Hi! Thanks for checking out my blog for OWS music. It's my version of the classroom newsletter: here I'll post what your children are studying in my music classes, plus concert announcements and information about recorder activities. The little turquoise "Pages" section to the right stores basic information about the OWS music program and recorders program. You also can navigate from here to other specialists' blogs.
This first week we've been practicing what to do if you're in the music room when the fire alarm sounds--safety first! I'm also sending home information on the recorder program and will post it here shortly.
If your family enjoyed hearing YAAMBA (the Zimbabwean-style marimba band in which I play) at the cultural event last year, you might want to know that we'll be playing at the Mercer Island Farmers' Market on Sunday, September 18th. We're to begin at 11:00 and stop at 3:00, with two or three breaks.
About Me
- Kathleen Arends
- I've been at OWS since fall of 1995, and I teach music classes for OWS kindergartners through fourth-graders. I'm certified in all three levels and Master Class in the Orff approach to music education, which uses speech, lots of movement, and mallet instruments as well as singing and listening. I also play oboe (rarely), recorders (all the time! I met my husband playing recorders, and we play in small ensembles with friends) and African-style marimba (as brought to the Pacific Northwest by Dumisani Maraire).
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