Preludes

On Tuesday, March 3 the 2nd grade Preludes students joined the HYSOC Overtures, conducted by Lisa Schallock, to practice music for the Earth Day concert and play music games with each other. Continue reading Earth Day Celebration

Preludes violinists performed beautifully at the Paul Banks holiday musical. Some of the students worked together to compose a second part to accompany the melody line of one of their performance pieces. As the kids were performance ready and excited to share their talents, we decided to stop in at the Long Term Care center … Continue reading Katie’s Update

During Parent Conferences every kindergartener had the opportunity to begin building their own cardboard violin with the help of their parents/guardians. The following week, students painted their violin, added a chin rest, f-holes, a bridge (toilet paper tube) and a fingerboard with strings and a scroll. The kindergarten students are now learning to play their … Continue reading 11/1, 11/4 Cardboard Violin Building

This annual tradition is a fun way to celebrate our budding musicians, create excitement for the program, and fundraise money for the Preludes program.  The staff of Paul Banks and the Preludes committee puts on a community dinner for around 300 people.  Throughout the evening we hold live and silent auctions of desserts made by … Continue reading 10/11 Paul Banks Annual Spaghetti Feed

Preludes has gotten off to a great start this semester!  After school Preludes students have impressed me with how quickly they have expanded their repertoire. They performed splendidly at the spaghetti feed fundraiser. It has been fun to teach a smaller and more focused group this quarter.  First grade students have advanced to using real … Continue reading Katie’s Update