• Nov302009
    Noxon Barnes & Noble Performance Times

    POSTED AT 12:40 PM

    The performance times for the Noxon Barnes & Noble event have been finalized! For band, please show up at 11:30 in the CD section, one half hour before our performance time of 12:00pm!

    11:00-11:10 4th Grade Chorus
    11:20-11:30 3rd Grade Performance
    11:40-11:50 2nd Grade Performance
    12:00-12:15 5th Grade Band (Meet at 11:30 in the CD section!)
    12:30-12:45 5th Grade Orchestra
    1:00-1:15 Special Guest
    1:30-1:45 Kindergarten and 1st Grade Performance

    Please make every effort to come! The handout that went home today appears in the "Notices Home" section as "5th Grade Barnes & Noble Fundraiser WITH PERFORMANCE TIMES"
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    Nov092009
    "Notices Home" has been updated!

    POSTED AT 09:41 PM

    Please check the "Notices Home" section for detailed information about the following events:
    * Overlook Primary School Winter Chorus Concert (Second Grade Only)
    * Noxon Road 4th/5th Grade Winter Concert (No 4th Grade band)
    * Noxon Road Barnes & Noble Fundraiser (5th Grade Only)
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    Nov062009
    Overlook Chorus Concert

    POSTED AT 08:51 PM

    Second grade students at Overlook Primary School should be bringing home information about the chorus concert on Monday, November 9th. All of the second grade students will be performing at all of the concerts, so if you are unable to attend the concert to which you were specifically invited, please feel free to attend one of the other performances. If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call.
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    Nov062009
    Barnes & Noble for Noxon Road

    POSTED AT 08:45 PM

    Noxon Road 5th grade students received information home today about the Barnes & Noble fundraiser event coming up on December 16th! The event will take place between 11:00-2:00. The band will be performing sometime within that time frame. Please return the permission slip as soon as possible to help me get an idea of who will be in attendance. More detailed information will come home as it is available!

    If you have questions, please call or email!
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    Nov062009
    Noxon 4th Grade Students: Counting

    POSTED AT 08:32 PM

    Noxon Road 4th grade band students are just learning how to count. Here's a few tips for those of you doing your homework this week!

    *Each measure contains the number "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +" written under notes and rests. 

    *The first beat of every new measure will be "1"!

    *Rests are silent beats and and they need to be counted!  When you write down silent counts, put them in parenthesis. For example, a measure with a whole rest would be written as "(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +)"

    *Many notes and rests last longer than one beat. If you are playing a whole note for example, you would "attack" or begin the note on beat one, and hold it out for three more beats. If you were writing that out you would make the "1" big, and the rest of the numbers small. This might be written under a whole note:  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

    Good luck, everyone! If any of my students find they need help, they can comment on this post, email me, or wait until I'm back at Noxon on Friday to receive some face-to-face help!

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    Oct012009
    5th Grade Concert Info

    POSTED AT 05:38 PM

    Parents of 5th grade students at Noxon Road should have received a packet of information about grading, practice expectations, and concert dates. There is a .pdf version of the hand out entitled "5th Grade Welcome Letter" on the site. Just click on "Notices Home" on the left.
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    Sep302009
    Saxophone Day

    POSTED AT 02:05 PM

    The Dutchess County Music Educators Assosiation is presenting a Saxophone Day on Saturday, October 24th from 9:00 -3:30 at Dover High School in Dover Plains, New York. For $20 you can see great saxophone performances and even take place in a Q&A session with them.
     
    See Miss LaValle for a brochure if you're interested!
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    Sep082009
    Lesson Schedules

    POSTED AT 05:33 PM

    Lesson schedules for Noxon road are now posted as .pdf files. They are accessible through the  "NOX Lesson Schedule" link on the menu. Students will receive a hard copy of the schedule during the first few days of school. I look forward to starting lessons with my new and returning students next week, the week of September 14th! 
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    Sep032009
    Welcome Back!

    POSTED AT 09:47 PM

    I'd like to welcome all of my new and returning students! I can't wait to see everyone!

    A few important notes for Noxon

    At Noxon lessons will be starting the first full week of school for both 4th and 5th grade students. Fifth grade students will have lessons on Wednesdays and band rehearsal on both Wenesdays and Fridays. Fourth grade students will have lessons every Friday. When band rehearsals for 4th grade begin in January they will be on Wednesdays.

    Parents of students in fourth grade students should make sure that their child will have an instrument in playable condition by the first full week of school. Instruments rented through one of the endorsed retailers (D&M, Barcone's, Music Box) are being delivered directly to Noxon. Please call, email or visit me if you would like to verify that your child's instrument is at school. It can be heartbreaking for a child to show up to his/her first lesson without an instrument to play.


    And a note for Overlook

     Thanks to the addition of Mrs. Cowan to the Overlook family,  my schedule has shifted. I am no longer teaching first grade music, with the exception of Mrs. Brickhouse and Mrs. Buckley's class. I am, however, teaching a Music/Literacy enrichment course to some first graders. I'm very excited to start school and see all of my friends from last year!

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    Jun162009
    New URL!!!!

    POSTED AT 05:05 PM

    Those of you who have bookmarked my site may have a hard time accessing it through your bookmarks. My web address has changed due to the blog. You can still access this site through the links at your school's website. Please bookmark this new address!
     
     
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