Wednesday, February 24, 2016

February's Composer of the Month

 This month's composer is Johann Pachelbel! He was born over 363 years ago and his music is still played today! He is most well known for his wedding processional-Canon in D, but he has many other beautiful works that we explored as well. Ask your child about his life and be amazed at what they learned :)
Canon in D

Toccata in E Minor

Singet dem Herrn
 Bonus funny video
 

January's Composer of the Month



In January, 3rd-6th grade learned about a wonderful composer, Fanny Mendelssohn! We learned that growing up in the 1800's while being a woman, presented Fanny with countless obstacles she had to overcome in order to be a successful musical composer and performer. The kids enjoyed hearing stories about her being a child prodigy and even an awkward moment with the Queen!
Swan Song/Swanenlied

The Year/Das Jahr-October

Italien/Italy
 

Friday, February 12, 2016

Kitty Cat Capers

What a purrrfect program 2nd grade purrrformed! The kitties sang, danced, and meowed their way into the hearts of the audience with the hopes that they would be "adopted" and taken home at the end with their parents. Look how CATastrophically cute they looked in Kitty Cat Capers:






Thursday, February 4, 2016

Making the Band!

5th Grade put on a spectacular show, Making the Band! The show captured the musical magic that can happen when the young (gamers) and old (mechanics) team up to create a garage band. The kids absolutely loved learning classic rock songs and you can tell easily by looking at their faces!