Music Notes Week 21

Another fantastic week - your children led themselves through some of their choir warm-up this week.  It was amazing to watch.  By now you should have received a paper notice from them with all of the upcoming dates to note.  If you didn't I'll post it all below.

This week only sing through Risseldy Rosseldy and Path to the Moon once only.  We don't want to overdo it before festival next week!  For homework focus on the Step In Time video that is on the blog.  Find it under youtube links.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes{Don’t forget to carry these into the building!}).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors do not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done and pick up can happen between 10:45-11:00 in the Sagebrush Lobby.  

On Tuesday March 15, prior to breaking for Spring Break , we will have an extended rehearsal celebrating our accomplishments at the festivals with pizza.  We will finish up that day at 5:30 PM.

School tours will happen on Thursday April 28 and Friday April 29.  Your child will perform at two different schools each morning, but will be able to return to their school in the afternoon.  More details will come after Spring Break.  

Sunday May 1 we will have our final evening concert which will include a dress rehearsal in the afternoon.  More details to come later.

A reminder - please do NOT respond to this email as it will be lost in cyberspace.  If you have any questions, please email Jacquie at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Music Notes Week 20

Can you believe we have been together for 20 weeks now?

Did you hear about the fun your children had with sticks on Tuesday?  Ask to see what we were up to!

Just a reminder about the upcoming festivals (in just 2 short weeks!)

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors will not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done before lunch time - I will do my best to get an expected release time for you ASAP

If you have any questions, or know that your child will be absent please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  and please DO NOT reply to this email.  Have a wonderful weekend

Music Notes Week 19

Ms. Alpaugh was so impressed with the choir this week.  They have been working so hard and it shows!  Way to go!

Upcoming dates - we have two festivals that we will be a part of in March.  These festivals allow KTCC members to listen to other choirs and to receive valuable feedback from adjudicators who are specialists in the field.  It's amazing how much they will grow over the course of the next few weeks as a choir.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors will not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done before lunch time - I will do my best to get an expected release time for you ASAP

If you have any questions, or know that your child will be absent please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  and please DO NOT reply to this email.  Have a wonderful weekend

Music Notes Week 18

The time this week just flew.  Mrs. Froese couldn't believe where the time went, they just had so much fun and worked incredibly hard!

A reminder that the craft and pizza day that was scheduled for this month (Feb 13)  is CANCELLED

On March 3 we have Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts in the evening.  I'm just working to confirm the time.

For homework, please have your children continue to work on 'Tis a Gift that they focused on this week during rehearsal.

Enjoy the Family Day long weekend and create some special memories together!  See you Tuesday!

It's February!

I've missed a few weeks of posting - but choir continues.  Tomorrow we learn if spring will come early (I'm not too hopeful as I see the white stuff fall from the sky) or if winter continues.

Just a quick update to let you now that we have cancelled the extra choir rehearsal on Saturday Feb 13.

Thanks to all who have emailed over the past few weeks to indicate if their child will be absent.  It definitely makes things much easier for me!  Remember don't reply to these emails, but email me directly at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  Thanks!

See you all tomorrow.