August 27th

K5 - 5th grades: 

       Hi everyone!  This has been a busy week in music!  It has been our first FULL week of school...and with 11 music classes...it has been busy but SO much fun!    Our emphasis right now has been rhythm.  They have been learning some basics of rhythm, beat and some tempo.  We have played some games the they have had a lot of fun with, as well as singing some songs that we will be doing this year in chapel.  Your kids are great fun and I am having a good time singing and learning with them! 

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MS Choir;

      I have spent this week getting to know the kids better, hearing them sing (including a time in the hallway where each one sang "Happy birthday" as a solo!)  I am pleased to say that I have kids with great voices!!  They have continued to learn about correct breathing and vocal warmups.  We are working hard to perfect our Latin song "Dona Nobis Pacem" (Give us Peace)   And, by the way.. they have learned this one without music.. just from singing along with me.  They are awesome!  

     Next week, we will start working more towards our Christmas music.  There will be lots more news to come about that down the road... but I am excited about what's to come!   I am also going to be working towards separating them according to voice parts (SATB) and seating them accordingly... this will mean assigning them seating in Chorus.. but ultimately my goal is to have them seated with others singing the same parts in order to help them.  They are great kids and I really am grateful to have them in Chorus. 

Have a great weekend!!  

Mrs. Durrell 

Looking forward!!

We're back at school!!   

 K5 - 5th grades: 

        I'm so excited to be back in the classroom and to finally get to be with all the kids!  I haven't had a chance to meet them all  yet, but the ones that I have meet have been awesome!  We have been having fun singing and playing games and I can't wait to continue! :)   We have been learning a new song with motions that we will be doing in chapel next Wednesday!  

Mrs. Durrell

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MS/HS Chorus; 

        This week has been a lot of fun getting to know the kids!  I'm so proud of them already!  They are learning their first song of the year, which will be used in vocal warmups going forward... and.. it's in Latin!   The kids have been participating well and we have been having some fun!  We are starting to work on the special chapel services that we have coming up this fall.  I'm already loving the kids and looking forward to singing with them this year! 

Mrs. Durrell

Welcome back to school!!