If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by Cheryl Isaak on January 23, 2008, 7:35 am
First, lots of hockey, a no school day and DD's first concert with the
school chorus.
Saturday & Sunday. DD's coed team played in the house tourney. It is meant
to give the kids that don't play more competitive hockey a taste of
tournament play and fun. Saturday, the team took the first game with ease,
out scoring the opposing team and taking 4.5 of 5 possible points for
tournament ranking. Sunday morning, they win the first game and get all 5
points, while making it a good game for the opposing team (meaning they
didn't score at will and run the score up). The kids now have about 75
minutes to rest, have a little bit to eat and get ready for the next game.
One of the boys, a future team captain, convinces the entire team to put
pink tape on theirs sticks, socks, glove, helmet, just wear some pink. Then
the numbers come up for the following game; the next nearest team as been
knocked off the board on points. All they have to do is win the points for
two periods and they make the final game (the following weekend). Well, The
Pink went out, showed exceptional sportsmanship by not winning the first two
periods by more than a goal and pushing the less skilled kids up to get
assists.
Monday was pretty quiet, all I had to do was drop DS off at the HS for the
bus to his game. (I love that part of him playing HS - they get him there,
especially on the longer trips). They won and he let in no goals. Can't ask
for more.
Tuesday night was the much snow delayed Winter Concert for DD's elementary
school. Three different groups performed - orchestra (formerly known as the
String Players) violin, viola and a lone cello and is a mix of first and
second year players. Of dear, I don't blame the baby that started wailing
during the second piece, I wanted to too; the teacher spent several minutes
adjusting many instruments. It was a mercifully short set of pieces and the
last, a brief refrain of the BeeGee's Staying Alive was actually pretty
good. The band (mostly brass, 2-3 clarinets and percussion) - was also
mercifully short. One girl was turning very red - her dad kept yelling
"Madison, you rock, you're the best". During the pieces. And one clarinet
had something happen - they don't make that sound normally.
But chorus stole the show. And not just because DD is in it.;) They did four
songs, No School Today (Snow Day), Froggy Went a Courtin', High Hopes and
You Can't Stop The Beat. They were on key, in harmony and together - for all
the pieces. Froggy had three soloists - Miss Mouse, a friend's very
diminutive 4th grader, Froggy, the tallest boy of the group, and Uncle Rat.
And lots of pantomime of the various actions. High Hopes was fun - I
remember that song from my childhood. But the best part was You Can't Stop
the Beat - it is the big number from Hairspray. DD (and half the chorus) had
solos in it. Most of them managed to dance and sing and sound great. And
they can sing - really sing. And they only practice as a group once a week
during recess...
Ok - done bragging now.
Cheryl
|
|
Posted by Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkn on January 23, 2008, 8:28 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> First, lots of hockey, a no school day and DD's first concert with the
> school chorus.
It sounds as though the concert was a bit of a curate's egg. However,
it's good to hear that youngsters are at least trying to make their own
music and entertainment. On this island with under 400 inhabitants we're
fortunate in having several musically gifted school children (and
adults) who helped make the Christmas Eve carol service a memorable
occasion; it was good experience for them to perform in public too.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
(Remove dentures to reply)
|
|
Posted by Cheryl Isaak on January 23, 2008, 8:51 am
On 1/23/08 8:28 AM, in article xfSdnacye6lP3QraRVnyigA@bt.com, "Bruce
show/hide quoted text
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>> First, lots of hockey, a no school day and DD's first concert with the
>> school chorus.
>
> It sounds as though the concert was a bit of a curate's egg. However,
> it's good to hear that youngsters are at least trying to make their own
> music and entertainment. On this island with under 400 inhabitants we're
> fortunate in having several musically gifted school children (and
> adults) who helped make the Christmas Eve carol service a memorable
> occasion; it was good experience for them to perform in public too.
I do realize that for many of these kids, it is the very first time they
performed in public and at least it was adoring families and understanding
parents. I'm just really hoping that is loads of improvement before the
spring concert.
C
|
|
Posted by Ericka Kammerer on January 23, 2008, 9:05 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> I do realize that for many of these kids, it is the very first time they
> performed in public and at least it was adoring families and understanding
> parents. I'm just really hoping that is loads of improvement before the
> spring concert.
Don't hold your breath ;-) Listening to elementary strings
or winds is a labor of love. Count yourself lucky if you can identify
the tune! I don't think it gets palatable until late high school,
if then. We just all go and applaud to support the effort and
provide some encouragement until then, bless their fuzzy little
hearts.
Best wishes,
Ericka
|
|
Posted by Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkn on January 23, 2008, 11:02 am
Ericka Kammerer wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>> I do realize that for many of these kids, it is the very first time they
>> performed in public and at least it was adoring families and
>> understanding
>> parents. I'm just really hoping that is loads of improvement before the
>> spring concert.
>
> Don't hold your breath ;-) Listening to elementary strings
> or winds is a labor of love. Count yourself lucky if you can identify
> the tune!
And be grateful that the kids have not taken up playing the bagpipes or
the sousaphone.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
(Remove dentures to reply)
|
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > last >>
| Similar Threads | Posted | | OFF TOPIC - think of me this weekend | May 18, 2007, 8:46 am |
| OT OT happy night last night | September 18, 2005, 6:47 am |
| Double ended needles | September 25, 2008, 3:45 pm |
| My weekend - first the hockey part, then the on topic part | January 12, 2009, 8:04 am |
| Last night | June 25, 2008, 7:35 am |
| wet weekend :( | April 6, 2008, 10:02 am |
| UFO Weekend | May 23, 2008, 9:36 pm |
| Re: Good night... | January 9, 2009, 12:41 pm |
| OT: Labour Day Weekend | September 1, 2006, 7:17 am |
| OT A chuckle for your weekend | August 25, 2007, 1:55 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
> school chorus.