Inspiring video's of Rossini's fun music!

Enjoy some pieces done by Gioachino Antonio Rossini! The composer of the Blue Bugs' puppet show, Fox Hunt!

Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Overture - An Italian comedic opera


And a performance by good ol' Bugs and Elmer :)


William Tell (Guillaume Tell) Overture Finale or Let's Play Music's Fox Hunt!

Recital 2012

I had a great time at my 1st years' end-of-the-year program today! They did such a great job and were SO cute! 3 months off then they're back in class applying their mad skills to the keyboard! Congratulations on a great year Blue Bugs and families!

Here the kids are listening to "Argonnaise" from Carmen by Georges Bizet. They're acting out the minor theme where in our puppet show we call Magical Lamp the mean genie is out of the lamp.

For their turn on the bells, my class accompanied Miss Kristi's 3 classes with a mi,re,do ostinato while they sang 3 Blind Mice. Beautiful job!

My boy did his recital today too! Here's my 5 year old playing a major scale up and down and then a tricky ostinato during the song Do, Re, Mi. Great job kiddo! Do-mi-mi, mi-sol-sol, re-fa-fa, la-ti-ti!

-Kendra

Gioachino Antonio Rossini

Happy Birthday, Rossini!

Leap day, 1792

Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born on February 29, 1792. Leap day!! He was born in Italy to a family of musicians. His father played the horn and his mother was a singer. He was just six years old when he joined his father's band - he played the triangle. When he was only 10 years old, he was asked often to play the piano and sing at their church. At that age, he began composing and soon became the most celebrated composer of Italian Opera. The Blue Bugs' new puppet show, "the Fox Hunt" is from the Opera, William Tell. He and Verdi were friends!

I've Been to Harlem

The Bell Practice for I've Been to Harlem in Lesson 6 says to play the bells while you play each verse! In this video, Carson and I play and sing the Major verse then switch the bells and do the Minor verse.

V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E

This is a special Valentine from Miss Genny that I also gave out to my students. Carson and I colored and played it this morning! That's me playing at the end of the video, but Carson will have fun learning it!

Bill Grogan's Goat

Here's a cute version of a silly song we sing in Blue Bugs.

Bring a Friend Week

Bring a Friend day for the Blue Bugs!

You're kiddos will have a great time showing them (and their parent(s)) all the great things we do learn in Let's Play Music!

Wednesday, March 23rd
and/or
Wednesday, April 6th

3:15 - 4:00

I'm looking forward to meeting your friends :)

Parent Testimonial: What Does THIS teach them?

A husband asked his wife, "What does THIS teach her?"

Mother and daughter were playing with their bug flashcards. Clapping and saying the names of each of them.

"These bugs are teaching her rhythmic notation!" says the wife, as she shows him the other side of the cards.

He is amazed at the sneaky way concepts are taught in Let's Play Music, and I'm sure he replied with something like this, "Oh! I see! How wonderful that these advanced musical concepts are taught to my child in such fun and creative ways that even I was tricked into thinking it was just all fun and games!" ;)

playing rhythm instruments and chanting the rhythm of the names of the bugs

Those adorable bugs are teaching them how to read music! They will be playing rhythms on the piano with ease as they begin their piano adventures in the second year of Let's Play Music in August.

"Let's Play Music is a music theory course that emphasizes total musicianship through piano playing, singing, classical music, note reading and ear training...and it's accomplished through PLAY!"

Happy New Year 2011!

I hope everyone had a wonderful break! 

I love Christmas for many obvious reasons, but one thing I especially love about the whole season is all the music that accompanies it. This is the time of the year when you really realize the impact a song can have on you. You can hear the same words spoken over and over, but when those words are put to music, that is when they touch the heart and really sink in. Since music is such a special part of Christmas to me, I always feel the spirit of Christmas more when it is integrated into the celebrations.

My favorite Christmas hymn is Silent Night. It touches my heart when I hear it sung right. I absolutely love when the congregation at church sings it all together. Beautiful! I was excited to be invited to play the violin as part of the program and was happy to sing in the choir as well.

I hope your holidays were wonderful and bright and perhaps filled with music!

Now, onto a new year and a new Let's Play Music semester! Can't wait to see you all this week!

Register for 2010 now!

Registration for Red Balloons 2010 has begun!

Classes begin in August and fill up fast!

Let's Play Music is a three-year foundational music theory course for children ages 4-6. It emphasizes singing, classical music, note reading, ear training, and piano playing. The active and playful classes teach intermediate skills and concepts that will ensure that your little musician soars through future music lessons!

Where a red balloon floats up the musical staff, bug's feet scamper about teaching how to read rhythms, and classical music becomes a puppet show!

class times: Wednesdays

2:15

3:15

OR

5:15

tuition: $360 for the year or 8 installments of $45

materials: $83 for all the above

Please contact me by e-mail at misskendrasmusic@gmail.com or by phone at 480-577-7104. I'll answer any questions and mail you more information and a registration form.

I'm so excited to start a new year and I look forward to meeting you and your child soon!

For more information on the Let's Play Music program and to view a video, visit their website at http://www.letsplaymusicsite.com/.

Bring a Friend again!

It's Bring a Friend week for the Blue Bugs!

The energy was fantastic with your children's friends in class last week! Lesson 13 will be our next "Bring a Friend" day. I'm excited for another fun time!

Lesson 13: Wednesday, April 7!

4:15 - 5:00