Come join students in grades 2 through 5 as they perform in a huge concert titled, Music of the Movies at River Ridge High School’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m.

If your child is participating in this concert, you can find all the information you need on the school’s electronic Tuesday folder for the month of January or click here:

March Concert Lyrics 2018

Movie-Permission-for-Concert-2018

DVD order form A Night At The Movies 2018

This event is FREE and open to all ages.  We hope you can all come out for an exciting evening of music!

All 5th grade students are going to see the Florida Orchestra at the Performing Arts Center at River Ridge HS next month, October 18th, 2017.  We will be taking school buses right after the morning news and return back to Odessa in time for lunch.  Please look for your child’s permission slip and district field trip form.  These need to be completed and sent in with the $10 fee for ticket and transportation by the end of September.

A copy of the letter:    October TFO field trip 2017b

A copy of the district permission form:  mis_166

We will be taking the first 10 approved district volunteers with us to help out and enjoy the presentation. Please contact your music teacher if you have any questions regarding this trip. We think it would be awesome if all our 5th graders wore their Odessa shirts to show unity.

The beginning of the school year brings fun songs to sing and games to play.  Older students learned a Welcome game that they sang with hand movements and put into a circle ‘dance’.  The younger set sang Hello songs to get accustomed to singing with and to each other.  We also reviewed a steady beat and brought some anchor rope in to sing some sailor songs together!

Next we will be singing and learning the history of several Patriotic songs

Ask your child what they remember learning in music class and to explain to you why?

Kindergarten – Speaking, singing, and whispering voices

1st grade – The difference between one singer and a group of singers

2nd grade – The difference between the voices of a child, adult female, and adult male

3rd grade – The difference between unison and two-part harmony

4th grade – Identifying and describing the four primary voice types (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass)

5th grade – Identifying the four voice types by ear only (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass)

SOON all classes will spend a a whole week learning to navigate our online textbook, Quaver.  Students will have time spent in the computer lab and/or laptops in class. You can find more information here: https://www.quavermusic.com/infocenter/

Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will have the opportunity to audition for the Wildcat Chorus on Tuesday, August 29th.  Doors open at 8:15 a.m. and auditions begin at 8:30 a.m.  Please drop your child off in front of the music room in the car loop.  Please have your child bring their audition ticket completely filled out and legible as email is our #1 form of communication. Students are encouraged to bring a book to read as the process is long and we need a quiet room to listen to the students while they sing our school song in small groups.  Students will know by the end of the day if they were accepted into the chorus and will begin rehearsal on Thursday, August 31, 2017.  At this time, we ask the chorus members to bring in their $40 member fee.  This covers the polo shirt, music and CD’s as well as one field trip in December and the end of year breakfast.  If your child will be using a shirt from last year, or a siblings, the fee is reduced to $30.

Students in grades 4, and 5 will have the opportunity to audition for the new Percussion Ensemble on Wednesday, August 30th. Doors open at 8:15 a.m. and auditions begin at 8:30 a.m.  Please drop your child off in front of the music room in the car loop.  Please have your child bring their audition ticket completely filled out and legible as email is our #1 form of communication. Students will know by the end of the week if they were accepted into the Ensemble and will begin rehearsal on Wednesday, September 6th, 2017.  At that time, we ask the members to bring in their $20 member fee.  This covers the polo shirt, music, and the end of year breakfast.  If your child will be using a shirt from last year, or a siblings, the fee is reduced to $10.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at the school or email one of us!   (727)246-3700  mduquett@pasco.k12.fl.us  mijsmith@pasco.k12.fl.us