Friday, November 15, 2013

December Lyrics and Practice Playlist

CLICK HERE for the December 2013 Lyric Sheet



Video playlist:



We won't be doing all of these songs this exact way, but this is a good way to keep the tunes in your head!

December Concert Info:
  • Monday, December 9th SPARK Band and Orchestra in the SPARK Cafeteria 6:00pm
  • Wednesday, December 11th “Cocoa and Caroling” with SPARK Chorus and AC at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 5:30-7:00pm (optional, but let Ms. Turgeon know if you can't come!)
  • Wednesday, December 18th SPARK and Mary Lin Choruses 6:00pmin the Mary Lin Auditorium  (Chorus and AC Call time 4:30pm) All Chorus and AC are expected to attend.
Please let Ms. Turgeon, Ms. Valkova, or Ms. Moore know via note or email if your child is NOT available for any of these performances ASAP! Every musician is important!


Song
Textbook/Source
Notes
   S’vivon
Spotlight 4/374
Hebrew. A cappella. Canon & ostinato
Ocho Kandelikas
Making Music 4/429
Ladino (Hebrew+Spanish) guitar/castanet
  A la Nanita
Spotlight  4/230
Parallel harmony guitar  or glockenspiel
Merry Modal Christmas
Making Music 4/411
French. Some harmony. Piano
Christmastime is Here
Sheet music
AC  piano


All Through the Night
Spotlight 4/277
Making Music 5/105
AC Welsh. Violin & maybe piano . Descant
Winter Wonderland
Spotlight  5/ 408
Parallel harmony. Piano and drum
Gong Xi
Spotlight 3/384
Chinese. A cappella or created .
Allunde Aluia
Spotlight 4/34
Swahili. African Percussion, call response
Singabahambayo
Spotlight 5/56
Zulu 3 part parallel harmony African Percussion
Aeyaya Balano Sakkad
Spotlight  5/402
Konkani Diwali song. May have sitar player!
 I Hear Those Jingle Bells
Music K-8Partner song. 

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Music Notes November 7, 2013



Pretty please fill out the following availability survey for the upcoming events for Music@SPARK (worth 3 bonus Music points!):  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U8MOA2g1D_aqcGIqvfqZm37lIAey0LAdoeKmk4ePACE/viewform

NOTES:
·         AC Parents: I thought I would be gone from school on Nov. 8th, but I will be here so we’ll have AC rehearsal this week! Yaaaaay! 
·         Chorus & AC Parents: we have started preparing music for our December concerts. Practice videos and lyric sheets will be linked on the blog and distributed to students soon—probably next week! We have several songs that will be in foreign languages (French, Konkani, Hebrew, Swahili, Welsh, maybe Chinese…) so please encourage your child to practice once they have all of their resources!
·         Band/Orchestra Parents: Please continue to remind your child(ren) to use the shelves and third floor table for instrument storage during the day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and never put their instrument on the floor or in hallways where kids could trip over them. We have a blind student at SPARK and some other students on crutches, so the instruments are becoming a hazard.  Also, please remind your child to bring their instruments home after Band & Orchestra on Mondays and Wednesdays. 
The exception: Cellos, Double Bass, Baritone Horn, and Snare Drums may remain in their assigned areas at SPARK Monday-Wednesday, but should be picked up Wednesday afternoons. There is not a secure place for instruments to be stored overnight or during weekends, and this will avoid loss or damage to instruments. Besides, the kids should be practicing, right? J
·         All parents: In case you didn’t receive Say, Play, Display project info  (linked here) Some students have already started their projects and I can’t wait to see/hear what they come up with! 
·         All Musicians: If your child creates a Singing or Playing project they may want to sign up to perform at Ms. Mobley’s Sundays at San Fran Open Mic on Sunday, December 8th.  Email Mobleyj@atlanta.k12.ga.us for info.

Mark Your Calendars! December Concert Info:
  • Monday, December 9th SPARK Band and Orchestra in the SPARK Cafeteria 6:00pm
  • Wednesday, December 11th 5:30-7:30pm “Cocoa and Caroling” with SPARK Chorus and AC at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (optional, but let Ms. Turgeon know if you can't come!)
  • Wednesday, December 18th SPARK and Mary Lin Choruses 6:00pm in the Mary Lin Auditorium  (Chorus and AC Call time 4:30pm) All Chorus and AC are expected to attend.
And let Ms. Turgeon, Ms. Valkova, or Ms. Moore know via note or email if your child is NOT available for any of these performances and the reason ASAP! Every musician is important!

Monday, November 4, 2013

GMEA Fifth District Honor Chorus

Congratulations to Abby E., Malic H., and Lucy S. for representing SPARK at the first annual GMEA Fifth District Honor Chorus event! The students rehearsed for weeks before the concert, and all day Friday and Saturday to present a fantastic concert featuring some of the best 4th, 5th, and 6th grade singers from public and private schools in Atlanta and Fulton County.  The students worked with clinician Suzanne Logue from Hightower Trail Middle School in Cobb County and performed

"Thanks and Praise" by Ruth E. Dwyer
"Stars" by Tom T. Shelton, Jr.
"Allunde, Alluia" arranged by Margaret Campbelle-Holman
"The Moon" by Bret Silverman
"Monster" by Brian Tate

Saturday Warm-up

 


 Some free time with books and friends from Drew Charter and Holy Innocents'!