Green Belt

Happy practicing!

Below are the notes and other symbols required for the fourth belt in recorder karate: Green Belt. There is also a video below to help you practice!

Remember all symbols, note names, and music terms can be used as questions when testing!

Good luck.

Funga Alafia

Funga Alafia

Below is the playlist of rehearsal tracks for Funga Alafia.

I suggest practicing with just the voices first, then add your part with the piano. If you're doing well, try singing with both parts!!!

Africa Practice Tracks

Below are practice tracks students can use to practice our song Africa at home. The parts are divided as follows:

Part 1
Part 1 with piano accompaniment
Part 2
Part 2 with piano accompaniment.

Mrs. Hendrick and I can be heard on this recording. However, my dog Cody even has some vocals on here! (Sorry for the barking)

Happy practicing!!

White Belt

Happy practicing!

Below are the notes and other symbols required for the first belt in recorder karate: White Belt. There is also a video to help you practice at home!

Remember all symbols, note names, and music terms marked on this page can be used as questions when testing!

Good luck.

D.A.R.E. Lyrics

5th graders will be celebrating their D.A.R.E. graduation on December 16th! In celebration, 5th grade will be singing The DARE Song.

Below are lyrics for rehearsing.

Break a leg!
Mrs. Caughlan

D.A.R.E. Song

People can tell me what they’ve done. 

 Maybe some things. …. Maybe none.
But people can’t tell me what to do. 

I will choose…. the way that’s true….. for….. me!
Don’t want to fall into the trap.

Don’t want to be somebody’s sap.
I’m better than that. 

I’ll go to the mat to prove I can beee…..drug freeeee! 

Yeah, yeah!

Chorus:

D!  I won’t do drugs!
A! Won’t have an attitude!
R!  I will respect myself!
E!  I will educate me!

Repeat chorus

Now……

People can tell me what they know. 

I will listen as I go.
But people can’t take my mind away. 

 Only I…. can have a say… in… me....
Don’t have to follow others’ path. 

 Don’t have to know their aftermath.
My mind is my own! 

I’ll reap what I’ve sown! 

I know I can be….. drug freeeee! 

Yeah, yeah!

 Repeat chorus twice

Now…….

BOYS:              Check your attitude at the door…

GIRLS:
I’m gonna beat the odds.  I won’t do drugs.  I won’t give in
 I’m gonna call the shots in my life.  And I’m going to win.
Don’t push me.  Don’t press me.  Don’t call me friend when
All you wanna do is drag me down.  It’s time for this to end!
Check your attitude at the door!  I do not want to score!
I only want to win in… this… drug… war!!!

Yell: D-A-R-E

Everyone sings chorus 2 times with clapping

Sing Chorus 1 time quietly with no clapping.

Sing Chorus last time really loud!

Everyone:  Now!  Now!

Yell: D-A-R-E!

Sing:  I will dare!
Yell: Dare!

Veteran's Day

Choir Club and 3rd/5th grade students had their first performance of the year on Wednesday.

Choir Club did a wonderful job singing The Star Spangled Banner. I am so proud of their hard work in only a few short weeks!

3rd and 5th graders had a combined performance of On Veteran's Day. The students voted for this piece to honor their Veterans on the holiday. Wow!!! What a terrific first performance! I am very proud of all singers and am looking forward to our first concert on November 19 at 7:00pm.

Great job Crestwood!

Mrs. Caughlan

D'hammerschmiedsg'selln

D'hammerschmiedsg'selln!!

This song is a folk song from Germany, which when translated means "My Sweetheart". 4th grade has spent the past two weeks learning the folk dance to accompany this song.

It's rather complex! Check it out below

Lion King Auditions

Auditions for this year's all-district musical production of The Lion King will take place on October 29 at Sperreng Theater. 

Please visit the following link for more information. I hope to see many Crestwood performers in the production!

Audition Information Link

Break a leg ;)

New Choir Members

Congratulations to all our new Crestwood Chorus members!

Part 1

Aiden

Rachel

Griffin

Ava

Reagen

Jack

Jayden

Oliver

Scarlet

Angelina

Mya

Abigail N

Abigail O

Elizabeth

Sam

Sofia

Eddie

Rylie

Camryn

Noah V

Charlotte

Anna

Alexa Z

Part 2

Alexis

Ava B

Alyssa

Rebecca

Audrey

Allison

Mollie

Jane

Madison H

Josephine

Ciara

Jaidyn

Annabel

Zoe

Molly

Greta

Seofia

Anna

Anina

Ellen

Autumn

Rylea

Cosima

Persephone

Madison S

Noah V

Claire

5th Grade Practice Tracks

5th graders are working hard and preparing for their concert on November 19.

Students working on "part 2" for the concert can find practice tracks provided below. It is strongly encouraged that these students rehearse these parts at home.

When the Lights all Shine

Shalom Chaverim

Happy practicing!

Mrs. C

5th Grade Solo

Auditions for the "When the Lights All Shine" solo for our 5th grade concert will be on Tuesday, September 29 during recess. 

Provided below is a link to an excerpt from the song. Students can use this audio clip to practice the solo at home.

When the Lights all Shine

Lyrics:

She lit a candle in New Orleans

He lit a candle in Beijing

They lit their candles in Vienna, Havana, Jerusalem, London, Hanoi.

Break a leg!!! Happy practicing :)

Mrs. Caughlan

Crestwood Chorus Auditions

I am pleased to announce that Crestwood will be starting the "Crestwood Chorus" starting second quarter! I am very excited to be establishing this new tradition at Crestwood.

The Choir is open to students 3-5. Chorus auditions will be held Thursday, October 8 at 8:00 AM in the music room. Students will be singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" along with other, short exercises given by the teacher.

Here are the lyrics:

My country 'tis of thee,

sweet land of liberty,

of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died,

land of the pilgrims' pride.

From every mountainside

let freedom ring.

Here is a video for practice at home. Students are strongly encouraged to have this song prepared for the audition. Remember, they only have to sing the first verse.


Students planning to audition should also turn in the form below for auditions. This is so I know which students have permission to audition for Crestwood Chorus. This form will be used during the audition process by Mrs. Caughlan.

Thank you! I can't wait to hear everyone on October 8!

-Mrs. C

Classroom Tour

Another great start to the week!

I was so pleased to meet so many parents at the ice cream social and at curriculum night. It is great getting to know you and learn more about the students at Crestwood and their families.

If you were unable to stop by the classroom, take the tour now!! The brand new circle carpet was delivered today! Thank you to Ms. Meese for providing it for our use! The students already want to play on it. Please enjoy the tour of our music room!

5th Grade Nursery Rhymes

This week in music, 5th graders talked briefly about nursery rhymes.

We learned a new song called "Second Story Window". 

Students had to "think of a rhyme and say it in time, then throw it out the window!" The class broke off into two teams. Whichever group could not think of a new rhyme was out! Each rhyme or nursery rhyme was changed to end with "threw it out the window."

Some of their rhymes were very silly with this new ending. Check it out!

Movement 4th Grade

What a week!

My first week at Crestwood has been wonderful! I have enjoyed getting to know my new students.

We have been talking about movement this week in class. This week in 4th, we've been talking about different levels. 4th graders practiced making "high", "middle", and "low" shapes. After individual and partner practice, they broke off into groups and made shapes expressing the different body levels. What a fun lesson! Here are only some of the awesome things our fourth graders came up with!

Dausmann

Branding

Beckman

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the blog!

I am Mrs. Caughlan and I am the new music teacher at Crestwood Elementary. I am very excited to be joining the Lindbergh team!

Please feel free to browse the blog! You can see concerts, videos, and other activities I have done at my previous school.

You can email me if you have any questions. I look forward to starting the year on Thursday!!

Mrs. Caughlan
erincaughlan@lindberghschools.ws

Gator's Got Talent!

The Talent show is less than a month away! Rehearsals for finalists will start next week during and after club time. Students in the talent show should already have a copy of the rehearsal schedule. To keep you excited about the upcoming show, here is a little preview of what is to come in May!!

A Year in Review

As the school year is coming to a close and students are buckling down for MAP testing and transitioning to the next grade and middle school, I thought I would help remind students just how awesome GSA elementary is and all the hard work we have done this year! Here are just a few of our accomplishments.

 -In October GSA impressed the community with a great turn out to Linfest and some great Autumnal songs! Check it out HERE!

 - Check out a happy holidays from Boom-whacker club in December HERE!

- 2nd and 4th grade really made it shine at the winter concert. Sing along HERE!

 And GSA is not stopping there! The talent show is coming up in MAY as well as Kindergarten Graduation, and then we are finally singing at the Cardinals game in July! I am so very proud of my students and look forward to posting many more accomplishments here!

 -Mrs. Caughlan

Summer Camps 2015

It's that time of year again! Last year I wrote a post about some fun music summer camps. I was very pleased in the fall to hear that several students participated in some of these camps! (The "Frozen" camp from last summer was particularly popular).If you're looking for something different this summer, consider enrolling in one of these camps! Many of these programs offer year round activities as well. 

Check it out!!!

1.

A very popular option, School of Rock isn't just a movie. It's also a legitimate school for rock music.  "School of Rock offers one and two week camps for kids of all ages and skill levels during the summer, winter and spring breaks." They offer group and private instruction in guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and vocals.Daily camp activities include:

• Daily Rehearsals 
• Music Workshops
• Live Performances
• Group and Private instruction
• Lots of fun and rock n' roll

School of rock offers private and group lessons for students all year round. You can find more info on the camp as well as setting up a free trial music lesson here:School of Rock-Summer Camp

2.

St. Louis Children's Choir is a group I had the honor and pleasure of being a part of when I was in High School. They follow a belief I feel very strongly in: every child can sing. They believe "children learn more about themselves (and others) through live music making." The choir is currently in it's 37th season. They have been recognized nationally for top quality vocal instruction accepting singers ages 6-18. The Children's Choir has performed with the St. Louis Symphony, The Ambassadors of Harmony, the Bach Society of Saint Louis, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and choruses from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Webster University. The choirs have received national and international recognition travelling on musical tours to Japan, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Russia. While the St. Louis Children's Choir accepts singers through a short audition, auditions are not necessary for the summer camp.Summer Camp Information:

• June 29 - July 3, 2015
• Monday -Friday
• 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Age for the camp: children currently in 2nd-5th grade, who will be entering 3rd-6th grade in the fall
• Everyone is welcome and auditions are not necessary for summer camp.
• Students will spend the camp:
• Learning new songs
• Enjoying musical games
• Meeting new friends
• Celebrating with a special Song Sharing for family and friends on July 3rd. 

Children's Choir Camp

3.

"Encore Academy is a school for performing arts dedicated to having fun while developing skills in singing, acting and dancing." Classes at Encore Academy are available for ages 4 to 13. Summer Camp Information:

• Camp Dates:
• Ages 4-8
• June 8-12
• 9:30 to 2:00
• Ages 8-13
• June 15-19
• 9:30-2:00
• Students will learn songs from Disney and and Broadway shows including Annie, Frozen, and Into the Woods. 
• Both camps will introduce children to musical theater.
• Students will learn basic acting, singing, and stage movement
• Camp activities include:
• Drama games
• Theatrical and musical coaching
• Performance preparation
• Dressing in costumes for performances
• Daily craft and lunch in the park
• Final performance for family and friends the last day of the camp.

Camp information can be found here:Encore Academy Summer Camp

4.

"Coca has become the largest multidisciplinary arts institution and one of the most valuable community assets in the St. Louis metropolitan area. We are very proud to have been recognized by the community as "Best Arts Organization" in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times."
Coca has a wide variety of programs to choose from. They offer camps and year long programs as well.
Some programs they offer are:

• Acting, for beginners and adults!
• Tango
• Art
• Ballet
• Broadway
• Hip Hop
• Glassworks
• Improvisation
• Jazz
• Singing
• Salsa
• Tap
• And more!

Coca Camps

5. 

Mozingo Music is a fantastic business that sells and rents instruments and offers private music lessons. Their summer programs are open to students 7-17.  Camps they offer are:

• Alternative Styles Strings (Ages 11-18)
• Kidzrock (4-7)
• Rock University (7-17)
• Percussion (10 and up)
• Pop Vocal (12-18)
• Songwriting (9-14)
• Group Guitar (8-12)
• Group Guitar Jr. (5-7)

Symbaloo

I am very excited about using this new program for my students!

For the past few months, I have been trying to set up my website so that my students have access to online music games and studying materials. This process can be rather complicated and I've had some trouble getting it off the ground.

At our professional development session recently, I discovered a program called "Symbaloo." It is there that all of these materials may be found. If you're not familiar with the program, all you and your student have to do is click on a "tile" and it will take you to the website, game, or resource I have provided.

Symbaloo is a start page tool that allows users to add links in a way that is easy to use. It is accessible on the homepage of my blog.

All tiles will taken students directly to the link they advertise.
Tiles linking to Facebook, or Twitter will take students directly to the GSA Facebook or GSA Twitter page.

New resources and materials will be updated periodically.

Check it out on the home page or below!

Rossini

It has been a crazy few months here at GSA and updates have been few and far between!

We've slowed down a bit during MAP testing, and first grade has started studying the music of Rossini!

Two of his more famous works are the opera "The Barber of Seville", and "William Tell."

• He claimed to have written Barber of Seville in only 12 days!
• Was an amateur chef, and has several dished named after him that are still served today.
• Known for his comic operas.
• Other Notable operas incluce:


• La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
• Il Signor Bruschino
• L’italiana in Algeri ( The Italian Girl in Algiers)
• Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)
• La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
• La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie)

William Tell Oveture