April 29, 2019 Hello, Grahamwood Strings Parents! We’re in the final stretch at Grahamwood. Here is our schedule for May. 1. We are performing on the 9:00 a.m. program on Thursday, May 2 (for Grahamwood students) and the 9:00 a.m. program on Friday, May 3 (for parents; Please remember to send the instrument to school on Friday, too!). Pieces will include Ode to Joy, Frere Jacques, Lightly Row, French Folk Song, and Minor E Shuffle. The music teachers have asked all students to wear white shirts/blouses and black pants/skirts. If your student is wearing something specific for another part of the program, that will be okay. 2. We will have regular Strings Class on May 2, May 6, and May 9. Due to the 5th grade trip to N.Y. & D.C., May 9 will be our last meeting as a Strings Class. 3. Our final activity will be the evening performance at Colonial Middle School, on Thursday, May 9. We will join six other elementary schools to create a large elementary Strings ensemble. We will gather, in the Colonial MS Auditorium, from 5:15-5:30 p.m. We will have a brief dress rehearsal at 5:30, and the concert will begin at 6:00 p.m. The Colonial Orchestra will also be performing, and we will join them to close the concert with French Folk Song (#106) and the Stairwell Blues. 4. If your student cannot make the May 9 concert at Colonial, please send me an email letting me know. It helps the Colonial teacher get the stage set up correctly. Thank you. 5. If your student is using a Grahamwood instrument on the concert May 9, please have them return it to Ms. Harris’ room on Friday, May 10. I will be by later to check it into the school inventory. It’s been a great year at Grahamwood. As I’ve talked with your children about their middle school destinations, almost everyone is attending a school where orchestra is offered. Please make sure they enroll in the class next year! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Dr. Palmer, Strings Specialist
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AuthorDr. Andrew Palmer teaches Fifth Grade Beginning Strings at four Elementary Schools, directs the Honors Orchestras at White Station High School, and travels throughout the school district as a Double Bass Specialist. Archives
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