Monday, October 22, 2012

Trip to the Opera

We had a wonderful time going to see Daughter of the Regiment by composer Donezetti.  We traveled along with the students from Mrs. LeDoux's 6th grade choir.  Here's some interviews from our adventure:

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Skip to My Lou on the Xylophones

1st grade parents, this is a challenge since we actually change notes (from F to C) in a rhythmic pattern on this song.  It's quite complex for our amazing first graders....woohoo kiddos!



Visit from Holland Hall alumn Barron Ryan!

Here's a great video of the kids in 3rd grade last spring enjoying some valuable musical time with the great pianist and musician Barron Ryan.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Composer Club for October - Gustav Holst

Here's some fun videos from our composer Gustav Holst.  He wrote a lot of music, but some of this most famous pieces are songs that he wrote because he was inspired by OUTER SPACE.  The Planets are so great to listen to:

3rd Graders - here's Carol of the Dance

This is such an exciting song.  Listen and sing along as we learn this piece together: