In June, each class will have a "lessons day". That's when those children who take lessons on an instrument (or dance) have an opportunity to show their classmates the result of their hard work. During Lessons Day, each student's most important job--no matter whether s/he performs or not--is to be an excellent audience member. This performance is just for classmates, not parents.
First and Fifth grades will have their opportunities during regular music class on Thursday, June 10th. Kindergarten, Second grade, and Third grade will have theirs on June 9th.
If your child would like to perform, she or he needs to rehearse announcing the piece, playing it, and bowing afterwards. You could help by being an audience during their rehearsal/s at home.
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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