December Hymn Of The Month Test

• this Wednesday for 1st and 3rd grades
• this Thursday for 2nd grade

Combined Elementary Christmas Chapel

• this Friday at 8:30am in the Chapel
• special music by the Concert Band, Elementary Guitar Class and a piano solo

Remember that Friday is a half-day !!!

ELEMENTARY

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

This Thursday, December 10

at 7:00pm

in the Worship Center

featuring presentations from all

the elementary classes, K-6

telling the Christmas story through

scripture readings and songs

December Hymn of the Month

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light

Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light
And usher in the morning
Ye shepherds shrink not with afright
But hear the angel’s warning
This Child, now weak in infancy
Our confidence and joy shall be
The power of Satan breaking
Our peace eternal making

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The test will be the last week before Christmas vacation:

1st & 3rd grades - Wednesday, Dec. 16

2nd grade - Thursday, Dec. 17

AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY IS THIS FRIDAY AT 10:30am

• Students need to bring their instruments on special days this week for special rehearsals. They must attend these special rehearsals to participate in the program.

Rehearsal Week Schedule In Worship Center
American Heritage Day Program
November 20, 2009 – Worship Center


Tuesday

9:50-10:35 Junior High Choir
11:00-11:30 Elementary Band
12:30-1:15 Elementary Choir

Wednesday

9:50-10:35 Worship Team
11:00-11:30 All guitars
12:50-1:35 Junior High Band & Recorders

Thursday

8:30-9:00 Elementary Band
9:50-10:35 Junior High Choir & Elementary Choir w/JH drummers
12:50-1:35 Junior High Choir

Friday

8:00 Junior High Speech [and tuning guitars]
8:30 All guitars
9:00 Elementary Band
9:15 Elementary Choir
9:30 Junior High Choir
9:45 Combined: JH Band, recorders, Elem. Choir, JH Choir
10:30 Program begins

• Remember students must wear their concert attire for Friday's program

All Choirs: solid blue pants or skirts, solid white shirts (no t-shirts) tucked in, dark shoes

Bands: solid black pants, solid white shirts (tucked in), dark shoes

Guitar Classes: School uniform or better, NO SKIRTS or DRESSES - PANTS ONLY for both boys and girls.

• Failure to participate in the concert, except for an excused absence, results in a lowered music grade on the report card (which could extend to failure of the class).

Hymn of the Month Test

is next week

1st & 3rd grades on Wednesday, November 18

2nd grade on Thursday, November 19

AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY

is Friday, November 20th - one week from this Friday!

• performance groups need to wear their concert attire on that day
• attendance and participation is mandatory for all students in performance groups

NOVEMBER HYMN OF THE MONTH

Jesus Lives and So Shall I

Jesus lives and so shall I
Death, thy sting is gone forever
He, for me, hath deigned to die
Lives the bands of death to sever
He shall raise me from the dust
Jesus is my hope and trust

Because the month is a short one (with Thanksgiving week off) all the classes will need to know only the first verse above.

The test will be the week before the break

October Hymn Of The Month Test

Next Week - October 28 & 29

First and Third grades will have their test on Wednesday
Second grade will have their test on Thursday

The words are posted on a previous blog

Remember

• First grade only needs to know the first verse
• Second and Third grade need to know the first and fourth verses.

October Hymn Of The Month Words

Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

verse 1
Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown
When Thou camest to earth for me
But in Bethlehem's home there was found no room
For Thy holy nativity

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus
There is room in my heart for Thee


verse 4
Thou camest, O Lord with the living word
That should set Thy people free
But with mocking scorn and with crown of thorn
They bore Thee to Calvary

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus
There is room in my heart for Thee



Note:

• 1st grade needs to know only verse 1
• 2nd & 3rd grade need to know both verse 1 and verse 4

I will start posting the words for each month's hymn here at the beginning of each month, so if you'd like the words to study at home - check the blog often.

This Week:

• 5th-6th Guitar Class will be sharing a song in both elementary Chapels

Next Week:

• End-of-the-Quarter theory tests for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades
• Recorder test for 3rd Grade

AND REMEMBER - PRACTICE CARDS!

Now is the time of the quarter when the realization that it takes hard work, consistent practice and diligent effort to play an instrument really hits home!

Remind your instrumentalist to make sure practice cards are filled out and turned in each week.

• Elementary Guitar is sharing in both elementary Chapels next week (a switch from earlier)
• Rehearsals are in full swing for American Heritage on November 11
• remember there are specific uniform requirements for the performing groups

• This Friday, Junior High Guitar Class shares in all three Chapels. They will be accompanying the opening song.
• All Commitment To Music Ministry sheets should now be turned in to Mr. Nelson
• Students in Elementary Band, Concert Band, 5th&6th Guitar, and Junior High Guitar should all have their instruments by the end of this week.
• Remember to initial your child's Practice Card each day he/she practices a minimum of twenty minutes. AND make sure they turn it in at the beginning of each week!

"And I will sing praises to Thy name." 2 Samuel 2:50

An Overture is a musical selection usually found at the beginning of a larger musical work, like an opera, or a full concert program. It prepares the audience for what is about to take place. It quiets the talking and helps focus thoughts on the coming music. It introduces little snippets of melodies that will be expanded later into more complex, interweaving lines. It whets the appetite for the experience that is about to unfold.

My first post on this new blog is, in many ways, an overture to our school year.

I want to give you beginning glimpses and helps into what will be going on in music, K-3 classes and performance groups. For example, you will notice the column to the right which will show upcoming performance group ministries; it lists the date, time, place and group involved.

It will, as the time approaches, list when the Hymn Of The Month tests will be given in music classes.

In future posts I will cover certain topics like practicing and practice cards.

There will also be links to the Grace School website where specific forms can be read and down-loaded.

If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to call me at the School: (818) 909-5611. And remember to check back often for the latest information on music at Grace School!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!

The Parents of Grace Associated
would be honored by your presence
at the First Annual Hawk Night Development Evening
to benefit the students of Grace Community School
through your financial involvement.

18 September 2009
7 o'clock pm to 9 o'clock pm
Grace Community School
Hors D’oeuvres and Light Dessert
Childcare provided
RSVP 818.909.5611
Relatives and friends of GCS families are welcome and encouraged to attend this event. Please contact the GCS school office if you would like us to mail additional invitations, or feel free to stop by the office to pick up extra invitations.

Childcare will be available for all students K-9. Additional nursery care will be available for children under 5. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 16th with nursery needs.