Winter Concert 2009

Here are recordings from this year's Winter Concert (2009-2010).  Feel free to download the mp3s and post a comment or review!!!

ORCHESTRA:

"Happy Dance"

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"Jingle Bells"

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"Skater's Waltz"

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4th Grade Chorus:

"Haida"

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"Life is Precious"

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"I Love the Mountains"

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"Seed to Sow"

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BAND

"Prime Time March"

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"Let it Snow! Let it Snow!"

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"NY, NY"

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5th Grade Chorus:

"You Gotta Sing"

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"Ton The"

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"Dreams of the Sleeping Birds"

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"Peace on Earth...And Lots of Little Crickets"

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5th Grade Chorus Rehearsal: December 11, 2009

Here are recordings from our chorus rehearsal on December 11. It was our second to last rehearsal before our concert. While there are some minor mistakes (some which were fixed after the recording as made), I think they are in good condition for their performance on December 22nd.

What do you think? What are some things that are performed well? What are some things that need improvement?

(in concert order, not order of recording)

"You Gotta Sing" (Emerson):

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"Ton The" (Brumfield):

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"Dreams of the Sleeping Birds" (Bernon):

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"Peace on Earth...and Lots of Little Crickets" (Carey):

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Mr. Sutz's Class: November 18, 2009

This is Mr. Sutz's 5th grade class performing the drum circle piece: "Soda Pop." This piece is in 6/8 time and was performed in an ABA form (main theme, individual parts, main theme.)

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Post a comment about this performance. How well did the ensemble stay together? Does it sound like they really listened to each other (all the parts) and made sure the group was well-balanced? How could this group improve for next time?

4th Grade Chorus Rehearsal: November 5, 2009

Today, the fourth grade chorus rehearsed as one whole group for the first time.  We recorded our three concert songs.  Can you hear the improvement from the last recording?  What do we still need to work on?

"Haida":

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"Life is Precious":

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"Seed to Sow":

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Ms. Marrone's Class: October 26, 2009

Ms. Marrone's 1st grade class performs the classic children's song: "Over in the Meadow." This song has 3 verses and a lot of words, so the students used the SMARTBoard to help them remember all of the words!!!!

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5th Grade Chorus Rehearsal: October 23, 2009

Today, the 5th grade chorus ran through 4 of their concert songs (as much as they have learned so far).

"You Gotta Sing"

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"Peace on Earth...and Lots of Little Crickets"

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"Ton The"

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"Dreams of the Sleeping Birds"

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Post a reflection on any or all of the above songs.

*"You Gotta Sing" -- how was the harmony in the different verses?  Were the accents present in the "you gotta shake" verse?  How was the overall energy?

* "Peace on Earth..." -- how was the chorus's diction?  Can you understand the words?  How was the harmony (the 2 verses before the Boom-shingas...)?  What happened during the Boom-shinga's and the last verse??!?!

*"Ton The" -- how was the diction?  How was the energy of the ensemble?  How was the harmony sections?  Did one section overpower the other or was the ensemble balanced?

*"Dreams of the Sleeping Birds" -- How was the tone of the chorus?  How was the phrasing?  Was there any sliding or were the notes hit preciously?  How was the harmony section and the ending?  Did the group sound focused?

4th Grade Chorus Rehearsal October 22, 2009

The following recordings are of the Thursday 4th grade chorus class rehearsal (Ms. Brehm & Ms. Eigo). They rehearsed the following two songs:

"Life is Precious"

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and

"Seed to Sow"

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Post a reflection of their performance.

In "Life is Precious" -- how was their phrasing?  How did the harmony sound when both parts split (the end of the 2nd verse and the chorus section)?  Did one section overpower the other or when they blended well together?

In "Seed to Sow" -- how was their diction (annunciation of the beginning and ends of all words)?  How were their dynamic changes?  How was the harmony during the chorus sections?

Mrs. Silverstein's Class October 22, 2009

Ms. Silverstein's 3rd grade class performs the "BA Blues" on their recorders.  They have only been playing for 3 weeks!!!

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Post a comment about their performance.  Were they all saying "tah"?  Were they blowing soft and slow?

Ms. Baker's Class October 23, 2009

Ms. Baker's 5th grade class performs the D.R.U.M. circle piece: "Big Turtle Sat" by Jim Solomon.
This piece feature syncopated rhythms and a 3 part (ABC) form.

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Post a comment about this performance. How well did the ensemble stay together? Does it sound like they really listened to each other (all the parts) and made sure the group was well-balanced? How could this group improve for next time?

Mr. Talbot's Class: October 22, 2009

Mr. Talbot’s 5th grade class performs the D.R.U.M. circle piece: “Big Turtle Sat” composed by Jim Solomon.
This piece features syncopated rhythms and a 3 part (ABC) form.

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Post a comment about this performance.  Did the ensemble play well together?  Does it sound like they really listened to each other?  Was the ensemble well-balanced?