Looking for an old musician of the week that’s not on the new website? Here’s a list of who they were, when they were featured, and a link to a website about them. 8/31-9/10/2010 John Hartford 9/12-9/17/2010 Hildegard Von Bingen 9/20-9/24/2010 Pygmee Mbenzele 9/27-10/1/2010 Heitor Villa-Lobos 10/3-10/8/2010 Australian Aboriginees 10/11-10/15/2010 Django Reinhardt 10/18-10/22/2010 Alison Krauss [...]

A lot of families contact me about getting private music lessons for their children. I teach the following instruments: violin, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Contact me at my school email or phone number if you’d like to sign up. If you’re looking for a different experience,  there is also a list of teachers and studios [...]

May 2012 Newsletter

This guy’s name is Manco Sneed!

3rd, 4th and 5th grade will be performing on ukuleles for the school and parents on Thursday, May 3. The evening show (for parents) will be at 6:30 PM. Hope to see you there!

5th Grade – Counting by number 4th Grade – Dotted rhythms (Tom and Tim) 3rd Grade – Eighth note and sixteenth note mixtures 2nd Grade – Sixteenth notes 1st Grade – 2/4 and 4/4 Time Kindergarten – Review

On Mar 1, 2012, the Kindergarten and 1st Grade students of MSES serenaded us with a wonderful program of poetry and songs. Gueros, kazoos, and salsa, oh my! Please enjoy these four videos of the action. SpringtidePageant12-1

The Music of the Month for February is Salsa.

This is a Rustavi Choir from Georgia (the country). Go here for more info: http://ensemblerustavi.com/eng/

K – Musical opposites (fast and slow, loud and soft) 1 – La 2 – Major Pentatonic Scale 3 – Low So, Low La, High Do 4 – Fa and Ti 5 – Minor Diatonic Scale

Hi, For a long time I wasn’t teaching private lessons to students after school, but now I am again. I teach the following instruments: violin, guitar, mandolin, ukulele and banjo. If you’re interested in setting something up, please email me or give me a call.   Thanks! Mr. Lewis

The Music of the Month for December 2011 is Cape Breton Fiddling from Nova Scotia, Canada.      

K – Heartbeat 1 – Quarter and Eighth Notes 2 -Whole and Half Notes 3 – Upbeats 4 – Syncopation 5 – Triple Meter

November’s Music of the Month is the music of Hawaii.

Lucy Locket is a fun game. Someone has a penny, and someone goes out in the hall. They try to find the person with the penny. When the class sings louder, the seeker is getting close. By Donald and Mr. Lewis