In 5th and 6th grade chorus, we've been trying to use our singing voices more effectively, but also to express and "feel" the music. This is a video of a 5th grade chorus from Staten Island, NY, who I think does an awesome job of expressing while they sing. I'm sharing this song, because we are actually working on an arrangement of this song for our spring concert, but they have LOTS of other videos of all types of songs. They've been doing these type of videos for the past 10 years or so, and they've been invited to sing at all sorts of large events, Presidential Inaugurations, Grammy Awards, TV shows, etc. I talked to the kids about what makes them good. Yes, they sing well, but what really makes them unique is that you can tell that they are all 100% LOVING singing. That's really what music is all about - we want to do music, and love it! Not every song we do in music class will be loved by everyone, but having an open mind to new kinds of music means that we will always be finding something new in music to love.

AND, our Spring Concert is scheduled for May 21st, and we're working on some AWESOME songs for that, you won't want to miss it! Mark your calendar - 7pm at NP Mansfield HS Auditorium, free and open to the public, and featuring all of our 5th and 6th grade students in concert, playing and singing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeymAfSenk