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Spring 2020

MAYWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Maywood 2020 Awards Presentation

CONGRATULATIONS for A JOB WELL DONE,
              MAYWOOD CHOIRS!

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

Liberty High School End of Year Video

Virtual Choir Projects:
Patriot Choir, "Come and Find the Quiet Center"
Liberty Singers, "May the Music Never End"

CONGRATULATIONS for ALL OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, LIBERTY CHOIRS!

GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE, SENIORS!

At-Home Activities

Comforting Songs in Trying Times  a compilation of recommended listening from several renowned conductors
    and composers, taken from recordings of some of the nation's best choirs

Handwashing Song Challenge!!  See the new handwashing songs created by two of the geniuses behind some of our favorite Broadway shows.  Here is the original article in the New YorkTimes:  
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/well/we-wrote-you-a-hand-washing-song-listen-up.html 

     Here are some of the current actors starring in Broadway shows singing "20 Seconds" and "Half a Minute"
          https://twitter.com/artslandia/status/1241431926298140672 Samantha Williams "20 Seconds"
          https://twitter.com/i/status/1241431843490025473 Jake Ryan Flynn "20 Seconds"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQa_ktB5V8  Liz Calloway "Half a Minute"

     And here are the piano tracks, lyrics, and lead sheets.  Get Creative!  Create a video of yourself singing
     and washing, and with parental permission, post it on instagram to the site:  #20secondhandwash! 
         1.  20 Seconds (Lyrics), 20 Seconds Demo Track with Marc Shaiman, Piano/Vocal Sheet Music, Lead Sheet,
              piano track Alto, piano track Soprano, piano track for Soprano 2, piano track Tenor/Bari
         2.  Half a Minute Waltz (Lyrics), Half a Minute Demo Track with Marc Shaiman, Piano/Vocal Sheet Music,
              Lead Sheet, piano track Alto, piano track Soprano/High Tenor, piano track Tenor/Bari
 King County Library System is a wonderful source for enrichment activities of all kinds.  Click here for directions.
Some good links to Youtube videos, for viewing and study:)
        Rick Beato "Everything Music" - great site!
        "You Will be Found" featuring the 2019 Jimmy Awards Nominees (great version!)
          Only Boys Aloud - Choir Program in Wales - "You Will Be Found" sung by choirs all over Wales
         Fascinating voice lesson session with Katherine McPhee and Natalie Weiss (pop/show)

 Live Streaming Performances Online: There are so many great concerts, plays, and arts events to access!
   
In this time of uncertainty and distance, the arts community is coming together to offer performances that can help to
      bring us together.  Music helps us remember that we are all connected!  Want to talk about a song, an opera story, a
      favorite performance?   Mrs. Wood is ready to chat! Email her at 
woodr2@issaquah.wednet.edu .  

        San Francisco Conservatory of Music "Tiny Dorm" concerts -- each evening from 5 - 6:30 pm
          The New York Philharmonic Plays On!
          The Metropolitan Opera sends a Nightly Stream of Great Performances
          The Seattle Symphony Live Stream
          Lincoln Center at Home Pop up Classrooms and Concerts
          The Globe Theatre - Shakespeare Streams online
           Jazz at Lincoln Center!

Take a break, grab your siblings and parents, and have some musical fun!
    Fun with Body Percussion:  Can you follow these? 
               Get inspired!    Make your own patterns, then film your creation!
Body Percussion tutorial (using Coldplay) - rhythms written and highlighted for reference!
Avila Percussion Group, In the Hall of the Mountain King
Tutorial - Body Percussion Patterns for Form for Waltz No.2 (Shostakovich)
Glacier HS students: Original Body Percussion
Body Percussion is 6/8 time signature - African body percussion and vocalization - a tutorial!
El Saltiro -- SSM BigHand - body percussion (group, solos, call and response)

Build Your Own Beats Using this Site:
IncrediBox

...create your own mix, then record and share! (use demo, or download your own app)


Helpful links for Music Theory:  Links, videos, online tutorials.   
Don't take this journey too seriously.  There is a musical artist inside everyone!  It is important to understand and be literate in the musical language, of course, but don't forget what the great Charlie Parker had to say:  “First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that stuff, and just play.” 
The Circle of 5ths Made Clear
How to Build a Scale - Music Theory Crash Course! (Major Scale, Minor Scale, Chromatic Scale)
Shortcut to Deciphering the Key Signature 
Reading Vocal Lines:  free Sight Reading Factory.com
Tailor your own sight reading experience HERE


CHOIR NEWS

                                         Liberty HS Choirs Perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC!
Guest conducted by Dr. Geoffrey Boers, Univ. of Washington, our choirs performed the majestic "Lux Aeterna," by Morten Lauridsen, accompanied by the New England Conservatory Symphony. Here, along with still pictures, is an excerpt from the final movements of that stellar performance: Excerpt from final movements of "Lux Aeterna," Morten Lauridsen, composerLiberty Choirs, March 31, 2019.     

                
                     


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Just go to smile.amazon.com and search "Issaquah Schools Foundation" and select the Foundation as your charity of choice.
                                                   


Link to MMS Individual Choir Site *ACTIVE 8/2020
   
Contact Mrs. Wood:
 
 
woodr2@issaquah.wednet.edu

425-837- 6967 
Choir Room at Maywood MS
voicemail available
Music Theory Links

Basic Music Theory for Singers and Instrumentalists!
  *
Need to brush up on your basic
      symbols, notes, and
      musicianship? 
 *Click on the links below.

https://www.musicca.com/
http://www.musictheory.net/
https://www.tonesavvy.com/ 

http://www.teoria.com/ 
http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm 
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/
music_quizzes.htm
100 musical instruments to explore

Volunteer Documents

Volunteer Documents for ISD Schools
To be filled out and turned in to your student's main office each year.  Thank You!
ISD Volunteer Form 
Volunteer Driver Agreement

Link to LHS Individual Choir Site *Active 8/2020

   

Contact Mrs. Wood:
woodr2@issaquah.wednet.edu

425-837-4887
Choral Music Office at Liberty High School
voicemail available

Liberty School Songs
Liberty Fight Song
Come on and fight for Liberty High,
Honor and glory never will die,
Pa-tri-ot pride will shine through,
While cheering the teams on from our school.
Give it your all and fight to the end,
Patriot Spirit we will defend.
Fight, fight, fight for Liberty,
And lead us to VICTORY!!!!
       Fight Song Instrumental
Liberty Alma Mater 
(Silver, Green and Blue)
For years togerther, in our school
Where all our hearts abide;
By graduation, torn apart;
We're scattered far and wide!
Yet, still, when two or three shall meet,
The mem'ries we'll hold true;
We'll sing about the Patriots --
In Silver, Green, and Blue
   Alma Mater Instrumental
WMEA, ACDA, NAfME, Eastshore League Info

For Maywood and Liberty Choirs
 Important  Information
   Audition Links for ACDA and WMEA; Eastshore Solo and Ensemble
  

NW (American Choral Directors Association, Northwest Chapter)
WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association),
WMEA Honor Ensemble Audition Guidelines
ACDA Honor Ensemble Audition Guidelines
*Check Back in August for 20-21 Audition Info

Solo and Ensemble Info
*Check Back in August for dates and venues
State Rules, 2020
      HS and MS Solo registration Ensemble registration


Local Music Stores and Lessons

Area Music Stores (with private lessons onsite):
Contact Mrs. Wood directly for private voice teachers recommendations.

Private Lessons:   ♫ I recommend requesting a trial lesson before committing to a tuition schedule with any private teacher.    Here are a few options for music lessons in our area: Music & Arts, Kennelly Keys,  www.musicworksnw.org  ;  www.kaleidoscopeschoolofmusic.com ;   www.themusiknest.com  ;  www.pugetsoundspianostudio.com ; www.moorebrothersmusic.com  ;   www.bennettdrums.com  ;   www.chopinacademy.com ; www.seattleguitarteacher.com ;  http://westmusicstudios.com/
The aforementioned list of individual(s)/agencies is being provided as an informational item for your convenience.  The Issaquah School District does not recommend or endorse any of these individual(s)/agencies provided on the attached and will not be held liable or responsible for any services provided by them.  As such, the Issaquah School District highly recommends that you conduct your own research and investigation and exercise due diligence before selecting any of these individual(s)/agencies for services.

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.
For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Amanda Dorey, Title IX Coordinator Stacey Zachau, District HIB Coordinator Amanda Dorey, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
425-837-7000 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029
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