Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. This week in music classes we are doing several activities to back up our unit on country music. Students are writing out a quiz of 20 questions using the notes we took on people and eras of country we talked about. Students are also coming up with lyrics for a country song about LMS. Finally we will be going to the computer lab next week so that students may look up and list five facts about a country artist of their choice. The facts can be things like where the artist is from, who inspired them to sing, why they like country music, do they have any training in the classical genre, etc. As soon as these activities have been completed we will begin talking about the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
In chorus classes, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students are receiving quiz results. Those who missed the quiz due to absence will be allowed to make up the quiz. This week we are working on several songs as concert possibilities. Our theme for the concert is musicals and some of the songs we are working on are: "Do Re Mi" from "The Sound of Music", "Kiss the Girl" from "The Little Mermaid", "Once Upon a December" from "Anastasia. Last week we worked through the song "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music" completely and are doing very well with it. This will not be a concert to miss. I hope everyone has a great week.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Fordney
Music Teacher/Chorus Director
LaFayette Middle School and Academy
