page.
(920) 822-0433
cmgalligan@pulaskischools.org
lannoyemusic.blogspot.com
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