Recent ActivityInstructor: Mrs. Schneider
Welcome To Valley View Music
Our March composer of the month is Benjamin Britten. Background music this month is one of his famous pieces, "Theme From A Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra".
Music at Valley View is fun!
- full of activities, performance experiences,
fifth grade state honor opportunities,
choir for 4th and 5th graders,
lots of instruments, tons of movement,
an abundance of singing and playing games,
challenging and varied ways
of reading and writing music notation,
and a huge learning experience
for every student at every grade level.
Come and join the creative, exciting,
energetic, enthusiastic Valley View Elementary
students as they learn more about
and explore the vast and exciting world of MUSIC!
Quote of the Week:
“The only thing better than singing is more singing."
Ella Fitzgerald, U.S. jazz singer
“The only thing better than singing is more singing."
Ella Fitzgerald, U.S. jazz singer
Class Announcements V.V. Choir Exchange at CWU with Yakima Children's ChorusOn Wednesday, April 7th, The Yakima Children's Choir will travel to Ellensburg to CWU's music facility. Our V.V. choir students will greet them and host the Yakima students for the afternoon. We will perform for each other and we will eat lunch together at the SURC. We will get to hear Vocal Jazz I, and the Women's Chorus, both directed by Professor Vijay Singh and then the elementary students will get a chance to work with Professor Singh for a bit. It will be an exciting day for our students.
Valley View choir students will leave school at 11:15 and return to Valley View at approx. 2:45. They will need to bring a sack lunch or money for lunch at the SURC. ($10 is plenty for lunch and a drink, or $5 for a smoothie to drink with their lunch.) Valley View choir students need to wear their choir shirts and bring their best behavior for this outing. Of course, parents are always invited to come along and have lunch with us too.  5th Grade go to CWU Friday to hear their compositions performedOn Friday, March 12, the 5th grade students went to CWU's music facility to hear their compositions performed live by CWU music students. Students wanting a copy of the DVD taped that day can bring Mrs. Schneider a blank DVD clearly labeled with their name and classroom teacher's name and she will get it copyied ASAP. Thanks to Mrs. Brown, Kelsey Jobst, the CWU music students and the 5th grade teachers and parents for helping make this day a positive learning experience for our students. You are all fantastic!
 Music In Our Schools MonthMarch is Music In Our Schools Month. Remember to help keep music alive in our schools, everyone needs to work together. Research points out time and time again that students who study music consistently have higher test scores, lower levels of dropping out of school and learn many social and creative skills necessary for success outside of school. Plus, music is fun!
 It's Official!!! Valley View Choir will be part of the World's Largest Concert DVD!Mr. Chris Smart taped our Valley View Choir's audition for inclusion in the World's Largest Concert - part of the Music In Our School's Month annual celebration in March. We are super excited to be a part of the MENC Music In Our School's month DVD that will be shown all around the world on March 11th. Thank you Mr. Smart!
We will be getting a DVD for our school. Choir students who participated in the recording can buy their own copy of the DVD. Order blanks will be sent home on Monday, February 22nd. WAY TO GO CHOIR KIDS AND MR. SMART! YOU ALL ROCK!!! ***see pictures of our taping session listed in class web pages below - World's Largest Concert  V.V. Winter Program DVD's are available nowChannel 2 on Cable TV is now broadcasting our winter programs.
You may purchase DVD copies directly from ECTV. Mr. Kurt Newman ECTV Director
newmank@cwu.edu
(509)963-3288
Check this link for broadcast times:
You will find a draw down menu showing television air times for the programs.
 Y-Ties Y-Ties Last Chance!!!
LAST CHANCE TO BUY A PAIR Get them from Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Landrie in the mornings before school or right after school. Get them in your favorite spring colors, but hurry, they'll be gone after this week! Very cool - only $4 a pair!  Valley View 5th Gr. State Youth Honor Choir StudentsGood job, Reed, Katie and Vivian! You were awesome! Congratulations on your successful performance at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima at the All-State Youth Chorus Concert! You and the other state music students did a wonderful job!! Hooray for You!
 Composer Of The Month linksComposer Links:
March Benjamin Britten www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Benjamin_Britten_27104/27104.htm http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~tan/Britten/britbio.html opera.stanford.edu/Britten/bio.html February Scott Joplin www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm www.lsjunction.com/people/joplin.htm www.8notes.com/biographies/joplin.asp January Benny Andersson www.search.com/reference/Benny_Andersson members.fortunecity.com/thenandnow2/ www.myspace.com/bennyandersson www.bing.com/videos/search December - George Frideric Handel www.search.comwww.baroquemusic.org/bqxhandel.html www.baroquemusic.org/bqxhandel.html November - George M. Cohan www.musicals101.com/cohanbio1.htm www.members.tripod.com/davecol8/ www.chipdeffaa.com/ October - Hector Berlioz http://www.hberlioz.com/ http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~jclee/music/mu123.html http://www.search.com/reference/Hector_Berlioz September - Aaron Copland http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/copland.html http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Aaron_Copland_27127/27127.htm www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/sample_detail.asp Recorder informationRecorder Info for 3rd, 4th & 5th grade parents
All 3rd-5th grade students need a recorder they can practice at home. Valley View 3rd grade students play recorder all year. 4th grade students play recorder after Winter Break to the end of the year. 5th grade students play rec.order from the beginning of school to the Winter Break. All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students also need a quiet place where they can concentrate and practice at home and a place where they can keep their instrument and music safe and ready to use. Only 10-15 minutes of practice a day will keep their recorder skills growing. Boogie Man Music, Fred Meyer, Bimart, and Jerrols all sell recorders. You can also find recorders in Yakima at Walmart, K-Mart and any music store, like Ted Brown Music in the old Ward's Plaza on Nob Hill. A good recorder usually costs about $5.00. A student should only need one recorder for all three years of playing in elementary school. It is the students responsibility to take care of their recorder and keep it safe and clean. 3rd and 4th grade students use recorder for their grade level state assessments in the spring. 5th grade students have the option of choosing an instrument to play for their state assessment. So your $5.00 recorder investment goes a long way in your child's musical success. Structured, daily practice helps students learn much more than music: dedication, concentration, follow-through, time management, and positive self worth are just a few of the positives students can build with practice. A very cool link for recorder fingering is: http://www.hrs.hampshire.org.uk/finger/cfinger.html  String Instruction Opportunities & Kittitas Valley Children's Choirs5th grade students who want to play a string instrument through the school district string program can contact Ms. Kara Hunnicutt at:khunnicutt@eburg.wednet.edu Free school district lessons are at Mt. Stuart Elementary on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school. Busses bring children back to their respective schools in time for regular class. Contact Ms. Hunnicutt for more info.
Contact the music dept. at CWU's music facility for detailed information concerning the outstanding Prep Program at prepstrings @ cwu.edu if your child needs music lessons in the afternoon instead of the morning time. Students as young as 1st grade can sign up for lessons with the Prep. Program. Another terrific program available for 1st-8th grade students is the Kittitas Valley Children's Choirs run through the Prep Program. The director for the choirs is Sue Wilson - (509)963-1238. The opportunities for performance through these choirs are many and top rate. Students who participate in these choirs learn quality music, sing in fun performances with top musicians, plus these choirs draw children from all over the county, so students get to meet new friends and share musical experiences with a wider variety of people and places than they can at their own schools. Class Files
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Class Links  2008 Elementary Honor Choir Students From EllensburgSee what our five V.V. students - Star, Christina, Samantha, Mackenzie and Tim have to say about their honor choir experience. 2009 Valley State Honor Choir StudentsSee what our three 2009 state elementary honor choir students - Claire Luvera, Mikayla Stewart. and Carlee Willard - have to say about their experience. ARTS EDUCATION is CRUCIAL!!!This article reminds us of the importance of THE ARTS in every child's educational development. beginning guitar playing helpguitar information about reading charts, fingering, strings and reference links Free Music Notation Software downloadHere is another free music notation download for students to try Free music programs and online lessonsLots of free links all together in one link. Look here for online music notation programs, lots of instrument lesson choices and tons of other things. free music staff paper Want to write some music, but have no staff paper? Go to this site for lots of choices - homework help. Link to cool games learning staff note names, recorder fingering, counting rhythm and much more!!!music learning games for recorder, note names, keyboard recognition and much, much more New York Philharmonic Orchestra kids zonegames, activities and information about orchestra instruments, musicians and composers Treble Clef Note Name GamePractice your note names with this fun game - other games and worksheets are here too Washington State Arts StandardsOSPI Arts Website State Arts Standards, GLE's, Music Glossary, Other Arts documents Worlds Largest Concert Rehearsal TracksCheck this site to listen and practice the songs for the World's Largest Concert |
