Set Design Crew...Still Working Hard!

Another week of work...such talented kids!















  MANY THANKS to Mrs. Richardson for all her help and talent!  We made an amazing set!

Set Design Crew

Here we are, a week later....check out the progress!

Set Design Crew - First Work Session

These pictures are of our awesome set design crew that designed our holiday musical set back in December.  Here they are during their first work session:

The group is a mix of talented 4th and 5th Grade students at Boger.
The scene is a "soda shop" and they had some great ideas!

Square One Art!

Our fabulous art teacher and our awesome PTO organize this amazing fundraiser every year called Square One Art.  Each student makes a piece of art and then they can order a variety of things with their artwork on it (shirts, keychains, etc.)  This year, I tried making one of my own! (top picture)  Mrs. Richardson had to help me with my xylophone, but I think it turned out pretty good!  I will definitely be buying something with the design on it.

This picture below is our Bel Canto Beacons Chorus Square One Art project!  I LOVE it so much...it has the name of every chorus member on it and can also be purchased on a t shirt or anything else that you want!  I'll definitely be getting one of these as well!

OVERFLOWING WITH BLESSINGS!

This picture was taken during Chorus rehearsal on Monday, September 19th.  I wanted to take this picture simply to show how crowded in is in my room during these rehearsals!!  The room is FULL!  I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to work with these kids.  They are enthusiastic and excited to learn about music.  I have the best job in the world!
 

Chorus Rehearsal 9/15/11

We had an awesome second rehearsal....we are reaching nearly 70 members...wow!  The music room is CROWDED!  But, in spite of that, we got some great work done on the opening piece of the musical.  Everyone is learning Part 2 for right now because I think it is really important to be able to hear and read music that might not always be the melody.  They did really well.  We will eventually assign parts but for now, the whole ensemble is learning both.  We did a detailed work through of the song "Jingle Bell Jukebox," learning the pitches, rhythms, and just practicing the words because they are HARD!  We started some work on the beginning of our 4th piece, "Jingle Bells Rock," which is a fun mash up of "Jingle Bells" and "Jingle Bell Rock."  

Great behavior and work from all participants!  Hooray!

First Chorus Rehearsal!

We had our first Chorus rehearsal today and it was a tremendous success!  There were over 60 students in attendance and we spent the time working on some overall vocal technique as well as a quick read through of the musical that we will be working on this season.  I am very excited about our musical, Jingle Bell Jukebox, because it is a great combination of fun, familiar songs in good arrangements, as well as some challenging but interested original songs.  

Our chorus is made up of 4th and 5th grade students who volunteer their time twice a week after school.  They go through a simple audition and application process.  It is an awesome group of kids and I am so blessed to be able to work with them.  Stay tuned for more updates as we go through our rehearsal season!