CONGRATULATIONS to the children who participated in the 2012 Fine Arts Festival! You had wonderful performances on Saturday for the Chorus, Band and Orchestra! I am proud of your accomplishments as young musicians.
This summer I hope many of your families consider the Summer Music Camps in District #204. I am in charge of the Orff Camp- a one week/2.5 hour a day music experience for children entering 4th and 5th grades. The Orff Camp offers children an opportunity to sing new songs, move to music, create poetry interpretations, drum, dance and play their favorite xylophones, metallophones and glockenspiels. We teach them a simple melody, and the children take it from there! The leaders (me included) teach them to add harmony, rhythm, dance, improvisation, -you name it!
To sign up follow this link to the Summer Music registration and information page. Once you are there, you can click on the information tabs at the left, or directly sign up online on the link that says "Music Register Here." If you have questions, please email me at Mary_Whitney@ipsd.org and I'll answer any questions you have.
I wanted to highlight one more special note today. There is a fairly new organization called ARTSpeaks Naperville. Their mission is to highlight the importance of the fine arts in the lives of everyone, especially in the education of our children. You can find their page on Facebook with multiple links to books, videos, and news articles. Check them out for valuable information of the integration of arts in our lives!
I'm proud of the progress our Fry Foxes have musically made this year. A special thank you to the children who worked hard to perform at the 2012 IMEA conference in January. That was truly a highlight of my career, and I'm so thrilled you were a part of it!
Mrs. Whitney
