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Surprise Symphony! 6th grade orchestra

We have been learning the difference between F# and C natural. If you aren't distracted by how piano (quietly) we are playing - listen for it towards the end. Don't let our sFz (suddenly loud) surprise you!! We also learned how Haydn wrote the "Surprise Symphony" to wake up his sleeping audiences!

7th Grade Old Joe Clark

We all got a chance to play something different today! Students learned how to chord on the banjo, mandolin, and guitar. They also learned how to chord on the violin, pick slap on the bass and cello. You might see your student playing an instrument which isn't their typical instrument! Pretty fun!

Bluegrass day in 6th grade! -Old Joe Clark

Today students were offered the choice to play fiddle, bass, banjo, mandolin or guitar - all the Bluegrass instruments. You will see some students lined up behind the banjo, bass and mandolin because we all had to take turns using them so we played this song multiple times. Pretty fun to be part of a big Bluegrass band!

Mrs. Smith's 1st grade class singing a round

I've been trying to teach this Christmas round to the children and this group did exceptionally well at it - especially for a 1st grade class!!! Way to go students!!

Effort! Check out this video about how playing a musical instrument makes you smarter!

Effort is one of the things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it. It would be an impoverished existence if you were not willing to value things and commit yourself to working toward them.  -- Carol Dweck(author of the Mindset)

This is a video based on a TED talk titled "How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain" by Anita Collins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng

 

Good Job Parents for enrolling your students in orchestra!

Rock On!

Mrs. Ahlborn

 

Reagan Academy Music Department Partnership

This is the Reagan Academy Music Department Partnership form I gave out at Parent/Teacher Conferences.  I handed these out the day after to students whose parents did not attend conferences.  It is worth points for your student's grade for the student and parent to fill this form out and return it to me.  This records your student's goals for orchestra and how parents can help them fulfill those goals.  Please help your student by filling it out and having them turn it in.  Thanks for your support!

Mrs. Oligshlager's class singing "My Paddle/Land of the Silver Birch"

We learned how to play the Em chord on the guitar and are singing a duet of "My Paddle" and "Land of the Silver Birch."
We would like to invite any Reagan Academy families that may have veterans in their family to please attend our annual Veteran's Day Breakfast and program on Monday Nov. 12th at 9am.
 
Dress rehearsal for the program is Thursday Nov. 8th at 1:45pm in the gym.  All P.M. kindergarten parents are invited to see the afternoon kindergartners participate.