A new tradition in our Christmas concert is the performance of Radetzky’s march.
The use of musical nuances such as “piano” quiet “forte” loud, and the opposing values of elegance and roughness not only makes for a lively song to both watch and perform, but a valuable lesson for young learners of music.
This was followed up by a rousing round of We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
We sing with the wish that family and friends near and far will have a happy and safe holiday season.
See everyone for part three of the concert report soon!
We had a wonderful time at our annual Christmas concert this December 5th.
All the students worked hard not only at learning their songs, dances and drum routines, but making beautiful decorations for the hall to welcome family and friends inside.
Thank you to all the family members who were able to make time in their busy schedules to attend!
We started the concert off with a fun surprise- everyone dressed like Santa Claus!
And what else did we do during the 2 hour long concert?
Today all the students helped make a special treat for snack time.
We used a traditional American Thanksgiving food – pumpkin – to make a simple but delicious snack of “pumpkin mochi”.
Students mashed pumpkin and mixed in sugar, salt, soy milk and potato starch to make a clay-like dough, which we filled with cheese.
It was so hard to make a round shape but everyone tried their best. Teachers grilled the patties and we enjoyed our pumpkin mochi with a squeeze of honey or maple syrup.