January 18, 2013
We're back in the swing of things and the SK Singers sound better than ever! Depending on the group your children are in, you may be hearing songs like "Zippity Do Dah!", "My Favorite Things," "Old Dan Tucker," "Country Roads," "Are You Sleeping?," and "Side by Side."
The 3-8's are making the shift from using simple word sheets to the beginning stages of music reading. This of course is old hat to some students but brand new to others. We're using a set of books called "Get America Singing Again" that contains lead sheets (a melody line with chord symbols) of the tunes we're learning.
We are continuing to expand our vocal technique and range and in particular to work with the gentlemen to find the head voice vs. the chest voice and use singing as a technique to ease the transition of the voice change.
The K-2's are continuing to expand their vocal range a bit and match pitch and sound character through imitation of the teacher and each other. We're working to foster vocal independence by introducing rounds.
More updates soon including upcoming concert dates. It's a true pleasure to sing with your children each morning!
As always, please remember that you're welcome to join us at any time in choir or music class.
My best always,
Mr. Riccinto
