December Updates! Lots to see!

December News!

Tomorrow will be my last day before my maternity leave. Baby is due Saturday, 12/20! I will be out until either right before or after April vacation. Ms. Victoria McComb will be my long-term substitute. Ms. McComb just finished her degree in Music Education at Rhode Island College and completed her student teaching this fall with Mrs. Fuller, the Oak St. and Parmenter Elementary Teacher. In addition, she just spent the last couple of months leading the North Attleboro High School chorus! I know the students will love her and look forward to hearing all about it when I return!

December Celebrity Singers!

3rd JFK

 4th JFK

 3rd Parmenter

4th Parmenter

5th JFK

Bravo to all my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders for their concerts last week! You all made me so proud! 

December Musician of the Month

Highlights!

In grades K-3, we explored the form of many different songs from the Nutcracker. In K, this might be as simple as training our ears to hear sections of the music that are same and different. A fun way to show the form or sections that are same and different is through movement and dance. Enjoy some highlights from this past month!

2nd Golden "Trepak or Russian Dance" JFK

3rd Mrs. Carlson  Parmenter "March"

3rd Mrs. Emord/Ms. Peixinho Parmenter "March"

3rd Mr. Tighe Parmenter "March"

1st Mrs. Zarrella Parmenter "Dance of the Reed Pipes or Flutes"

January Musician of the Month will be...

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Did you know what Mozart was a child prodigy? Mozart was able to write and play music as a child that most adults can only dream of! He wrote his first piece at the age of 5!

Future Mozart?

Musician of the Month and Concert Reminder!

JFK CONCERT DATES:

3^rd Grade Chorus Concert: Wednesday, December 10, 2 pm (snow date: 12/17)

4^th Grade Chorus Concert: Friday, December 12, 9 am (snow date: 12/19)

5^th Grade Chorus Concert: Friday, December 12, 9:45 am (snow date 12/19)

PARMENTER CONCERT DATES:

3^rd Grade Chorus Concert: Wednesday, December 9, 9:00 am (snow date: 12/16)

4^th Grade Chorus Concert: Tuesday, December 9, 9:45 am (snow date: 12/16)

5^th Grade Chorus Concert: JANUARY

 

*Students should come dressed in their concert best! No ripped jeans, sweatpants, etc. They can always bring a change of clothes!

December Musician of the Month!

 

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Composed The Nutcracker Suite!

Premiered on December 18, 1892

 

We will be listening, dancing, and playing instruments in order to explore the form of the following pieces!

Dance of the Flutes (or Reed Pipes) (K and 1)

The Chinese Dance (Tea) (K and 1)

The Russian Dance (Trepak) (2nd Grade)

The March (3rd Grade)

 

Here's a performance of my personal favorite, The Russian Dance!

 



Parmenter 4th Mixcraft Projects

Unfortunately, due to technology not being on our side at Parmenter, our projects did not quite go as far as we would have liked them. Students were able to record themselves and were able to experiment with loops but we did not get as much of a finished product as we would have liked. I still wanted to post them for your enjoyment! Students should be very proud they got as far as they did! Hopefully, we can get another shot at this next year!

Students are encouraged to listen to their pieces and their friends. Maybe even check out some of your friends in 4th or 5th grade at JFK. We will self-reflect in class as a group but Parmenter 4th graders do not have any written homework. 

What is MixCraft?
Mixcraft 6 is a powerful music production and multi-track recording workstation that comes packed with thousands of music loops and dozens of audio effects and virtual instruments. Mixcraft 6 music recording software enables you to record audio, arrange loops, remix tracks, compose with MIDI and virtual instruments, add effects, score and edit video, and mix and master your tracks to create polished, professional compositions. This program is only for PCs but very similar to GarageBand for Macs.

What were the students' objectives?
*4th: We can perform an 8 measure piece on the recorder using the notes B and A.
*4th: We can record, arrange, and evaluate using the program MixCraft.

4th Grade:

Mrs. Murphy and Ms. Phillips:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/11gwm0ppdorm4x9/AAD9p1-1EoMlnY7X24IQVz_va?dl=0

Mrs. Papadopolous:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/arbyjoqayuxbal0/AADI1ir2J4UiSzch5kMQs2Q0a?dl=0
Mrs. Consilvio: 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lx08qbt4ohty7fe/AADuqpj3vOHYusygXVsFNa1sa?dl=0