Friday, April 23, 2010

State 2010









Congratulations to our state ensembles! I am so proud of all of the work you have done and feel like you all represented Kennedy very well today at CWU. It is such an honor to be asked to perform here... hopefully those who weren't able to perform today will glean some musicianship off of the performances they heard today. Maybe some of you might even start up marimba lessons, huh?



Ok- here's what you really care about... the Earth Song mixed ensemble scores. Comments first! Here's a sampling directly from the judge's sheets: thoughtful approach, good energy & tempo, tuning issues, fantastic voices in choir, balance bounces in & out, well rehearsed, solid group, love Hark I Hear- great piece for you, mostly feeling everything together... scores: II, II, I. Yes, a I. At state. Very good!!!! Remember that a II is excellent and a I means superior.




Be proud of that musical moment. I am.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Good Day, Sunshine!




Get your very own 8x10 of this shot by having your parents bid on our marvelous breakup basket!



Solo & Ensemble

Check out these pics of folks practicing at last months solo & ensemble at LHS. Can't wait to see what the ones from state look like!

Audrey & Rosemary Herold working with Dr. Glover from HCC.


Juliana Joy works on having more fun with her Italian diction.

Stuart Jennings: relaxed from the eyes down, but the forehead gives away his concentration.


Cosmo Cobb & Zach Zielinski: loving Zach's [a] vowel!



Problem solving & then... 1-2-3- ready- break!


Thursday, April 1, 2010

Choruses lead the way!

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What a Week!!

What a busy week this has been! Many of us just jumped off of the musical right into choral assessments... I wanted to be sure to congratulate all of the choirs on their performance and decorum at assessments this week.

Here are the results:
Troubadors- Superior rating
Kennedy Singers- Excellent rating
Excalibur- Superior rating

Excalibur will be singing with Lindbergh High School in their auditorium this evening at 7 pm. All are welcome- there is a suggested donation at the door. Also, Excalibur (and Shelby- on a solo!) will be singing at Stations of the Cross tomorrow. This event is open to parents and family members as well and will begin in the gym at approximately 9:05 am.

Happy Holy Week everyone! Enjoy your spring break- you definitely earned one this year...