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Posted on May 7, 2012 by Debra Martin

The grade level talent shows will be as follows:  (Auditions are during music classes May 7 – 10.) 

Thursday, May 17       2nd grade   10:00  

                                         4th grade      1:30

Friday, May 18            K                  8:30

                                         1st grade     9:20  

                                         3rd grade   10:40

                                         5th grade     1:30 

Schoolwide         Tuesday, May 22  (a variety of performers will be selected from   the grade levels.  They will perform for both schoolwide shows)                                                                                            
                               K,1,2   8:30
                               3,4,5  10:00

Free concert CU bands, Tuesday, April 17

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Debra Martin
This Tuesday the Cumberland Jazz Band and Instrumental Ensembles will perform at 7:00 in the Heydel Fine Arts Center, Cumberland University.!
We have been studying about the instrument families and and this would be a great way to reinforce what the students have learned.
The guest soloist and composer will be pianist, Dennis Burnside.
Hope you can make it

 

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Debra Martin

Information about Talent Show

If you are interested in auditioning for our end-of-the-year talent show it is time to start practicing in earnest.  Auditions will be May 7 – 10 during music classes.  Students will be selected to perform at grade-level talent shows in the gym during special classes on May 17 & 18.  From these shows a few students from each grade will be selected to perform a variety show for the school on the morning of May 22.  Specific times will be posted later.

Guidelines for singers:

Accompaniment may be Karaoke track or piano or guitar player.

Lyrics must be memorized.

Lyrics must be age-appropriate.  Submit song lyrics for approval.

 

Students may partner up with other students from Coles Ferry even if in a different grade.  Parents are responsible for arranging practice.

U.S. Army Band Concert FREE

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Debra Martin

For Tickets/Info call 615-782-4040

The concert is FREE!  If you call this number to put your name on the list you can be seated early. 
 Fifteen minutes before the concert starts everyone not on the list will be admitted.

This is a GREAT band.  They will play a variety of music that should appeal to all.  It is especially moving for veterans when the service songs are played. 
 They are asked to stand so the audience can clap for them.  

If you know someone who would like to go to this concert, please forward this information.

Hope to see some of you there!

Debra Martin

U. S. Army Band and Soldier’s Chorus FREE Concert

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Debra Martin

http://www.armyfieldband.com/pages/sponsor/programs/March25_NashvilleTN_1500.pdf

This is THE Army Band from Washington, D.C. – definitely worth a trip to Nashville.  If you have relatives or friends who served in the Armed Forces I’m sure it would be a treat for them if you invited them to go along.  Go to the links on this page for more information.

To listen to selections:

http://www.armyfieldband.com/pages/listening/downloads.html

Peter and the Wolf

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Debra Martin

Performed by the Nashville Ballet.

2nd, 3rd, and 5th graders at CFE studied this story and learned about the instruments of the orchestra.

This would be a great family outing.  Saturday, February 11, 2 P.M.

 

See link below for more information.

http://patron.tpac.org/main.taf?p=9,5,1&ProductionID=1967

Black History Month

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Debra Martin

We are studying the following musicians.  Ask your child which ones were talked about in his or her class.

  1. Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Louis Armstrong
  3. Duke Ellington
  4. Marian Anderson
  5. Lionel Hampton
  6. Quincy Jones
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Dizzy Gillespie
  9. Ray Charles
  10. Stevie Wonder

 

Flutophone site

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Debra Martin

http://recorderman.com/index.php?option=com_maianmedia&view=album&album=5&Itemid=50

This is the website to the CD we are using in class.  It has excerpts or full tracks that you can listen to and play along with.  Don’t forget to tune your flutophone(usually pull the mouthpiece out a little) so it matches pitch with the CD.  Have fun!

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Debra Martin

I hope everyone had a nice break.  I enjoyed spending time with my family and friends.

I am looking forward to exciting times in music class for the second half of our year.

 

Debra Martin