MUSIC
A painter
paints pictures on canvas but musicians paint their pictures on
silence.
Band Chorus General Music Links
NEWS & EVENTS:
+ No more after-school
choir rehearsals
Great job
at the Arts Festival!
+ Information on ACE
summer program is HERE
+ Spring Band Concert
5/20, 7pm
Rehearsals
after school until 3:45
Gr. 5: Monday, 5/17
Gr. 6: Tuesday, 5/18
Gr. 7/8: Wednesday, 5/19
+ MICCA Festival
The FMS 7th and 8th grade band received a
MERIT award at the 2010 MICCA Band Festival
+ Seeking Donations
See the
article here. Pass it along to your friends and family.
+ Great
Sunday Jazz Jams at
the Symphony Shop
Go see students jam with pros OR bring
your voice/horn and play along!
Experience is the best teacher…
Performances:
5/20 Spring
Concert, 7pm (bands only)
6/4 FMS
concert at AES, 1:30 - 2:30pm
6/18 Graduation, 5:30 – 7pm (all 5th, 6th,
and 7th graders perform)
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National Standards for
Music Education
1. Singing,
alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of
music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines
outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Parents:
If you have a great picture from a Music event this year (trip, concert, etc.),
please email it to Mr. Shanbrun.
We’ll add it to the end-of-year
slideshow and to the FMS Music archives. Thank you!
Email Mr.
Shanbrun