April is so many things but two stand out the most to me: National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month. In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month 2022, RHINO has 24/7 Jazz Radio on YouTube. Check it out here. Also, here is the Jazz Academy's "What Is Jazz?" playlist. Below you will find one of those videos.
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As we wait for our Orff instruments to come, we have been doing more listening lessons with movement props. Before Spring Break the students were introduced to piece "Galop" from The Comedians composed by Dimitri Kabalevsky. They used ribbon streamers and scarves to do movements that represented the form of the piece. Though the form is ABA, it is filled with interludes between the main sections. I enjoyed teaching the students the movements as well as seeing them do the movements. They did an awesome job showing and describing which movement represented each section of the piece.
PICS/VIDEO to COME Coming back from Spring Break, I decided to stick with the listening lessons. This week back is a short one for my classes so we are learning about and doing "Trepak (Russian Dance)" from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. We are looking at AABA form in a short piece. Of course, there is an interlude and coda in there for more to do. It sounds like a lot because the song is only just over one minute! This was a fun piece with which to start our last leg of the school year! PICS to COME I am so proud of how great the students at Marion Intermediate School performed at Art in the Park. As stated, the day of the performance was the first time we had ALL of the students at the rehearsal. We've had several practices but usually with some groups of students missing. I am thankful of the time that our Assistant Principal Mr. Washington allowed us to get together to rehearse; this time eased many of the students apprehensions. It warmed my heart to hear our students singing using the correct voice and tone.
There was to be video, but it didn't record!!!! Yes, my heart dropped when I realized this. Hopefully someone has a recording of the MIS performance to share. This is just to let the performers and all of the students at MIS know that I am proud of them and what they have shown me they can do. PICTURES TO COME |
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