Phoenix Children's Chorus Auditions

This is a great opportunity for students who love to sing.

Congrats!

Hooray for a job well done!

Thank you for supporting your students and being an enthusiastic audience.

Click here to order a copy of the DVD under the Archway Lincoln heading. 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

Concert Night Logistics

K-2 Concert Night Logistics: Thursday, November 16th

To facilitate a smooth transition into our new concert venue, here are a few things to keep in mind:

Kindergarten Families

·        Call time at 4:45pm

·        Parking in Lot 1 (map on back)

·        Students enter through doors closest to the Box Office- only students will be admitted into the building at this time

·        Pick up from the Little Theatre

1^st Grade Families

·        Call time at 5pm

·        Parking in Lot 2 (map on back)

·        Students enter through doors closest to the Box Office- only students will be admitted into the building at this time

·        Students check in and report to the Little Theater

·        Pick up from Reserved Section in back of the Auditorium

2^nd Grade Families

·        Call time 5pm

·        Parking in Lot 3 (map on back)

·        Students enter through doors closest to the Box Office- only students will be admitted into the building at this time

·        Students check in and report to Reserved Section in back of the Auditorium

·        Pick up from the stage

There will be staff members in the parking lot and in the lobby to assist the students in reporting to their appropriate locations. Only students will be admitted into the building from 4:45-5:10pm. Outside doors open at 5:10pm. Auditorium doors open at 5:20pm. Please plan on staying until the end of the entire K-2 concert out of respect for all of the students. The 3^rd-5^th grade students will be arriving at 6:30pm. To avoid traffic jams, please exit promptly once you have your student. K-2 siblings of older students must be picked up at the end of their concert. There will be no supervision provided for the younger students during the 3^rd-5^th grade concert. Aditionally, no food or drink will be permitted in the auditorium.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and support.

Mandatory Archway Lincoln Concert

Thursday, November 16^th

^{Higley Center for the Performing Arts}

K-2nd    5:30-6:15pm

3rd-5th    7-8pm

Kindergarten call time: 4:45pm

1st and 2nd call time: 5pm

Drop off and Pick up info coming soon.

Click here for directions to the Higley Center for the Performing Arts.


Thursday, November 16th at 5:30pm at the Higley Center For the Performing Arts

Kindergarteners arrive at 4:45pm
1st-2nd arrive at 5pm

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt, with a black skirt (knee length or longer)  or black dress slacks, and black dress shoes (black tights if desired).

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes.

The students will be wearing the same attire for the Spring Concert in April.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o     Macy’s

o     JCPenney

o     Sears

o     Kohl’s

o     Target

o     Walmart

o     Lands’ End (landsend.com)

o     Shopstyle.com

Fall Concert

Fall Concert 

Thursday, November 16th at 5:30pm at the Higley Center For the Performing Arts

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt, with a black skirt (knee length or longer)  or black dress slacks, and black dress shoes (black tights if desired).

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes.

The students will be wearing the same attire for the Spring Concert in April.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o     Macy’s

o     JCPenney

o     Sears

o     Kohl’s

o     Target

o     Walmart

o     Lands’ End (landsend.com)

o     Shopstyle.com

New Music Monday, Welcome September, and Fall Concert Update

September is here and we have a new composer this month!

1st and 2nd have been learning about Mr. Bach. He is one of the most influential composers of all time and has written over 1000 compositions.
We started last week with the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
The students have loved learning about the organ and I'm sure they have told you about Organ Stop Pizza.  😃 Some of my students told me about it last year and have really enjoyed seeing an organ in real life. This week we are learning about Minuets and listening to another famous Bach piece, Minuet in G.

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Some students from 2D were asking questions about Bach's 20 kids that I could not answer at the time. I did some research and found a link that had some information about them. A few of them even became renowned composers just like their father.
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Students are also taking beginning steps towards reading music. Both grade levels can read Sol/Mi melodies as well as rhythms with quarter and eighth notes.

Kindergarten  has been learning about Lullabys and how there is different music for different things. We have heard a song to shake out our sillies, a song to help us wake up and now lullabys to put us to sleep. You may have also heard some "bubble language" from your students. Bubble language comes from a poem and is preparation for "rhythm language" which introduces "ta"and "ti-ti".

All the grade levels have begun preparing for the Fall Concert. Here are a few details to keep in mind:

Fall Concert 

Thursday, November 16th at 5:30pm at the Higley Center For the Performing Arts

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt, with a black skirt (knee length or longer)  or black dress slacks, and black dress shoes (black tights if desired).

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes.

The students will be wearing the same attire for the Spring Concert in April.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o     Macy’s

o     JCPenney

o     Sears

o     Kohl’s

o     Target

o     Walmart

o     Lands’ End (landsend.com)

o     Shopstyle.com

Wrapping Up August

Greetings from Music Class!

This week in Kindergarten we have been exploring music that is high and low.
We are able to sing, speak and move high and low when we hear the music change.
We practiced this with "Teasing Song". Students are able to move high, middle and low as the music changes.

Our favorite activity this week was playing Ballerinas and Soldiers.
The students march like soldiers when the music is low and twirl like ballerinas when the music is high.

1st and 2nd graders are finishing up their study of Mr. Vivaldi. They should be able to tell you 5 facts about him and which season was their favorite to listen to.
This week, we ended with "Spring" and showed the story from the poem with scarves.
The students got to be happy people, birds, the murmuring stream or the thunder and lightening.

Springtime is upon us.

The birds celebrate her return with festive song,

and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes.

Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven,

Then they die away to silence, and the birds take up their charming songs once more.

Happy Listening!

Week 3

Kindergartners have been learning about high and low sounds with the help of Oliver the owl and the piano. They are learning to move up and down when the music goes high or low.


1st and 2nd graders listened to "Winter" this week. They loved moving in different ways to show the short and choppy parts of the music and contrasting it with the parts played by the solo violin.
"Winter"


Below is a short video that gives a bit of background on Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons. 

Why Should You Listen to Vivaldi's Four Seasons?

And We're Off!

The new school year is already off to a great start.
This week the students have been getting used to being in their new music room and learning what to do when they get there. We have been practicing our procedures, cues and warming up our singing voices.

Our Kinder and 1st grade students have met Oliver the Owl. Oliver helps us find our singing voice when we have lost it. He also loves to be in charge and the students enjoy watching him conduct.

This Week's Listening

Last year, students were very excited about the music we listened to in class. Many times, I would forget to post the links on my blog. I am making a conscious effort to be more consistent with that this year so that the students can share what they are learning with you. 😊 Here is what we have been listening to this week:

Kinder- selections from Peer Gynt By Edvard Grieg.

"Morning"

"In the Hall of the Mountain King"

1st  and 2nd have a new composer every month. 

August's Composer of the Month is Mr. Vivaldi. 


By the end of the week, they should have listened to two selections from 
The Four Seasons. 

"Summer"

"Autumn"


I look forward to seeing you at Curriculum Night.

~Mrs. Boswell

Welcome to Music Class!

Hello! My name is Rachel Boswell and I am the General Music Teacher for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. I am a native of Rochester, NY and a graduate of Roberts Wesleyan College where I completed a B.S. in Music Education. As I am a member of the Founding Faculty, this will be my third year teaching at Archway Lincoln. A few of my hobbies are singing, playing guitar, reading, hiking and bragging excessively about my two year old niece.

I am looking forward to welcoming back our young scholars and meeting the new additions to our great school. In music class, students will explore and navigate the wonderful world of music! These early years are an essential time in your student’s development to introduce foundational musical concepts. They will serve as the basis of their understanding of music for years to come. My goal is to engage the students in singing, playing, listening, creating, performing and responding to music.

We will cover:

•    Music Theory - solfege, melody, rhythm, notation, form, articulation

•    Singing - finding our singing voice, posture, breathing, volume control, song memorization

•    Playing - technique for a variety of instruments, pitched and unpitched

•    Music History - composer’s lives and works

•    Listening - getting familiar with beautiful pieces of music and describing what we hear

•    Moving - responding kinesthetically to the music we hear

•    Performing - an essential part of being a musician. Each grade level will have the opportunity to put on a concert for family and friends twice a year. The concerts are  mandatory and part of their grade. The concert dates are:

Thursday, November 16th from 5:30- 6:15pm

and

Thursday, April 5th from 5:30-6:15pm

We will be performing at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

I look forward to our correspondence and a wonderful year ahead.

Sincerely,

Rachel Boswell

rboswell@archwaylincoln.org

Congratulations!!

Congratulations on a fantastic Spring Concert! 

We had so much fun celebrating our Wonderful World.

I am so proud of all the students. Their hard work and perseverance paid off!

The students are truly learning how to go from strength to strength in their performances. Thank you for your patience as we had to work out some technical difficulties right as the doors were supposed to open. Your students are truly blessed to have such supportive and encouraging families.

Below is the link to purchase a DVD of the Spring Concert from Esthetics in Motion.

https://squareup.com/store/archwayconcerts/

Have a wonderful weekend!

Second Grade: You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy

When skies are grey

You’ll never know, dear

How much I love you

Please don’t take my sunshine away

2A

The other night, dear

As I was thinking

I saw you making

Me lots of food

When I was hungry, you gave me dinner

Then you gave me lots of dessert

2B

The other night, dear

When I was looking

Through our albums

I saw your face

And when I saw you

I was so happy

So I hugged you very tight

2C

The other night dear,

As I was sleeping,

I dreamt I held you in my arms

And when I woke up

You were still with me

So I sang this happy song

Spring Concert Reminder!

Dear K-2 Archway Lincoln Parents,                                                            

I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to work with your students this first quarter. It has been exciting to see your students learning and growing in their musical skills and knowledge.

Our MANDATORY Spring Music Concert is fast approaching, and I wanted to take a moment to give you some very important information on the event.

When – Thursday, April 27th at 5:30 PM

Where – Archway Lincoln Gym

Call Time – 5:00 PM (All students should report to their classrooms)

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt (short sleeve or longer), black skirt (knee length or longer) or dress slacks, and black dress shoes.

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, and black dress shoes.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o   Macy’s

o   JCPenney

o   Sears

o   Kohl’s

o   Target

o   Walmart

o   Lands’ End (landsend.com)

o   Shopstyle.com

Please do not hesitate to e-mail me should you have any further questions regarding the music concert. All the information in this letter can also be found on my blog. We look forward to seeing you on April 27th!

Rachel Boswell

K-2^nd Grade Music Teacher

E-mail - rboswell@archwaylincoln.org

Blog - http://archwaylincolnmusick2.blogspot.com

2nd Grade MC parts

This week I introduced the MC parts to 2nd Grade. 

Here are the parts so that the students can practice.

#1

Our exploration of the wonderful world around us continues. In second grade we will be singing about the vast and beautiful SKY! Imagine with me, if you will, the early morning. Can you see the sunrise? Can you see the golden colors slowly fill the sky?      Our first selection is a celebration of this beautiful morning and a new day.

#2

That is such a great song to sing when you wake up feeling happy and excited about a new day. But we all know that there are many days when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Those days can feel rainy and gloomy. Good thing the rain doesn’t last forever. This song is a reminder that after the rain is gone, sometimes you can see a rainbow in the sky. Special thanks to the 6^th graders for playing the recorder with us as we sing. 

#3

Rain doesn’t always have to make a day gloomy and sad. Sometimes, if it’s not raining too hard, it can be fun to play in the rain. It’s usually quite sunny here so we will need to use our imaginations again. Imagine big, fat raindrops falling from the ceiling. I think we need to take out our umbrellas!! Here comes the rain!! 

Over The Waves

This week, combined rehearsals started. We had a fantastic day yesterday working on putting things together for our upcoming concert. ALL the students did an EXCELLENT job staying focused and working hard. 

I put together a playlist of Prelude Music that will be playing before the concert begins, I picked some of my favorites that relate to our theme, What a Wonderful World.

In Kindergarten today we listened to Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves).  We imagined what it would be like to be on a giant ship, sailing over the waves in the ocean. 1st grade and 2nd will hear this piece tomorrow in class. 

The students are very excited to be sharing this prelude music with you. 

Here is a sneak peak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCCQZFDkJk

Have a great weekend!

Spring Concert!

Dear K-2 Archway Lincoln Parents,                                                            

I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to work with your students this first quarter. It has been exciting to see your students learning and growing in their musical skills and knowledge.

Our MANDATORY Spring Music Concert is fast approaching, and I wanted to take a moment to give you some very important information on the event.

 

When – Thursday, April 27th at 5:30 PM

Where – Archway Lincoln Gym

Call Time – 5:00 PM (All students should report to their classrooms)

Dress Code for Concerts:

Girls must wear a white shirt (short sleeve or longer), black skirt (knee length or longer) or dress slacks, and black dress shoes.

Boys must wear a white collared, button-down shirt, black slacks, and black dress shoes.

Some stores that carry appropriate concert attire:

o   Macy’s

o   JCPenney

o   Sears

o   Kohl’s

o   Target

o   Walmart

o   Lands’ End (landsend.com)

o   Shopstyle.com

Please do not hesitate to e-mail me should you have any further questions regarding the music concert. All the information in this letter can also be found on my blog. We look forward to seeing you on April 27th!

Rachel Boswell

K-2^nd Grade Music Teacher

E-mail - rboswell@archwaylincoln.org

Blog - http://archwaylincolnmusick2.blogspot.com