Updates for all classes

Level 1 Band - Working on tone production and sight reading with Essential Elements Book 1 (and accompaniment tracks)

Level 2 Band - Starting playing tests on #74 - Cossack Dance, and #75 - Basic Blues (with accompaniment tracks)

Level 3 Band - Working on sight reading, practising for playing tests with Essential Elements Book 2 on #3 - Thailand Lullaby, and #7 - Wearing of the Green (with accompaniment tracks)

Level 4 Band - Rehearsing Mvt. I - The Jolly Earl of Cholmondeley and Mvt. III - The Feifs of Wembley in the larger composition "Three Ayres from Gloucester" (Mrs. Lohneis directing), and "Romanian Dances" (Miss Perkins directing).  New sight reading coming soon: "O'Leary's Ceili Band"

Senior Choir - Working on "Blessing" (Miss Perkins), "Amazing Grace" sight-reading (Mrs. Lohneis), and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Miss Perkins and Mrs. Lohneis)

Jazz Choir - "Manhattan" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street" - singing tests coming in the next couple weeks (stay tuned!)

Chamber Choir - "The Briar and the Rose" aural transcription of 3-part a cappella harmony, have sight-read "Call Your Girlfriend" and "Prayer" (the minor Kyrie in 4-part a cappella)

Career Ed 9 - Miss Perkins will update

Career Ed 7 - Homework due (or overdue): Daniel's Story; Pg. 60 - Visualize Yourself in Five (10) Years; Pg. 61 - The $10 Million Quiz; Pg. 61 - Emma's Story; Pg. 62 - Where To From Here?

Drama 10 - Miss Perkins will update; working on characterization, objectives, character motivations

And some food for thought for all of you this week…

Career Ed 7 homework

Pg. 60 - Visualize Yourself in 10 Years
Pg. 61 - The $10 Million Quiz
Pg. 61 - Emma's Story/Career Estimating
Pg. 62 - Where To From Here?

A musical beans weekend!

Emily on flute and Avery on trumpet - their first concert!

Avery the trumpet master

Check out that intense trumpet face!

My favourite shot of Emily in action

I've never met a clarinettist whose instrument took up this much of her body!

Playing the clarinet just like Squidward from Sponge Bob Square Pants!

Happy Logan enjoyed the concert!

Hudson (squinting into the sun) thought his sisters were pretty excellent at their new instruments!

Random thoughts for a Monday afternoon

Career Ed 9 quiz (re-post)

Here is the link to the career personality quiz that we were discussing in class, in case you couldn't find it in the previous post comments.

http://www.yourfreecareertest.com

Researching Career Pathways Assignment Example (Miss Perkins)

Reputable Sources for Researching Career Pathways

  v Academics: http://explore.usask.ca/programs/

  v Trades: http://gosiast.com/programs-and-courses/browse-programs/a-z-listing.aspx

  v Wages: type career into Google including Canada in entry – ex) Teacher wages in Canada.

  v  Hours: research average workday or shift for the profession.

Example: Professional Chef

Education (Course/School/Tuition/Years): Culinary Arts, Siast Kelsey Campus, $12,500, 70 weeks.

Skills Achieved: catering and special event cooking, contemporary cuisine and modern food trends, field to fork experience, short order food production, regional foods and aboriginal foods, wines and beverages, and world cuisines.

Pay Scale Average (hourly or annual salary): $16.50

Work Hours: Daytime and evening.

Paragraph: Compare and contrast the two careers, discuss the pros and cons of each job, and choose   which one you are more interested in and explain why.

First jazz choir rehearsal today!

All interested students from Grades 7-12 should attend this rehearsal @ 11:40am in the music room.  We will begin learning the jazz standard "Manhattan" today to get a feel for the sound of the ensemble (and the jazz genre for those who are new to Jazz Choir).