Mrs.Debus

Our first graders will be learning about the instruments of the orchestra in a very hands on way this year during their I.E. time. Here Palikū, Paige,Koa and Marley make beautiful music on the violin. Smiles all around.

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The third graders have now brought their recorders home so that they can work on getting a nice pleasant sound and work on the fingering for B, A and G. They are sounding so good already. I am so proud!

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Day 1 of recorder in 3B. There are a lot of balls to keep in the air when playing the recorder. Breath control, fingers covering the right holes, rhythm, blending with the ensemble and having fun. We managed to do it all. Yay us!! ( yes that is “Hot Cross Buns” for your listening pleasure). All third graders will be bringing home recorder to leave at home and practice very soon, parents. You might want to discuss an appropriate practice place for your child. We have already ruled out, in the car, in front of the TV, at the dinner table, near mom while she is on the phone or in the bathtub. Have fun.

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Alisha and Shade hold the record with 1 minute 13 seconds. It was a great brain teaser as the teams worked as fast as they could to put all the lines in order. Can we say cacophony? Oh yes indeed! Try doing it without singing it – nearing impossible!

August 14, 2014

Aloha, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Kamehameha Families,

The Kamehameha Keiki Choir will begin rehearsals for the 2013-2014 on August 21st for new choir members. Former choir members begin on Tuesday August 26^th. Your child is invited to be a part of this wonderful musical experience. Members of the Keiki Choir perform at school concerts, Ekalasia, special events, ‘Aha Mele, the all school musical and some community events. As musical ambassadors from the Kula Ha’aha’a we strive for the highest level of musicianship and decorum as we often represent our school in the community.

Ms. Richardson has again agreed to accompany us on the piano. As the need arises, Ms. Richardson has also agreed to continue to coach any interested choir students in tap, ballet and modern dance this year as well.

JOINING CHOIR: There is no audition to join Keiki Choir. Rehearsals are held twice a week afterschool in the music room, M.S. band room or on the Haʻaeamahi stage from 2:45- 3:40 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Occasionally additional rehearsals are scheduled. Any deviation in the original schedule is announced well ahead of time through our automated school phone messenger service, email or hard copy.

REGISTRATION: Thanks to Mrs. Cordeiro and Ms. Richardson our choir registration will again be on line this year. Please go to: http://goo.gl/cd07U6. to register your child or you can reach this link on the music blog at: http://blogs.ksbe.edu/cydebus. Even if you registered your child last year you must re-register this year. If you do not have internet access please let me know and I will send home a hard copy of the registration sheet for you.

CHAMBER CHOIR RETURNING THIS YEAR: I am pleased to be able to offer an additional small chamber choir option in addition to the Keiki Choir. This will be an auditioned group and will be working on a select repertoire. All members of the chamber choir must be members and will be selected from the Keiki Choir. Your child will be notified if they are invited to join the chamber choir in a few weeks.

KULEANA: I realize that our keiki have very busy lives and choir may conflict with family schedules. That said, I am always happy to try to work out temporary conflicts such as (Keiki Hula rehearsals, baseball, soccer, volleyball seasonal practices and championship games etc.) so that every child who wants to sing is able to do so.

There is quite a bit of kuleana as a choir member so please consider the decision to join the choir carefully. We are planning to use the same choir outfit as last year therefore if the old one fits there is no need to buy a new one. However, if your child has grown and the muʻu muʻu is short, please replace it. I have some gently used choir outfits for sale as well. Details regarding choir outfits will be sent home shortly.

Choir rehearsal is pau at 3:40; please plan to pick up your child at that time from the bus ramp. At 3:55 an EA will escort any remaining students to our school A+ program at a nominal daily rate. This policy is for your child’s safety.

GRADES: Choir members must keep current with their schoolwork or risk being removed from choir. Re-entry into choir is left to the discretion of their teachers. If your child is in Holomua they will not be able to be in choir at this time.

ALL SCHOOL MUSICAL: Openauditionsfor the school musicalFiddler on the Roofwere held this past spring. The main characters were cast, however 4^th and 5^th grade members of the choir will again be invited to part of the chorus for this fun show. Participation in the musical is not a mandatory part of being in Keiki Choir.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT: We have a wonderful Keiki Choir board who will be instrumental working with the choir. However, we also need day to day help with rehearsals. More information on how you can volunteer to help will be coming out shortly.        I hope that you and your child will consider being part of the Keiki Choir ‘ohana, I believe it will be a very rewarding experience for your child and for your family.

Please call or email me with ANY questions or comments that you may have regarding Keiki Choir. I will be happy to work with you so that your child can have a wonderful experience in choir this year.

I am looking forward to “E ho’oho olioli oukou” (“make a joyful noise” Psalm 100) with your child this year.

Aloha,

Cynthia Debus 982-0271         cydebus@ksbe.edu

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Thanks to our camera person, Tehya we captured a fun welcome song on the 2nd day of music class. Good Job 3B!

Aloha parents,

For updated information and links to the Keiki Choir on-line registration form, the after school volunteer forms  and other information, please click or hover over the Keiki Choir tab at the top of the page, then click on the announcement page that will drop down under Keiki Choir.

Please remember that if you do plan to volunteer for anything at school during the year you must fill out a clearance form. Hard copies were sent home during the summer. You DO NOT need to fill out more than one, but you MUST do it every year, and it must be done for every member of your ʻohana that plans to volunteer at anytime during the year.There is a link on the announcement page (on the after school volunteer sign-up  site that brings you to the form) Please send it into school so that Auntie B can start the process, it can sometimes take weeks for the clearance process to be completed.

Thank you very much.