Fall Festival of Music

Great job at the concert 5th-8th graders!

FALL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

7 p.m.

Don't miss our FALL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC next week!  All of the ZCS bands AND the 6/7 Choirs will perform. Families, it's a great way to see the progress we've been making already this fall. Some details for students who forget:

DRESS: Uniforms for band. No hats, gloves. White side out

             Navy pants, dark shoes, NEW UNIFORM SHIRTS for 5 and 6 band

             Choirs (not in band)  Dress pants or skirt with dress shirt. No jeans or shorts, please

CALL TIME:  6:45 for everyone except 7/8 band. They can come at 6:55. Program begins at 7 p.m.

PROGRAM ORDER and LENGTH:

          6th Grade Band

          5th Grade Band

          6/7 Choirs

          7/8 Band

Program should not run past an hour in length.

LINE-UP STATIONS:  Bands in band room, Choirs in choir room.

SEE YOU THERE!

K-2 Choir Music- Listening Update

Many families have been having problems with the blog since I put music on it. Because of this, I have decided to take the music off until I figure out what the problem is. If you would like to sing some choir songs at home with your children you could look a few songs up on itunes. Here are a few things we have been working on...

-Shout by Yancy
-Shout Your Fame by Hillsong United
-I Love to Tell the Story (the hymn- vs. 1 and 4()

Hope that helps for now! Sorry!

K-2 Choir Songs

I have discovered a way to embed a few our of choir songs on the blog. This is a great way for students to practice the lyrics to the songs at home. Because I had to use a third party site to host the songs, I was a little limited to what versions of the songs I could choose from. The versions you are listening to may not be exactly what we have rehearsed in choir, but at least they will help you memorize the lyrics for our concert on November 8. If you don't want to listen to the songs while you are reading this blog then simply push pause on the bar at the bottom of the blog; you can also change the song on this bar. I hope this helps us prepare for our concert. Happy listening!

WAY TO GO, 7/8 BAND!

GREAT JOB IN THE

2011 PUMPKINFEST PARADE

SATURDAY!

PUMPKINFEST PARADE

Saturday, October 8, 2011--3 p.m.

The ZCS Middle School Band will be marching this weekend in the Pumpkinfest Parade.Our staging area will be on east Main Street and across the street from Bethel CRC. THIS IS FURTHER EAST THAN OUR 'USUAL' SPOT! Best access would be the side streets that run into main somewhere east of that position. Students need to be there and ready before 2:30.

Parade begins at 3 p.m. It will follow a route west on Main, South on State, and then back east on Central before making a final turn north on Maple. Students will be finished immediately behind Cityside. You can meet and pick them up there.

The ZCS band room will be open from 1-2 p.m. For any last minute problems, stop there and I will assist you.

I will take the percussion equipment, flags, and banner. Students should be IN PLACE, IN UNIFORM, and WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS by 2:30 p.m. (NO CASES, please)

Looking forward to a great parade together!

Mr. Schonewill

I'm excited about the progress the middle school (6th and 7th) choirs are making this fall--we're off to a great start, singing with energy and enthusiasm. I wish I could bring you middle school parents into the classroom and see and hear what I'm pumped about. It makes me glad that we decided to change the format of our first concert of the year so you can hear the choirs as well. The FALL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, in the ZCS gym on Tuesday, October 25 will give listeners a sneak peek into what we've been doing in all of our middle school music classes, including the 5th, 6th, and 7th/8th bands as well as the 6th and 7th choirs. All of the students in those groups are expected to attend and will help us treat the listeners to a sampling of our fall music. Join us at 7 that evening for a fun and encouraging night.