Thursday, March 30, 2017

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.



Have a great weekend!



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Monday, March 13, 2017

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 Time5:00 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-2nd Grade Music Teacher
E-mail - rboswell@archwaylincoln.org

Blog - http://archwaylincolnmusick2.blogspot.com

Friday, March 10, 2017

Beethoven's 5th! Beethoven's 5th!

1st and 2nd graders got to move around a lot today while we listened to Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

We heard the repeated rhythm over and over again. I'm sure your students will show you what we came up with in class and MORE. 

Friday, March 3, 2017

Moonlight Sonata

Today in 1st and 2nd grade we heard a sneak peak of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
We discussed the mood of the piece and even turned the lights off when we listened!

Here it is again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOUcikyGRk