We have had a few busy months so far this year!
We started off the year learning about the opera. We were lucky enough to end our opera unit with a trip to Newcomb Central School to see Seagle Music Festival’s performance of Dragon’s Breath. In October, we moved on to environmental sounds and explored sound effects. We wrote and recorded Halloween stories and chose instruments to represent characters and added spooky sound effects. We then chose some scary music for the background.
In November, we had students participate in the CASMA Fall Music Festival held at Schroon Lake Central School. Michelle Ordway performed with the Senior Select Chorus, while Graciana Barney, Claudia Halloran-Donaldson and Michael Smith performed with the Elementary Band. It was a wonderful performance and the students worked very hard.
In November, we moved on to Sergei Prokiev’s “Peter and The Wolf”. We learned about instrument families, the orchestra, and how instruments make sound. We listened to “Peter and the Wolf” and learned to identify the characters by recognizing the instruments and their themes. This unit concluded with a trip to Ticonderoga High School to see Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra’s performance of “Peter and the Wolf”. The kids were able to see and hear all the instruments they learned about.
Coming up, we will have our Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 17th at 6pm. The students are working hard and it should be a great performance. We hope to see you there!

