KSB Music
Spring is always a fun time of year for the music department, because it’s concert season! We had one awesome concert last month and two more coming up in April and May.
The elementary students are performing last, as they will be playing on May 24th before the awards ceremony like they traditionally do. We are excited to show you the progress they’re making. One class is working on adding melody on instruments called bass bars, playing a fun classic musical number! The older students are practicing on their instruments to play solos or duets for their portion of the concert, which is a big next step in their musical journey.
The middle schoolers did an awesome job on March 30th! Their concert was full of variety and fun and even a little spontaneous sing-along at the end. We’re so proud of them! Now that the concert is over we will explore other songs to learn just for fun, and getting even better on their instruments so next year can be even more successful.
Our high school students are gearing up for their performances on April 27th at 1:15 in the cafeteria. They have been working hard and we’re sure they will put on a great concert! We hope you can attend.
As the year starts to wrap up, we’re all about performing, but we still have time to learn about a wide variety of topics, from music terminology to music history and different styles of music. It’s been a great year so far and will no doubt have a great ending!
Fun Fact: A study conducted by South Korean scientists from the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology found that plants grow faster when music is played around them. The study used 14 different classical pieces, including Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” in rice fields. Findings were that the music helped the crops grow at a faster pace, and pointed to evidence that plants have genes which enable them to “hear.”
KSB Art
KMAC art classes are finishing up with the instruction from our final KMAC artist for the year Liz Richter. The students have worked on sculptures as well as self-portrait pieces and the elementary students also designed and created trains! We have had a great time as always working with our artists for the year. They are such great artists and great people as well!
In Ms. Roark’s Arts Appreciation class, we are continuing to learn about many different art forms and artists, our continuation of music history by visiting “On This Day In Music History” lessons, and started to work on one more wool project for the year. The students are designing and making two coasters each (otherwise known as mug rugs) using the wet felting technique like we did at the beginning of the year.
Fun Fact:. Sheep are shorn with a tool that looks like hair clippers. A very good shearer can shear up to 200 sheep a day. The wool off 200 sheep weighs as much as a small car!
