End of the Year Show
Singers were focused and prepared after a good rehearsal the previous day. Forgotten lyrics were remembered, attention was payed to the director and smiles appeared on faces of singers and parents as the show progressed. The nine songs presented featured some two-part singing (Don’t Ever Give Up and Show Me Some Respect), some jazz (The Big Band, Dancin’ On The Rooftop, Slick Back Jack) some rock ( Listen To The Beat, We’re All In This Together, Get Up) and a rap (Get’cha Head In The Game).
The students made me very proud as they sang with drive and spirit. They also looked great in their t-shirts. I really hope the third and fourth graders will be in chorus next year!
iPhone app review-Relative Pitch
This app will teach you tro recognize intervals. It’s a good tool for training the ear, has great instructions and is easy to use.
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The lessons are progressive, starting with unison and whole step tones. After you complete a lesson and test on it successfully, you go on to another. Lessons also cover minor second, minor and major third, tritone, perfect fourth and fifth, minor and major sixth and octave intervals.
I like this app for teaching but the full version costs $7.99 so I probably won’t buy it.
Performances
So far we have the Winter Sing Along (Dec.) and the Festival of Talent (Feb. 27, 2010). More will be added later.
Talent Update Feb. 14
Pierpont’s chorus will be part of a mass chorus, joining with the Citrus Glen Chorus, the Ventura Youth Chorus and the VUSD Chorus.
The Pierpont group will open the song “Our Time”(listen to it), then the other groups will come in, one at a time, until the end of the song, when the entire mass chorus will sing. We will need the practice sessions to work this out.
HERE ARE THE (CHANGED) practice times at Ventura H.S.:
Thurs. Feb. 26-4 to 4:30 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 27-6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 28-1 to 2 p.m.
Sat. Feb 28- 6 p.m. Curtain call for 7 p.m. show.
Performers do not need tickets. Everyone else needs a ticket to watch the show. Tickets are $10. at school and $15 at the door.
Fire and police responded to a fire in room 10 this morning. Students and staff were evacuated but no injuries were reported.
Welcome Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders
You can visit this site any time you want to practice the music you are learning in your class. Begin by clicking on “Recorder Music” in the tab above.
Two new songs added
We’re starting to work on “Put On Your Shoes” and “Dance With Your Hands”. Both songs are fun to sing and have great accompaniment. We’ll use these songs in our first performance (to be announced soon).
