Hellooooo fun!

I'm not going to lie.  Keeping up with this blog is harder than I imagined! I thought I'd be on here updating all the time...however... that's not the case.  Sooooo.... here is a sampling of what's happened the last few weeks. 

NC Symphony Woodwind Quintet visits Trent Park!  Woo Hoo!  The fifth graders at TPE were recently treated to a concert by the members of the woodwind quintet.  The students were very excited to experience this wonderful opportunity. 
Here's what some of my students said... “I loved the entire thing! One of my favorite things was when they allowed us (the students) help conduct a song. I loved when they played because the music was AWESOME! Someday I would love to be in the band and play one of the reed instruments.”  “Every instrument sounded different and unique. The flute, the clarinet, the horn, the oboe and the bassoon all sound so wonderful together. I learned so many things about the instruments. I would love for them to come back to our school another time.”  "The woodwind quintet was EPIC!"



All grade levels have participated in some composition activites.  Kindergarten made "Snowball Melodies" using High and Low.  First Graders created Valentine's Day melodies using High, Middle and Low.  By third grade, students were composing and playing their Valentine's Day melodies using the notes on the staff and barred instruments. Check out the pictures below!

In general, we love to have fun in music class.  Sometimes we are dancing, sometimes there is singing, othertimes we are playing instruments or even just taking time to explore them.  No matter what happens, we are always having as much fun as possible!  Also, have I mentioned that I frequently pass out  my $200 camera to my students and let them photograph during class.  Here's what happens :)