Agenda Answer for Week of 8/23

Describe the meaning of 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 time signatures.

The top number tells us what the meter in the piece is, and the bottom number tells us what the note value for each pulse is.

For example, in the picture below the time signature is ¾.

The 3 tells us that the piece is in triple meter (there are three pulses per measure), and the 4 tells us that the quarter note gets the beat.




Example:

2--duple meter
8--eighth-note pulse

examples from Munchkins and Music

You could also go to SFSKids for a GREAT lesson on the basics of music!

Chorus Auditions in Our Community

Click below for more information!

Atlanta Boy Choir with Fletcher Wolfe, founder


Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde with Paige Mathis, Music Director


Schola Cantorum at Rock Spring Presbyterian with Wanda Yang Temko

Advanced Chorus begins August 27th!

Students who are interested in participating in 4th and 5th Grade Chorus are encouraged to submit the Chorus info form (linked here) to Ms. Turgeon (asap, but no later than August 31st).

Advanced Chorus rehearsals will begin on August 27th. Rehearsals will be every Friday from dismissal until 4:00pm unless otherwise indicated. Students who wish to stay for rehearsal must bring a note for permission to stay each Friday for rehearsal and give it to their homeroom teacher.

For more information, please contact Ms. Turgeon at bturgeon@atlanta.k12.ga.us.

Agenda Answer for Week of 8/16

Music Trivia: Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. How long ago was that?

The tempo is the speed of the music.
The beat is the steady pulse, like your heartbeat.
The rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds in the music.

Thanks for Visiting the Music @ Spark website 2010-2011

Hi there!

Thanks for coming to visit our Music class website! This site will be a great way for you and your child to stay current on Music happenings at our awesome school.

Please visit the links on the lower right for games, information, and fun sites that will help your child learn a lot about music and musical instruments. Also, if you're interested in seeing what types of activities Ms. Turgeon has done in recent years at MES please visit the Musical Morningside blog link.

I'm excited about this year! Let's have a great one!
Ms. Turgeon

Spring Concert Information

Click here for a printable schedule of Spring Dates for Music@SPARK

Saturday, April 24th (optional) Parade at 2:00pm
SPARK on the March in the Inman Park Parade
“Make-it, Take-it” session on Friday, April 23rd from dismissal until 4pm to make musical instruments
and/or costumes out of recycled materials, decorate the SPARKY the Dragon truck,
and practice our Green Theme songs.
Meet at the corner of Krog and Edgewood at 1:00pm, dressed in a green-themed outfit or costume. Be prepared to sing, jump rope, march, and represent our awesome green school! See SPARK’s school website or www.springdaleparkmusic.blogspot.com for more information.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
(Rain date May 19th)
SPARK Spring Concerts
5:30pm~Orchestra Concert
CALL TIME: 5:15pm (Cafeteria)

6:00pm~Chorus and PE Classes present “The Rhythm of Life”
CALL TIME: 4:00pm (Music Room) for Chorus/Advanced Chorus (students may stay after school with Ms. Turgeon, if necessary, but please be sure they have their uniform and a snack)

6:45~ Band on the Lawn
Please plan to bring lawn chairs and even a picnic dinner!
CALL TIME: 6:15pm (Band Room)

*CALL TIME: Performers should be ON TIME dressed in their ensemble uniform
(Chorus/Band/Orchestra shirt, black pants, black socks, black shoes, tidy hair).
PLEASE arrange for your child to have dinner or a snack BEFORE the Call Times.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Orchestra “String Fling” at Grady High School
CALL TIME: 6:15pm at the Grady High School Auditorium

Spring Concert Songs

I did not post videos for every song on the list, but here is a good start. I tried to include a variety of versions from solo singers and choruses. =)


"Dance of the Nations" --They say "our love is strong" in the video, but we will say, "the time is gone, the dance goes on."



"Alouette"


All Through The Night
in Welsh: Ar Hyd Y Nos


Rhythm of Life--we're not doing the middle section, "you will make a new sensation..."



Wind on the Hill


Wind on the Hill solo


We Got the Beat


De Colores (with Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger)


Old Joe Clark


Kookaburra


Twist and Shout

Grading Rubrics for Spring Semester Projects

Click below to see the grading rubric for the Spring Semester Music Projects

Choice A: Composer Project

Choice B: Song Project

Choice C: Concert Project

Choice D: Design Your Own

Video from Advanced Chorus Performance at the Governor's Mansion

Spring Semester Music Info

Hello, and thanks for visiting the blog! This is the place to find out information about what's going on in Music class at our awesome school. At the top of this page are links to Agenda Information, the Music class grading rubric, Spring Semester Project Options, and Volunteer Opportunities. I will also keep a list of upcoming events here (in addition to the calendar on our school website).

Upcoming dates:
January 28th--Deadline for ASO permission forms and admission $8.00. Please consider donating extra for students who may need financial assistance.

February 3rd--Third and Fourth Grade Students' field trip to hear the Atlanta Symphony
2009-2010 Repertoire (click for links and background information)

Grieg: "Morning Mood" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 video
Bizet: "Habanera" from Carmen (silly version) video with Denyce Graves, an amazing mezzosoprano.
Bernstein: "Cool" from West Side Story
Handel: "Hornpipe" from Water Music video
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 1st movement


February 26th--SPARK Students sing the National Anthem at a Georgia Tech women's basketball game vs. South Carolina

March 5th--deadline for First 9 weeks Project (if your child chose Composer Project or Song Project)

April 24th--(tentative)SPARK March in the Inman Park Parade

May 7th--deadline for Second 9 weeks Project (if your child chose Concert Project or Design Your Own)

May 2010--Band/Orchestra/Chorus concert Date & Location TBA

CINS Meeting--Advanced Chorus

Fall Semester Music Project

MEMORIZE THE SONGS LISTED BELOW PLUS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING (tips for memorizing: http://www.vocalist.org.uk/learning_lyrics.html):

--memorize “Peace Round” in two languages besides English OR
--choose an introduction to memorize (listed on the WORD SHEET)
--conduct a song : requires 2-3 rehearsals with chorus
--choreograph a dance to a song and teach it to the Chorus --accompany the Chorus on an instrument or play a short solo on your instrument --create 2 posters OR 1 poster and a 1 page press release with the following information:


Orchestra Concert
with the MES Orchestra, Chorus, and Handbells
Conducted by Totka Valkova, Carlton Strother, and Esther Domingo
Thursday, December 3rd at 6pm
Morningside Elementary School Auditorium


Band and Chorus Concert
Conducted by Rick Rodriguez and Brianne Turgeon
with special guest accompanists!
Wednesday, December 9th at 7pm
Inman Middle School Auditorium (not the gym)

The songs below are the ones that Chorus and non-performers should be prepared to memorize. Chorus members should learn all of the songs on the list, non-performers
should memorize the ones indicated by (*).

Hot Chocolate
*Winter Wonderland
*Jingle Bells
*Ocho Kandelikas
Christmas Tree Feud
Christmastime is Here
*Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow
*Peace Round
Happy XMas, War is Over

Please Note: the videos that were linked here were making the blog page load too slowly. Let me know if you'd like a copy of the link list. Ms. Turgeon January 5, 2010

Chorus/Advanced Chorus Clarification

Chorus
Takes place during the weekly General Music class
Chorus students will prepare for two concerts (December and May) and several "run out" performances.

Performer--attends class,completes all assignments, and performs in concerts and/or "run out" performances.
Non-performer--attends class and completes all assignments.
Performer Support--jobs are created on a concert-by-concert basis, according to the needs of the Chorus and venue.

Advanced Chorus
Attends after-school rehearsal on Fridays until 4:00
Performs in concerts, "run out" performances, and at the Governor's Mansion on December 11th from 11:00-12:45.

Sousa

Here are some links and photos about the Patriotic composer John Philip Sousa.

Podcast about JPS

General information





Sousaphone--the marching band version of a tuba, designed at the request of John Philip Sousa.

Thanks for Visiting the Music @ Spark website!

Hi there!

Thanks for coming to visit our Music class website! This site will be a great way for you and your child to stay current on Music happenings at our awesome school.

Please visit the links on the lower right for games, information, and fun sites that will help your child learn a lot about music and musical instruments. Also, if you're interested in seeing what types of activities Ms. Turgeon has done in recent years at MES please visit the Musical Morningside blog link.

I'm excited about this year! Let's have a great one!
Ms. Turgeon