today the 4th and 5th grade students went to the long beach terrace theater to hear the symphony. it was fantastic! the theme this year was dance music--orchestral dance music, to be a bit more precise--not 808 state! the students were well-prepared: our music teacher played the songs to expose the students to the music beforehand, and she taught them a lesson on concert etiquette. i even taught an art lesson (thanks, linda!) using one of the pieces of music that had some dynamically contrasting parts. you should have seen my students' eyes light up in recognition when it was played...it was priceless!
what was really interesting was that many of the 5th grade students thought that the concert was shorter this year (it wasn't). i told them that it was the exact same length as last year (an hour), but since they were so familiar with the music, it just seemed shorter. they didn't believe me--i could tell--but it was true! i told them i made up an expression that summarized their experience, "time flies when you're having fun!" me and my idioms...
oh yeah, and my dad was a volunteer guide again this year. it was fun to see him there and introduce him to my students...
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Watching you teach the kids about the drums was definitely a Ralph Marston treasure moment for me...thanks for providing opportunities like that for your kids...I definitely would have tried them out if i didn't have to take care of some other "business." I hate it when the other "business" interferes with my treasure moments!
hurray!!! :::pop::: that's the sound of the champagne cork as i celebrate my first comment!
what did you think i meant?
I was totally fascinated by your drums. I had never seen drums up close. I would definitely liked to have tried them out. But I had to be somewhere else. I don't even remember what I did. How sad is that.
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