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The week after our holiday programs, students were asked to reflect on how they did at their shows. This helps us to meet some of our Core Music Standards by responding to and evaluating our performance. Each grade did a slightly different response, but all students gave thoughtful answers about their performance. My favorite part of reading these responses was seeing how students were able to think deeper about their performance as they got older. See some examples, along with the top responses in each grade below: Kindergarten: Kindergarteners reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were seeing their families, singing, and Suzy Snowflake. MU:Re9.1.Ka
With guidance,
apply personal
and expressive
preferences in
the evaluation of
music. 1st Grade: 1st Graders reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were Jingle Bells, singing, and On This Night. They would make their performance better by not talking on stage, adding more songs, and standing still. MU:Re9.1.1a With
limited guidance,
apply personal and
expressive
preferences in the
evaluation of music
for specific
purposes. 2nd Grade: 2nd Graders reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were I Want to Be An Elf, Frosty the Snowman, and their class poems. They would make their performance better by not talking on stage, remembering the words better, and adding more movements. They felt happy, nervous, and scared. MU:Re9.1.2a
Apply personal and
expressive
preferences in the
evaluation of music
for specific
purposes. 3rd Grade: 3rd Graders reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were the Nutcracker plate routine, Jingle Bell Rock, and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. They would make their show better by adding Frosty the Snowman, singing louder, and remembering the words better. They were feeling happy, nervous, and scared. MU:Re9.1.3a
Evaluate musical
works and
performances,
applying
established
criteria, and
describe
appropriateness to
the context. 4th Grade: 4th Graders reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were the 12 Days of Christmas (written by their teachers), Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and playing the recorder. They would make their show better by not talking on stage, giving everyone a chance at the Boomwhackers, and not playing the recorder. They were feeling nervous, happy, and good. After their performance, they felt sad that it was over, happy, and good. MU:Re9.1.4a
Evaluate musical
works and
performances,
applying
established
criteria, and
explain
appropriateness to
the context. 5th Grade: 5th Graders reported that some of their favorite parts of the show were MU:Re9.1.5a
Evaluate musical
works and
performances,
applying
established
criteria, and explain
appropriateness to
the context, citing
evidence from the
elements of music.
Congratulations to our Memorial School Band and Chorus members! They performed in their first concert tonight, December 21, 2016.
Our 30-member Chorus performed four selections to open the show. Selections included Make New Friends, A Grateful Nation, One Candle One Flame, and Cold Snap. Despite some technical difficulties with the accompaniment, students did a great job and were even able to perform one song a cappella! The Maroon Band, our advanced band, performed Theme from "The Nutcracker" and Jolly Old St. Nicholas. They learned these songs in addition to the songs they performed with the Middle School Band. These students have been very busy with performances this month! The 60-member White Band closed out the show. With only two months of experience on their instruments, students did a fabulous job! They performed Rain Rain, Hot Cross Buns, Good King Wenceslas (featuring solis by each section) and Jingle Bells. Great job to all of our performers! Our next performances will be Tuesday, March 28th for Evening with the Arts. Hope to see you there!
Thank you for coming to our 3rd Grade Holiday Program. Students sang, recited "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and even performed a plate routine reflecting the form of the Nutcracker March. If you missed the performance, please check out the Leicester Memorial School Facebook page for a short video clip.
Our Maroon Band members just performed in their second Middle School Concert of the year. Thank you to Ms. Looney for letting our advanced band members perform with your group! Our four Memorial School students joined the Middle School band for "Dance of the Reed Flutes" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." If you missed their performance, see the video below:
Maroon Band members will be performing again next Wednesday, December 21st at 6pm at the Memorial School Winter Concert. Hope to see you there!
Please join us for our Memorial School Winter Concert next Wednesday, December 21st at 6pm. Our Chorus students are clearly very excited to see you there!
Thank you for coming to our 2nd Grade Holiday Program today! Students were well-prepared with all of their songs and poems and put on a great show. It was so nice to see so many families there. If you missed the show or would like to watch it again, please watch the following video. Thank you to Leicester Cable Access Channel for filming our shows!
Thank you for joining us at our 1st Grade Holiday Program today! Students did a great job with all of their songs and poems, and it was awesome to see so many families there! If you missed the program or you would like to watch it again, please watch the following video. Thank you to Leicester Cable Access Channel for filming the show!
Thank you for joining us at our Kindergarten Holiday Program today! Students did a great job memorizing their songs and motions despite their nerves. It's hard to imagine that this was their first performance! If you missed our show or would like to watch it again, here is the video, recorded by the Leicester Cable Access Channel. Thank you to LCAC for filming our show!
Preschoolers' newest simple song is Pitter, Patter. They have practiced singing it using hand motions and while playing the rain stick to make the sound of rain. Once they could sing it as a group, they all sang it as a solo all by themselves! Pitter, patter, Pitter, patter, Listen to the rain. Pitter, patter, Pitter, patter, On my windowpane. Hear Mrs. Mueller's preschool class sing this song.
