Musical Mateys Christmas Concert!

Last night was the Musical Mateys' Christmas Concert.  They did a fabulous job!  I am so proud of these 4th and 5th graders!

The Musical Mateys' are an after school choir that meets for 1 hour once a week.

Special thanks to Brent Drake for taking all of these great photos!

A Little More Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky wrote a lot of music.  Here are a few more pieces that he wrote.

This video is the 1812 Overture.  It is very unique because he wrote in a part for CANNONS! 

He also wrote the Swan Lake Ballet.  I found this video of the Chinese Acrobatic Ballet.  They combine dancing and acrobatics to create a very cool show!

Peter Tchaikovsky

The Musician of the Month for December is 

Peter Tchaikovsky.

Peter Tchaikovsky is a composer who wrote music for the Nutcracker Ballet!

Here is a "How Its Made" video that shows how Nutcrackers are made!!

The entire Nutcracker is on YouTube Here.

ASK YOUR PARENTS BEFORE YOU CLICK THIS LINK.  YOU WILL BE LEAVING MRS. STAHL'S BLOG TO VIEW IT.

A Little More STOMP

Here are a couple more STOMP videos:

Basketballs

Brooms

Sweet Notes!

I love teaching elementary because my students make me feel like a rock star every day!!  Even when I'm feeling bad or not at my best, they still think I'm great.  Here are a few sweet notes that I have gotten over the past couple of weeks.

                                     

Name That Tune!

This week in music, 5th graders did an activity called Name That Tune.  They were given this:

First, they had to name all of the notes.  (we've been working hard to learn the Treble Clef notes)

  Then, they chose a partner and an instrument.  They played each line on the xylophone and then guessed the name of the song!  They did great!!  I'm so proud of these musicians!!!

STOMP!

The Musician of the Month for November is STOMP!

STOMP is a group of percussionists who play music, but without any real instruments.  They find objects and use them in creative ways to make music!

Making Music with tubes:

Making Music with Zippo lighters:

Making Music with newspapers: