Mrs. Kuterbach – Music
Posted on March 7, 2011, by Mary Kuterbach, under Music.
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Let me begin by paying compliments to all of the wonderful cantors we have had for our student masses this year. I would especially like to thank the singers that came to the CSW Sunday mass and sang so beautifully. Thank you to our 8th grade handbell players for a beautiful job at mass. An awesome job from these musicians!
Remember that the 6th grade is participating in the Dancing Classrooms program again this year. This takes place during their music class time. The 7th grade trip to the opera, “Romeo and Juliet”, and to the Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe was a wonderful experience. We will continue our study of opera and music of the Renaissance to enhance their learning of Shakespeare. The 8th grade has been hard at work on their handbell pieces for the spring concert.
The primary and intermediate students are singing songs, learning folk dances and playing classroom instruments while we learn more about the elements of music.
Our listening features this month have been on the music from Romeo and Juliet, Presidential music and now the fun music of Mardi Gras. A little zydeco to spice up our listening!
As always, thank you for your support of the fine arts program at St. Elizabeth.
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Mrs. Kuterbach – Music
Posted on December 8, 2010, by Mary Kuterbach, under Music.
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DECEMBER 16, 2010 is fast approaching! The St. Elizabeth Christmas program is here at last! The students have been working very hard to present you with an evening of Christmas songs. All pre K, kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students need to be in their homerooms by 6:30 PM on the night of the program. Eighth grade and guitar students need to report to the Chapel. Students should wear their “Sunday best”. No blue jeans, T-shirts, or flip-flops, please. Our performance will begin at 7:00 PM. The preparation and presentation of the Christmas program is a major part of each student’s grade for the second quarter. Please invite your families to join us for an enjoyable evening. Make sure you visit the Music wiki for student work and information about the music room.
As always, please join us at our weekly masses. Thank you for all your support of the fine arts programs at St. Elizabeth.
Christmas Program:
http://voicethread.com/share/1586397/
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Mrs. Kuterbach – Music
Posted on October 28, 2010, by Mary Kuterbach, under Music.
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Mark your calendars! IMPORTANT!!! The annual St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Christmas Program will be December 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Please reserve this date! This is a very important part of the music program here at St. Elizabeth. It provides your children with the opportunity to present their hard work in a live performance. This is an essential element of the music curriculum. Further information will follow in future newsletters. Information can also be found on my web page that can be accessed through the St. Elizabeth website www.saintspride.com . Go to Academics and Spiritual Formation, on the right side of the page you will see a list of teacher web pages and my name. Click here and it will take you to my page at Scholastic. Remember to go here often and check out the links page for fun music sites!
Acoustic Guitar class has begun and we have a great group of beginner students who are working hard. Very soon the intermediate group will be joining our Mass musicians. I have been very pleased with the Intermediate groups’ dedication.
Amid the scary songs for Halloween, the kindergarten through the fifth graders will begin working on the Christmas program music.. The 8th grade has already been hard at work on their handbell pieces and will present these also at the Christmas program.
As always, please come and join us at Mass every Friday. Our student cantors are wonderful song leaders.
Thank you for your continued support of the fine arts program at St. Elizabeth.
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Mrs. Kuterbach – Music
Posted on September 29, 2010, by Mary Kuterbach, under Music.
PrintWelcome back to another musical year at St. Elizabeth. Jumping right into our musical studies, each of the class has been focusing on the staff and reading rhythms. Kinder, first and second grades have worked with steady beat. Parents, you can help your student by clapping or tapping the beat with them to the music on the radio or TV. Finding steady beat and being able to show the beat is an important step in understanding music.
Our third grade has been preparing to learn how to play recorders. They have practiced making a staff, a treble clef and learning the names of the lines and spaces. They are very excited to begin playing recorders.
Fourth grade is also going to use the recorders this year. We hope to expand their reading and playing skills. Fifth and Sixth graders have also been reviewing the treble clef staff. Seventh and Eighth grade take it one step further and work with bass and treble clef and are now reviewing rhythms.
Our Christmas Program will be fast approaching. Please check the calendar for updates. Be sure to visit the St. E Music website accessible from the St E School page or the Middle School page. There is also a new wiki site to visit where you will find postings of some of our work in class. Right now you can hear a class practicing for mass, a class reciting our prayer and the Kinder class shares their first song. The Music calendar can be found on both music sites.
Remember to join us for our weekly student Mass on Fridays. Thank you all for your support of the arts at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School.
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Mrs. Kuterbach – Music
Posted on September 24, 2009, by Mary Kuterbach, under Music.
PrintWelcome back to another musical year at St. Elizabeth. Get your voices warmed up and ready to sing!
Kindergarten through fourth grade are exploring steady beat in music. The fifth and sixth grade classes are reviewing the basic elements of music with a focus on beat and rhythm. The seventh grade will review rhythm symbols and the musical staff. Eighth grade is trying desperately to get to the hand bells! We will also begin preparing for our Christmas Program, (date announced soon) which will be here before we know it!
All music classes have been listening to music from Johann Sebastian Bach. We have heard the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and the Badinerie from an Orchestral Suite by Bach.
Please remember to join us for our weekly student Masses where our students help lead the songs. I appreciate your continued support of the fine arts program at St. Elizabeth.
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