Showing posts with label BPS Music Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BPS Music Department. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Day 162 - The 1st All-Town Chorus Concert was a success! - Mrs. Agati

This post first appeared on Mrs. Agati's Blog

Recently, I had the pleasure of being a part of the first ever All-Town Chorus Concert. A small group of our 5th-grade singers participated in this wonderful event. These students sang two songs with the entire group which consisted of singers from all 4 elementary schools, the middle school, and the high school, as well as performing the song In The Wild from our Pine Glen spring concert. This is an event that the music department plans to continue next year, and it will hopefully become a proud tradition int he town of Burlington.  Here are a few videos from the event:

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Day 112 - Orchestration of Peter and The Wolf - Mrs. Niu and Mrs. Rzasa - Memorial School Music Dept.

This post first appeared on the Memorial School Music Blog

Here are Mrs. Gearin and Mrs. Farrell's classes performing Peter and the Wolf.

The students selected a hand percussion instrument for each character, then composed a short rhythm to be played when that character is mentioned in the story.



Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Day 130 - String Update (Performance Day!) - Mrs. Rzasa and Mrs. Niu - Memorial School Music

This post first appeared on the Memorial School Music Blog

Today was PERFORMANCE DAY for the 3rd Graders!! (4th Graders are working on their challenging concert music). This is an opportunity for each student to play a piece that represents their best.  Below are some of the benefits of Performance Day:


  • Students play for, and inspire, their peers
  • Students gain independence playing alone
  • The more frequently they perform, the less nerves there will be come concert time
  • I can more accurately assess each student, and help them one-on-one
  • Each student becomes a teaching tool for the others in class, and students may offer suggestions to help their peers. 
  • It's fun!
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PERFORMANCES
(note:  not all students choose to be videotaped)