This is a short reminder to students in Booming Beats, that our last performance is this Friday @ 6:00 for the PTA End of the Year Picnic and Book Sale. The Beats will be kicking off the festivities right at 6:00, so I’m asking performers to arrive at 5:40 to warm up and help...
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This week marks the finial performance for most of our music groups. On Thursday May 23 @ 6:30 PM on the Lewis stage Recorder Club, Stings, Band and the Boomin’ Beats will be performing at the annual Spring concert. I encourage you all to come out to support our young musicians as they have...
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Our year end Spring Concert is just about a week away. Recorder Club, Strings, Band and the Boomin Beats will be playing an evening performance Thursday May 23rd at 6:30 on the Lewis stage. These groups will play a second show for an all school assembly the next day, Friday, May 24th at 1:45....
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To All Recorder Club, Strings Band, & Booming Beats players: I just wanted to say congratulations on a well played performance at last night’s Art Night. I hope you are proud of your accomplishments this year, as I am very proud of what you’ve learned and how you performed last night. I also want...
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Art Night is this Thursday, May 2nd. All four before/after school music groups will be performing again this year. Daily practice and attendance at the scheduled rehearsal will help prepare students for the big show! So encourage you child to practice this week. I’ve posted a performance schedule, general information and the pieces each...
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Well it is very quiet around here without the 5th Graders. I know they’re having fun, but we miss them back here at Lewis. There are some very important events and rehearsals coming up for Recorder Club, Violin, Band and Booming Beats. And I should not leave out the drama orchestra, as the play...
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I hope everyone had a good spring break. We enjoyed a relaxing and an unscheduled week with visiting grandparents and the sunniest spring break that I can recall. I’m hoping the sunny weather sticks around, but the carefree days are gone! Spring is one of the busiest times at Lewis. 5th Grade Science Camp,...
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This week in music upper grades are testing out their first xylophone pieces. The middle grades are exploring movement and creating pathways. And our primary grades are learning about repeating motions and playing singing games. I’m getting a lot of inquires about Recorder Club, Band, Strings and Boomin Beats. I’ll have more information for...
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I have to say how happy I’m to be back from summer break and to working with Lewis students again. To hear kids singing in the music room brings a smile to my face. The beginning of the year is such a joyous occasion, seeing familiar faces and meeting new students. In many of...
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I just want to say how proud I am of all the young musicians who played on Friday night. I know they put in a lot of work leading up to the concert and all the work really showed in their final performances. I also want to say just how much I enjoyed working...
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The Spring Concert is this Friday, May 27 at 6:00 PM and features performances from by the Recorder Club, Stings, Band and the Booming Beats. All student performers should arrive at 5:30 and meet me in the music room to get ready for show. Please bring you instrument and music! At the end of...
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We are less than two weeks away from this year’s Spring Concert. The concert is next Friday, May 27 at 6:00 PM. All 4 after/before school music groups will be performing. Please encourage you child to practice daily. Even with just 10 minutes of focused daily practice students will make big improvements in their...
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Art Night always amazes me. Seeing all those young docents in the hall talking to to adults about their class art work. It is such a wonderful thing. I am especially proud of our young Lewis musicians. For some them it was their first musical performance of the year and they really rose to...
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Art Night is here! This year’s musical schedule looks like this: 6:30 4th Grade Strings, 6:45 5th Grade Band, 7:20 3rd Grade Recorder Club, and 7:30 Boomin Beats. Strings and Band Students need to meet in the music room at 6:00 PM to get ready. Recorder and Boomin Beat kids need to meet me...
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Art Night is just a week away! My how this year has flown by. All 4 before/after school musical groups have been asked to perform at Art Night this year. This year’s musical schedule looks like this: 6:30 4th Grade Strings, 6:45 5th Grade Band, 7:20 3rd Grade Recorder Club, and 7:30 Boomin Beats....
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The Lewis Garden Fair is this Saturday and both the 4th Grade String and the Booming Beats have been asked to play. The two groups will open the Garden Fair at 10:00 AM. Students in these two groups should arrive at the music room at 9:30 to warm up and to prepare for the...
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This week all classes are getting a chance at the xylophones with tricky syncopated rhythm and polyphonic arrangements. Even our Kindergarteners are exploring the classroom xylophones with the poem, “Little Bird”. We are getting closer to performance time for our after school groups. The first will be the 4th Grade Strings and the Booming...
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Lewis will be holding it Garden Fair on Saturday, April 23. Two groups will be playing in the garden this year. The 4th Grade Strings along with the Booming Beats will be performing during the fair along with other local musical groups. We are scheduled to perform at 10:00 AM. Students will need to...
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I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break. It feels good to be back at Lewis. The trees are blossoming and the Lewis garden is coming alive. Speaking of the garden Lewis will be holding it Garden Fair on Saturday, April 23. Two groups will be playing in the garden this year. The 4th...
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I just start off by congratulating all the students, staff and volunteers who works so hard to put together this years’ school play. This was such a fine production and I’m so proud of all our students. Great work everyone. Also, there will be no Recorder Club or after school Band this Thursday. I...
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In our 5th grade general music classes students are working on improvising an 8 beat solo on the xylophones. We are using one of our favorite games, The Cookie Jar, in a great arrangement by a California music educator Doug Goodkin. 4th graders are working through Sierra Miwak song and dance. In 3rd grade...
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