Music At Fairmount Park West Seattle

Dear Fairmount Park Families-

Mr. Pendergrass has set-up a new online music notebook for students and families. This will give you access to all kinds of music resources for all things music at Fairmount Park in an easy to navigate OneNote portfolio. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/FP_Music_Online.

You’ll find links to audio files for band, choir and orchestra; details about upcoming concerts; resources for classroom music about recorders (grade 3), guitars (grade 4) and keyboards (grade 5) available online anytime.

Hey there recorder players-

Some of you have asked for the music we are doing from the Charlie Brown Cartoons. Here are the links to “Linus and Lucy” for Recorder:

Linus and Lucy Sheet Music

Linus and Lucy audio practice file: slow tempo

Linus and Lucy audio practice file: medium tempo

Linus and Lucy audio practice file: fast tempo

*Brass players for Blues Night: Go here for your music.

You are invited to attend our second annual Fairmount Park Blues Night!  Concert scheduled for Wednesday April 4, at 7pm in the lunchroom. This will be a 30-40 minute concert and audience participation event of some soul searching, toe tapping, blues music!

Students from the intermediate band and 4.5 Choir will be performing along with the “Falcon Allstars Blues Band” (aka *FABB), featuring FP parents and teachers playing blues music on bass, drums, guitars and keyboard that evening.

Dress up as your favorite blues artist or character and join us for a fun evening!

Dear choir 2.3 and 4.5 families, just a reminder that choir starts the week of January 15th. There is no choir until that time as mentioned at the concert and hopefully in an email that you received. Also, you do not need to sign up for choir for this round of enrichments if you have already been in the choir. I look forward to seeing you after the Martin Luther King holiday. Thank you!

Have fun:

Dear Choir 2.3 and 4.5 Families:

There has been some confusion about choir rehearsals for the end of the year. Here are the dates and times for December and when we start again in January:

For 2.3 Choir members-

Tuesday December 5, 2:30-3:30pm| Special Extended Choir rehearsal for all 2.3 and 4.5 singers

Wednesday December 6, 7:00pm Winter Choir Concert. Singers arrive at 6:30pm. (Friday December 8 Choir Concert during Friday Assembly; this is for Fairmount Park staff and students only; we unfortunately don’t have the capacity in the lunchroom to invite families that morning…)

Tuesday December 12,  2:30-3:15pm| Final Winter Choir rehearsal for 2.3 singers only.

 2018- Tuesday January 16, 2:30-3:15pm| First Spring Choir rehearsal for 2.3 singers. (You do not need to register for choir again; only new singers should register).

For 4.5 Choir members-

Tuesday December 5, 2:30-3:30pm| Special Extended Choir rehearsal for all 2.3 and 4.5 singers

 Wednesday December 6, 7:00pm Winter Choir Concert. Singers arrive at 6:30pm.  (Friday December 8 Choir Concert during Friday Assembly; this is for Fairmount Park staff and students only; we unfortunately don’t have the capacity in the lunchroom to invite families that morning…)

 Thursday December 7, 2:30-3:15pm| Final Winter Choir rehearsal for 4.5 singers only.

 No Rehearsal Thursday December 14

 2018- Thursday January 18, 2:30-3:15pm| First Spring Choir rehearsal for 4.5 singers. (You do not need to register for choir again; only new singers should register).

To all instrumental families as we enter week 4 of instrumental music, a video to encourage you and “check-in”:

Dear Instrumental families-

Each week I will be posting resources, lesson notes and information for your instrumentalists at the following pages below: (you can over your mouse on the menu at the top of the page to find these pages as well…)

Beginning Band Pages:

Find a link to the songs in the red method book as mp3 files for free to download and practice with at home here: Beginning Band Practice Files

flute 

clarinet 

alto sax 

trumpet 

trombone/baritone

percussion

INTERMEDIATE BAND PAGE

Intermediate Band

Beginning String Pages:

Find a link to the songs in the brown method book as mp3 files for free to download and practice with at home here: Beginning Strings Practice Files

Beginning Violin

Beginning Viola

Beginning Cello

INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA PAGE

Intermediate Orchestra

ADVANCED STRINGS PAGE

Advanced Strings

LINK TO PRESENTATION ON HOW TO GET AN INSTRUMENT, WHEN TO BRING IT SCHOOL ETC:

Helpful online presentation for parents who have registered

LINK TO A LIST OF LOCAL MUSIC STORES:

Local Music Stores that Rent Instruments

LINK TO A LIST OF SUPPLIES YOU NEE FOR EACH INSTRUMENT:

Supplies list and method book for each instrument