Month: December 2023

Missy Mouse class sang and danced to two songs all by themselves at our Christmas Concert.

It was the first time to go on the big stage for many of the students, and they did a great job!

They remembered the words to the song and the dance steps so well.

Bravo, Missy Mouse!

A new tradition in our Christmas concert is the performance of Radetzky’s march.

The use of musical nuances such as “piano” quiet “forte” loud, and the opposing values of elegance and roughness not only makes for a lively song to both watch and perform, but a valuable lesson for young learners of music.

This was followed up by a rousing round of We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

We sing with the wish that family and friends near and far will have a happy and safe holiday season.

See everyone for part three of the concert report soon!

Merry Early Christmas, everyone!

We had a wonderful time at our annual Christmas concert this December 5th.

All the students worked hard not only at learning their songs, dances and drum routines, but making beautiful decorations for the hall to welcome family and friends inside.

Thank you to all the family members who were able to make time in their busy schedules to attend!

We started the concert off with a fun surprise- everyone dressed like Santa Claus!

And what else did we do during the 2 hour long concert?

You’ll have to wait for part 2 to find out!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today all the students helped make a special treat for snack time.

We used a traditional American Thanksgiving food – pumpkin – to make a simple but delicious snack of “pumpkin mochi”.

Students mashed pumpkin and mixed in sugar, salt, soy milk and potato starch to make a clay-like dough, which we filled with cheese.

It was so hard to make a round shape but everyone tried their best. Teachers grilled the patties and we enjoyed our pumpkin mochi with a squeeze of honey or maple syrup.

Yum- it was a big hit!

We were so thankful to spend this day with you!

We had our very first rehearsal at the concert hall for this year.

And it was a success!

Everyone did a wonderful job drumming,singing and dancing.

We hope to see everyone at the concert on December 5th!