This year we are LOVING our new instruments! It's been alot of fun trying them out. Thank-you to MusiCounts and all the sponsors of this Caras music grant that have allowed us to purchase many new instruments for our school. Here is alittle video that was made of some of our music journey at Stevenson-Britannia.
Thank-you Ms. Couch and Ms. Amaral for your words in the recent SJASD Contact Newspaper.
Congratulations to all our students for your fantastic auditions! We auditioned 73 students from Grades 2-5. We are doing 2 shows this year. Grade 1-3 will perform "Melton The Warm-Hearted Snowman" and the Grade 4-5 students are preparing a hilarious show called "Elflandia." The concert will take place on Thursday, December 1 with the Kindergarten and Grade 1-3 performance at 6:30 and the Grade 4-5 performance at 7:30. More information will be sent home as we get closer to the dates. Please mark them on your calendar! Kindergartens will be doing their own separate songs.
Now comes the big task of memorizing and learning songs and dances. Rehearsal schedules will be sent out as soon as we have them. Thank-you in advance for your support in helping your child learn parts and prepare for these fantastic shows!
Welcome to the Stevenson-Britannia Elementary Music Blog. My name is Ms. Rempel and I am so excited for our new 2016-2017 school year. This is my 9th year at Stevenson and we have many new exciting things happening in our music room and throughout our school. This blog will give you a little window into who I am as the facilitator of learning and the many things we do in and around the music room. Our classroom is a community place where we meet to connect, create, respond, and of course, make music!
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On the ferry to Bowen Island, BC
Looking forward to our time as we paddle the waters together.
Thank-you Stevenson for a great year of learning and growing. We went out with a bang today at our final Celebration of Learning. Thank-you to all my Grade 5s for your dedication, love of learning, perseverance, and zest. We accomplished many things in our music careers together and I only pray that you will all step into new horizons with appreciation and love for the arts. Happy summer!
It's that time of the year to start working on a year end song for our final Year End Celebration Assembly on June 29. This year, by popular request, we are going to sing the song "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa.
(Performance Soundtrack)
"See You Again"
[Chorus] – all singIt's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again
0:38 [Solos]
SOLO 1: Hey, who knew?
All the planes we flew
Good things we've been through
That I'll be standing right here talking to you
'Bout another path
I know we loved to hit the road and laugh
SOLO 2: But something told me that it wouldn't last
Had to switch up
Look at things different, see the bigger picture
Those were the days
Hard work forever pays
Now I see you in a better place
1:02 [Solo]
SOLO 3: How can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gon' be with me for the last ride
1:15 [Chorus] – all sing It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again
1:41 - [All sing] Aah oh, aah oh Wooooh-oo-oo-o-o-o 1:53 [Solo]
SOLO 4: First you both go out your way
And the vibe is feeling strong
And what's small turn to a friendship
A friendship turn to a bond
And that bond will never be broken
The love will never get lost
2:05 [Solo]
SOLO 5: And when brotherhood come first
Then the line will never be crossed
Established it on our own
When that line had to be drawn
And that line is what we reach
So remember me when I'm gone
2:20 [Solo]SOLO 6: How can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gon' be with me for the last ride
2:30 [Solo]
SOLO 7: So let the light guide your way
Hold every memory as you go
And every road you take, will always lead you home, home
2:55 [Chorus] – all sing It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again
3:20 [All sing]Aah oh Aah oh Wooooh-o-o-o-when I see you again Aah oh Aah oh Wooooh-o-o-o-when I see you again When I see you again
Singing with words
Karaoke Version
Video with pictures
Audition criteria includes:
1. memorized
2. keeps in the beat/timing of the song
3. clear words (volume and diction)
4. stage presence (confident, looking at audience)
I have been planning these last couple of weeks of music for atleast a year now. When I first read @prairiemusik's blog on outdoor music learning, I started to see more possibilities and benefits of getting outside the 4 walls of the music room. Our professional discussions on staff included the benefits of play and connecting with the outdoors. We were all inspired by our next door neighbours, Discovery Children's Centre and the 2 week outdoor challenge taken on by many in our school, our division, city, and province .
I grew up on a farm and played outdoors alot. Now that I am living in a city of concrete, it's hard to find time and space to connect with the beauty around us. I wanted to give the Stevenson students a little taste of inspiration in their playing, singing, and dancing and above all, give them some platforms to create and use their imaginations to make music.
Here is a short video that captured some of the precious discoveries and activities going on throughout the past 2 weeks.
I was just reading Mrs. Grant's classroom blog about their trip to the fire station this week and their pictures reminded me of my time teaching in South Korea. Here was my Kindergarten's field trip to a fire station.
