Amanda Sutton

This is an account to stay up to date with all the excitement in the Bluejay music room!

[Amanda Sutton @NENmusicians]

4th graders are learning to read music, and a great way to do so is by playing mystery songs!

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More 8th grade performances!

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8th graders finished up their instrument unit and busked for the elementary and some teachers!

[Amanda Sutton @NENmusicians]

A great day at Solo and Ensemble festival today at @NWMOSTATE we had a large crew this year and each worked hard and improved so much since the beginning of the year! I'm so proud of them! We have 3 more events later this afternoon and results will be available soon after!

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Id say "up bright and early...except it wasnt bright!! Haha good luck to Jeremiah on his auditions today!! Such a big deal to be here to audition!!

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Video isnt anything special, but @NEN4thgrade grade is learning to feel vibrations in their chest vs in their head for the first time and I think they're shaping up to be a pretty good choral group!

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I am excited to announce our Elementary Musician of the Month for Oct! He worked really hard the last few weeks to be his most musical self! Thank you for all of your fun ideas! We celebrated with a dance party and music from the NEN Marching Bluejays @NEN1st_Grade @NENartists

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Today in 3rd grade, students were working hard on their CHUNKS of music to organize into a RONDO. Tomorrow we will perform it and Im excited!

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Fenton is the Musician of the Month for October! He has really been showing up prepared, energized, motivating, and encouraging other people to step up to their own potential! To see him, as an 8th grader, really step into his own is remarkable! Thank you for you hard work!!!

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Band and Guard worked the Volunteer breakfast this weekend. Thank you for allowing us to help!

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I forgot to post this!!! Last week we announced our elementary Musician of the Month and it was Jennifer!!! How exciting! Thank you for all your hard work!! The band celebrated in the classroom with a dance party to party rock anthem!

[Amanda Sutton @NENmusicians]

@NEN1st_Grade had centers planned but our TA wasnt here until the end of class because of a meeting. So we played some fun games - one was listening to sounds and finding the correct inst. When Kolby walked in - we HAD to hear what the saxophone sounded like in real life!

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When its hot out, I PREACH about these things but still hold high expectations for these kids...I feel like it goes through one ear - out the other then 7 grader posts this to our Band App! At least I know someone is listening! This completely made my day!!

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@NEN6thgrade and I at NWMSU Alumni Day with the @BMB_NW OABAAB!!!

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First time playing in 5th and 6th grade band OFFICIALLY this year. Its been a slow start but we made it and this year is going to be a good one!!! They learned their first 3 notes! We are discovering that its not easy, but well worth it! Im so very excited!!!

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7th grade music created a chart to easily determine if a song is "good" or "great"

Great critical thinking and they can now listen to music objectively without placing too much stock on their individual opinions! Learning standards for the win! ;)

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Fun Friday - they choose what they do (as long as its musical) buckets and just dance such a fun group!

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The COCONUT!! the prize were these crazy socks!

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Part 2 of 7th grade music and their Found instruments 1. Bamboo scrape (i think???) 2. Coconut 3. Decap 4. Banger

The winner of the most creative was.....

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7th grade learned yesterday what Found Instruments were way back when music was FIRST established! So today they were tasked to find their own Found Instrument, name it, and create its Back story! 1. Dr Pepper 2. Crunch 3. Brick 4. Ed