Mrs. Brown's Music Notes

Welcome!

"Ah Music. A magic beyond all we do here!" ~J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997

Welcome to the Big Shanty Music Room Blog. 

I am Mrs. Erika Brown.   

Here you will find useful information about what is happening in the music classroom, with the Big Shanty Eagle Chorus and the Big Shanty Drumming Eagles. To access different information check out the categories on the right hand side of this page.

Please check back often to see what our students are up to. 

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at  erika.brown@cobbk12.org

GEAUX Tigers! 

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Talent Show

Hello All-

Talent Show Audition info will go home this week in Thursday folders.

Dates to know-

Auditions Sign-ups will be Jan. 18 and Jan 19 from 7:15-7:45 outside of the Music and Art Room.

Auditions will be on Jan. 23, 24 and 25 from 2:00-4:00.

Participants will be announced on Friday, Jan. 27.

Tickets go on sale on Feb. 16

Talent Show will be March 9. Dinner at 6:00; Show at 7:00

 

Download 2012 Big Shanty Talent Show

5th grade Instrument Test

To help you study or to learn more about the instruments of the orchestra we studied please check out the following website- www.dsokids.com

 

You can also use the review sheet I created- Download Instruments of the Orchestra Review Sheet

 

December

I can not believe it is already December!

We are going to continue the Holiday Sing-a-long tradition at Big Shanty.  Grade levels will get together on Dec. 22 to sing our little hearts out to our favorite songs of the season.

Recorders

Hello All,

The recorders are on the way....but they have been slowed down by the recent weather on the East Coast.  As soon as they arrive, I will start passing them out and we will begin playing them.

Recorder Order

Don't forget to order your recorder.  Next Friday is the last day we will take orders.

 

5th graders will start playing them in November and 4th and 3rd graders will start playing them in class in January.

Veterans Day is soon-

 

We love our Veterans at Big Shanty!  If you would like to join us as we honor Veterans in our lives check out the following-Download Veterans day picture notice

 

 

Chorus Info- Going Home Sept. 1

Hi Chorus Parents,

The following information will be sent home this Thursday with students.

Download 8-29 calendar

Download First Notice Home 2011

Here is the information for the 5th grade Honor Chorus-

Download 2011 state and district info

Welcome Back!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful summer!  I am looking forward to another great year here at Big Shanty.

If you have a 4th or 5th grade student that is interested in joining the Big Shanty Eagle Chorus, check out the following info page; Download Chorus_letter_2011  and the registration form; Download Chorus_permission_form 2011

Our Drumming Eagle 4th and 5th grade auditions will be soon, check out the following flyer for that information and sign-up; Download Drumming Audition information 2011

Soon I will send home information to all students about recorders.

 

Our first extension questions of the year are-

Third Grade- What does "alabaster" mean in the line from America the Beautiful, "Thine alabaster cities gleam"

5th Grade-  What year did the United State of America become an official country?  With this information we can see how many years the US existed before The Star Spangled Banner was made the official National Anthem. 

Bring your answers in to music next week and you can head to the treasure box. 

Websites for Summer

Check out the following website for fun music activities and information-

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for Kids http://www.bsomusic.org/bsokids/main.taf?p=4

San Fancisco  Symphony for Kids- http://www.sfskids.com/templates/splash.asp

www.playmusic.org

http://www.childrensmusic.org/

http://www.sphinxkids.org/index.html

End of the Year

I can not believe it is almost May!  Where did the year go?

In music we are finishing up our musicals/ballet/operas and plays unit, playing recorders and singing our favorite songs from the year.