If you are a member of our Honors Choir rehearsals for our Spring Concert will begin Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Remember that we meet every Wednesday and Friday after school 3:-5-3:50. Plan to attend all rehearsals so you are better prepared for our concert.
Click on this link to begin practicing the songs:
Check out this YouTube video of two boys singing a meow song: Meow
If you are in the MS band or orchestra (2nd and 5th hour classes) stop by Mrs. Reed’s classroom to add your name to the Party Planning Sheet. You will want to sign up to bring something to share wiht your class for the day of your party. Band Students will enjoy a party during your band class on Thursday, Jan. 8, and Orchestra students on Friday, Jan. 9.
I received a sweet gift from one of my students and have enjoyed them during vacation….hot cocoa and lentil soup in these lovely mugs. I am grateful for such a thoughtful gift.
The materials needed for the Drum Class Semester Final Project can be found on the iLearn Salina Drum Course. To gain access to the materials you will need to log in to iLearn and enroll into the Salina Drum Class. Let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to log into the class. You do not want to jeopardize your grade by waiting till the last minute to enroll. I will be at a music conference the weekend of the end of the semester so I will not be available to add last minute/late grades.
Yes, we received a drum set for Christmas. It is an Alesis 5 piece Electric Drum Set. The realy cool thing about it is that it is quiet and has training tools. My husband and I have really enjoyed trying out some basic beat patterns. It is challenging to get both feet going at different times as well as both hands playing on a variety of drum pads or cymbals.
To assist us with learning I did some digging around for website tutorials. Here are three sites you might be interested in checking out if you have a desire to learn drum set. If I find more I will share them with you. If you find something of interest be sure to add a link in the comment section below this post.
Concert Seating Order for Band, Orchestra and Honors Choir:
My name is Tammy Schemke, and I graduate from Wayne State University with a degree in vocal education on December 6th. I did my pre-student teaching in Dearborn at Long and Duvall Elementary under Lisa Meyer. I did my full time student teaching in Grosse Pointe at Brownell Middle School under Carolyn Gross. I enjoy teaching students of ALL ages, and give private voice and piano lessons in my spare time. Music and education have always been passions of mine, and at the age of 13 I declared that I would be a music teacher. I have wonderful friends and family that are so supportive and an even more wonderful fiance named Anthony. We met each other in middle school, and my wedding date is October 3rd, 2015! Besides music and wedding planning, I enjoy conversations over good food with good people. I could not be more excited to join the staff at Salina Int. and I look forward to meeting all of the students and staff.
Use this link for your classroom activities this week:
https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/reedc/salina-sub/
Are you looking for information regarding copyright laws? Here are some useful links to assist you as well as links for royalty free music: