Strawberry Stroll!

The Franklin Strawberry Stroll is a week from today! 

I will be performing there at 4:00 p.m.!

Hope to see you there!

Music Teacher of the Day!

I have a very special 3rd Grade student assisting me all day today

as my Music Teacher of the Day at Jefferson Elementary School!

Pizza Party!

Looking forward to having the "Pizza Party With Mr. Barrett"

with the winning student and his friends at Davis Thayer today!

Memorial Day

Hope the weather cooperates for all of the Memorial Day assemblies today!

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/960745/the-meaning-of-memorial-day

Albert Einstein

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. 

I often think in music. 

I live my daydreams in music. 

I see my life in terms of music. 

I get most joy in life out of music.

~ Albert Einstein

Happy Birthday, Robert Moog!

I am really looking forward to sharing Google's 

Moog Synthesizer with my students today!

 

Click on the link below to play (and record yourself playing) the Moog Synthesizer!

http://www.google.com/doodles/robert-moogs-78th-birthday

Happy 78th Birthday, Robert Moog!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moog

I love my job!

Mr. Barrett & his guitar!

Drawn by a Jefferson Kindergarten Student!

Chorus Concerts!!!

The Jefferson and Davis Thayer 4th and 5th Grade Chorus Concerts

will be presented to the public just three weeks from today!!!

Jefferson Elementary Concert 9:00-9:30 a.m.

Davis Thayer Elementary Concert 1:45-2:15 p.m.

Black on the bottom; any solid color on top!

Hope to see you at the concerts!

Where does the time go???

The Maestro's Grand Finale!

Great article about the fabulous musician and incredible conductor, George Kent, 

who inspired me as a child in his choir and even still today as a music teacher!

http://sz0169.wc.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/mail?view=msg&id=381140#9

This is George Kent's final year conducting as he will be retiring...

Fun Run

What a great day for Jefferson Elementary's Fun Run!

See you all there this afternoon from 4:00-6:00 p.m.!

Beat Boxing Peter & The Wolf!

This is a really neat take on the melodies of both the bird and Peter

from the children's classic musical tale, "Peter & The Wolf!"

DT Talent Show!

Congratulations to all of the staff and students who participated 

in the Davis Thayer Talent Show this past Friday evening!

RECORDERS!!!

Attention: Recorder Students!

You can find this song, "Yankee Doodle," as well as others
(including all of the songs from our Recorder Karate unit!)
in the Recorders folder above (simply by clicking on it!)

This is in addition to the YouTube recordings posted there!

Turn The World Around!

We enjoyed singing this song in Music Class this week!

Here's a drawing by one student who really liked the song:

It's based on the Bill Harley version of the Harry Belafonte classic!

I Think I Can, I Think I Can...



Monday, Monday...

Find myself humming this tune every Monday!

Hope you all have a fabulous Monday today!

Happy Friday!

Peter & The Wolf

I love sharing this unit with the 1st Graders! Today we will act out the story!

This is my favorite recorded version of this classic musical tale!

Special Guest!

Last week, students were treated to a special performance by Joel McMorrow,

a Remington middle school musician and brother of a Jefferson student!

Thank you, Joel, for your great performance,

and the reading of your poem about bullying!

May Day!

 

Happy Month of May, everyone!