Excalibur 2010-2011

Attention all members of the '10-'11 Excalibur ensemble:

Remember to save the date of Thursday, August 12 for our fall retreat!

We'll be at the school from 9 am- 5 pm & I will send out an informational e-mail later this week. Attendance is expected from all members, mainly because it will be fun & a great chance to re-connect and build ensemble. Just remind each other that it is coming up & offer rides, as needed!

* on a side note, look where I will be 3 days before the retreat???*

State Pics- Soloists

Dancing

Kennedy Singers: Please listen to this with your music in front of you. It is missing th last couple of pages, but you will be able to hear the transitions & patterns. If, for some reason, the link doesn't work, go to treble clef press & you will be able to find this by title on the left sidebar.

Hint: tomorrow, I will likely hear trios sing/speak their rhythms at the transition on pages 7 & 8.

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.

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!

Choruses lead the way!

Looking for some inspiration? Click here.