Patricia St. Clair Elementary Music

06/10/2020

On this rainy Wednesday, remember you can hear music and rhythms all around, especially in the falling rain. Here's a song all about that. It's a fun song to get up and dance to! Enjoy!!

The Cascades Rhythm of the Rain, written by John Claude Gummoe

06/09/2020

“When children study music, they are developing the part of their brains they use for language and reasoning. Music education is linked to spatial intelligence and creativity. It requires listening, then learning how to weave disparate ideas. Again and again, research shows music education is a critical component of the overall learning process.”

Budget cuts forced New Haven schools to cut music, but the community stepped up to save it.

06/06/2020

A HUGE shout-out to Jonathan Skok for being the only 4th grade student to finish ALL of the Carnegie Hall "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" online!! Great job, Jonathan!! So proud of you! It online guide is still open for any 4th grade student that would still like to do it. You will need your login information that was sent home in your 3rd packet.

06/05/2020

Good Friday morning!! It was so wonderful to see some of you yesterday as you came to pick up your things! Wish I could have seen all of you!! Copy Cat and I celebrated yesterday’s last day of school by having a bonfire with our family. Copy Cat suggested that I read the next book to you by the fire. What a great idea!! Here it is, from the fireside, “The Music Teacher from the Black Lagoon.” Keep checking back for more read aloud and fun activities for the summer!!

06/04/2020

Good morning!!! It is the last day of school!! Wow! Not exactly how we would have wanted it, but you did it! We all did it!! Thanks to all the teachers, students, parents and grandparents who helped to get you to this point!! It’s summer vacation!! 🎶 Have a great summer! Keep listening, moving to, and creating music and art!! I will be posting read aloud son here during the summer, so be sure to stop by!! I hope to see a bunch of you today at the bell tower as you pick up your things, drop off your chrome books and get your meals. Looking forward to being together again in the fall!! Until then, KEEP A SONG IN YOUR HEART and A BEAT IN YOUR STEP!! Stay safe!!

06/04/2020

On this "last day of school" I wanted to post one of the students most requested video. They loved watching this. "Make 'Em Laugh" is a musical number from this year's Hesperia musical, "Singin' In the Rain." As I introduced all the music students to the musical, this started to come to the front as one of their favorite videos. The dancing in this number is incredible. And it will make you laugh!! Enjoy Donald O'Connor and his mad dancing skills!!

From a recently surfaced 1080p High-Definition digital transfer of Singin' in the Rain (1952). Let's hope Warner decides to release a restored version of thi...