2005-2006 – 1st
Trimester
Welcome back to another great year for Kemp music! I am looking forward to working with your students this year. This summer was very exciting for me. I was able to complete my certification at the Kodaly Institute of Colorado. “Kodaly” is a sequential method of teaching music that has three main objectives:
1.
To use singing as the main tool for music education.
2.
To be able to read, write, and create music.
3.
To learn folksongs and games from one’s country.
If
you would like further information about how I teach music at Kemp, please visit
the Kemp website by first going to the district website (www.acsd14.k12.co.us).
You will find Kemp’s website listed under elementary schools.
Then click on “Music Programs” for more information about music at
Kemp. You are also welcome to reach
me by phone and e-mail as
listed below. Thank you for your
continuing support of music at Kemp!
-Mrs.
Carrie Nicholas
303-853-5873
Choir is Back!
Choir
is open to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at
Kemp who love to sing. We will
rehearse every Monday from 3:45-4:45. If
your child would like to be in choir, please have them attend the first
rehearsal on Monday, September 26. We
will be in the music room at Kemp. After
the first rehearsal, your child can decide if they would like to join choir this
year. I will be choosing a small
group from the Kemp choir to also be a part of the Commerce City Children’s
Chorale.
Music
Calendar
Please
mark these dates in your calendars now!
Music
Programs:
1st
Grade – October 20
3nd
Grade – November 17
2rd
Grade – February 9
5th
Grade – March 9
4th
Grade – May 18
*All
programs are performed at 2:30 and 6:30 in the Kemp gym.
Other
Important Dates:
April
12 – Band Festival
April
13 – Vocal Festival
May
16 - String/Recorder Festival
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Denver. This year they will be performing 5 Family Concerts that are appropriate and educational for children. Single tickets are $7.50 for kids and $15.00 for adults, and can be purchased at the box office at the Boettcher Concert Hall in the performing arts center in Denver. I highly encourage you and your family to attend at least one of these concerts this year!
Classic
Halloween – 10/27/05 at 6:30 pm
A
Colorado Christmas – 12/15/05 at 6:30 pm
Rising
Stars - 1/29/06 at 2:30 pm
Music
at the Movies – 3/12/06 at 2:30 pm
Happy
Birthday Wolfgang – 4/30/06 at 2:30
*There
will be children’s activities provided one hour before each concert.
For
more information on these concerts and how you can get tickets, you can visit
the Colorado Symphony Orchestra website at