THE SCHOOL-WIDE TALENT SHOW WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 at 6:30PM. Auditions for the Talent Show will be held from 3-4PM in the music room (123) on 9-21, 9-22, 9-28 and 9-29 (first come, first served). Acts should be 3 minutes or less, you may only be in one act, karoke acts are highly discouraged, no food acts, you must stay for the entire show--apx. 1-1 1/2 hours.

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THE SCHOOL-WIDE TALENT SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM OCTOBER 13TH AT 6:30PM TO
OCTOBER 1ST AT 6:30PM. Auditions for the Talent Show will be held from 3-4PM in the music room (123) on 9-21, 9-22, 9-28 and 9-29 (first come, first served). Acts should be 3 minutes or less, you may only be in one act, karoke acts are highly discouraged, no food acts, you must stay for the entire show--apx. 1-1 1/2 hours.

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THE SCHOOL-WIDE TALENT SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM OCTOBER 13TH AT 6:30PM TO
OCTOBER 1ST AT 6:30PM. Auditions for the Talent Show will be held from 3-4PM in the music room (123) on 9-21, 9-22, 9-28 and 9-29 (first come, first served). Acts should be 3 minutes or less, you may only be in one act, karoke acts are highly discouraged, no food acts, you must stay for the entire show--apx. 1-1 1/2 hours.

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Dear Stargate Parents,
Here's what we're doing. ATTENTION!! ATTENTION! Please put these dates on your calendar. This is the '09-'10 concert itinerary for the school-wide talent show and concerts for grades K-8.

October 13 at 6:30 PM School-wide Talent Show
November 5 at 6:30PM Blackmon & Ramos 1st and 2nd grade
at 7:00PM Vaughan & Zellinger 3rd and 4th grade
at 7:30PM Middle School Choir 7th and 8th grade
February 18 at 6:30PM Bryant & Heilbron 1st and 2nd grade
at 7:00PM Burns & Bustamante 3rd and 4th grade
at 7:30PM 5-6 A&B (You will get a hard copy list of the students I am seeing for
these classes.)
May 18 at 6:30PM Huey & Martinac 1st and 2nd grade
at 7:00PM McLeod & Singer 3rd and 4th grade
at 7:30PM 5-6 A&B (You will get a hard copy list of the students I am seeing for
these classes.)
May 27 TBA Kindergarten Graduation
-Kindergarteners clapped rhythms with quarter notes, quarter rests and 2 eighth notes. They played the games: 5 Little Monkeys, Alakashie, London Bridge, If You're Happy and You Know It, I'm a Little Teapot, and BINGO. We also sang This Little Light of Mine, I Am a Person, All About Me and This Old Man.
-1st and 2nd graders clapped rhythms with quarter notes, quarter rests and 2 eighth notes with 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. We discussed parts of a symphony orchesra and listened to Peter and the Wolf.
-3rd and 4th graders reviewed quarter note, quarter rest and 2 eighth notes by notating through oral dictation 1-4 measures of Hot Cross Buns. They learned about pick up measures, sang Simple Gifts and did a percusssion activity with Stars and Stripes Forever.
-5th and 6th graders (Guitar I) checked out guitars (or will by Wednesday 9-2) and learned about notes up the fretboard to the tuning notes.
-7-8 Choir continued labelling solfege syllables to simple melodies, listened to and sang Viva la Vida, I'm Yours and the COFFEE round.
-7-8 TTJ students made several origami creations including: bird, flower, rabbit, bat and frog. They also read about Music in the Middle Ages and learned about the art of "shtick."
That's it for now.
Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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Dear Stargate Parent,
Here's what we're doing this week.
-Kindergarteners will go over classroom rules and introductions. They will sing This Little Light of Mine and I Know an Old Lady, learn the Snoopy Dance and play the games ACABACA, Fox and Rabbit and Grizzly Bear. They will also clap quarter notes, quarter rests, and learn about the "steady beat."
-1st and 2nd graders will go over classroom rules and take a music theory pretest. They will then review the clapping of quarter note, quarter rest, 2 eighth note rhythm patterns with 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.
-3rd and 4th graders will go over classroom rules and take a music theory pretest. They will then
review steady beat, rhythmic dictation and the clapping of quarter notes, quarter rests and 2 eighth notes in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.
-5th and 6th graders (Guitar I) will take a pretest, go over classroom rules and discuss parts of a guitar, accessories, names of strings, tuning, how to hold a guitar and pick, open position chords CDEG, blues scale, blues shuffle accompaniment, standard notation and tablature. If your child has their own guitar, please have them bring it in to the music room (Room 123) this week.
-7-8 Choir will take a pretest, fill out a survey, label solfege to simple melodies and sing a 3-part version of Kumbayah.
-7-8 TTJ will go over classroom rules, take a survey, discuss course content and do a Q&A sheet about Troubadours, Trouveres and Jongleurs. In the coming weeks we will be diving into a variety of topics including: songs from the Middle Ages (mainly motets), the functions of troubadours in soceity, juggling, magic, balloon animal making and origami.
Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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Dear Parents,

Hello, and welcome to a great year here at Stargate! My name is Rodney Osburn and I'm the General Music, Guitar and Choir teacher for grades K-8. Enclosed in this letter is a copy of my classroom rules, which helps to insure that all children who participate in Music have an enjoyable and enlightening experience. Please look these over with your child, making sure they understand the reason for having such rules. I, too, will be going over the rules with them during the first week of school. You should get a communication from me weekly.

General Music, Guitar* and Choir will be fun and exciting subjects for all students. In addition to the day-to-day activities, students will perform in a concert later this year. (For Guitar students, a performance is optional) Please check future blogs and the master calendar for details about upcoming concerts. Thanks for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn
General Music Teacher

Classroom Rules for Music:
1. Do your best.
2. Treat others the way you wish to be treated.
3. Raise your hand to speak.
4. Participate
5. Have fun!

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Dear Stargate Parents,

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Spring concerts. You did an amazing job!!

For the remaining few days of the trimester, all classes watched a video of their concert, finished up trimester grades and participated in a magic show.

Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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Dear Stargate Parents,
Here's what we're doing. Attention! Attention! Please put these dates on your calendar. This is the concert itinerary for General Music for the remainder of the year.

May 19
6:30 PM Bryant and Heilbron 1st and 2nd grade perform
7:00 PM Burns and Bustamante 3rd and 4th grade perform
7:30 PM Ball* & Leider* 5th and 6th grade perform *You should have received a hard copy list of the students I am seeing for these classes on Monday, 5-4-09 or Tuesday 5-5-09.
May 28
Kindergarteners will be performing at their graduation ceremony.

MAY 19 CONCERT DETAILS
-Students in grades 1-4 should check in to their homerooms 15 minutes before they perform.
-Students in grades 5-6 should check in to the Music room--123.

*Grades 1/2 6:15 PM (check in to homeroom) 6:30 PM (perform)
*Grades 3/4 6:45 PM (check in to homeroom) 7:00 PM (perform)
*Grades 5/6 7:15 PM (check in to room 123) 7:30 PM (perform)

-There is no need to arrive earlier than check in time, unless you want to help with set up or see more than one part of the show.
-When in the multipurpose room, students who are not performing should stay with their parents.
-Students should leave all personal belongings with their parents.
-It's okay to leave when your portion of the concert is over. However, you are also welcome to stay.
-Please do not enter or exit the multipurpose room during musical numbers.
-THANK YOU for your help!!

WHAT TO WEAR FOR THE MAY 19 CONCERT:
Since there is no particular theme to the spring concerts, students should dress in black and white. If you do not have black and white attire, just dress nicely.

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-K-6 students are reviewing concert material for upcoming concerts.
-All K-4 students will be finishing up their 6 week grades and participating in a magic show.
-5th and 6th graders will take a test over identifying what key a song is in later this week.
-TTJ students will learn more string tricks and watch and analyze part of a Criss Angel DVD.
-Rock and Roll History students will be discussing bands from the 80s and 90s.
That's it for now.
Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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Dear Stargate Parents,
Here's what we're doing. Attention! Attention! Please put these dates on your calendar. This is the concert itinerary for General Music for the remainder of the year.

May 19
6:30 PM Bryant and Heilbron 1st and 2nd grade perform
7:00 PM Burns and Bustamante 3rd and 4th grade perform
7:30 PM Ball* & Leider* 5th and 6th grade perform *You should have received a hard copy list of the students I am seeing for these classes on Monday, 5-4-09 or Tuesday 5-5-09.
May 28
Kindergarteners will be performing at their graduation ceremony.

MAY 19 CONCERT DETAILS
-Students in grades 1-4 should check in to their homerooms 15 minutes before they perform.
-Students in grades 5-6 should check in to the Music room--123.

*Grades 1/2 6:15 PM (check in to homeroom) 6:30 PM (perform)
*Grades 3/4 6:45 PM (check in to homeroom) 7:00 PM (perform)
*Grades 5/6 7:15 PM (check in to room 123) 7:30 PM (perform)

-There is no need to arrive earlier than check in time, unless you want to help with set up or see more than one part of the show.
-When in the multipurpose room, students who are not performing should stay with their parents.
-Students should leave all personal belongings with their parents.
-It's okay to leave when your portion of the concert is over. However, you are also welcome to stay.
-Please do not enter or exit the multipurpose room during musical numbers.
-THANK YOU for your help!!

WHAT TO WEAR FOR THE MAY 19 CONCERT:
Since there is no particular theme to the spring concerts, students should dress in black and white. If you do not have black and white attire, just dress nicely.

_______________________________________________________________________________
-K-6 students are reviewing concert material for upcoming concerts. Auditions for accompanists were last week week.
-TTJ students will learn about levitation and balloon creations using two or more balloons.
-Rock and Roll History students will be finishing up presentations on bands from the 70s and 80s this week. We will then do a 70s/80s singalong to famous rock songs composed for the piano. Some lyrics will be discussed.
That's it for now.
Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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Dear Stargate Parents,
Here's what we're doing. Attention! Atttention! Please put these dates on your calendar. This is the concert itinerary for General Music for the remainder of the year.

May 19
6:30 PM Bryant and Heilbron 1st and 2nd grade
7:00 PM Burns and Bustamante 3rd and 4th grade
7:30 PM Ball* & Leider* 5th and 6th grade *You will get a hard copy list of the students I am seeing for these classes on Monday, 5-4-09 or Tuesday 5-5-09.

May 28
Kindergarteners will be performing at their graduation ceremony.

-K-6 students are reviewing concert material for upcoming concerts. Auditions for accompanists are this week.
-TTJ students will go over their midterms and learn some rope/string tricks this week.
-Rock and Roll History students will be doing presentations on bands from the 70s and 80s this week.
That's it for now.
Sincerely,
Mr. Osburn

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