Week of October 29

Have a safe and happy Haloween! We’ve been singing lots of spooky songs and playing spooky sound games with Prek1-5 as well as K and 1 grades. We continue to prepare for the All Saints mass this Wednesday, when the choir will sing songs dedicated to saints such as For All the Saints and Sing With All the Saints In Glory.
In addition to recorders and music notation knowledge, we will be expanding the music vocabulary as well with various vocabulary words that are musical in nature- most of them are in Italian as that was deemed language of music back in 16th century and where music notation was invented in the 12th century.
We are also working hard to prepare music for our next presentation in November which of course is dedicated to Thanksgiving- lots of songs about being thankful and happy for what we have- God, family, our country.
Please view the lesson plan for this week: WEEK OF OCTOBER 29

Week of October 22

Dear Students, Parents and Faculty- a big THANK YOU to all those who came to our Hurricane and Earthequake Relief Concert, and fundraiser for Puerto Rico and Mexico. We also had an opportunity not only to hear great music by Bobby Sanabria and his Quartet, but to learn about the roots of many styles of Latin beats popular today.
This week we will be learning about various rhythms from around the world and will be using percussion instruments such as tambourines, shakers and rhythm sticks to re-create those world beats.
Please view the lesson here:LESSON PLAN WEEK OF 10/22

Week of October 15

Please view the lesson plan HERE- OCT 15-20
This week we are gearing up for the big fundraising concert on Thursday, 10/19. A major star on the International and Latin Jazz scene, Grammy nominted drummer and band leader Bobby Sanabria is bringing his Quartet Ache to OLQM! This is a phenomenal opportunity for your child to learn about helping others in their hour of need- fundraising and participating in a benefit for Puerto Rico and Mexico as well as a chance to hear a wolrd-renowned artist live in the school auditorium.
All proceeds from the tickets will be donated to charities helping those affected by the hurricane and earthquake. Tickets can be purchased in the school office during regular school hours.
To learn more about Bobby Sanabria please click HERE- BOBBY SANABRIA WEBSITE
Thank you in advance for supporting this very special event!
Ms. Alma Micic

Week of October 9th

This will be an extremely musical month! On Thursday, October 12 we will celebrate Hispanic Music Heritage in our presentation in the auditorium, featuring PreK classes as well as Kindergarten and First Grade classes. The children are very excited to present the songs they have practiced over the last several weeks.
On October 19 at 6pm,  we will host a a latin jazz benefit concert at the school featuring multi-grammy nominated artist Bobby Sanabria and his Quartet. Proceeds from this concert will go directly to relief efforts for Puerto Rico and Mexico. It will be a great opportunity to help those in need as well as a chance for the students of OLQM to hear a fantastic artist and even ask questions after the concert. We are counting on your support!
Please view our lesson plan for this week: October 9-13
Musically yours,
Mrs. Alma Micic

Week of October 2, 2017

This week we are progressing further with songs using our block flutes/ recorders. We will also advance in music notation, learning places of notes on the staff, using the music notebooks.
The choir is getting ready for Feast of St. Francis Mass this Wednesday, however all classes will be familiar with the songs selections and we are expecting some beautiful singing of praise by all on that day.
Students are also exploring music from musicals and operas, as well as history of music notation through the ages and history of opera and music in general. We are learning fun facts about famous composers from around the world and how they influenced their society of the time they lived in- music is a powerful force!
 Have a wonderful week everyone!
Please view the lesson plan here:
https://www.planbookedu.com/planbooks/week/2017-10-01/pk:IAFGY