Congratulations on a spectacular music program!
Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7
May 2, 2012
7:00pm Middle School West auditorium
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Middle Level Select Choir Concert
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
6:30pm at the Historic Church
Choir members report to the school music room by 6:10pm
Song practice:
"Al Shlosha" soprano (higher) part
"Al Shlosah" alto (lower) part
"Al Shlosha" (both parts)
"Phantom of the Opera" soprano (higher)
"Phantom of the Opera" alto (lower)
"Phantom of the Opera" (both parts)
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Guitar and Piano recital
Students of Ms. Padden
Thursday, May 24
6:30pm at the Historic Church
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Middle Level (Grades 5, 6 and 7):
Grade 7 Song Choice Presentation Planning Sheet
Song Ideas:
Something to Say by Matthew West
Better than a Hallelujah by Amy Grant
In Better Hands by Natalie Grant
Waiting for Tomorrow by Mandisa
I Won’t Let Go by Rascal Flatts
Songs presented:
Share the Well by Caedmon's Call
Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback
Where Were You by Alan Jackson
We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
What it Means To Be Loved by Mark Schultz
Skin (Sarabeth) by Joe Henry and Doug Johnson
If Heaven Wasn't so Far Away by Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch and Brett Jones
Playing For Change
Interview video (fast forward to 8 min:30 sec)
Check out these great music websites:
Note names:
Music exploration:
Classics for Kids (games and more)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
Spotlight on Music (music class textbooks)
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Recorder Students:
Rockin' Recorder practice songs
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Guitar Students:
Guitar lesson schedule 2011-12
Piano Students:
What will we be learning in music this year?
National Standards for Music Education:
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
